Join Zoe and Zach for an incredibly powerful and deeply moving conversation with Ben as he shares his radical journey from growing up in a Christian family, experiencing seven years of severe bullying at boarding school, crying out to God in desperation at age 17, and discovering what it truly means to be known, loved, and called by name through the transformative power of Jesus and the faithfulness of the church. This episode unpacks what it looks like to move from isolation and worthlessness to identity and friendship, from distant religion to intimate relationship with God, and from searching for acceptance in all the wrong places to finding your worth secured in Christ.

Ben opens up about being bullied physically and emotionally from age 10, being called nicknames like "worthless" instead of his own name, and feeling completely alone and isolated at boarding school with zero friends and zero social confidence. Discover the moment he lay in his dorm room and prayed his first real prayer asking God where He was, how his mum felt led by the Holy Spirit to take him to a Christian festival called Focus, and how that week radically transformed his life as he encountered the real living God in Jesus. Learn how God didn't just save him but restored his personality, healed what the enemy had stolen, and redeemed the very lies he had believed by calling him by name and showing him he was full of worth, full of sonship, and deeply loved.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:31 Growing Up Christian and Boarding School Struggles
06:10 The Nickname 'Worthless' and Searching for Identity
06:44 The Prayer in the Dorm Room: Where Are You God?
09:02 Focus Festival: A 180-Degree Turnaround
12:05 God Restores What Was Stolen
18:54 Gap Year in South Africa: Learning to Walk With God
21:56 University: Discovering Church and Community
25:10 Calling: An Invitation Not a Pressure
35:28 Friendship With God: Walking With the Holy Spirit
38:21 Healing Story: Ben's Back and Leg Miracle
43:12 The Tumor That Disappeared: A Modern-Day Miracle

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