He Joined a Gang to Make His Dad Proud… Then God Hijacked His Life (Cambodia Missionary Testimony)

MAR 3, 202633 MIN
Testimony Tuesday - CFM Pastors Share Their Stories

He Joined a Gang to Make His Dad Proud… Then God Hijacked His Life (Cambodia Missionary Testimony)

MAR 3, 202633 MIN

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<p>FULL EPISODE: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://taking-the-land.supercast.com/subscriber_v2/episodes/952752" target="_blank">https://taking-the-land.supercast.com/subscriber_v2/episodes/952752</a><br /><br />A church kid chases his drug-dealing father, joins a gang to prove he’s a “man,” and ends up running from the law. Then a mother’s fasting, a stepdad’s mercy, and a pastor’s direct challenge collide into a real conversion.<br /><br />PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION for WORLD EVANGELISM:<br />https://takingthelandpodcast.com<br /><br />In this Testimony Tuesday episode of Taking the Land, Pastor Joe Albert Hernandez shares how God pulled him out of drugs, jail, and a fatherless identity crisis, and then launched him into pioneering in Detroit, a hard season in Baltimore, and finally missionary work in Cambodia.<br /><br />PERRY DOMINGUEZ ON TESTIMONY TUESDAY: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/BcSwXAdpgwA" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/BcSwXAdpgwA</a><br /><br />You’ll also hear what life is like in Cambodia (97% Buddhist), why it’s unusually open to missionaries, what persecution looks like for young converts, and why the next chapter is raising indigenous workers to take the land.<br /><br />If you’re a prodigal, a pastor in a hard season, or someone sensing a call to the nations, this one will grab you by the collar in the best way.<br /><br />Chapters<br />00:00 In Cambodia: Why This Nation Is Wide Open<br />04:49 Church Kid to Gang Life<br />10:20 Jail, Running, and the Prodigal Realization<br />14:41 A Mother’s Fast and a Stepdad’s Mercy<br />19:10 Spiritual Fatherhood and Real Discipleship<br />23:41 True Conversion: Changed Desires<br /><br />PREMIUM ONLY:<br />38:52 “Yes or No?” — The Call to Preach<br />49:56 Detroit, Baltimore, and Hard Lessons<br />55:49 The Cambodia Burden Returns<br />1:01:44 Raising Indigenous Workers<br />1:09:30 Persecution, Revelation, and Prayer Points<br /><br />Show Notes<br />ALL PROCEEDS GO TO WORLD EVANGELISM<br /><br />Locate a CFM Church near you: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cfmmap.org" target="_blank">https://cfmmap.org</a><br /><br />We need five-star reviews! Tell the world what you think about this podcast at:<br />• Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://apple.co/3vy1s5b" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3vy1s5b</a><br />• Podchaser: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/taking-the-land-cfm-sermon-pod-43369v" target="_blank">https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/taking-the-land-cfm-sermon-pod-43369v</a></p>