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Jonnathan Truong

Jonnathan Truong

Pastor of God Manifest church in Houston, ex-Buddhist turned Christian, author of "Buddhists, Mormons & Jesus" and CMO of God Manifest Publishing.

Sep 16, 2026

11:02
Okay.
11:03
He was a married man.
11:04
He has kids.
11:04
And at that point, I was a single man, so we didn't really hang out, but he was always a nice guy.
11:09
And he says, "What's going on?" I said, "I'm looking to-- for someone to share what, what happened." I just had this, like, burning sensation in my heart.
11:14
I needed to share with somebody.
11:16
And he says, "Talk to me." S- Well, w- when there wasn't any options, I looked at him, I said, "Why not?" Like, I said, "Hey, I was about to kill myself.
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15:14
Yeah.
24:37
Right
24:37
...
24:37
so I'm drawing every, every piece of art that popped up I probably still have the illustration somewhere.
24:42
Like I'm drawing this stuff and I'm writing down everything they're saying 'cause I couldn't afford a $68, $80 art book.
24:48
So this girl looks over my shoulder and was like, "Oh my gosh, you must be a graphic designer.
24:51
You're an awesome artist." And she's like...
24:53
And then she gets me kicked out of class that day.

11 MINS LATER

35:36
They couldn't do it, yeah.

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