{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dad Tired","title":"Healed Men Heal Others | Sammy Perez 474","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3011,"description":"WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Uovkiigw4gw\nWhat if the thing that nearly destroyed you… became the thing God used to heal others?\nIn this raw and redemptive episode, Jerrad sits down with Sammy Perez, a man who grew up without a dad, entered the system at age 8, and spent much of his early life in prison. But that’s not where the story ends. Through a prison cellmate, an unexpected visitation, and the unlikely love of a spiritual father, Sammy’s life was completely turned around.\nTogether, they talk about father wounds, the ache for belonging, how prison both broke and saved him, and the long road to healing as a man and dad. Sammy shares the tear-filled moment he gave his life to Jesus behind bars, the first time he saw his son through glass, and how God turned his pain into purpose.\nThis is one of the most powerful stories we’ve ever told.\nWhat You’ll Learn:\nWhy boys without dads often become men without direction\nHow shame disconnects us from our story and how healing reconnects us\nThe surprising moment Sammy met his son for the first time\nWhat it looks like to father when you were never fathered\nHow a consistent man named Terry changed everything\nWhy God’s love can rewire even the hardest hearts\nThe full-circle moment that brought Sammy back into prisons… this time with purpose\nMentioned in This Episode:\nPrison Fellowship’s Angel Tree Program\nSammy’s work helping former prisoners reintegrate into society\nThe story of Clarence; the cellmate who wouldn’t stop asking Sammy if he wanted to know Jesus\nJerrad’s teaching on 2 Kings 6 and the power of new perspective\n🔗 Resources:\nBook Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com\nGrab Dad Tired and Loving It: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB\nLearn more about Prison Fellowship: https://www.prisonfellowship.org","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dYTexbkvAH7EjY4sdrnUJpRzc4P9Vasgn9FyCcMZZxc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjIx/YTIwZTkyNmQzYjVk/NmFkNWJhNjRmYjdl/M2VlZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}