December 12, 2025 • 36 mins
Ever felt like you were doing all the “right” religious things, but still searching for something more? In this episode, Hope Pollard shares her powerful story of leaving confusion, heartbreak, and depression behind to discover the true freedom found in Jesus Christ.
Growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, Hope always sensed there was more to Jesus than she was taught. After years of pain, abuse, and running from her past, God met her right in the middle of her brokenness and transformed her life completely.
If you’ve ever wondered whether real peace and healing are possible after deep hurt — this episode will show you that with Jesus, they are.
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Israel Caminero (00:01):
What's going on, family?
This is your brother, IsraelCaminero.
And I just want to take asecond to give God all the glory
because today, guess what?
We hit episode number 50.
Wow.
Listen, that's not just anumber to me.
That's 50 different stories offaith, redemption, healing,
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deliverance, and the power ofJesus Christ working through his
people.
When I first started thispodcast, I honestly didn't know
where it would go.
I just knew God told me toshare stories of faith and
redemption, real stories fromreal people that let him do the
rest.
And look at what he's done.
50 episodes later, this podcasthas written people all over the
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world.
I've had folks message me someplaces.
I've never even imagined stateshow one story changed their
perspective, or how few someoneelse's testimony gave them hope
again.
You see, it's not about me.
It's never lost, and it neveris.
It's about what God is doing toall of us.
Every person that's sharedtheir heart, every listener
(01:08):
that's tuned in, every prayerthat's been lifted up behind the
scenes, this is yourcelebration too.
I remember recording that veryfirst episode of my head.
I was nervous.
I didn't know what I was doing,but God said, just start.
I'll handle the rest.
And we truly did it.
And when we up and down toloss, the feeling to every guest
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that sat down and said, let metell you what God did in my
life.
This platform has become morethan a podcast, it's become a
family.
And I just want to say thankyou to everyone who's been
rocking with living testimonysince day one.
And to everyone who's joinedalong the way, whether you've
listened once or 50 times,you've been a part of this move
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of God.
Today we're celebrating notjust 50 episodes, but 50
reminders that God is still inthe business of turning pain
into purpose and brokenness intobreakthrough.
So wherever you're listeningfrom right now, take a moment
and thank him with me, becausehe's faithful, always has been,
and always will be.
Right now I just want to takethe time and pray and say,
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Heavenly Father, we just comebefore you today with hearts
full of gratitude.
Thank you, Lord, for bringingus to this moment.
Fifty episodes of yourgoodness, your grace, and your
glory being shared through thelives of your people.
Thank you for every storythat's been told, every tear
that's been shed, every personwho's found hope again through
these testimonies.
Father, this platform has neverbeen about numbers or
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recognition.
It's been about you.
You've taken broken vessels andturned them into living proof
that you still heal, deliver,and restore.
Lord, I thank you for everyguest who had the courage to
speak, and every listener who'shad the faith to believe that if
you did it for someone else,you could do it for them too.
I pray right now, God, that youcontinue to anoint this
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podcast.
Let every episode that followscarry your presence and power.
Use it to reach the lost,strengthen the weak, and remind
the world that you're stillmoving.
Father, I lift up everyonelistening right now, bless them
in their homes, in theirfamilies, and in their faith
walk.
Let them feel your love andpeace right where they are.
As we celebrate 50 episodestoday, Lord, we say thank you.
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But we also say we're ready forwhat's next because we know the
best is still yet to come.
In Jesus' mighty name we pray.
Amen.
Welcome to Living Testimony,stories of faith and redemption.
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I'm your host, Israel Caminero,and I hope everyone that's
listening is blessed and doingwell.
Today I have the honor ofsitting down with someone whose
testimony is full of grace,redemption, and hope.
That's no pun intended.
But her name is Hope Pollard.
Welcome to Living Testimonies,Hope.
Go ahead and introduce yourselfto our listeners.
Tell us a little bit about whoyou are and where you're from.
Hope Pollard (04:12):
Well, I am born and raised in Dubas Pulva,
Georgia.
I'm almost 30 years old.
I am very blessed with ahusband and stepkids who I love
dearly.
I am on a worship team atchurch, and I also have my own
cleaning business, Al CallGalaxy Edge Cleaning, and I'm
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just grateful to be here.
Israel Caminero (04:34):
And as always, she's here to share her
testimony.
Let's open this up with prayer.
Father, we thank you for thismoment.
Thank you for bringing hopehere today and for the work
you've done in our life.
Lord, we ask that thisconversation reaches the hearts
of those who feel forgotten,lost, or far from you.
Let every word that's spokentoday glorify your name and draw
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people closer to you.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.
Hope Pollard (05:00):
Amen.
Israel Caminero (05:01):
So, Hope, can you share a little bit about
your upbringing and what lifewas like for you growing up?
Hope Pollard (05:07):
Yeah, absolutely.
I grew up as a Jehovah'sWitness.
My mom was actually a Jehovah'sWitness and my dad was not.
He actually was a pretty badalcoholic.
He got pretty abusive whiledrinking.
So it was a lot of violence inmy home to where it it brought
in a lot of difficulties, youknow, like confusion and
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self-esteem issues and just notknowing who I was in God.
And especially growing up witha different view of God.
You know, because when you'reraised as a Jehovah's Witness,
they don't believe the samething as a lot of other
religions do.
You know, because so like mepersonally, I fully believe that
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Jesus is God and Jehovah'sWitness people do not.
And that's not to say anythingbad about any other religions,
but what is true is what istrue, you know.
And I just grew up not knowingwhat is true.
So I I searched for that myentire life.
Over time, I found it all inbad places, you know, because
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throughout my childhood Istruggled with anorexia,
embliemia, just getting told bya lot of people, friends and
family, you know, you're justnot worthy.
So that plays a lot in yourlife when you're growing up and
become an adult, you know, notknowing who you are.
And so when you start findingeverywhere else, it starts
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getting pretty bad.
You start going down the pathwith the devil, and and that's
what I end up doing.
Just getting in trouble when Iwas a kid, getting in fights,
not listening to teachers.
I got to the point when I wasabout 14 years old, my uncle
sexually assaulted me, whichreally just played with my mind
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a lot to where I really didn'tknow who God was anymore.
You know, how could God, aloving God, have so much evil in
the world?
Like why couldn't he just stopit?
You know, and that was myquestion for a long time.
And so I just went down thatpath.
And then around I think 16 Istarted to live with a relative
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who got custody of me.
And luckily I did graduate highschool because I really didn't
think I was going to how my lifewas going.
But I lived in poverty for mywhole life, not having a lot of
money.
