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Today I am joined by a former gangster who became a pastor! Gilbert shares with us today his life of crime and his family's influence with gangs. Gilbert speaks on doing drugs, robberies, fighting, and more with his gang. He ended up getting locked up and gave his life to the Lord! Gilbert has now been a pastor for over 40 plus years!

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Today I am Robert Ortega. Robert is a former gangster that found God. Rob speaks on how he went to prison and joined an organized crime gang (The Family). While in and out of prison and committing crimes he started to study the Bible and go to Bible studies. One day Rob had enough of the life he was living and cried a prayer out to the Lord. Since then nothing has ever been the same.

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Today I am joined by Steve Hopper who is going to share his testimony. Steve grew up training to be a professional football player. One night while he was in high school he went out to a party. At this party a fight broke out and Steve was charged for participating in the fight which led to someone being put in a coma. Steve ended up getting sentenced to prison for 10 years for this crime. During this time he was sent to a very deadly prison. While he was at his lowest point he called out a prayer to the Lord and in that moment everything changed for him!

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Today I am joined by Drew Anderson. Drew was abandoned and adopted at a very young age. He eventually turned to a life of crime while trying to find identity. Drew had a few taps on his shoulder from the Lord wanting him to change. Such as being shot in the face and run over by a car. There is a reason that Drew is still alive today and sharing his life story with us. Pay close attention as Drew takes us back to when the Lord saved his life on more than one occasion. 

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Today’s podcast I am joined by a former prison gang member named Jamie Botello. This is his second time being on my podcast. If you haven’t seen the first one the link for that is in the video description. In today's podcast we dive deeper into Jamie’s time in prison. Because not only did he join a prison gang but he also gave his life to the Lord. We go into detail about the work he put in for the prison gang he joined. And most importantly we talk about the work God was doing on Jamie. Jamie has totally reformed his life around and gave his life to the Lord! He is living proof that with God you can achieve many things.

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Today’s podcast I am joined by a former Crip gang member named Jahcal! He shares what it was like growing up in Cleveland and what led him to joining a gang. He describes some of the crimes he was doing while he was in the gang. Jahcal would go on to encounter the Holy Spirit. Shortly after that he gave his life to the Lord and left his gang behind.

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Today’s podcast I am joined by a former prison gang member named Jamie Botello. He talks about his early life of crime and how it escalated. Jamie went on to go to prison twice for selling drugs. While in prison he was involved in riots and a lot of violence. Then one day the Lord came knocking for Jamie when he didn’t see it coming. Jamie has totally reformed his life around and gave his life to the Lord! He is living proof that with God you can achieve many things. 

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On today's podcast I am joined by Troy Evans who is a former gang leader! Troy takes us back to his early life and what events lead him to joining a gang. He worked his way up in this organized gang and became a leader of his own set. During his time as a leader there was a gang war that was going on that led him to moving away. Troy would eventually leave the gang life behind and give his life to the Lord. He has now changed his life around and has become a pastor. 

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On today’s podcast I am joined by a former gang member named Isaiah Blancas. During our chat today we talk about Isaiah's early life, joining a gang, dealing drugs, & going to prison many times. Then towards the end of the podcast Isaiah shares how he came to find God. After that he had a burning desire to want to learn more about God.

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Today’s podcast features a former blood gang member by the name of Skipp Townsend. Skipp speaks on why he joined the blood gang, robbed cars, did crimes, sold drugs, and went to prison multiple times. During Skipp’s time on the street he did help form a drug crew where bloods and crips were working together. The end result was prison though. Skipp ultimately left the life of crime and turned his life. He’s now helping at-risk youth.