Halfway There29 Jul 2019

151: Leonard Olivares and the Large Community of Faith

Leonard Olivares is a podcaster, father and Christian man living for Jesus. After getting involved in gangs and drugs from a young age, Leonard saw no hope for his future but when he called out to God he realised that while he may have given up on himself, God never gave up on him. God brought him back from the edge and showed him the community and goodness in his people. God turned his life around and now works through him to help others in the community through his work uniting Christians in the singular name of God. Listen to Leonard’s story now! Stories Leonard shared:

Growing up the child of immigrants
His mother’s pentecostal roots
Being molested as a child and the behavior that followed
Getting into a gang
Hearing the voice of God all his life
Forming his identity in lock up
Going to boarding school and washing his mind of the world
The prayer when he called out to God for salvation
How hard it was to find a church looking like a gangster
The dream that convinced him to leave the Mormon church
Deciding he needed to be more authentic
Learning the Bible for the first time
Becoming himself in Christ and studying on his own
Getting custody of his children
How he started his podcast

Great quotes from Leonard:

I always used to say, “All my friends either kill, steal, or deal.”

The only people who would open their doors to me was the Mormons.

If your truth can’t handle the questions you need to question your truth.

You don’t have to be filled with the Holy Spirit to have a motivational speech.

Resources we mentioned:

Leonard’s podcast
Connect with Leonard on Facebook

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