Parents did the best theycould, you know, scraping by.
But once I graduated highschool, I actually moved in with
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my boyfriend at the time.
We did eventually get married.
We were together for actuallyeight years, so we were together
for a while throughout my highour high school years.
But we did have to get adivorce because it ended with
him cheating and everything, andit broke my heart really,
really bad.
And so after I left him, I justwent down a really bad path
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with the devil and completelystepped away from God completely
to where I wasn't searching forGod anymore.
I was searching for anythingand anyone else, you know, and a
person, whether it's throughwitchcraft, drugs, alcohol, I
went out partying every singleweekend and just doing
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everything that's not of Godpretty much.
Israel Caminero (08:35):
So at 14 years old, your uncle molested you, at
16 years old, you moved out andmoved in with your boyfriend
for eight years, which becameyour husband, and then you got
divorced.
Is that correct?
And all this stuff that washappening in your life on top of
growing up, Jehovah's Witness,had you questioning God because,
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like you said, a good Godwouldn't let things happen in as
as a youth growing up, thatthat's what was going through
your head.
So you started drifting awayfrom God and then you finally
walked away from your faithaltogether.
Is that what you said?
Hope Pollard (09:15):
Yeah, absolutely.
Israel Caminero (09:16):
And you started doing witchcraft, drugs,
alcohol, all the things likethat.
And obviously you were tryingto escape from the stuff that
had happened to you.
Were you trying to escape fromanything else during that time
that made you dwell into or howdid you get introduced to all
this witchcraft and and thingslike that?
Hope Pollard (09:38):
I did anything to run.
You know, at the time I didn'tfeel like I was running because
I didn't realize how much hurtwas held inside of me.
Um, so I just started seekingthings to make me feel better,
you know.
So with drugs, you know, itmade me feel that it's a work
moment, you know, or gettingdrunk, you know, I didn't have
to think of reality.
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And then with witchcraft, I wasseeking a higher power without
realizing I was seeking a higherpower, you know.
And like now when I look at it,you know, I realize I was
seeking God.
Your spirit seeks God becausethat's where you're from.
You're from your creator.
At the moment, I just startedgetting into crystals, you know,
(10:21):
I started staging my house andI started getting into tarot
cards and Ricky Reading and allthe things that had power in
them.
And they do, but just not theright power.
And so it really brought medown to a lot of darkness to
where demons were surroundingme.
I am now a seer.
(10:43):
And so, and I've actually seendemons my whole life, but not
realizing what you know whatthey really were until now.
You know, I wake up with demonsat the the foot of my bed, you
know, like I'll feel thepresent.
Sometimes I don't even have tosee them, I could just feel
them.
You know, be laying in my bed,and it's you know, I have one
like come across my bed, andlike I can feel it crawling
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across my legs, completely goingout of my room.
I'll hear footsteps walkingaround my backboard, I would
hear things, and so it was veryclear that you know I was
surrounded by demons, and ofcourse at the time I was was not
reliable what that really was.
Like obviously I knew aboutghosts and stuff, but I didn't
really know what it was until Icame to God and he revealed it
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all to me.
He actually revealed Satan tome and he showed me almost like
a movie edition, how Satan wasplaying a a part in my life, and
he showed me about theterritories and all the rookie
reading on the crystals, and sowhen I when I saw that how much
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of a stronghold the devil had onme, I immediately went straight
home, got a trash dog, andstarted dumping all of this
stuff in, and I threw it out andI just surrendered to God and I
was like, God, I don't want it,you know, like keep showing me
what's in my life that I need toget rid of.
Israel Caminero (12:08):
So that's powerful.
Now looking back, as far aswhat you said with God revealing
everything to you, lookingback, can you see moments when
you were doing all thiswitchcraft and everything like
that where God was still tryingto reach you even when you were
running from him, besides thatpoint?
Hope Pollard (12:27):
Exactly.
I've talked about this a fewtimes with my friends over the
years.
When I was so hurt with youknow, my uh cousin with with
what he did, I now see like thethings that were playing out in
that relationship, and I it wasclear as day, like I wasn't
supposed to marry him.
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But since I didn't have thatrelationship with God, I didn't
see it then.
And so now I I'm able to lookback and be like, Wow, God was
here the whole time.
God's always here.
Um thinking the moment of likemy childhood, you know, where
there was abuse, you know, whenI couldn't see that there was
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any help.
God was still there to protectme.
And I've had this uh one timethis is called a good one to
figure actually um right beforeI started my li my relationship
with God, I started to listen tojust like positive videos
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because I was seeking healing,but I didn't know exactly how to
do it yet.
And so God kind of just startedcoming into my life without me
even trying.
And so one day I get into awreck, a really bad wreck, I
pulled my car, and then I thinkit was like a week later, that's
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when I finally, you know, cameinto my room one night, and I
said, God, I don't know who youare, I don't know if you're
real, but I need you.
Because I don't want to tryanymore, I'm done.
I want you know, I want to endeverything right now.
I'm tired of my life of beingjust a battle after a battle.
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And I'm like, if you're real, Ineed you to reveal yourself to
me.
And if you do, Lord, I will notturn around, I will completely
go down your path, and I willremember everything to you.
And in that moment he did, andI was like, of course for you
now, and I was like, Oh my gosh,you know, like God is real, and
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I remember texting my friendabout it and everything, and
then two months later I get in awreck again.
And then three months laterafter that, the third time I get
into another wreck.
And luckily the third time Iwas not in my car, but it was
just a constant battle one afteranother.
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But I saw God in each of thosemoments of him protecting me and
for sending someone else tocome save me out of my car.
Like I looked like an angel.
And forth now looking at it.
It was crazy, but it wasn't ascrazy because I saw I can see
now where God was, where he laidhis hand on me.
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And I'm very grateful becausethe last wreck I did have, or
that second wreck I mean, Ishould not be alive right now.
That engine should be in mylap, but God has a purpose.
Israel Caminero (15:32):
That's right.
God definitely was watchingover you.
Three accidents you said,correct?
Yeah.
Wow, that's a lot of accidents.
And it wasn't by accident thatyou're still here.
Yeah.
Yeah.
God was definitely there withyou, and he was just waiting for
you to surrender your heart tohim.
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Because uh, you know, you youwere definitely seeking stuff
and it wasn't him.
You were seeking all the wrongstuff because of all the
wrongdoing that happened in yourlife, but when you finally
surrendered your heart to him,or this was actually before you
surrendered your heart to him,but just the goals to show that
he was there with you throughoutall your hardships.
Hope Pollard (16:16):
Yeah.
