I knew I was trapped.

And so within a couple weeks, I had my hair all spiked up like a punk rocker with blonde streaks.

And so I try to fit in, which I believe it was like a cone of protection, a hedge of protection around me.

Because I just, I was there and I was friends with everybody, but I really wasn't part of their

clique. Did you want to be part of their clique? Of course. They're having a blast, right? Like,

every night's a party.

Hi there. My name is Deborah Marlowe. I live in Spokane, Washington, and I'm a voice actor. I love listening

to Compelled because it's so encouraging. I discovered the podcast the Saturday between Good

Friday and Easter Sunday of 2024, and I feel like it was such a gift from God. The stories

bolster my faith and remind me who is in control and who is orchestrating

our lives, even in the silent Saturdays of our faith walk, those days between the what is

and what will be. I hope you enjoy today's episode. I'm Paul Hastings and you're listening topelled, where we use gripping, immersive storytelling to bring the live Christian testimonies from the kingdom of God, told by the people compelled to live for him.

In our last episode, we heard from Kim Bigler.

Kim was going about just another day at home when her teenage son

collapsed in an alleyway, his heart stopped beating, and he died. But as Kim began to pray

fervently asking God to intervene, the God of heaven heard her cry and met her need. Again,

you can hear that story in our previous episode with Kim Bigler.

Today, our guest is Dean Clark. At birth, Dean was abandoned by his mother. By 13, he had begun

dealing drugs and soon after moved into a party house in Hollywood Hills with the bad boys of

rock and roll guns and roses. But the year that guns and roses

began to chart at number one, Dean met the true number one of his life. So gather around,

lean in, and join us for another compelling story from the kingdom of God.

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