Life Speaks Podcast

We're back with our one-on-one Con-versations interview with Edgar Garcia. Edgar and his wife are door directors at the Potter's House NE in San Antonio. Listen to his powerful testimony overcoming addictions and strongholds. We had some technical issues with the video this week so bear with us as the episode is half audio only. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

On this episode of Table Talk, we have part two of our discussion with the young men disciples. This time we switch roles and let them ask Pastor Luis questions. Was that a good idea? Find out and listen to what these young disciples want to know. READING LIST: Healing: Commission, Confrontation, Compelling Witness https://amzn.to/3ARFt9C None of These Diseases: The Bible's Health Secrets for the 21st Century https://amzn.to/3pOVvuu Deadly Emotions: Understand the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection That Can Heal or Destroy You https://amzn.to/3RciUS8 A More Excellent Way https://amzn.to/3cwaxCf The Beautiful Side of Evil https://amzn.to/3cqOME5 We Can Take the Land (A Study in Church Planting) https://amzn.to/3Q1UQQV Still Taking The Land https://amzn.to/3QXPE1Y Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

We're back with another episode. This week is Part I of a two part table talk episode talking with the youth of today. On this episode we discuss the struggles of being a youth and saved in today's world. The pressures of society and what it takes to avoid all the negatives aimed at the youth these days. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

This week we talk with Candy Thornton. Wife to Daniel from our previous episode. Listen to episode 16 if you haven't to fully understand where this couple has come from and hear the tremendous story of redemption and hope that came from their testimonies. Candy also, experienced a lot heartache and tragedy. She overcame major violation, addiction and homelessness just to name a few of the afflictions in her life. Listen to her crazy life and how God has restored her to being the strong woman of God she is today. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

We're back with a new episode. Today we talk with Daniel Thornton. We barely touch surface of this man's crazy life. From growing weed at a younger age than 8, to multiple drug overdoses and heart attacks and having a stripper for a mom and a KKK member for a dad, that just gives you a taste of what kind of crazy life he has lived. He is truly a walking miracle, should be dead from his past experiences but listen how God saved him for something greater. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

In our new panel discussion show called Table Talk, we discuss topics that are sometimes tragic and sometimes difficult to talk about to bring awareness and hope from people who have endured and experienced them personally. In our premiere episode we discuss a topic that unfortunately takes too many lives unnecessarily, Suicide. We hear from a panel of people who have attempted suicide and how they overcame those lies of hopelessness and from people who have lost close loved ones to suicide and the effects it has on our friends and family. Come listen to some emotional stories and the HOPE of God that brought them out of it. Because there is always hope in Jesus and nothing's worth taking your life over. If you are feeling suicidal or hopeless, we are here to show you that there is hope and there is worth and value in your life. Reach out to us at www.lifespeakspodcast.com.

In this weeks episode we have an in depth conversation with renowned, world evangelist, Pastor Richie Valerio. Hear his incredible testimony of being born out of rape, drugs, violence, facing prison time and how God has used him and blessed his powerful ministry of evangelism. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

This week we talk with Amber. A young lady who has experienced a full life of trauma, tragedy, abuse and drama before leaving her teens. Listen to her stories of violence, gang influence, the raw life that lifestyle produces and the tragedies that come from it. Also, how God intervened and got a hold of her and saved her at a young age. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

In this episode, we visit with Jesse Perez. Husband to Mari from our last episode. Listen to the grace and mercy God had in this young man's life to keep him alive. Hear tales from his wild youth, to getting locked up in prison, drug addiction, pimping, and how God saved him from that life and further incarceration. Listen to our last episode as well to fully see what God is doing in this young couples life. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

We're back with new episodes. After a little hiatus we return with a touching and heartbreaking testimony from Mari Perez. Listen to her story about abuse and rejection and being restored through Jesus with the help of her father, who was also overcoming issues and working out his salvation. To fully grasp the dynamic of what God has done in Mari's life, also listen to Episode 003 of the podcast with her father Camilo Perez. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

Today we here the dark and gritty side of what it's like being locked up inside the penitentiary. Listen to part 2, the follow up to Toby Soza's testimony and experience of being locked up. Make sure to check out part 1 first. https://youtu.be/0sin4vs2peM?t=1 Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

In this video we follow up with Casey Valdez for Part 2. This time we hear more about his time locked up in prison. Watch part 1 of his testimony first and come back to hear stories of prison life. Visit www.lifespeakspodcast.com for links on where to listen and to DONATE. Help our cause by donating, every bit helps.

This week's episode focuses on Sophia Soza. Hear the amazing transformation and restoration God has done in her life. From violation, abuse and drugs, to clean, sober, and a nurse tech. Mrs. Sophia has accomplished a lot of great things with God's guidance and with her powerful testimony will help other women who have similar experiences.

We're back with a new episode in which we talk to Toby Soza, an ex-gang member, ex-convict, ex-drug addict. We only touched on a small part of his crazy life but it's still nearly 2 hours of craziness. Hear his stories of abuse, homelessness, the gang life, surviving in prison, and overcoming addiction and how God has turned his life completely around this last year and a half. Listen to the miracles God has done in his life.

This week, listen to the effects of drugs and abuse but from the perspective of the wife who was on the receiving end of it. The determination and strength from God that was needed in order to endure and contend for her husband during these trying times is nothing short of amazing. This episode focus's on Jessica Alfaro, the wife of Pastor Daniel Alfaro who we interviewed last week. We recommend listening to both interviews, so you can get a full understanding of both perspectives on the same experience.

This week's episode features Pastor Daniel Alfaro, a pastor of our sister church in New Braunfels. Listen to his testimony of growing up in a gang, stealing and robbing, starting drugs at an early age, being an abusive husband and through a major miracle, how God intervened and got a hold of his heart and how God has moved tremendously in his marriage and his ministry.

This weeks episode features an interview with Angela Tarin. Her story of being redeemed from anger, violence, violation, abuse, self mutilation, being close to death and her time in prison will bring hope to those who share a similar story. Listen to how God spoke to hear while in prison and how she survived and overcame all the wrongdoings she has experienced through God's grace.

In this episode we hear the emotional and powerful testimony of Lulu Perez. She is the wife to Camilo Perez, our guest from last week. In her testimony we hear about abandonment, abuse and trying to find self worth and finding redemption and acceptance through Jesus Christ.

In this episode we talk with Camilo Perez. Our former Door Director and newly launched pioneer pastor. We explore his life as a drug dealer, coming close to death after being stabbed, drug addiction and his relationship with his wife and kids and how God restored those relationships and saved him from addiction and contemplation with suicide.

In this episode we explore the life of our Co-Host, Casey Valdez. We hear about his youth and family life, how he got into selling drugs, his struggles of getting locked up on numerous occasions, and what finally led to him to seeking God and a better life.

In this episode we introduce ourselves and our intent with this podcast. Why we started and why we think it's important to give ex convicts, ex drug addicts, ex gang members and killers a chance to share their testimony and their life experiences that led them to God. And how Jesus Christ helped them turn their lives around. This intro episode gives a small taste of what is to come.