Israel Caminero (16:17):
What did your deliverance process look like
after the encounter with God?
You said you threw everythingaway, and w what else happened?
Hope Pollard (16:26):
So after God revealed himself to me, I didn't
start going to churchimmediately.
It wasn't until my well, it waslike after the second wreck is
when I realized like, uh, okay,I need to I need to get in
church, you know, I need to be alittle bit more serious with
God.
And so I'd say probablyprobably five months after when
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he revealed himself to me, I didget baptized.
And I've actually heard a lotof people say this like be
careful, like when you getbaptized, don't be shared if the
devil starts trying tointervene on God's plan, you
know, because now the devil'smad.
And I was like, Yeah, I don't Idon't care, I don't care about
the devil, you know, but he did,and so right after I got
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baptized, I did not come back tochurch for a solid month.
And I went downhill really,really, really bad.
And that's actually when Iended up taking up drugs and
alcohol and sex again, and I wasjust I don't know, I just got
tied up all of a sudden with thedevil again.
And then right there at the endof that month, I had something
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really bad happen to me, youknow, with taking on drugs and
alcohol and everything.
I ended up having almost like afever-like symptom.
It wasn't fever um or anything,but they said it was like it.
But I actually went to thehostel and was there all night
by myself, and then once Ifinally got back and held, I'm
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like, okay, I'm taking thatfear.
And so after that point, Iactually did go to a deliverance
ministry and they casted outmultiple demons out of me.
And a lot of them was aboutlike depression and anxiety, and
a lot of it was just doubt whenI felt it didn't take that
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long, but it did take a momentfor my depression and anxiety to
completely go away.
Because I grew up with areally, really bad depression
and anxiety my whole life.
Like now, yeah, I get nervousby I am now, but I'm not filled
with anxiety and I'm notdepressed anymore.
And so I really thank God fordelivering me from that.
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And I'm actually able to seenow that a lot of the mental
health issues that I werehaving, it wasn't just mental
health issues, it was demonsplaying a part in my life.
So now I'm actually able to seelight and and everything.
And that fills with darkness.
Israel Caminero (18:54):
Amen.
Amen.
And and you said you were goingthrough depression and anxiety
during this time.
Hope Pollard (19:00):
Yeah.
Israel Caminero (19:01):
So how did God heal you and restore the parts
of you that were broken becauseof that?
Hope Pollard (19:06):
One of them was God really getting on me and
saying you need to forgive.
And some part, you know, partof it he did take away.
He he actually just spirituallyhealed me from all of it.
Where I didn't have to doanything, but then some of it he
was like, You have to forgive.
Israel Caminero (19:24):
I'm sorry, did you say forgive?
Hope Pollard (19:27):
Yes, forgive.
Israel Caminero (19:28):
And I'm guessing this was your uncle and
everybody else that did wrongto you.
Hope Pollard (19:34):
Yeah.
In my early twenties, I alsogot sexually assaulted by my
brother-in-law too.
And that's what really the mainpart that I really had to
forgive.
But um Yeah, there's a lot offorgiveness, a lot of hurt from
a lot of different people youknow, had their hands in my life
on.
So I'm like, God, I don't knowhow to do this, you know.
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Like, that's a lot of people,like I have a full list, you
know.
know, like ten differentpeople.
Like it's like you have to.
You don't have a choice aboutit.
You know, if you want me toforgive you, you have to forgive
others.
Israel Caminero (20:09):
That's right.
Forgiveness is hard.
Hope Pollard (20:13):
It is.
It's really hard.
Israel Caminero (20:15):
Especially with things that happen to you.
That's that's a hard pill toswallow to forgive someone like
that.
The fact that you did it thoughand obeyed, I mean you did do
it, right?
Hope Pollard (20:26):
Yeah, absolutely.
Like I'm still on thatforgiveness journey.
Obviously some parts where I'mlike okay I still need a little
bit more.
But yeah, for the most part Ihave fully forgiven and healed
from a lot of places where I washurt.
Israel Caminero (20:42):
Oh that's good.
You know I mean it doesn't meanwhat happened was okay.
It just means that you'vedecided not to carry the weight
of it anymore.
You know, letting God handleit.
Hope Pollard (20:52):
So yeah and that was my biggest thing because for
a long time I wanted to seekrevenge you know but God's like
no I'm the only one that givesrevenge out.
You do not and I'm like okay.
That's right.
So it was a lot of eye openingthat God has to do with me a lot
of softening my heart because Iwas not I was angry.
Israel Caminero (21:14):
Oh I bet I bet your heart was bitter you know
I'm sure like every time youthought about the person or even
seen them I'm sure your heartwas bitter.
Forgiveness isn't for them youknow it's for your freedom.
So yeah.
So what does freedom in Christmean to you now compared to
before?
Hope Pollard (21:35):
Oh that's a good one.
Before it was it wasn't freedomyou know I thought it was when
I was like oh I'm partying I'mdoing whatever I want especially
after my divorce because youknow growing up my parents were
very strict especially my momyou know with the with the being
a dribble witness so I didn'thave much freedom at all growing
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up so after I got my divorceand I was an adult at this time
I was like 23 I was just Ipretty much just ran.
I'm like I'm free you know andthen I realized real quick
coming for God I was not free atall.
Party and doing all that stuffof the world is not free.
It's actually the completeopposite it's just a stronghold
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from the devil because he makesthings look pretty and fun.
But now trying to make sure Iknow how to put this in the
words because I mean with Godyou just sometimes can't
explain.
But it now I just you know likewe were just talking about I'm
free from depression I'm freefrom anxiety I don't have to
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deal with all these strongholdsanymore and so I'm actually able
to say I'm actually happy inlife.
That's good.
I don't know just so much lighta lot of light.
Israel Caminero (22:57):
It's so different when you experience
God in your life than when youdidn't have Christ in your life
you know like I say that all thetime like when someone's
experiencing hardships Icouldn't imagine what that
person feels without havingChrist in their life because
it's got to be ten times harderon them you know than
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experiencing a hardship knowingChrist because you you don't
have that person that's there tolean on that humans are humans.
You know they some people liveby their flesh and they'll let
you down but Christ will neverlet you down.
So that's what I mean like whensomeone experiences hardship
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like death or you know justanything um like what you were
going through look look at thepast that happened with you.
You know you started drinkingdrugs witchcraft that's what
happens when you don't have thisfoundation and have Christ in
your life now just imagine ifnot Jehovah's Witness obviously
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but if you were growing up andyou had that foundation of
Christ things would have stillbeen harder I'm not sugarcoating
that at all because of whathappened to you but it would
have been a tad bit easier foryou to deal with yeah so that
being said Hope how is yourrelationship with God today?
