In 2006, Miami-Dade County led the nation in abortions per capita and had not a single pregnancy help medical clinic — so Martha Avila and Jeannie Pernia left good jobs to open one, and 19 years later Heartbeat of Miami has rescued more than 75,000 babies and their mothers from abortion. They tell John Ensor what it cost: a stolen ultrasound machine their first week, vandalism and bomb threats after Roe fell, and the day Jeannie walked back through the doors of the very building where she once helped provide abortions — and where she aborted her own first child. Watch and see how God turns a place of death into a place of rescue, on this episode of PassionLife.

John Ensor and Mark Nicholson sit down with PassionLife Operations Manager Christian Harris as he and Mark prepare to board a plane for Mozambique — a country PassionLife had to cancel on in 2025 amid armed conflict, natural disasters, and post-election unrest. They talk through the real risks of the trip: carrying five portable ultrasound machines across borders where medical technology is routinely confiscated, as well as the careful vetting and follow-up that ensures every ultrasound placed actually gets used to save lives. Watch the full conversation and find out how you can pray them over the border, on this episode of PassionLife.

In 1985, a frightened 17-year-old in Medellín, Colombia swallowed an abortifacient a relative had given her — and then, she says, saw the face of Jesus telling her, “I will forgive you.” Her son Anderson Ocampo survived, was baptized under a different name because doctors expected him to die, and grew up with a voice too weak to shout on the soccer field — the same voice he now uses to train churches across Latin America to defend life. John Ensor and Mark Nicholson sit down with Anderson to hear the story behind the Faces of Choice commercial that aired during the World Cup, and to trace the providence of God through every improbable turn of it. Watch as God turns a silenced child into a leading voice for the unborn, on this episode of PassionLife.

Hosts John Ensor and Mark Nicholson are joined by PassionLife teammate Stan Pawlowski and special guest Pastor Amit Paul of Calcutta, India. Amit leads PassionLife’s growing pro-life movement across West Bengal — training pastors, launching the nation’s first mother’s home, and discipling leaders who disciple others in the country with the world’s highest abortion rate. On a recent teaching trip, an angry Hindu mob surrounded him and demanded he leave, but God gave him the words to calm the crowd and open an unexpected door for future gospel work. Hear his story, meet the man behind the Curry and Spice Initiative, and see what God is doing in the neediest place on earth on this episode of PassionLife.

Many pastors stay silent on abortion, leaving people to wonder whether it’s an unforgivable sin or an issue God doesn’t much care about. John Ensor and Mark Nicholson unpack why so many leaders struggle to find their voice on this moral crisis—and how they can address it with clarity, courage, and the hope of the gospel rather than the weight of politics. Whether you’re a pastor, teacher, or small-group leader—or simply someone longing to see your church speak faithfully on this issue—you won’t want to miss the biblical, practical guidance on this episode of PassionLife.

Scripture is full of both promises and boundaries: what is impossible for us becomes possible through God, yet certain things—like God lying or bending His moral will—remain impossible by His very nature. In this episode, John Ensor and Mark Nicholson walk through the New Testament’s language of possible and impossible, drawing on the camel through the needle’s eye, the healing of a deaf and mute boy, Gethsemane, and stories of missionaries who attempted the impossible for the sake of the gospel. Discover how to think biblically about the challenges that feel too big to overcome on this episode of PassionLife.

Carrying a burdened conscience—whether from abortion, deep loss, or the everyday weight of living in a broken world—may be the heaviest load a soul can bear, yet Jesus offers a promise unlike any other: “I will give you rest.” In this episode, Mark Nicholson and John Ensor meditate on Matthew 11:28–30, exploring how these comfortable words contrast with the false rest the world offers and how they’ve watched guilt turn to peace on the faces of women across the mission field. Wherever your soul feels heavy, discover the quiet, unburdened conscience that God is ready to give you, on this episode of PassionLife.

John Ensor and Mark Nicholson welcome Jeanne Pernia back to share the story of Juceleis, a former OB/GYN in Cuba who had an abortion and performed abortions before finding healing and hope through repentance. Juceleis now uses her testimony and a handheld ultrasound to walk other women through their own pregnancy crises. Watch how one testimony traveled from Bayamo to a Texas public library on this episode of PassionLife.

John Ensor and Mark Nicholson discuss what it means to live missionally without leaving home, centered on Nomad Farms, the family farm that has run a summer camp for children for eleven years. Last summer they added a special week for refugees and non-English-speaking immigrants, where the kids discover where chicken comes from and learn about God’s creation. Mark explains how this free week, held in memory of his late son David, welcomes children from eleven nations and quietly opens doors to the gospel, on this episode of PassionLife.

Mark Nicholson and John Ensor sit down to explore how John Piper has modeled a life that holds together deep pro-life conviction and a passionate commitment to world missions. Drawing on John Ensor’s fifty-year friendship with Piper, they share how his ministry has shaped PassionLife’s calling to rescue the innocent in a way that brings good news to the guilty. Join us to discover how you can be part of this great work on this episode of PassionLife.

Join John Ensor, Mark Nicholson, and Latin America director Jeanne Pernia as they discuss Cuba‘s deepening crisis, where empty streets and bare shelves have left many in despair. Fresh from her recent trip to Santiago, Jeannie describes how the church is responding with saving grace—pooling its meager resources to feed the hungry, care for the sick, and point a starving nation to the hope found in Jesus Christ. Discover how a church with almost nothing is finding a way to give everything on this episode of PassionLife.

John Ensor and Mark Nicholson explore how the words and actions of those who went before us continue to mentor and influence the current generation. They discuss the legacy left by historical figures like James O. Fraser, William Carey, and William Wilberforce, whose courageous lives provide enduring models of faith for today’s mission of rescuing the vulnerable. Join us as we learn how our own outworking of faith can reverberate through the centuries to impact the world for Christ on this PassionLife episode.