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

About this episode

Pastor Joe Albert Hernandez shares his journey from gang life to missionary work in Cambodia, highlighting themes of personal transformation and faith.

FULL EPISODE: https://taking-the-land.supercast.com/subscriber_v2/episodes/952752 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. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION for WORLD EVANGELISM: https://takingthelandpodcast.com 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. PERRY DOMINGUEZ ON TESTIMONY TUESDAY: https://youtu.be/BcSwXAdpgwA 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. 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. Chapters 00:00 In Cambodia: Why This Nation Is Wide Open 04:49 Church Kid to Gang Life 10:20 Jail…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Dragoon

Guest: Joe Albert Hernandez

Topics covered

• personal transformation
• gang life
• missionary work
• spiritual journey
• fatherhood
• conversion stories

Keywords

• gang
• missionary
• Cambodia
• conversion
• fatherhood
• drug addiction
• spiritual journey
• prodigal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taking the Land, CFM

Places: Cambodia, Detroit, Baltimore

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