Amazing especially right now Imean God is moving so much in my
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life to the point where thiswhole year has been nothing but
trials and tribulation and youjust asking God you know do
everything strip everything outof me I fully surrender
everything to you whatever thatis not of you take it away and
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so he has he's man just buildingrebuilding and shirking my
character for his kingdom and soright now my relationship God
stands on complete faithcomplete trust complete
surrender complete surrender tohim and he has shown me while
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I'm doing the he is blessingblessing me through all of the
and he said a few more a littlebit more patient the time is
coming so can you name one thingjust one thing that he's
restored or done in your lifethat you never imagined possible
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trying to get my motions onyour throw I would say restoring
my relationship with my dad Inever hesitate thought I would
see him being baptized.
Hope Pollard (25:49):
Oh praise God we we don't talk on a daily basis
you know like I want to but thefact that we actually have a
strong relationship now I canactually call him a dad be
willing to call him up and justhave a simple conversation and
you know not constantlyfighting.
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If he doesn't drink as muchanymore you know my relationship
with my dad now is going prettywell and I'm and I'm really
happy with that.
Israel Caminero (26:19):
Oh my god this is the only way possible is for
of for my dad's relationship towork is that here right now so
I'm glad I'm glad that you andyour father have a relationship
again it's it's always good tohave your mother and your your
father in your life regardlessof what happened in the past I'm
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glad that God restored that foryou.
I can tell just by when youwere talking about it filled
with emotion it was a rockysituation with you know God and
my dad that I almost gave up onmy dad and God was like no not
yet we're not done with himbecause God wasn't done with him
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well God's not done with youeither you know so that being
said how are you using yourstory your testimony to help
others find that same freedom Ijust try to be an encourager you
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know people are in dark timesin their life and they they just
can't seem to find a way outand I can see that other people
are searching also and I try toI try to come in and be you know
a light in in their life thatmaybe other people can't be or
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they can't be themselves so Itry to just like hey I know you
don't know who God is yet but heloves you.
Hope Pollard (27:57):
He cares for you just come to him.
You know like you triedeverything else just like I did.
You tried the drug you triedthe sex you tried the alcohol
you tried running for years andyears and years and you're
searching for something and Itold them all the time I'm like
what you're searching forsearching for God because that
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spirit belongs to him you belongto God.
Israel Caminero (28:22):
So he tried everything else just try God go
and try him you know really tryhim and when you do that promise
it would change your lifeforever that's right some people
don't realize that when I wasgrowing up I was the same way I
grew up Catholic and stoppedgoing to church at an early age
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and people would try talking tome about God and stuff.
And even though I kept saying Ihad God in my heart and I would
pray every night I would stillwake up and live in my flesh you
know it wasn't until I gotolder that I surrendered to him
and boy did I miss out on allthose years because of living in
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my flesh instead of justsurrendering to him at an early
age.
Hope Pollard (29:10):
But that's what it is right you live and learn so
a lot easier to live in yourflesh because that will make it
easy.
Israel Caminero (29:19):
Exactly and it's everywhere these days
everywhere so I know you grew upJehovah's Witness and not
exactly in a bad household but abad situations that were in
your youth and my question is isthere a particular scripture
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that carried you through yourtransformation like a life verse
or a scripture that you canlook at when you're having a bad
day yeah so my favorite versethat gets me through today is
Joshua 1 9 and I'll read it outto people just in case if they
don't know it says have I notcommanded you be strong and
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courageous do not be afraid donot be discouraged for the Lord
your God will be with youwherever you go that's one thing
I would say you know trying toget closer to him and even now
through the process of trial andtribulation that he has me
going through right now to makeme the woman for his kingdom I
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have to make sure that I don'tget destroyed in this process
but to trust him.
That's right because there isan enemy out there that's still
seeking to destroy you.
Hope Pollard (30:40):
But that's actually what God you know spoke
to me on this morning he toldme uh 1 Peter 5 and he was like
look you have to be armored upyou know like in this time your
blessing's about to come so thedevil's going to talk more so be
prepared.
Israel Caminero (30:57):
Amen we serve a bigger God than the devil
absolutely but now we're goingto my back to the past section
of the podcast and what my backto the past section is if the
hope of today can go back andtalk to the younger hope what
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would you say to her and whythat thing's happening like me
cry um I will probably say justkeep going there was a lot a lot
of happiness happening a lot ofit you know and there's some
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details you know I didn't evenget to share um just because it
is just so detailed and likethere is just so much you know
things happening in my life thatI just wanted to get I wanted
to be over with very suicidaland I would just like keep going
because the woman that you'regoing to the concept than what
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you can even imagine it does getbetter.
It will get better because I'veGod now and as I always tell
people you know it's not likethe younger hope might have
listened back then but I justlike asking that question Yeah
(32:38):
now my younger self was a littlebit stubborn as we all were
yeah but Hope I just want tothank you for taking the time to
share your testimony with myaudience is there anything else
that you would like to share asfar as uh pe how people could
connect with you yeah um if youwant if you you can find me on
(33:03):
Facebook or Instagram at HopePollard or you can even come to
my cleaning page called GalaxyEdge Cleaning and just reach out
to me.
Hope Pollard (33:13):
If you want to talk I'm always always open to
talk to anyone because I get itnot everyone has grants and
people to lean on I don't mindbeing that person but I do want
to leave off with kind of like alittle bit what I said earlier.
If you tried everything and youjust don't know what to do next
(33:37):
try God I promise you your lifewill just change tremendously
just give yourself to God that'strue it definitely is worth it
but again thank you for sharingthat and before we close can you
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pray for us yeah absolutelyLord thank you so much for
allowing me to be on thispodcast to share my testimony I
ask that when this testimonygets posted that it reaches
people for your glory God notour own Lord just have your way
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with this podcast let it beeverything that you want it to
be to bring people to you and Ipray on every person that's
listening that if you don't havea relationship with God that
you come to him if you do that Ipray that your your
relationship is stronger andstronger with God.
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Learn to surrender and justlearn to be in God's presence I
pray peace on everyone and somuch blessing your way thank
you.
Israel Caminero (34:54):
Amen thank you for that prayer and hope thank
you again for sharing your heartin your story today proof that
God's working for the first dayand it's great for life.
And to all my podcast familythat practice episode reminded
you that no matter how faryou've gone, God's love can
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still find you don't everbelieve it's been broken for the
story story.
If this story lost someone elseokay might be the key to
someone else until next timeyour story
What's going on, family?
This is your brother, IsraelCaminero.
