#29 Battling Leukemia - Jonathan Pacheco, Pt. 2

Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies

Paul Hastings

Personal Journals, Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 24 September 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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This is Part 2 of Jonathan Pacheco's story. This episode concludes the sweet love story between Jonathan and Ellena, as they are happily married. Shortly after, however, Jonathan unexpectedly found himself in the midst of the biggest trial of his life: leukemia. Given only months to live, he discovered rest and peace in the Lord and surrendered himself to God’s will... when God worked yet another miracle. Go Deeper: Contact Jonathan directly: jonathanpachecoblueprints@gmail.com Show notes and detailed description available here. +++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out. Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Buy the Compelled book of testimonies, endorsed by Lee Strobel, Marvin Olasky, and more: ⁠https://compelledpodcast.com/book Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last time, uncompelled.
0:05.0	My beginnings were injured at birth.
0:09.0	Some of referred to as the worst injury that could ever happen, short of being decapitated.
0:13.0	I was a hypocritical youth pastor that would go and do all these things, quote unquote, in the name of Jesus,
0:19.0	and then go home and just be an absolute wretch.
0:21.1	All of a sudden, when I'm hearing these words, it's like if I got a heart transplant,
0:25.8	it's like if the veil was lifted from my eyes. And I said, hey, Dad, can I read you something
0:31.3	real quick? He said, yeah. So I start reading him all these different verses. It's talking about,
0:35.6	like, literally God's, like, sovereignty at work in the believer's life.
0:39.3	He was not down to that at all.
0:40.3	He was like, God's not sovereign.
0:42.3	Nobody explained me medically why I wouldn't have children.
0:45.3	They just said I wouldn't.
0:47.3	Just facing these fears in high school, like a girl might never want a guy in a wheelchair, you know?
0:55.0	My friend Ryan was in the class with me.
0:57.0	I was like, she texted me.
0:59.0	So I'm like, hi, how are you?
1:01.0	We started texting and after that, like, led to phone calls, and phone calls led to sermon dates.
1:09.0	One thing that I did another, I ended up, you know, asking for her
1:13.7	hand in marriage. I'm Paul Hastings, and you're listening to Compeld, a weekly podcast
1:20.4	with unique stories from the kingdom of God told by the people compelled to live for him.
1:26.6	This is episode 29 of our podcast,
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