REMASTERED: #29 Battling Leukemia - Jonathan Pacheco Pt. 2

Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies

Paul Hastings

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

4.9 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Shortly after Jonathan Pacheco was married, he unexpectedly found himself in the middle 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. ++++++++++++ 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	This show is part of the Proclaimed Podcast Network, thoughtfully crafted, faithfully told,
0:07.2	stories that proclaim his name. More at Proclaim.fm.
0:17.6	Last time, uncompelled.
0:20.5	My beginnings were injured at birth. Some of a very... Last time, uncompelled.
0:23.9	My beginnings were injured at birth.
0:28.2	Some of them referred to as the worst injury that could ever happen, short of being decapitated.
0:33.3	I was a hypocritical youth pastor that would go and do all these things, quote unquote, in the name of Jesus, and then go home and just be an absolute wretch.
0:36.3	All of a sudden, when I'm hearing these words, it's like if I got a heart transplant, it's like if the veil was lifted from my eyes. And I said, hey dad, can I read you something real quick? He said, yeah. So I start reading them all these different verses. It's talking about like literally God's like sovereignty at work in the believer's life.
0:57.3	He was not down for that at all. He was like, God's not sovereign.
1:03.7	One thing that I do another, I ended up, you know, asking for her hand in marriage. I'm Paul Hastings, and you're listening to Compelled, where we use gripping,
1:17.3	immersive storytelling to bring to life Christian testimonies from the kingdom of God,
1:22.5	told by the people compelled to live for him.
1:25.1	Last week, we heard from Jonathan Pacheco, a young man who was severely
1:29.6	disabled at birth when his spinal cord was nearly severed. Because of that, he has lived his entire
1:35.6	life in a motorized wheelchair. Jonathan shared about his journey of faith and understanding of God's
1:42.0	sovereignty and goodness even in the face of severe disability.
1:46.6	If you haven't yet listened to Part 1 of Jonathan's story, then I'd highly recommend you
1:51.0	do that right now before listening to Today's story. That's episode number 28, which you can
1:56.3	find at compelledpodcast.com. Today is part two of Jonathan's story.
2:03.0	We're picking up where Jonathan left off last week,
2:05.5	just as he was concluding the love story
2:07.8	between him and his friend Elena.
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