CCTri Podcast

Our guest today is here all the way from Kenya! Vickie Odundo, founder of Victorious Children’s Home, joins us to talk about what it was like growing up homeless with her family of 10 in Kenya. She shares how God saved her life on the day she planned to end it all and how it eventually lead her to start a children’s home that currently cares for 150 kids full time.To support Victorious Children’s Home with a one time donation visit here (100% of every donation goes directly to VCH) : https://servingorphans.org/kenya-victorious/To sponsor a child at Victorious Children’s Home, send an email to [email protected]

Jon Meo joins us today on the CCTri Podcast! He opens up about a recent illness that left him bedridden and in excruciating pain for months. He also shares about how God is continuing to free him from a spirit of legalism and how he ends up in TN.

This week our host is becoming the interviewee! Robert Russell joins as guest host as Hannah shares about her experience of being bullied, living as a missionary overseas, and how she ending up marrying the man she had friend-zoned. She also opens up about watching her father succumb to early-onset ALZ before dying 6 month into her marriage.

Our guest today is Hunter Ogden! He shares with us his journey of being born with cleft lip and palate and his experience with being on American ninja warrior 3 times. 

In today’s episode, we’re joined by Susan Owens! She shares how she first got connected with Celebration 25 years ago and the journey that led her to join the staff. Susan also opens up about walking through her husband’s triple bypass surgery and, later that same year, facing her own cancer diagnosis.

Today on the CCTri Podcast, we’re having our first discussion-based episode! Pastor Robert Russell joins us as we dive into the topic of prayer — what it truly is, why it’s so important, and how to navigate the tough seasons of unanswered prayers. Tune in and be encouraged!

Welcome back to Season 2 of the CCTri Podcast! Our guest today is Liza Koziieva. She shares with us her journey of losing her dad when she was just 18 and how it almost cost her her life. A few years later she found herself fleeing the only city she had ever called home as Russia attacked Ukraine. She was then left with a choice, would she forgive Russia?

We're joined by Edith Johnson who has lived around the world and been a part of the multiple missions organizations over the last 50 years. We talk about how everyone is called to be a missionary, valuing other cultures, and how to help people from around the world who are in your hometown.

Today's guest, Randy Coleman, grew up in poverty but rose to become a millionaire in his 30s through his success as a businessman. Over time, he started and acquired several more businesses. Yet despite his achievements, a series of challenges left him with nothing. Through it all, Randy says he felt God's presence beside him in every season.

Linda Tagert joins us today and tells us about the most difficult decade of her life where she had multiple cancer diagnoses, family health scares, and the death of both her parents.

Today we are joined by Sarah Haun! She shares with us what it's like working at Celebration Church, her experience growing up in a cult, and how God helped her break her social media addiction.

In today's podcast, we are joined by Delaney Porter. She opens up about her journey to becoming a college athlete and how God used her career-ending injury to alter the trajectory of her life. She also shares what it was like to stand firm in her faith during college and help start FCA at King University.

When Jim Johnston was 14, he learned that his father had died in North Korea just a month before his birth. In today’s podcast, Jim shares the journey of discovering who his father was and retracing some of his father’s steps in Korea. He also talks about how coming to know Christ transformed his life, influenced his leadership at Holston Valley Medical Center, and guides him as an elder at Celebration.

In today's podcast we are joined by Maureen Horton! She shares with us what it was like growing up in Europe during World War II, moving to America with her new American husband, and becoming a high-end horse breeder.

Rod Breem shares with us how he lost both his arms when he was 15 years old, how it lead to him to Christ, and the path that his life took after his accident.

We are joined by Sasha Hatsenko, a Ukrainian who relocated to America after having to flee her home country after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. She shares with us what it was like to wake up to the start of the war, flee the country, getting married in America, and her thoughts on American food and culture.

Welcome to the first episode of our CCTri Podcast! Today our Pastor, Robert Russell, joins us and share his life story and random facts including building a second story onto his single story home, how he preps his sermons each week, and his favorite parts of being a pastor.