This week January Donovan gets on our train. She is Filipino, although currently living in the United States, and is a wife and mother of five children. She grew up in the Philippines in a very happy and traditionally Catholic environment. When she moved to the U.S. during her adolescence, she began to fall away from the Faith. The "American dream" of wanting to have everything, led her down a tortuous path. God was not in her plans during high school. She went to parties, began to go out with a guy when she was very young, and was pregnant at the age of sixteen. Finding no support from those around her, she followed her high school counselor's advice and decided to have an abortion.
In this program, January tells us how she had her personal encounter with the Lord, which transformed her entire life.

Stephen Staten tells us about his long search for the Truth which took him down many paths. He was baptized Protestant and from a very young age he wanted to give his life to the Lord. But later, in high school, his relationships with God changed dramatically when he lost all feelings of the presence of God. He tried to fill that emptiness in several different places –Islam, Orthodox Islam, the Orthodox Church…but his love for God the Father and his sincere search for the Truth lead him to the Catholic Church.

Cynthia Gardner grew up in the Presbyterian Church, though her faith was not very strong. She married Michael Gardner, previously interviewed in Changing Tracks, and though her husband was Methodist they continued attending the Presbyterian Church. Through conversations with a friend, she decided to buy a book about the Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, which changed the direction of her own life and that of her whole family. After many discussions with her husband and interior battles about whether or not to enter the Catholic Church (because of the incoherence of many Catholics), she reached the conclusion that the Truth was to be found in the Catholic Church. And wanting not only to save her own soul but those of her family, she decided to enter the Church. She joins us today to tell us how a Protestant changes tracks because of an intense love for the Blessed Virgin.

Michael Gardner was born into a Protestant family, but in reality the family environment was more pagan than anything else. Later on, his faith began to grow in the Methodist Church, in which he became a very active member even recording radio shows. He married a Presbyterian woman and they had three daughters that they raised in the Presbyterian Church. After nearly 10 years of marriage, his wife converted to Catholicism. His reaction was, “Great, but I'm not.” In this program he tells us how, after many novenas and fervent prayers on his family’s part, he too embraced the Catholic faith. He now tries to live his faith in his family, in his business, and in all aspects of his daily life.

Joseph Fadelle was born in Iraq into a Shiite family; his father is a direct descendant of Muhammad. His journey towards discovering the truth about Christ began while reading the Quran. He realized that it could not be a book from God. A friend of his gave him a Bible and he soon desired to receive baptism. However, due to the threats of the Muslims and even his own family, he had to wait 13 years. Here he shares with us the joy he experiences in living the faith despite the fact that his life is in constant danger.

Abby Johnson played an important role in Planned Parenthood, America’s number one abortion provider. While there, she remained convinced of the use of abortion as a “lesser evil” in cases of unwanted pregnancies. She herself underwent two abortions.
In witnessing an ultra-sound made during an abortion, she discovered how the unborn child struggles for survival, defending itself from the abortionist’s instruments. This made her realize that what was in the mother’s womb was in fact a human being and led her to quit her job. Following her own faith journey, Abby converted to Catholicism and is now a pro-life advocate.