When Jacob was 8-years-old his father shot and killed his mother and was sentenced to life in prison. By the grace of God Jacob was sent to a loving home to live with his aunt and uncle. Today, he is a missionary in South Korea. How did Jacob go from such a traumatic childhood to serving others on the other side of the world? As he shares in this episode, it was meaningful relationships at a Christian youth camp that empowered Jacob to focus on the right kind of questions, ultimately leading him down a path of redemption, healing, and the hard stuff of forgiveness. Instead of just focusing on why God allowed it to happen, Jacob began asking different questions, which changed the whole trajectory of his life. Tune in to hear the whole story!

Chapters
(00:30) Mission Work in South Korea
(03:34) Religion and Despair in Korea
(09:11) English Camps Giving Hope
(12:08) My Father Killed My Mother
(16:55) Healing at a Christian Camp
(22:33) Hard Truth About Forgiveness
(32:52) How to Share The Gospel
(38:05) Faith in a Good God
(47:02) Getting Out of the "Victim" Hood

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Shankill Road is one of the main roads leading through West Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It runs through the working-class, predominantly loyalist, area known as the Shankill, which became a hotbed for conflict, violence, and countless bombings during The Troubles. The Shankill is also home to Kim, one of the synergists of the Breakaway Outreach UK network. Kim learned to follow Jesus at a very young age and responded to God’s call to serve the people of the Shankill, inspired by the missionary legacy of Amy Carmichael.

Breakaway Outreach has partnered with Kim and her community in facilitating youth sports camps over the years and we have become very familiar with her story. Kim is no stranger to the “troubles” and hardships of life. In the span of about a year she lost both of her parents, her marriage, and her pastor. In this podcast episode we discuss obedience to God’s calling on our lives, trusting Him with our pain, and being reassured that He works through our brokenness.

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Chapters

(00:40) "Belfast Kim" Intros

(03:45) Missionary Amy Carmichael

(05:29) Life on the Shankill

(11:19) Childhood and Family Hardship

(13:37) Childlike Faith and Discipleship

(18:11) Having Our YES on the Table for Jesus

(25:32) Understanding God's Will

(34:26) Trusting God Through Pain

(42:41) God Doesn't Sanitize our Testimonies

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In this episode of the Breakaway Talk podcast, we hear Ray's freedom story of encountering Jesus after being diagnosed with psychosis and mania in what he describes as the darkest season of his life. The old saying “the night is darkest before the dawn” proved to be true in this testimony of God's deliverance and life-change.

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Chapters

(01:48) Superpowers and Childhood

(06:35) Gangbangers and Shot Callers

(07:20) Cultural and Ethnic Foods

(09:17) The Darkest Season of My Life

(11:39) Diagnosis of Psychosis and Mania

(19:33) Night is Darkest Before the Dawn

(22:00) Experiencing Freedom in Jesus Christ

(27:16) Faith Requires a First Step

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