Welcome to the eleventh episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Ryan, a man who grew up in a Christian home and was saved at a young age only to face his greatest struggle after getting married. Ryan and his wife spent years trying to have a child, only to face loss after loss. Throughout this painful time, Ryan chose to cling to the truth of God’s love and be patient to see what God had in store for his life. Hear Ryan tell about fina...
Welcome to the tenth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of “Emmy”, an on-fire-for-Jesus young adult, who got caught up in what would later become a cult. Hear how she struggled with physical, mental, and emotional abuse for decades after marrying the pastor until she finally broke free from his control along with her 5 children. Through this situation, “Emmy” had to come back to who the God of the Bible really is and who she is in Hi...
Welcome to the ninth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Elana, a woman who was struck with Bell’s Palsy, a paralytic facial syndrome, after the birth of her son. Hear how she struggled with depression, anxiety, and anger for decades until she found the joy only Christ can bring. Through this situation, Elana realized that God doesn’t always answer the “Why did this happen to me?”, but He does give hope and encouragement as you per...
Welcome to the eighth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Randy, a missionary pastor who was stranded in Sudan, Africa for over 2 weeks in the middle of a civil war, not knowing if each breath would be his last. Listen to Randy tell about the miraculous providence of God during those life-threatening and spiritually trying days. Hear how Randy went from focusing on himself and how he expected God to rescue him to focusing on how he...
Welcome to the seventh episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Mike, a child from a broken home whose curiosity opened the door to an encounter with Jesus at an early age. But after attending college, Mike became an atheist until God placed a man in his life that would bring Mike back into the Potter’s hands once again. Since then Mike allowed God to shape him and became a pastor until his foundations were shaken again by the loss of h...
This is the sixth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Spencer tells his story of living life a year after his devastating car crash and the pronouncement of his death at the scene. Learning to take one day at a time and celebrate the little successes, Spencer is slowly rebuilding his life and relationships. Hear how Spencer is taking his experiences and using them to encourage others who are going through difficulties of their own. After listening to Spencer’s s...
This is the fifth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Rachel tells her story of growing up in Hong Kong with her missionary parents. After years of following her own desires and picking and choosing what her own truth was, Karen found herself alone and pregnant during her last year of high school. Like Karen in last month’s podcast, Rachel was thinking she would end this unwanted pregnancy and life would go on as usual. So Rachel had an abortion. Unfortunately, ...
This is the fourth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Karen tells her story of growing up in a loving family and a close-knit community where she naively thought life revolved around her. After years of living a double life, Karen found herself alone and pregnant during her first year of college. Thinking she would end this unwanted pregnancy and life would go on as usual, Karen had an abortion. Then a few years later, Karen meets and marries the love of her li...
Welcome to the third episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Craig, a friend and talk show host who works at the radio station that airs the DeafBlind Potter Show. Listen to Craig’s story of how he struggled for many years due to not dealing with the pain of losing his father to an accident with a drunk driver when Craig was only 6 years old. Hear how even though Craig went through a decade of drug abuse and even losing another father ...
Welcome to the second episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Nathan, a friend I met after high school while we were at Hume Lake Christian Camp up in Sequoia National Park together. Hear how even though Nate was born into a broken home to struggling parents, God had a purpose for his life. Nathan persevered through his up and down teen years and getting kicked out of college. Eventually he was called into the ministry. During that tim...
This is the first episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Kelvin tells his story of how the COVID shutdown and his ever-increasing vision loss devastated his business but also brought a time of reflection and hope. Hear how Kelvin persevered through his challenges with the help of his friends, family, and his new social media followers when he became the DeafBlind Potter. Now Kelvin works to give back to the DeafBlind community through his invention of the See Me Ca...
This is the twelfth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Chris tells his story of growing up with increasing vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa. Even though Chris’s father pushed him to keep up and never let him make excuses, Chris still struggled with the stigma of blindness. But when Chris felt his most hopeless, God brought Michelle, who would later become his wife, into his life and through her encouragement, Chris found his true joy in the Lord. After ...
This is the eleventh episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Philip and Mary tell their story of growing up with sight and then experiencing unexpected blindness. After years of depression, substance abuse and hopelessness, hear how both Philip and Mary sought and found the Lord and a support network to help them persevere through their challenges. I hope you too can feel encouraged to persevere as you go through your own difficult experiences after listening to Ph...
This is the tenth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Lea Faulkner tells her story of growing up in an energetic Italian family and meeting the man of her dreams at the young age of 13. Her how she fell in love with Mike and married him—three times. As Lea shares her story of a marriage filled with heartbreak, fighting, loss, and recommitment all centered around the “ultimate promise”, I hope you too can feel encouraged to persevere as you go through your own d...
This is the ninth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Patrice tells her story of growing up in a wonderful family and getting married before finishing college. But after having four children and deciding to go back to college, Patrice’s marriage starts to erode until she is left a single mom struggling to survive and finish school. Hear Patrice share her challenges as a single mom and her successes as she continued to persevere through them. After listening to ...
This is the eighth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Liza Jo tells her story of growing up with a congenital eye disease that is causing her to lose more of her vision over time. After struggling with denial in her early adolescent years, Liza finally realized that God is still good and has a purpose for her life. So she has chosen to rejoice in her suffering and see her blindness as a gift. Now Liza is telling her story through song to help others out there ...
This is the seventh episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Carol tells her story of growing up in a seemingly normal family until divorce, the mob, murder, and an unexpected plane crash rock her world. But just when Carol thinks she has moved beyond these challenges, disaster strikes at home again. This time by her own hand. Hear Carol share her pain, loneliness, and her need to forgive herself and others along the way. With God, restoration is possible. After lis...
This is the sixth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Charles tells his story of growing up in Kenya but moving to the United States after receiving visions from the Lord of preaching to thousands of mixed races. On a dark day in May of 2020, Charles’s Minneapolis neighborhood reacted in riots after hearing of the death of George Floyd. Listen as Charles tells the story of how he and his family took God’s message of peace, reconciliation, and healing to a peopl...
This is the fifth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Charlie tells his story of growing up with a ranching background and later becoming the owner of a baseball team. But without Jesus to fill the hole in his life, Charlie began drowning himself in alcohol, which led to 3 failed marriages and a desire to end his suffering. Then a few years ago, Charlie surrendered his life and addiction over to Jesus, which made all the difference. Now Charlie is telling his s...
This is the fourth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Spencer’s mother, Pamela, shares her story of growing up in a Christian home, finding her husband in middle school, and being blessed with 5 children. Then suddenly one of her sons, Spencer, is in a severe car accident and not expected to live. Hear how Pam struggles with how to pray “God’s will be done” and how to come alongside her son as he struggles with his recovery and blindness. Pamela’s story will t...