🎙️ Episode 8: $7,500 vs. a Synthetic Plague: Today We Go to Waterloo

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 8Title: $7,500 vs. a Synthetic Plague: Today We Go to WaterlooDescription:https://www.gofundme.com/f/SaveFreetown It’s 6:37 AM. In less than 90 minutes, I’ll step into one of the hardest-hit communities in Sierra Leone—armed with a translator, a wad of Leone cash, a borrowed mic, and the Holy Spirit.This episode is not polished. It’s not planned.It’s a field note from the middle of a war against Kush—a synthetic drug ravaging Freetown with fentanyl-level devastation for just 25 cents a hit.And today is our first public strike.You’ll hear:My jumbled, sweaty, half-breathless prep for the eventWhat faith actually looks like when you don’t have a plan, just a promiseA quick prayer, some background on our Safe Freetown Initiative, and the story of Saheed—the former Muslim who just gave his life to Christ on EasterAnd what it’s like to walk into a broken system with nothing but open hands🔥 Highlights & Timestamps:00:45 – Today’s mission: the first public outreach event for Safe Freetown01:40 – Preparing anonymous feedback cards… with no idea how this will go03:10 – The culture of silence around drug use in Sierra Leone04:15 – What Kush is and why it’s worse than you think05:30 – “We have $7,500 and a mustard seed of faith”06:40 – Saheed’s story: from Muslim culture to Christ on Easter08:10 – Patagonia sling. Wad of cash. No plan but God.09:30 – A closing prayer for surrender, not success🧠 Core Takeaway:“Today isn’t about strategy. It’s about surrender. If anything powerful happens in Waterloo—it’ll be because God showed up, not because we nailed the plan.”💥 Context for New Listeners:Kush: a dangerous synthetic drug flooding West Africa, often more addictive than fentanyl, costing less than $0.25 USD per hitWaterloo, Sierra Leone: the community where today's outreach is taking placeMustard Seed Ministries: Zach and Saheed’s Kingdom initiative to fight drug addiction, poverty, and spiritual darknessSafe Freetown Initiative: the public-facing campaign that raised ~$7,500 to kickstart actionCrumb Confessional #8 — no polish, no certainty, just a prayer and a walk into the unknown. Let’s see what God does.