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UNSHACKLED! on Oneplace.com

Summary: Real people...real life stories...stirring, dramatic accounts of hopelessness, and the hope that changes everything. UNSHACKLED! the award-winning radio drama from Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, grips the heart with compelling and relevant stories of transformed lives. Without Jesus Christ, we are all shackled by sin by our wrong choices, disobedience and selfish motives. But God is at work, and the power of Christ sets us free of our bondage. We are... UNSHACKLED!

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 Program #3578 Frank Costantino, Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3578 Frank Costantino Part 2 (Incarceration, Transformation, Exultation) Frank Costantino is serving a 22-year sentence for theft and has become a believer in Christ through the efforts and testimony of the prison Chaplain. Frank finds it hard to live like a Christian while still in prison. His wife wants to believe in his transformed life but finds it difficult. When Frank is given an opportunity to share with other prisoners what Christ has done for him, it inspires him to search for opportunities to help other inmates. When his wife finds Christ and his prison time is over, she encourages him to trust God to create a ministry that will bring hope and healing to others.

 Program #3577 Frank Costantino, Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3577 Frank Costantino Part 1 (Hope, Prison, Transformation) Frank Costantino was a man whose early hardships opened the doors to a life of crime. He was a self-proclaimed TAKER never thinking of consequences or how his actions impacted others. His desire to have it all led to thefts that put him behind bars for a sentence of 22 years. Though he was convinced that he wasnt as bad a person as some of his cellmates, a prison Chaplain showed him how to break the chains that bound him to his selfish way of living. He discovered that he would never have peace until he had the courage to break down his walls of self and live for Christ even in a prison.

 Program #3576 Berle Wright | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3576 Berle Wright (War, Addiction, Poverty) Berle grew up as one of five kids during the Great Depression and when his father died, his mother was left to raise the kids on her own. As a teenager, Berle narrowly escaped several dangerous car accidents as a result of his drinking habits. When he was old enough, Berle hurried to join the army and fight for our country in World War II while making some money to send back to his mom. His time abroad exposed him to faith, though it did not curb his drinking addiction. After the war, he married and started a family, but it wasnt until he nearly lost them, that he realized he needed to make a change. Berle accepted Christ and went on to plant churches and lead tent revivals, introducing many to the love he had found.

 Program #3575 Carla Williams Classic-PG | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3575 Carla Williams Classic - PG (Abortion, Theft) Seeing no other options in her poor financial state, Carla terminates her first pregnancy and shoplifts. The guilt of her actions eats away at her, until a new friend shows her how to forgive herself.

 Program #3574 James Johnson-PG | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:59

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3574 James Johnson PG (Stealing, Rebellion) Raised in an abusive environment, James made bad choices from an early age that followed him through adulthood. Feeling completely worthless, he thought he had no chance for redemption until a change of environment and a change of heart turned his life around.

 Program #3573 Rita Mayell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3573 Rita Mayell (Loneliness, Rebellion) The daughter of a wealthy businessman, Rita Mayell only knew a comfortable and protected life until an unfortunate turn of events drained her familys money. She struggled to fit in at public school, but always felt like an outcast. Her life seemed without purpose, until she learned to trust in something that money cant buy.

 Program #3572 Max Rossvally | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:02

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3572 Max Rossvally (Jewish, Civil War, Doubt) During the Civil War, in the most grueling circumstances, a Jewish physician operated on a 17-year-old drummer boy. Disregarding the excruciating pain of surgery, the boy thought only of the fact that his physician didnt know Jesus and pled with him to accept the Messiah. Over a period of years, the physician avoids Gods calling but eventually is caught by the Hound of Heaven and one of Gods Chosen People chooses the Lord as his Messiah.

 Program #3571 Samuel Sierra Classic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:02

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3571 Samuel Sierra Classic (Drugs) Though born in the Dominical Republic, Samuels family came to U.S. in 1963. As a child, he loved Jesus. Married with three children and working as an accountant, heroin addiction led to loss of his family. He tried everything to quit, including a three-month return to the Dominican. Each attempt failed. Finally went to Teen Challenge, received Christ, got off drugs, remarried his wife, and is now a pastor.