And I just want to take asecond to give God all the glory
because today, guess what?
We hit episode number 50.
Wow.
Listen, that's not just anumber to me.
That's 50 different stories offaith, redemption, healing,
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deliverance, and the power ofJesus Christ working through his
people.
When I first started thispodcast, I honestly didn't know
where it would go.
I just knew God told me toshare stories of faith and
redemption, real stories fromreal people that let him do the
rest.
And look at what he's done.
50 episodes later, this podcasthas written people all over the
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world.
I've had folks message me someplaces.
I've never even imagined stateshow one story changed their
perspective, or how few someoneelse's testimony gave them hope
again.
You see, it's not about me.
It's never lost, and it neveris.
It's about what God is doing toall of us.
Every person that's sharedtheir heart, every listener
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that's tuned in, every prayerthat's been lifted up behind the
scenes, this is yourcelebration too.
I remember recording that veryfirst episode of my head.
I was nervous.
I didn't know what I was doing,but God said, just start.
I'll handle the rest.
And we truly did it.
And when we up and down toloss, the feeling to every guest
(01:30):
that sat down and said, let metell you what God did in my
life.
This platform has become morethan a podcast, it's become a
family.
And I just want to say thankyou to everyone who's been
rocking with living testimonysince day one.
And to everyone who's joinedalong the way, whether you've
listened once or 50 times,you've been a part of this move
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of God.
Today we're celebrating notjust 50 episodes, but 50
reminders that God is still inthe business of turning pain
into purpose and brokenness intobreakthrough.
So wherever you're listeningfrom right now, take a moment
and thank him with me, becausehe's faithful, always has been,
and always will be.
Right now I just want to takethe time and pray and say,
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Heavenly Father, we just comebefore you today with hearts
full of gratitude.
Thank you, Lord, for bringingus to this moment.
Fifty episodes of yourgoodness, your grace, and your
glory being shared through thelives of your people.
Thank you for every storythat's been told, every tear
that's been shed, every personwho's found hope again through
these testimonies.
Father, this platform has neverbeen about numbers or
(02:38):
recognition.
It's been about you.
You've taken broken vessels andturned them into living proof
that you still heal, deliver,and restore.
Lord, I thank you for everyguest who had the courage to
speak, and every listener who'shad the faith to believe that if
you did it for someone else,you could do it for them too.
I pray right now, God, that youcontinue to anoint this
(02:59):
podcast.
Let every episode that followscarry your presence and power.
Use it to reach the lost,strengthen the weak, and remind
the world that you're stillmoving.
Father, I lift up everyonelistening right now, bless them
in their homes, in theirfamilies, and in their faith
walk.
Let them feel your love andpeace right where they are.
As we celebrate 50 episodestoday, Lord, we say thank you.
(03:22):
But we also say we're ready forwhat's next because we know the
best is still yet to come.
In Jesus' mighty name we pray.
Amen.
Welcome to Living Testimony,stories of faith and redemption.
(03:48):
I'm your host, Israel Caminero,and I hope everyone that's
listening is blessed and doingwell.
Today I have the honor ofsitting down with someone whose
testimony is full of grace,redemption, and hope.
That's no pun intended.
But her name is Hope Pollard.
Welcome to Living Testimonies,Hope.
Go ahead and introduce yourselfto our listeners.
Tell us a little bit about whoyou are and where you're from.
Hope Pollard (04:12):
Well, I am born and raised in Dubas Pulva,
Georgia.
I'm almost 30 years old.
I am very blessed with ahusband and stepkids who I love
dearly.
I am on a worship team atchurch, and I also have my own
cleaning business, Al CallGalaxy Edge Cleaning, and I'm
(04:32):
just grateful to be here.
Israel Caminero (04:34):
And as always, she's here to share her
testimony.
Let's open this up with prayer.
Father, we thank you for thismoment.
Thank you for bringing hopehere today and for the work
you've done in our life.
Lord, we ask that thisconversation reaches the hearts
of those who feel forgotten,lost, or far from you.
Let every word that's spokentoday glorify your name and draw
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people closer to you.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.
Hope Pollard (05:00):
Amen.
Israel Caminero (05:01):
So, Hope, can you share a little bit about
your upbringing and what lifewas like for you growing up?
Hope Pollard (05:07):
Yeah, absolutely.
I grew up as a Jehovah'sWitness.
My mom was actually a Jehovah'sWitness and my dad was not.
He actually was a pretty badalcoholic.
He got pretty abusive whiledrinking.
So it was a lot of violence inmy home to where it it brought
in a lot of difficulties, youknow, like confusion and
(05:29):
self-esteem issues and just notknowing who I was in God.
And especially growing up witha different view of God.
You know, because when you'reraised as a Jehovah's Witness,
they don't believe the samething as a lot of other
religions do.
You know, because so like mepersonally, I fully believe that
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Jesus is God and Jehovah'sWitness people do not.
And that's not to say anythingbad about any other religions,
but what is true is what istrue, you know.
And I just grew up not knowingwhat is true.
So I I searched for that myentire life.
Over time, I found it all inbad places, you know, because
(06:13):
throughout my childhood Istruggled with anorexia,
embliemia, just getting told bya lot of people, friends and
family, you know, you're justnot worthy.
So that plays a lot in yourlife when you're growing up and
become an adult, you know, notknowing who you are.
And so when you start findingeverywhere else, it starts
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getting pretty bad.
You start going down the pathwith the devil, and and that's
what I end up doing.
Just getting in trouble when Iwas a kid, getting in fights,
not listening to teachers.
I got to the point when I wasabout 14 years old, my uncle
sexually assaulted me, whichreally just played with my mind
(06:58):
a lot to where I really didn'tknow who God was anymore.
You know, how could God, aloving God, have so much evil in
the world?
Like why couldn't he just stopit?
You know, and that was myquestion for a long time.
And so I just went down thatpath.
And then around I think 16 Istarted to live with a relative
(07:23):
who got custody of me.
And luckily I did graduate highschool because I really didn't
think I was going to how my lifewas going.
But I lived in poverty for mywhole life, not having a lot of
money.
Parents did the best theycould, you know, scraping by.
But once I graduated highschool, I actually moved in with
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my boyfriend at the time.
We did eventually get married.
We were together for actuallyeight years, so we were together
for a while throughout my highour high school years.
But we did have to get adivorce because it ended with
him cheating and everything, andit broke my heart really,
really bad.
And so after I left him, I justwent down a really bad path
(08:11):
with the devil and completelystepped away from God completely
to where I wasn't searching forGod anymore.
