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We are sad to say that Ocean is now leaving Take a Leap for the next phase of her life. She recounts her favorite moments in her adventure as a host of Take a Leap.

Panashe Pemhiwa grew up moving between rural Zimbabwe and Harare's toughest neighborhoods — surviving through gold panning, losing his mother, and missing entire years of school. Yet he went on to earn a full scholarship, study geomatics engineering at the University of Zimbabwe, and found the Hibiscus Dotage Foundation, a nonprofit bridging the gap between youth and the elderly. In this episode, Panashe shares how faith, goal-setting, and an unshakeable sense of responsibility keep him going — and why showing up, even when no one is watching, is the first step to changing your story.

It's another Pathway takeover! Philip Izekor of Nigeria talks to Gift Izekor about her journey to become a nurse and her inspiration to heal others.

Philip is earning a software development degree from BYU-Idaho and has completed internships for Finance, Data Entry, and IT Solutions and Support.

Gift Izekor works as a nurse in Caromel Pharmacy. She studied Nursing at Ambrose Ali University and Edo State University (2019).

Take a Leap is a production of BYUradio.

Take A Leap interviews Dr. Ahmad Anani, a naturopathic doctor. Anani describes rediscovering Islam after moving to Michigan State in 2015, reading the Quran for himself, and viewing it as a guide to life emphasizing doing good, patience, and “with hardship comes ease,” especially amid world chaos. He explains choosing naturopathic medicine over conventional symptom-focused care, influenced by attention to diet, energy, and Lebanese cultural practices using natural remedies. He discusses client transformations through lifestyle changes, the “pillars of health” (sleep, diet, hydration, stress, toxins, exercise, and relationships/spirituality), prayer as integrating movement and calm, challenges with insurance in Michigan, and advice to connect with nature, research faith personally, and put in the work.

It's our next episode in our BYU-Pathway Worldwide collab. Oluchi Peace Egharevba interviews Betty Eguagie Agho, a teacher from Nigeria. Betty faced an incredible decision about her personal life in a very public manner.

Look for more upcoming interviews from interns in Uganda, Zimbabwa, Nigeria, and Ghana.

Take a Leap is a production of BYUradio.

Hosts Ocean Marshall and Neftali Rodriguez interview Zach and Wyatt Cluff, Latter-day Saint brothers from Meridian, Idaho, who were both called to Farsi/Persian-speaking missions in North America (Zach in San Diego, Wyatt in Toronto). They discuss mission motivations, how they learned Farsi (including online MTC training during 2020), challenges moving from classroom study to real conversations, and limited immersion that improved over time as communities grew. The brothers share how serving among diverse Iranian communities expanded their worldview and encouraged interfaith curiosity, including a Bahai study group and later dialogues with evangelicals, a Muslim imam at iftar, and a Buddhist temple visit. They recount memorable personal stories and end with meaningful Persian phrases like “this too shall pass” and “inshallah” (God willing).

It's our next episode in our BYU-Pathway Worldwide collab. Esther Kisseke interviews Charlotte Adokorah, from Kampala, Uganda. Esther & Charlotte are both small business owners--Esther talks to Charlotte about her struggles as a teenager when she was the main caregiver for her younger siblings.

Look for more upcoming interviews from interns in Uganda, Zimbabwa, Nigeria, and Ghana.

Take a Leap is a production of BYUradio.

Amanda opens up about her faith journey to the Bahá’í Faith, which she joined five years ago after growing up in a home with Christian and Buddhist parents and identifying as an atheist. She describes how a youth conference in high school introduced her to the Bahá’í focus on unity, community building, and service, shaping her sense of purpose and leading her to stay in Calgary. Amanda explains Bahá’í origins in Persia (1844) and its aim of the unity of mankind and religions, then highlights local initiatives like children’s classes, the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, and institute courses. She discusses shifting from engineering to global development studies with a goal of social work, meaningful interfaith conversations at university, the importance of community support, advice for young changemakers, and spiritual habits like prayer and reliance on God.

It's our next episode in our BYU-Pathway Worldwide collab. Oluwadare Gabriel Olaleye interviews Dr. Adebowale Tolulope, a professor at the Nigerian Federal University of Agriculture, who's invested in helping small farmers, and specifically women farmers, produce higher yields with a vegetable feed readily available to them.

Look for more upcoming interviews from interns in Uganda, Zimbabwa, Nigeria, and Ghana.

Take a Leap is a production of BYUradio.

Aeja & Diego from Wyoming Catholic explain that a major focus of the outdoor leadership program is identity—understanding who you are in relationship to yourself and to those around you. They describe how time in the backcountry, free from distractions and familiar coping mechanisms, strips away comforts and creates space to pray, talk to God, and more fully enter into His presence.