Summary

I was the kid who loved Sunday school—until my parents divorced. I ran to the streets, sold drugs, formed a gang, and at 17 caught bullets in my head and shoulder. My heart flat-lined on the sidewalk, but God shocked me back to life. Still I chased sin—prison, porn, hustling—yet Jesus kept pursuing me. In 2014 I walked back into First Orlando, felt hope, and surrendered. He broke my chains and made me new!

Time Chapters

01:20 Childhood at First Orlando
04:45 Parents divorce; streets call
08:10 Guns, gang & drugs
11:30 Show-down turns violent
12:55 Clinically dead on sidewalk
15:40 Jail & new swagger
18:30 Deeper into dealing
24:15 Best friend killed
27:50 Police sting & arrest
30:35 Landscaping—but empty
33:20 Return to childhood church
36:45 Confession in life-group
39:55 Chains of lust broken
42:20 Serving and sharing hope

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Laddie Calloway was a street fighter and drug dealer. After being declared a fatality from a gang shooting, Laddie’s life continued to spiral out of control… until he remembered the seeds of faith that had been planted by his childhood church.

Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/laddie-calloway

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Compelled Podcast
A weekly podcast with unique stories from the Kingdom of God, told by the people Compelled to live for Him.
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