I was searching for anythingand anyone else, you know, and a
person, whether it's throughwitchcraft, drugs, alcohol, I
went out partying every singleweekend and just doing
(08:32):
everything that's not of Godpretty much.
Israel Caminero (08:35):
So at 14 years old, your uncle molested you, at
16 years old, you moved out andmoved in with your boyfriend
for eight years, which becameyour husband, and then you got
divorced.
Is that correct?
And all this stuff that washappening in your life on top of
growing up, Jehovah's Witness,had you questioning God because,
(08:58):
like you said, a good Godwouldn't let things happen in as
as a youth growing up, thatthat's what was going through
your head.
So you started drifting awayfrom God and then you finally
walked away from your faithaltogether.
Is that what you said?
Hope Pollard (09:15):
Yeah, absolutely.
Israel Caminero (09:16):
And you started doing witchcraft, drugs,
alcohol, all the things likethat.
And obviously you were tryingto escape from the stuff that
had happened to you.
Were you trying to escape fromanything else during that time
that made you dwell into or howdid you get introduced to all
this witchcraft and and thingslike that?
Hope Pollard (09:38):
I did anything to run.
You know, at the time I didn'tfeel like I was running because
I didn't realize how much hurtwas held inside of me.
Um, so I just started seekingthings to make me feel better,
you know.
So with drugs, you know, itmade me feel that it's a work
moment, you know, or gettingdrunk, you know, I didn't have
to think of reality.
(10:00):
And then with witchcraft, I wasseeking a higher power without
realizing I was seeking a higherpower, you know.
And like now when I look at it,you know, I realize I was
seeking God.
Your spirit seeks God becausethat's where you're from.
You're from your creator.
At the moment, I just startedgetting into crystals, you know,
(10:21):
I started staging my house andI started getting into tarot
cards and Ricky Reading and allthe things that had power in
them.
And they do, but just not theright power.
And so it really brought medown to a lot of darkness to
where demons were surroundingme.
I am now a seer.
(10:43):
And so, and I've actually seendemons my whole life, but not
realizing what you know whatthey really were until now.
You know, I wake up with demonsat the the foot of my bed, you
know, like I'll feel thepresent.
Sometimes I don't even have tosee them, I could just feel
them.
You know, be laying in my bed,and it's you know, I have one
like come across my bed, andlike I can feel it crawling
(11:05):
across my legs, completely goingout of my room.
I'll hear footsteps walkingaround my backboard, I would
hear things, and so it was veryclear that you know I was
surrounded by demons, and ofcourse at the time I was was not
reliable what that really was.
Like obviously I knew aboutghosts and stuff, but I didn't
really know what it was until Icame to God and he revealed it
(11:28):
all to me.
He actually revealed Satan tome and he showed me almost like
a movie edition, how Satan wasplaying a a part in my life, and
he showed me about theterritories and all the rookie
reading on the crystals, and sowhen I when I saw that how much
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of a stronghold the devil had onme, I immediately went straight
home, got a trash dog, andstarted dumping all of this
stuff in, and I threw it out andI just surrendered to God and I
was like, God, I don't want it,you know, like keep showing me
what's in my life that I need toget rid of.
Israel Caminero (12:08):
So that's powerful.
Now looking back, as far aswhat you said with God revealing
everything to you, lookingback, can you see moments when
you were doing all thiswitchcraft and everything like
that where God was still tryingto reach you even when you were
running from him, besides thatpoint?
Hope Pollard (12:27):
Exactly.
I've talked about this a fewtimes with my friends over the
years.
When I was so hurt with youknow, my uh cousin with with
what he did, I now see like thethings that were playing out in
that relationship, and I it wasclear as day, like I wasn't
supposed to marry him.
(12:48):
But since I didn't have thatrelationship with God, I didn't
see it then.
And so now I I'm able to lookback and be like, Wow, God was
here the whole time.
God's always here.
Um thinking the moment of likemy childhood, you know, where
there was abuse, you know, whenI couldn't see that there was
(13:09):
any help.
God was still there to protectme.
And I've had this uh one timethis is called a good one to
figure actually um right beforeI started my li my relationship
with God, I started to listen tojust like positive videos
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because I was seeking healing,but I didn't know exactly how to
do it yet.
And so God kind of just startedcoming into my life without me
even trying.
And so one day I get into awreck, a really bad wreck, I
pulled my car, and then I thinkit was like a week later, that's
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when I finally, you know, cameinto my room one night, and I
said, God, I don't know who youare, I don't know if you're
real, but I need you.
Because I don't want to tryanymore, I'm done.
I want you know, I want to endeverything right now.
I'm tired of my life of beingjust a battle after a battle.
(14:15):
And I'm like, if you're real, Ineed you to reveal yourself to
me.
And if you do, Lord, I will notturn around, I will completely
go down your path, and I willremember everything to you.
And in that moment he did, andI was like, of course for you
now, and I was like, Oh my gosh,you know, like God is real, and
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I remember texting my friendabout it and everything, and
then two months later I get in awreck again.
And then three months laterafter that, the third time I get
into another wreck.
And luckily the third time Iwas not in my car, but it was
just a constant battle one afteranother.
(14:59):
But I saw God in each of thosemoments of him protecting me and
for sending someone else tocome save me out of my car.
Like I looked like an angel.
And forth now looking at it.
It was crazy, but it wasn't ascrazy because I saw I can see
now where God was, where he laidhis hand on me.
(15:19):
And I'm very grateful becausethe last wreck I did have, or
that second wreck I mean, Ishould not be alive right now.
That engine should be in mylap, but God has a purpose.
Israel Caminero (15:32):
That's right.
God definitely was watchingover you.
Three accidents you said,correct?
Yeah.
Wow, that's a lot of accidents.
And it wasn't by accident thatyou're still here.
Yeah.
Yeah.
God was definitely there withyou, and he was just waiting for
you to surrender your heart tohim.
(15:53):
Because uh, you know, you youwere definitely seeking stuff
and it wasn't him.
You were seeking all the wrongstuff because of all the
wrongdoing that happened in yourlife, but when you finally
surrendered your heart to him,or this was actually before you
surrendered your heart to him,but just the goals to show that
he was there with you throughoutall your hardships.
Hope Pollard (16:16):
Yeah.
Israel Caminero (16:17):
What did your deliverance process look like
after the encounter with God?
You said you threw everythingaway, and w what else happened?
Hope Pollard (16:26):
So after God revealed himself to me, I didn't
start going to churchimmediately.
It wasn't until my well, it waslike after the second wreck is
when I realized like, uh, okay,I need to I need to get in
church, you know, I need to be alittle bit more serious with
God.
