A Celebrate Recovery Story

In this heartfelt episode, Jimmy sits down with Uncle Chaz to explore a redemptive journey that began in the wreckage of addiction, family dysfunction, and brokenness. Chaz reflects on a chaotic youth marked by barroom upbringing, fights, car crashes, and run-ins with the law—years fueled by fear, shame, and insecurity. But his story takes a turn when, at 23 and on the brink of despair, he cries out to God for help. What follows is a powerful testimony of grace: a journey through recovery, redemption, and rebuilding a life on faith and accountability.

Today, Chaz lives as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather—proof that even the most fractured stories can be rewritten by God’s mercy. Through honest reflection and humor, Jimmy and Chaz reveal how healing takes root when we face our pain, seek help, and allow Christ to repair what’s been broken. Their shared past becomes a story of hope for anyone trapped by shame, addiction, or generational wounds—a reminder that God specializes in turning our lowest moments into legacies of love and restoration.

Chapters:

(01:17) Introduction

(03:29) The Plymouth Duster Miracle

(07:49) Childhood Shame & Insecurities

(10:34) The Boy Growing Up in a Bar

(12:59) A Childhood With No Structure

(14:36) Fists, Fears, and a Troubled Youth

(16:52) Little League Coaches and Weed

(18:07) Arrested and Released

(22:37) A Defining Moment

(31:09) Fighting for Those Who Can't Fight

(33:49) The Road to Recovery

(40:34) Fatherhood and Adoption

(47:46) Repairers of the Breach

(52:12) How to Get Help

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This episode takes you courtside with Kobie and Regi, who served in Heubach, Germany, this past summer. For eight years, Breakaway’s camp there had focused on baseball—but this summer, basketball was added for the first time, and the impact was beyond what anyone imagined. Through a unique collaboration with local schools, over 250 students—including several Ukrainian refugee youth—heard the Gospel and experienced the love of Christ through sport.

Join us as we sit down with Regi and Kobie, two missional leaders whose stories embody the heart of Breakaway Outreach. Regi has spent nearly 30 years using basketball to reach youth in juvenile centers, schools, and communities across the U.S.—and this summer marked his first overseas mission. Kobie’s journey began as a 9-year-old Breakaway camper when both his parents were incarcerated; today, he’s a young leader helping others find hope through sports.

Together, they share what God did in Germany, what it means to see sports become a global tool for evangelism, sports camps as a Gospel refuge, and how redemption and purpose can emerge from troubled pasts.

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Pastor Corey Brooks is a businessman, philanthropist, mentor and visionary leader. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church in Chicago and the CEO of Project H.O.O.D., an organization committed to eradicating violence and transforming lives in Chicago's South Side.

When Jacob was 8-years-old his father shot and killed his mother and was sentenced to life in prison. By the grace of God Jacob was sent to a loving home to live with his aunt and uncle. Today, he is a missionary in South Korea. How did Jacob go from such a traumatic childhood to serving others on the other side of the world? As he shares in this episode, it was meaningful relationships at a Christian youth camp that empowered Jacob to focus on the right kind of questions, ultimately leading him down a path of redemption, healing, and the hard stuff of forgiveness. Instead of just focusing on why God allowed it to happen, Jacob began asking different questions, which changed the whole trajectory of his life. Tune in to hear the whole story!

Shankill Road is one of the main roads leading through West Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It runs through the working-class, predominantly loyalist, area known as the Shankill, which became a hotbed for conflict, violence, and countless bombings during The Troubles. The Shankill is also home to Kim, one of the synergists of the Breakaway Outreach UK network. Kim learned to follow Jesus at a very young age and responded to God’s call to serve the people of the Shankill, inspired by the missionary legacy of Amy Carmichael.

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In this episode of the Breakaway Talk podcast, we hear Ray's freedom story of encountering Jesus after being diagnosed with psychosis and mania in what he describes as the darkest season of his life. The old saying “the night is darkest before the dawn” proved to be true in this testimony of God's deliverance and life-change.

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Hope Reins serves kids in life crisis through their 38-acre ranch, rescued horses, and restoration in Christ. Kim Tschirret, Founder and CEO of Hope Reins, comes on this Breakaway Talk podcast episode to discuss her own journey of healing from childhood trauma, her resurrected passion with horses, and how God led her to begin a ministry pairing rescued horses with trauma-impacted kids.

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Mark Betts is passionate about leadership and is dedicated to the development of the leaders around him. With over a decade of leadership experience in corporate America, Mark founded Entasi as an avenue to invest in leaders and to fulfill his passion of leadership development. Mark has an MBA, is a certified Social Styles facilitator, and developer of the Lead Your Sphere leadership development program. He also coaches ultimate frisbee at Breakaway sports camps!!! He joins us on this Breakaway Talk podcast episode to discuss harnessing tension in leadership.

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