"I almost killed myself".... Tom’s powerful story of Restoration
One Voice Makes A Difference with Janet Swanson
Release Date: 02/03/2025
One Voice Makes A Difference with Janet Swanson
Tom was at the end of his rope, ready to take his life, then the Holy Spirit showed up in a powerful way. This week’s podcast is quite possibly the most powerful interview I have done! You are going to be filled with hope and you will never forget this conversation. Pastor Tom Akins is from Statesboro, Georgia and now lives in Wrightsville, Georgia He is the pastor at Oaky Grove Church and runs a huge business at Akins Farm. He studied Business at Georgia Southern University Also studied Andersonville Theological Seminary and Grace Valley Theological...
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Jeff Stanford is a pastor who had covid pneumonia and was lying on his death bed. But Joy, his wife, brought healing to him by her faith believing that he would live and not die!
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Do you believe in Miracles? Jim will tell his story of the miraculous things God did in him and for him. Jim Hockaday is a man who walks in the power of the Holy Spirit with the gift of healing and miracles. He has his own Story of Miracles, Signs and Wonders... in his own life!
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Dana tells her whole story for the very first time! No one had ever known about the abuse, rape, and pain she had suffered. I met Dana through FaceBook. I had sent out a video of my story and she was moved by my testimony of what all Jesus had done in my life despite the abuse. Then I mailed Dana my book and told her to read the details and the Lord would start the journey of healing. So, she did. She kept in touch with me and I linked her to a good friend of mine who is a christian counselor. On top of counseling, she also does a weekend Selah Retreat that One Voice...
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Three signs that may indicate that someone will follow through with suicide. Joey talks to us about how to recognize the signs that indicate someone will follow through with suicide. Joey tells us why teenagers are cutting when they are looking for escape. He will explain to us why we feel numb and what to do about it. You’ve got to hear this episode! If you are in crisis, please call or text 1-800-273-8255, or visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Help is available 24/7. You are loved. You are not alone.
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Carey Rostofer’s 500 mile journey by feet led her to the heart of Jesus through pastors, missionaries, and adopted parents who gave her hope. Rescued from the jungles of Vietnam in the middle of war and chaos, Carey Rostofer saw her mom murdered right in front of her! The battle didn’t end there, just 3 years later her dad was killed in war. Now she’s and orphan, her country is being over taken by communist and there is ONE VOICE who is crying out on her behalf among 23 other orphans. JESUS! Finally, her journey leads her to fall in the sweet arms of...
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Carey tells her story of a young girl seeing her mom killed in front of her and the journey to freedom. Rescued from the jungles of Vietnam in the middle of war and chaos, Carey Rostofer saw her mom murdered right in front of her! The battle didn’t end there, just 3 years later her dad was killed in war. Now she’s and orphan, her country is being over taken by communist and there is ONE VOICE who is crying out on her behalf among 23 other orphans. JESUS! You’ve got to hear this incredible, heart touching story of this incredible woman of God.
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Carey tells her story of a young girl seeing her mom killed in front of her and the journey to freedom. Rescued from the jungles of Vietnam in the middle of war and chaos, Carey Rostofer saw her mom murdered right in front of her! The battle didn’t end there, just 3 years later her dad was killed in war. Now she’s and orphan, her country is being over taken by communist and there is ONE VOICE who is crying out on her behalf among 23 other orphans. JESUS! You’ve got to hear this incredible, heart touching story of this incredible woman of God.
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Alison Lusted gives us important keys on knowing and understanding what Trauma is, and how we can be healed from it Today podcast is going to bless you. I could NOT stop crying all the way through this episode. Alison and I had a time of prayer before it began and we could feel God’s mighty presence. The Lord showed me that HE wants to heal the “Body of Christ” from TRAUMA! Alison Lusted is a Certified Christian Therapist for trauma resolution and she explains what trauma is and what it looks like and HOW you can be healed! You guys…the podcast is so prophetic. When...
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In this episode of One Voice Makes a Difference, I am going to dive into the transformative power of fasting, focusing on the principles laid out in Isaiah 58. Fasting is more than abstaining from food—it’s about aligning your heart with the will of the Father and seeing heaven move here on earth. I share a deeply personal and miraculous story from my 20’s when I embarked on a 7-day fast, desperately seeking God’s intervention to have a baby. This testimony is one of faith, perseverance, and the undeniable hand of God at work. Through this story, I want to encourage you to...
info_outlineTom was at the end of his rope, ready to take his life, then the Holy Spirit showed up in a powerful way.
This week’s podcast is quite possibly the most powerful interview I have done! You are going to be filled with hope and you will never forget this conversation.
Pastor Tom Akins is from Statesboro, Georgia and now lives in Wrightsville, Georgia
He is the pastor at Oaky Grove Church and runs a huge business at Akins Farm. He studied Business at Georgia Southern University
Also studied Andersonville Theological Seminary and Grace Valley Theological Seminary.
Tom was down on his knees on a Wednesday night after church with a gun held to his temple, in complete despair and hopelessness. His finger slipped off the trigger while he was trying to pull it, and all of a sudden he broke, he cried out to God, “God if you don’t do something in the next 60 seconds I am going to pull the trigger and come be with you.”
Needless to say, Tom was at the end of his rope. It was the end of his marriage as he had known it, but at the beginning of a new season! Tom said being a pastor you’re not allowed to divorce, even though it was not his fault, so how could he go on?
Do you want to know what to do when you are at the end of your rope? Maybe you’re at the end of your marriage, or the end of your God given dream, or you feel there is no hope for your future or maybe …….it’s for a specific promise God made to you! Whatever it may be, God has something for you in this podcast! You have landed on the right page today.
You are going to hear all the powerful things that God did for Pastor Tom while trying to take his life! Tom found himself surrendering to the power of the Holy Spirit and giving all his brokenness to Jesus. A baptist, broken, suicidal preacher fell under the power of the Holy Spirit while the pistol was still held to his temple!
You don’t want to miss not even one detail of this powerful story of redemption!
Be sure you listen to the very end to hear the powerful prayer Pastor Tom Akins prays!
If you’d like to contact Pastor Tom Akins, you can click on this link that will fall his Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/tom.akins.1/about
Also, you need to tune to Y96 Hot County hits 95.9 from Dublin Monday through Friday at 7 am and hear a powerful devotion and prayer from Pastor Tom Akins!