And so I'd say probablyprobably five months after when
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he revealed himself to me, I didget baptized.
And I've actually heard a lotof people say this like be
careful, like when you getbaptized, don't be shared if the
devil starts trying tointervene on God's plan, you
know, because now the devil'smad.
And I was like, Yeah, I don't Idon't care, I don't care about
the devil, you know, but he did,and so right after I got
(17:08):
baptized, I did not come back tochurch for a solid month.
And I went downhill really,really, really bad.
And that's actually when Iended up taking up drugs and
alcohol and sex again, and I wasjust I don't know, I just got
tied up all of a sudden with thedevil again.
And then right there at the endof that month, I had something
(17:32):
really bad happen to me, youknow, with taking on drugs and
alcohol and everything.
I ended up having almost like afever-like symptom.
It wasn't fever um or anything,but they said it was like it.
But I actually went to thehostel and was there all night
by myself, and then once Ifinally got back and held, I'm
(17:52):
like, okay, I'm taking thatfear.
And so after that point, Iactually did go to a deliverance
ministry and they casted outmultiple demons out of me.
And a lot of them was aboutlike depression and anxiety, and
a lot of it was just doubt whenI felt it didn't take that
(18:13):
long, but it did take a momentfor my depression and anxiety to
completely go away.
Because I grew up with areally, really bad depression
and anxiety my whole life.
Like now, yeah, I get nervousby I am now, but I'm not filled
with anxiety and I'm notdepressed anymore.
And so I really thank God fordelivering me from that.
(18:36):
And I'm actually able to seenow that a lot of the mental
health issues that I werehaving, it wasn't just mental
health issues, it was demonsplaying a part in my life.
So now I'm actually able to seelight and and everything.
And that fills with darkness.
Israel Caminero (18:54):
Amen.
Amen.
And and you said you were goingthrough depression and anxiety
during this time.
Hope Pollard (19:00):
Yeah.
Israel Caminero (19:01):
So how did God heal you and restore the parts
of you that were broken becauseof that?
Hope Pollard (19:06):
One of them was God really getting on me and
saying you need to forgive.
And some part, you know, partof it he did take away.
He he actually just spirituallyhealed me from all of it.
Where I didn't have to doanything, but then some of it he
was like, You have to forgive.
Israel Caminero (19:24):
I'm sorry, did you say forgive?
Hope Pollard (19:27):
Yes, forgive.
Israel Caminero (19:28):
And I'm guessing this was your uncle and
everybody else that did wrongto you.
Hope Pollard (19:34):
Yeah.
In my early twenties, I alsogot sexually assaulted by my
brother-in-law too.
And that's what really the mainpart that I really had to
forgive.
But um Yeah, there's a lot offorgiveness, a lot of hurt from
a lot of different people youknow, had their hands in my life
on.
So I'm like, God, I don't knowhow to do this, you know.
(19:56):
Like, that's a lot of people,like I have a full list, you
know.
know, like ten differentpeople.
Like it's like you have to.
You don't have a choice aboutit.
You know, if you want me toforgive you, you have to forgive
others.
Israel Caminero (20:09):
That's right.
Forgiveness is hard.
Hope Pollard (20:13):
It is.
It's really hard.
Israel Caminero (20:15):
Especially with things that happen to you.
That's that's a hard pill toswallow to forgive someone like
that.
The fact that you did it thoughand obeyed, I mean you did do
it, right?
Hope Pollard (20:26):
Yeah, absolutely.
Like I'm still on thatforgiveness journey.
Obviously some parts where I'mlike okay I still need a little
bit more.
But yeah, for the most part Ihave fully forgiven and healed
from a lot of places where I washurt.
Israel Caminero (20:42):
Oh that's good.
You know I mean it doesn't meanwhat happened was okay.
It just means that you'vedecided not to carry the weight
of it anymore.
You know, letting God handleit.
Hope Pollard (20:52):
So yeah and that was my biggest thing because for
a long time I wanted to seekrevenge you know but God's like
no I'm the only one that givesrevenge out.
You do not and I'm like okay.
That's right.
So it was a lot of eye openingthat God has to do with me a lot
of softening my heart because Iwas not I was angry.
Israel Caminero (21:14):
Oh I bet I bet your heart was bitter you know
I'm sure like every time youthought about the person or even
seen them I'm sure your heartwas bitter.
Forgiveness isn't for them youknow it's for your freedom.
So yeah.
So what does freedom in Christmean to you now compared to
before?
Hope Pollard (21:35):
Oh that's a good one.
Before it was it wasn't freedomyou know I thought it was when
I was like oh I'm partying I'mdoing whatever I want especially
after my divorce because youknow growing up my parents were
very strict especially my momyou know with the with the being
a dribble witness so I didn'thave much freedom at all growing
(21:57):
up so after I got my divorceand I was an adult at this time
I was like 23 I was just Ipretty much just ran.
I'm like I'm free you know andthen I realized real quick
coming for God I was not free atall.
Party and doing all that stuffof the world is not free.
It's actually the completeopposite it's just a stronghold
(22:21):
from the devil because he makesthings look pretty and fun.
But now trying to make sure Iknow how to put this in the
words because I mean with Godyou just sometimes can't
explain.
But it now I just you know likewe were just talking about I'm
free from depression I'm freefrom anxiety I don't have to
(22:43):
deal with all these strongholdsanymore and so I'm actually able
to say I'm actually happy inlife.
That's good.
I don't know just so much lighta lot of light.
Israel Caminero (22:57):
It's so different when you experience
God in your life than when youdidn't have Christ in your life
you know like I say that all thetime like when someone's
experiencing hardships Icouldn't imagine what that
person feels without havingChrist in their life because
it's got to be ten times harderon them you know than
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experiencing a hardship knowingChrist because you you don't
have that person that's there tolean on that humans are humans.
You know they some people liveby their flesh and they'll let
you down but Christ will neverlet you down.
So that's what I mean like whensomeone experiences hardship
(23:39):
like death or you know justanything um like what you were
going through look look at thepast that happened with you.
You know you started drinkingdrugs witchcraft that's what
happens when you don't have thisfoundation and have Christ in
your life now just imagine ifnot Jehovah's Witness obviously
(24:00):
but if you were growing up andyou had that foundation of
Christ things would have stillbeen harder I'm not sugarcoating
that at all because of whathappened to you but it would
have been a tad bit easier foryou to deal with yeah so that
being said Hope how is yourrelationship with God today?
