EP #38 - From Addiction to Adoption Ministry w/ Larry Yoder | Pure Gift of God

About this episode

Larry Yoder shares his journey from addiction to a life dedicated to adoption ministry, highlighting the transformative power of God's grace.

In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast , Marlin sits down with his good friend Larry Yoder for a conversation about God’s incredible redeeming grace. Larry shares his remarkable journey of growing up Amish, leaving the church as a teenager, and spiraling into a life of heavy drug use, partying, and bad choices. From smoking weed at 11 to nearly overdosing multiple times, Larry openly talks about how he was searching for something to fill the void but kept running from the very thing he needed most: Jesus . Then came the turning point. Sitting at a pizza shop with friends who simply shared how Jesus had changed their lives, Larry surrendered everything. What followed was radical transformation… quitting drugs cold turkey, moving to Baltimore to serve in an inner-city ministry, meeting his wife Amanda, and eventually stepping into the work he does today with Pure Gift of God . Now, Larry and his team work tirelessly to support foster care and adoption, helping children find loving homes and walking alongside families through the hard, beautiful work of building forever families. His story is a powerful reminder that no one is too far gone for God’s grace, and that our past…

People in this episode

Host: Marlin

Guest: Larry Yoder

Topics covered

• addiction
• redemption
• faith
• foster care
• adoption
• personal transformation

Keywords

• addiction
• redemption
• Jesus
• foster care
• adoption
• transformation
• grace
• testimony

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pure Gift of God

Places: Baltimore, Amish

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