Charles was going through life moving up the food chain when the Vietnam War and other personal tragedy hit. This caused him to start questioning the purpose of life and it was the beginning of his spiritual search. When he was about to think there was nothing out there that would feed his spiritual need, he ran into the Bah#225;'#237; Faith.

A Native American who shares his Lakota heritage with audiences all over the world, including the traditional hoop dance and Northern Plains flute playing. You can learn more about Kevin at his website KevinLocke.com. After the close of this program you will hear excerpts from Kevin Locke's CDs Hoop of Life and Midnight Strong Heart.

Dell grew up in a musical family in Ohio and was a musician himself. He branched out into audio engineering for radio and then got involved in the movie industry. It was while he was working at Warner Bros. that he ran into the Bah#225;'#237; Faith. His biggest project was starting up the Bah#225;'#237; radio station WLGI.

A young man who grew up in a completely dysfunctional family and was heavily into gang activity during his youth, yet was able to rise above this history to become a Bah#225;'#237; and dedicate his life to service toward humanity.

Osmar is African-Cuban and came to the States when he was 11 years old. In 1999, his family settled in Holyoke, MA where they ran into the Bah#225;'#237; Faith. Osmar became a Bah#225;'#237; after his family moved to the Midwest and he stayed behind to attend Holyoke Community College. After posting the interview Osmar emailed me a demo of his band.

Nina grew up in the south, and when a young women at the time of World War II, she was very angry on how African-Americans were treated, so she left the south for CA. She tells a funny story on how she manipulated her husband into going back into the service so she could find what she was looking for (you'll have to listen to the interview to understand what I'm talking about). It was when they were in Guam that Nina ran into the Bah#225;'#237; Faith.

A Bah#225;'#237; from the San Francisco bay area. He grew up in a very religious and social activist family. When Tim went to college his intention was to become a minister like his father. It was in college that Tim ran into the Bah#225;'#237; Faith. He left college after becoming a Bah#225;'#237; and became a professional musician. In 1977 Tim went to Guatemala to help the Bah#225;'#237; Faith there. It was there that he first started producing Latin music. Today he is writing music for films. His website is TimMcLaneMusic.com.

Although, Jack grew up in a religiously blended family, his Jewish culture from his father's side, allowed him to grow up with a Jewish identity. As it so happened his mother's extended family were Bah#225;'#237;s, and it was through one of his cousins that Jack took more interest in the Bah#225;'#237; Faith while in college. Jack eventually ended up in Madagascar where he became confirmed in the Bah#225;'#237; Faith. He recently returned to the US and is in the D.C. area watching over his uncle and working on a project called Payam-e-Doost, which in Farsi means "the message from the friend", which he explains in the interview.

Louise is the daughter of Dorothy Baker, a well-known historical figure in the Bah#225;'#237; Faith. Louise tells her story growing up as a Bah#225;'#237;, and tells us the details surrounding her mother's tragic death. Louise's daughter, Dorothy Freeman Gilstrap, wrote a book about Dorothy Baker called From Copper To Gold: The Life of Dorothy Baker.

Denali grew up in the rural northwest. As a teenager she was caught up in the pressures of fitting in and the Bah#225;'#237; Faith wasn't conducive to that. When she graduated from high school, she decided to go on a Bah#225;'#237; year of service, which Denali explains is an opportunity for a young Bah#225;'#237; person to give a year of service to help the Bah#225;'#237; Faith somewhere. She chose Ecuador because it sounded like a great place to travel and she had certain expectations of what her experience would be like serving in Ecuador. The experience was much different than her expectations, and the hardship of the year of service actually confirmed her in the Bah#225;'#237; Faith. She wrote a book about her experience titled Arising: A Year of Service Handbook for Volunteers. Before playing Denali's interview, I play an excerpt from the podcast Interfaith Voices by Maureen Fiedler. Maureen interviewed Rainn Wilson in one of her sessions. You can find the Interfaith Voices podcast at InterfaithRadio. org.