Unwritten
Every life has chapters that defy explanation — moments of wonder, breakthrough, and divine connection. Unwritten exists to bring those stories into the light. In each episode, real people share heartfelt testimony about how God has touched their lives: from life-changing conversions and surprising answers to prayer to miraculous events and unmistakable encounters with His voice. These are not sermons — they are living stories of God’s goodness, grace, and relentless love in a world that needs hope. Tune in, be encouraged, and discover how God is still writing powerful narratives in the lives
Episodes
It was six in the morning when George’s roommate burst into his room and said the words no Catholic expects to hear.
The Pope was dead.
In the days that followed, George found himself grieving more than he expected. And in prayer, a strange idea kept returning, one that didn’t make much practical sense: Go to Rome.
A few phone calls and a very uncomfortable flight later, he was standing in St. Peter’s Square with thousands of pilgrims...
Gabe was twenty years old and somehow responsible for directing the music for a college retreat.
It was already more than he felt ready for: new songs, last-minute rehearsals, and a team trusting him to lead the most important moment of the weekend.
Then one of the singers walked up to him at dinner.
She could barely speak. There was blood on the napkins in her hand.
The night’s music depended on her voice.
With the biggest moment of th...
Will and Nicole wanted nothing to do with the missionaries.
They had learned how to survive on the streets of Denver — together, guarded, self-contained. Every offer of conversation met with distance. Every invitation declined.
Then Nicole needed surgery.
The decision didn’t go the way the missionaries had hoped. The recovery was worse than anyone expected. And still, the visits continued.
Not to argue. Not to persuade. Just to stay.
Wh...
In college, Sam Kolar looked like he was doing just fine.
Good grades. Full social calendar. Fraternity parties. Plenty of friends. No obvious disasters.
But somewhere in the middle of all of it, something felt off — a kind of restlessness he couldn’t explain and didn’t really want to examine.
It wasn’t a crisis that changed him.
It was a conversation.
One friend had the courage to say what no one else would — about sin, about the Eucha...
The underside of the 15-passenger van started screaming halfway down a hill in Western Massachusetts.
They were fifteen minutes from a chocolate factory. On schedule. On mission.
The noise did not belong.
What followed wasn’t heroic or efficient. It was an awkward stop in a place they didn’t expect to be, a handful of small exchanges, and a day that slowly began to feel different than the one we had planned.
Some inconveniences interru...
It was supposed to be quick.
A knock. A request for gas money. A simple yes or no.
The man standing there was living out of his car. He had a dog. A past he couldn’t outrun. And a story that didn’t fit neatly into the categories Matt thought he understood.
What followed wasn’t dramatic. No big speeches. Just conversation. Hesitation. And a quiet invitation that could have been ignored.
It didn’t feel like much at the time.
It was supposed to be a quiet flight home from Italy.
Early morning. Headphones in. No conversations planned.
But somewhere over the Atlantic, the man in 14C started talking.
He had everything most people are told to chase — success, recognition, a life that looked full from the outside. Still, there was something unsettled underneath it.
By the time the plane began its descent, it was clear this wasn’t just small talk. It was a series...
Less than a year after becoming Catholic, Caleb said yes to something he didn’t fully understand.
New city. New community. New prayers he barely knew by heart.
He didn’t want to be the weak one. The new one. The one who didn’t belong.
So when training started, he pushed himself like everyone else.
Minutes later, he was walking off the field on crutches.
What followed wasn’t dramatic. It was slower than that. Watching instead of playing....
In this episode of Unwritten, host Trevor sits down with Craig Johring, whose life and mission have been shaped by years of walking alongside the poor in Mexico City.
Craig shares the powerful story of Luis — a former street kid whose life was marked by addiction, instability, and survival on the margins. What followed wasn’t a quick fix or a feel-good moment, but a slow, demanding journey rooted in presence, love, and faith.
In this episode of Unwritten, a simple act of kindness opens the door to one of the most unforgettable questions ever asked on the streets.
On a cold, gray November morning in Minneapolis, a tired missionary is packing up after a long day of serving the homeless — rejected, exhausted, and ready to go home. Then a voice calls out from behind him:
"Hey… you got any more coffee?"
What begins as a cup of hot coffee turns into a ...
In this episode of Unwritten, Trevor Barreca sits down with Melissa Sartori, who shares a quiet but powerful story of how God works long before we ever see the fruit.
While serving on a small Catholic campus in the Northeast, he was tasked with reaching student athletes — a group that made up nearly a quarter of the entire student body. Many were open, curious, and eager. But one athlete, Caitlyn, always stayed just out of reach: fr...
In this episode of Unwritten, Trevor Barreca sits down with a former Division I athlete (Dylan LaNoue) whose life revolved around performance, medals, and winning — until everything he worked for stopped satisfying his heart.
Raised in a hyper-competitive, sports-centered family, his identity was built on success. Records, rankings, MVPs — all of it came true. But behind the accolades were broken relationships, family pain, loneline...
In this episode of Unwritten, host Trevor Barreca sits down with Chase Maly to share a story marked by suffering, mercy, and unexpected hope.
🛵 As a high school junior, Chase was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left him in the ICU with multiple internal injuries and overwhelming pain. In the middle of it all, he wrestled with loneliness, fear, and the question of whether his life truly mattered.
🏥 During long nights ...
In this episode of Unwritten, Kyle Medlock shares the harrowing story of a single night that changed everything — a reckless decision, a violent crash, and a moment that left him with no doubt that God was real and present in his life.
Just one week before his senior year of high school, Kyle said yes to a thrill that turned into a near-fatal accident on a dark country road. What followed was chaos, silence, and a miracle that would...
In this episode of Unwritten, host Trevor Barreca sits down with Maggie Zarybnicky, a FOCUS missionary whose simple need for a bed turned into a jaw-dropping encounter with God’s unmistakable providence.
After three months on an air mattress, Maggie finally found a last-minute discount on a real bed — but it came with a catch: a 45-minute drive, no truck, and no clear plan. What followed was a night full of strangers, faith conversa...
In this episode of Unwritten, host Trevor Barecca welcomes Murphy Tinio, who shares a personal chapter that illuminates the movement of the Holy Spirit today. Murphy opens into a season of his life that felt hard and dry while serving as a second-year missionary and first-year team director in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grappling with profound loneliness and disconnection, Murphy sought clarity during a silent retreat.
His story is...
Macy had been showing up. Asking questions. Opening up.
Then one day, she stopped.
No warning. No explanation. Just silence.
Months later, she came back — carrying something no one expected, and a decision that would change more than her own future.
What followed wasn’t neat. It wasn’t predictable. It was a series of small invitations, reluctant yeses, and one moment that almost didn’t happen at all.
Some stories don’t unfold the way yo...
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On this episode of Unwritten, host Trevor Barreca welcomes Leah Nielson, a missionary who shares a story of radical spiritual transformation experienced through persistent prayer at the University of North Dakota (UND). Leah, a former sorority member, was placed at UND between 2015 and ...
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🎉 The SEEK Podcast is now the Unwritten Podcast, presented by FOCUS! Follow us here to keep getting new stories of God's grace active in the world.
Join us as SEEK26! Use this link to register: http://bit.ly/3IPoew4
Use Promo Code REPLAY for Exclusive Pre-SEEK Content, and a chance to win one of three $100 vouchers to shopfocus.org
🎥 Also - We are doing a short VIDEO series! Please enjoy visually engaging with some of o...
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