 Program #3570 Sandy Boyd, Part 2 - PG | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:02

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3570 Sandy Boyd, Part 2 - PG (Abuse, Occult, Divorce) When Sandy was ready to end her life, God showed up through a Bible she had not even known was in her possession. Compelled to learn how to follow Him, she reached out to the only Christian she had ever known: her ex-father-in-law. At his invitation, Sandy and her daughter moved to Texas to be part of his home church. When Sandy met a nice Christian man to marry, she thought life was on the right track once and for all. She was being invited to tell her story across the country at various ministry events. But when it came out that her husband was abusing her daughter in the same way Sandy had been abused by her own father, she was devastated. Still, God redeemed her story again and helped her and her daughter find healing and purpose.

 Program #3569 Sandy Boyd, Part 1 - PG | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:02

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3569 Sandy Boyd, Part 1 - PG (Abuse, Witchcraft, Addiction) Sandys parents taught her about witchcraft at an early age. She suffered abuse at the hands of her father, and he cultivated her drug addiction as well. When Sandy left home, she had nowhere to go and when she became pregnant, Sandy struggled to care for the children she loved fiercely. After years of searching for love in damaging and dependent relationships, Sandy reached the end of her rope. She experienced such darkness around her that she was on the verge of ending her life when God showed up in an undeniable moment.

 Program #3568 Julian Weber, Part 2 - PG | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3568 Julian Weber, Part 2 PG (Opioid Addiction, Recovery, Reconciliation, Family Death) In Part One, Kelly and Julian move to Kansas City to pursue the American Dream. They have everything they ever wanted, a big house, big cars and four healthy kids. Everything seems perfect until their world is rocked by illness and opioid addiction. Julians addiction spirals out of control and he begins stealing pain meds from his wife but still denies he has a problem. In Part Two, he loses his job, his kids and nearly his life before he totally surrenders to God.

 Program #3567 Julian Weber, Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3567 Julian Weber, Part 1 (Opioid Addiction, Recovery, Reconciliation, Family Death) Kelly and Julian move to Kansas City to pursue the American Dream. They have everything they ever wanted, a big house, big cars and four healthy kids. Everything seems perfect until their world is rocked by illness and opioid addiction. Julians addiction spirals out of control; he begins stealing pain meds from his wife but denies he has a problem. In Part Two, his life hits bottom many times before he totally surrenders to God.

 Program #3566 Hugh Nemets, Part 2 - PG | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3566 Hugh Nemets, Part 2 - PG (Pornography, Suicide, Judaism) When Hugh married the love of his life, he never could have expected they would face the challenges ahead of them. They felt called to move to Israel and after four years immersing themselves in the culture and complexities of the Holy Land, they moved back to Florida to start their family. While Hughs career met with early success, when things took a turn for the worse, Hugh turned to drinking and pornography to cope. When his daughter discovered pornography on his computer, Hugh hit rock bottom and became suicidal. But God sought him out in a sacred encounter and Hugh repented and opened his heart to God. Though he had faced medical challenges ahead, now he faced them with his family and God by his side.

 Program #3565 Hugh Nemets, Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:00

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3565 Hugh Nemets, Part 1 (Aggression, Neglect, Suicide) Hugh had to figure out a lot of things for himself. As a child, he was often left alone which led him to seek intimacy in unhealthy relationships with women. His fraught marriage ended badly and left him angry, aggressive and lost. Through the love and persistence of his friend, the walls that Hugh had up against faith came down and he accepted the Lord when he was at his lowest point. Learning to read the Bible and participate in a church community transformed his heart and when Hugh met a Christian woman he was interested in, his approach was much different than it ever had been before. But his darkest struggle still lay ahead in part 2.

 Program #3564 Lionel Mayell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:01

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/110/29 3564 Lionel Mayell (Prosperity, Financial Ruin, 2nd Chances) Lionel Mayell, a creative and driven businessman, developed the idea of the modern condominium. He made millions by an early age but wasted it all on show business. Then, he found a foundation on which to build a lasting family and fortune.

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