Archives of Becoming Podcast Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:47:19 -0400 en-us © 2026 Archives of Becoming Podcast yes 05db0053-0739-5ed7-a8a9-855cb8105c96 aobpod25@gmail.com Kelvin Ibrahim episodic false The stories of transformation are never linear.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Kelvin Ibrahim aobpod25@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/xw8y2nzonjgvds6rvugs6gcjrbrf?.jpg Archives of Becoming Podcast The Marriage That Broke Me - And the God Who Found Me - Emmanuel Ikubese The Marriage That Broke Me - And the God Who Found Me - Emmanuel Ikubese From the runways of Kenya to the global spotlight of MTV Shuga… from Mister Nigeria to standing on the Mr World stage… Emmanuel Ikwubese’s life looked like a dream.
But behind the applause was a man fighting for an identity the world kept rewriting for him.

In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Emmanuel opens up about:

✨ The fame that came too early  
✨ The character that made him famous — and trapped him  
✨ Almost winning Mr World… and hearing God say, “You’re not ready.”  
✨ Why two good people don’t always make a good relationship  
✨ The marriage that broke him in 2020  
✨ Losing everything — career, identity, community  
✨ Crying in his lonely place when everyone disappeared  
✨ Feeling like a failure… and asking God where he missed it  
✨ The moment he found God at rock bottom  
✨ The one thing he has NEVER shared publicly — until now

This is not a celebrity interview.
This is a man telling the truth about collapse, identity, and the God who rebuilds from ashes.

If you’ve ever felt lost… forgotten… or broken beyond repair — Emmanuel’s story will meet you exactly where you are.

]]> From the runways of Kenya to the global spotlight of MTV Shuga… from Mister Nigeria to standing on the Mr World stage… Emmanuel Ikwubese’s life looked like a dream.
But behind the applause was a man fighting for an identity the world kept rewriting for him.

In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Emmanuel opens up about:

✨ The fame that came too early  
✨ The character that made him famous — and trapped him  
✨ Almost winning Mr World… and hearing God say, “You’re not ready.”  
✨ Why two good people don’t always make a good relationship  
✨ The marriage that broke him in 2020  
✨ Losing everything — career, identity, community  
✨ Crying in his lonely place when everyone disappeared  
✨ Feeling like a failure… and asking God where he missed it  
✨ The moment he found God at rock bottom  
✨ The one thing he has NEVER shared publicly — until now

This is not a celebrity interview.
This is a man telling the truth about collapse, identity, and the God who rebuilds from ashes.

If you’ve ever felt lost… forgotten… or broken beyond repair — Emmanuel’s story will meet you exactly where you are.

]]> Kelvin Ibrahim Buzzsprout-18847119 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 4433 1 2 full false I never wanted to be a Pastor - Pastor Tolu Odukoya on Loss, Ministry & Becoming I never wanted to be a Pastor - Pastor Tolu Odukoya on Loss, Ministry & Becoming Some stories begin with loss.

And some lives are shaped by what survives after it.

In this raw and deeply human conversation, Pastor Tolu Odukoya opens up about the moments that changed everything — losing her mother, stepping into a calling she never wanted, and the quiet ways God prepared her for what was coming.

She speaks with honesty about:

Knowing her mother was gone before anyone said it

Why she isn’t afraid of death

The real reason she never wanted to be a pastor

Encouraging her father to remarry — and choosing the woman

Sensing her father’s death before it happened

What loss teaches us about living intentionally

This is not just a conversation about ministry.

It’s a conversation about becoming — through grief, through truth, through calling, through courage. 

If this episode moves you, don’t forget to like, comment, and share. Someone you know may need this story today.

]]> Some stories begin with loss.

And some lives are shaped by what survives after it.

In this raw and deeply human conversation, Pastor Tolu Odukoya opens up about the moments that changed everything — losing her mother, stepping into a calling she never wanted, and the quiet ways God prepared her for what was coming.

She speaks with honesty about:

Knowing her mother was gone before anyone said it

Why she isn’t afraid of death

The real reason she never wanted to be a pastor

Encouraging her father to remarry — and choosing the woman

Sensing her father’s death before it happened

What loss teaches us about living intentionally

This is not just a conversation about ministry.

It’s a conversation about becoming — through grief, through truth, through calling, through courage. 

If this episode moves you, don’t forget to like, comment, and share. Someone you know may need this story today.

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