
Critical Mission Podcast With Jimmy Lakey
They say the two most important days of a person's life . . . the day they are born and the day they figure out why. This podcast is hosted by Jimmy Lakey and explores people's "WHY" in life.
Episodes
13 episodes
I WOKE UP IN A MEXICAN PRISON - DUKE RUMELY OF SOBER AF ENTERTAINMENT
If you got so drunk in Mexico that you blacked out and woke up in a Mexican prison would that be enough for you to sober up? Unfortunately even after spending 9 days in a Mexican prison wasn't enough for Duke Rumely. After years of alcohol and ...
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37:21

THE RIVER'S PROMISE STORY - JIMMY LAKEY
In 2008, Jimmy Lakey finally left Rwanda with his newly adopted son, River, after a long adoption process. After returning to America, Jimmy made a promise to River that he would do all he could to take care of the other children that were at t...
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35:47

THE POISONING OF AMERICA - HOW FENTANYL DESTROYED ONE FAMILY
Sabrina's son, Joseph (Joey), had just turned 24 and purchased some drugs from someone he thought he could trust for his birthday. Unknowingly to him, those drugs were laced with fentanyl. Sabrina found her son deceased. Her loss put her on a p...
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24:46

GET OFF THE MOUNTAIN - GREG ADEN
Fresh out of college, Greg Aden found himself climbing the proverbial corporate ladder in the hotel industry. Greg eventually became a VP of one of the most know and recognized hotel chains as a young powerful bachelor. But all that changed one...
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Episode 10
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36:10

THE MAN WHO REINVENTED HIMSELF - JAY RATLIFF
After working in the airline industry for years as a senior level manager, Jay Ratliff suddenly found himself unemployed and living in the Travel Lodge Motel at the Dayton Airport in Ohio. He lived there for 10 years while working two jobs and ...
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Episode 9
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39:14

WE ARE ALL BLOWN UP - JASON HARRINGTON
Jason Harrington was literally blown up while serving in the military in the streets of Ramadi, Iraq. Jason was honored with the Silver Star Medal for his bravery and quick thinking which saved lives after his Humvee was blown up twice by IED's...
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Episode 8
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43:20

THE CLIMB FROM ADDICTION TO RECOVERY - BEN CORT
Addiction can affect all of us and can come in many forms. As a young man, Ben Cort found himself falling down the path of addiction to alcohol and drugs to hide from his own trauma and pain. At the age of 18 though, he had his 'Burning Bush' m...
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Episode 7
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36:52

A FATHERS LOVE - DAVID BLOOM
David Bloom's journey in life may have seemed perfect on the outside, but inside he was a broken man. From childhood, his father never supported him, praised him or told him he loved him. That trauma stayed with David throughout most of his lif...
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Episode 6
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40:58

THE SHADOW WARRIOR - MARK 'OZ' GEIST
As a young kid growing up in southern Colorado, Mark Geist had no idea his life would become a part of history and even a movie. Mark 'Oz' Geist was working as a security contractor in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012 when terrorists attac...
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Episode 5
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45:54

DON'T MAKE AN EXCUSE, MAKE A CHANGE - NATE 'BIG EASY' LOFTON
Nate 'Big Easy' Lofton has entertained millions as a professional basketball player for the famed, Harlem Globetrotters. But growing up in poverty in the projects of New Orleans certainly wasn't easy or glamorous and left many with no hope of e...
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Episode 4
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41:33

PUTTING BRAINS AND BALLS ON BELIEVERS - DOUG GILES
Doug is an award winning author, pastor, and creator of ClashDaily.com. Doug's early life did not follow the path of righteousness and he found himself involved in drugs and alcohol and failing out of school. His belief in God was something he ...
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Episode 3
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36:16

THE PAPER THAT CHANGED IT ALL - OLIVIA KROLCZYK
Olivia is a devout Christian and was aspiring to be a medical doctor while attending the University of Cincinnati when that dream turned into a nightmare. During one of her last classes she completed a paper for a required DEI (Diversity, Equit...
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Episode 2
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36:05

THE SUCK DOESN'T LAST FOREVER - EVAN TODD - COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SURVIVOR
On April 20, 1999, the unthinkable happened at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado when two students walked into the school and began shooting. In all, twelve students and one teacher were murdered and another twenty plus were injured....
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Episode 1
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47:42
