When a Bathroom Drug Deal Was Interrupted by Jesus
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, it started in a bathroom, where a man trapped in addiction waited to make another bad decision. Pastor Greg Laurie didn’t know what he was walking into—only that something told him to go. Inside, he found a man on the edge: tired, angry, and ready to give up. Instead of turning away, Greg spoke about grace, and in that small, stained room, something began to shift.
The encounter led to a renewed faith and a brand-new life rebuilt from the ruins of substance abuse. Pastor Greg joins us to tell the story.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
Support the show: https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:14.1 | And we continue with our American stories. |
| 0:17.4 | Greg Lorry is the founder and senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, one of the largest and most influential churches in America. |
| 0:25.6 | He's also authored two memoirs, one called Lost Boy, and the other which was turned into a wildly successful movie, Jesus Revolution. |
| 0:35.4 | Here he is to share two stories, one that took place in a bathroom, and the other |
| 0:40.0 | were the man who counseled 11 American presidents, the Pope, and dozens of world leaders. Here's Greg |
| 0:47.6 | Lori. Well, the Bible says, go into all the world and preach the gospel, and I guess that includes |
| 0:55.6 | bathrooms. |
| 0:57.4 | Let me explain. |
| 0:59.4 | So one day I'm in a department store, and I need to go to the restroom. |
| 1:03.4 | So I go into this restroom. |
| 1:06.3 | I take my seat in a little stall, and I hear someone clear the throat and the stall next to me. |
| 1:14.8 | And then suddenly I hear a voice say, hi. |
| 1:19.3 | I'm thinking, hi. |
| 1:20.5 | I don't talk to people in bathrooms. |
| 1:22.5 | When I go into a restroom, I want to do what I'm there to do and get out of there. |
| 1:26.2 | I've never understood why women all go to a bathroom together. |
| 1:29.7 | You know, you'll be in a restaurant and one will say, I'm going to the restroom, who wants to go with me? And they all go together. Guys would never do that. You know, if we see another guy in the restroom and we know, hey, how's it going? Whatever. Let's just get out of here, right? So I'm in this stall. The guy says hi to me. |
| 1:45.6 | And my high back was not friendly. I said, Let's just get out of here, right? So I'm in this stall. The guy says hi to me. |
| 1:45.6 | And my high back was not friendly. |
| 1:47.9 | I said, hi. |
| 1:49.7 | Like, what are you talking to me for? |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.