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From Gang Member to Pastor | David Zamora’s Testimony
09 November 2026

From Gang Member to Pastor | David Zamora’s Testimony

Third Man in the Ring

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While serving time in prison, David Zamora asked God to take away his heroin addiction. He made a promise that night. If God set him free, he’d give Him the rest of his life.

On this episode of Third Man in the Ring, Popeye Ray sits down with Pastor David Zamora of Calvary Living Way in Fontana, California. David shares what drew him into gang life growing up in Ontario, what it took to walk away after prison, and how some of the same men he used to run with eventually turned to him for prayer. He also remembers what his grandfather told him after hearing his first sermon. This was what his grandmother had prayed for.

Ray and David also talk about following Jesus through hard times, why being part of a Bible-teaching church matters, and how their faith shapes the way they approach questions about Israel and parenting.

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