Episode 479: Victor Odongo of Denver Seminary - Denver, CO. Unseen Miracles. From Poverty in Kenya to Empty Cathedrals in Europe to GOD's Growing Warriors Being Equipped in America. Prayer + Faith.

Welcome to a deeply moving episode of the JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Show, where your host Justin Bizzarro explores the profound connection between entrepreneurship and a higher calling. This episode bridges the worlds of business and faith, illustrating how entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to create a lasting impact on communities across the globe.

Justin is joined by a very special guest, Victor Odongo, whose incredible life story is a testament to faith, resilience, and the power of a divine purpose. Victor shares his journey from a humble childhood in Kenya—marked by poverty and the loss of his father, but rich in the unwavering faith of his single mother—to becoming a student of faith-based leadership in the United States. He recounts the stark cultural and spiritual contrasts he faced upon moving to Europe, where the emptiness of magnificent, yet vacant, churches in Sweden and the Netherlands solidified his calling.

Listen as Victor describes the pivotal moments that led him to pursue a Master of Divinity in Leadership at Denver Seminary. It was a journey of quitting a comfortable job and taking a massive leap of faith to follow the call he received as a young boy from missionaries in his village. He and Justin discuss the critical role of sound theological education in a world where misinterpretations of scripture can lead to tragedy, and how true leadership is about service, empathy, and encouragement, as exemplified by Jesus.

This conversation is a powerful exploration of how faith serves as an anchor and a guiding force, not just in ministry but in all aspects of leadership, including business. Victor shares his perspective on prayer as a vital, daily communication with God, a source of strength that fuels his mission to inspire, motivate, and uplift others. His goal is to plant churches and build communities, starting in Sweden, to bring hope and fellowship to a spiritually hungry world.

This episode will challenge you to see the everyday miracles in your own life, to recognize the importance of taking risks to follow your purpose, and to understand the immense responsibility and opportunity that comes with being a leader. Prepare to be inspired by Victor Odongo's incredible story of perseverance and his unwavering commitment to living a life of purpose with God.

 

IG: @vickieodongo

IG: @denverseminary

Address: www.denverseminary.edu 

Location: 6399 South Sante Fe Drive, Littleton, CO 80120

 

Entrepreneur interested in being on the show: https://calendly.com/justin-bizzarro/podcast

 

Hosted By: Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro and LinkedIn: FOLLOW ME )

 

Who is Justin Ryan Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is a serial food, restaurant, technology, media and marketing entrepreneur, who helped build a 24-year-old group of food and restaurant related businesses, he created with his father and business partners out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal and athlete growth, free market, food diversity, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. Justin’s expertise are in human growth, motivation, leadership and management development, health foods and beverages, global lean manufacturing facilities, vertically integrating businesses, food marketing and advertising, supply chain creation and management, direct to consumer fulfillment, transportation and distribution, personal brand building, restaurant development and construction, and entrepreneur acceleration. Justin received his BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College, in 2002, and his MBA from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, in 2014. He i