Amazing especially right now Imean God is moving so much in my
(24:29):
life to the point where thiswhole year has been nothing but
trials and tribulation and youjust asking God you know do
everything strip everything outof me I fully surrender
everything to you whatever thatis not of you take it away and
(24:50):
so he has he's man just buildingrebuilding and shirking my
character for his kingdom and soright now my relationship God
stands on complete faithcomplete trust complete
surrender complete surrender tohim and he has shown me while
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I'm doing the he is blessingblessing me through all of the
and he said a few more a littlebit more patient the time is
coming so can you name one thingjust one thing that he's
restored or done in your lifethat you never imagined possible
(25:34):
trying to get my motions onyour throw I would say restoring
my relationship with my dad Inever hesitate thought I would
see him being baptized.
Hope Pollard (25:49):
Oh praise God we we don't talk on a daily basis
you know like I want to but thefact that we actually have a
strong relationship now I canactually call him a dad be
willing to call him up and justhave a simple conversation and
you know not constantlyfighting.
(26:09):
If he doesn't drink as muchanymore you know my relationship
with my dad now is going prettywell and I'm and I'm really
happy with that.
Israel Caminero (26:19):
Oh my god this is the only way possible is for
of for my dad's relationship towork is that here right now so
I'm glad I'm glad that you andyour father have a relationship
again it's it's always good tohave your mother and your your
father in your life regardlessof what happened in the past I'm
(26:42):
glad that God restored that foryou.
I can tell just by when youwere talking about it filled
with emotion it was a rockysituation with you know God and
my dad that I almost gave up onmy dad and God was like no not
yet we're not done with himbecause God wasn't done with him
(27:05):
well God's not done with youeither you know so that being
said how are you using yourstory your testimony to help
others find that same freedom Ijust try to be an encourager you
(27:25):
know people are in dark timesin their life and they they just
can't seem to find a way outand I can see that other people
are searching also and I try toI try to come in and be you know
a light in in their life thatmaybe other people can't be or
(27:48):
they can't be themselves so Itry to just like hey I know you
don't know who God is yet but heloves you.
Hope Pollard (27:57):
He cares for you just come to him.
You know like you triedeverything else just like I did.
You tried the drug you triedthe sex you tried the alcohol
you tried running for years andyears and years and you're
searching for something and Itold them all the time I'm like
what you're searching forsearching for God because that
(28:18):
spirit belongs to him you belongto God.
Israel Caminero (28:22):
So he tried everything else just try God go
and try him you know really tryhim and when you do that promise
it would change your lifeforever that's right some people
don't realize that when I wasgrowing up I was the same way I
grew up Catholic and stoppedgoing to church at an early age
(28:44):
and people would try talking tome about God and stuff.
And even though I kept saying Ihad God in my heart and I would
pray every night I would stillwake up and live in my flesh you
know it wasn't until I gotolder that I surrendered to him
and boy did I miss out on allthose years because of living in
(29:06):
my flesh instead of justsurrendering to him at an early
age.
Hope Pollard (29:10):
But that's what it is right you live and learn so
a lot easier to live in yourflesh because that will make it
easy.
Israel Caminero (29:19):
Exactly and it's everywhere these days
everywhere so I know you grew upJehovah's Witness and not
exactly in a bad household but abad situations that were in
your youth and my question is isthere a particular scripture
(29:39):
that carried you through yourtransformation like a life verse
or a scripture that you canlook at when you're having a bad
day yeah so my favorite versethat gets me through today is
Joshua 1 9 and I'll read it outto people just in case if they
don't know it says have I notcommanded you be strong and
(30:02):
courageous do not be afraid donot be discouraged for the Lord
your God will be with youwherever you go that's one thing
I would say you know trying toget closer to him and even now
through the process of trial andtribulation that he has me
going through right now to makeme the woman for his kingdom I
(30:27):
have to make sure that I don'tget destroyed in this process
but to trust him.
That's right because there isan enemy out there that's still
seeking to destroy you.
Hope Pollard (30:40):
But that's actually what God you know spoke
to me on this morning he toldme uh 1 Peter 5 and he was like
look you have to be armored upyou know like in this time your
blessing's about to come so thedevil's going to talk more so be
prepared.
Israel Caminero (30:57):
Amen we serve a bigger God than the devil
absolutely but now we're goingto my back to the past section
of the podcast and what my backto the past section is if the
hope of today can go back andtalk to the younger hope what
(31:18):
would you say to her and whythat thing's happening like me
cry um I will probably say justkeep going there was a lot a lot
of happiness happening a lot ofit you know and there's some
(31:41):
details you know I didn't evenget to share um just because it
is just so detailed and likethere is just so much you know
things happening in my life thatI just wanted to get I wanted
to be over with very suicidaland I would just like keep going
because the woman that you'regoing to the concept than what
(32:16):
you can even imagine it does getbetter.
It will get better because I'veGod now and as I always tell
people you know it's not likethe younger hope might have
listened back then but I justlike asking that question Yeah
(32:38):
now my younger self was a littlebit stubborn as we all were
yeah but Hope I just want tothank you for taking the time to
share your testimony with myaudience is there anything else
that you would like to share asfar as uh pe how people could
connect with you yeah um if youwant if you you can find me on
(33:03):
Facebook or Instagram at HopePollard or you can even come to
my cleaning page called GalaxyEdge Cleaning and just reach out
to me.
Hope Pollard (33:13):
If you want to talk I'm always always open to
talk to anyone because I get itnot everyone has grants and
people to lean on I don't mindbeing that person but I do want
to leave off with kind of like alittle bit what I said earlier.
If you tried everything and youjust don't know what to do next
(33:37):
try God I promise you your lifewill just change tremendously
just give yourself to God that'strue it definitely is worth it
but again thank you for sharingthat and before we close can you
(33:59):
pray for us yeah absolutelyLord thank you so much for
allowing me to be on thispodcast to share my testimony I
ask that when this testimonygets posted that it reaches
people for your glory God notour own Lord just have your way
(34:22):
with this podcast let it beeverything that you want it to
be to bring people to you and Ipray on every person that's
listening that if you don't havea relationship with God that
you come to him if you do that Ipray that your your
relationship is stronger andstronger with God.
(34:43):
Learn to surrender and justlearn to be in God's presence I
pray peace on everyone and somuch blessing your way thank
you.
Israel Caminero (34:54):
Amen thank you for that prayer and hope thank
you again for sharing your heartin your story today proof that
God's working for the first dayand it's great for life.
And to all my podcast familythat practice episode reminded
you that no matter how faryou've gone, God's love can
(35:16):
still find you don't everbelieve it's been broken for the
story story.
If this story lost someone elseokay might be the key to
someone else until next timeyour story
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