The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please enjoy the episode.

Hey everybody, welcome to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most exceptional work for the glory of

God and the good of others.

Every week I bring you a conversation with a Christ follower

who's also pursuing world-class mastery of their vocation.

We talk about their path to mastery, their daily habits. of their

daily habits and how their faith influences their work.

Guys, I think this is going to be one of your all-time favorite episodes on the

podcast today you're going to hear from Amy Downs. She's a survivor of the

Oklahoma City bombing which occurred on April 19th, 1995 26 years ago this week.

At the time, Amy was by her own admission wasting her life, throwing her life away.

She was 355 pounds.

She had dropped out of college after one year

and only a 0.5 GPA.

And she saw no meaning in her work as a low-level employee at her credit union whose offices were destroyed in that bombing.

After the bombing, today, she's the CEO of that same credit union.

She's lost more than 200 pounds.

And oh yeah, she finished an iron man at the age of 50.

This is one of the most remarkable stories I have ever heard in this episode answers

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