Towards Understanding

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Towards Understanding is a full-length feature interview radio program hosted by Clayton Bjelan. The show contains a mix of interviews based around the understanding and living out of Christian faith and those just doing remarkable things in our world. It focuses on three key groups of people - The Known, The Overcomer and The Unknown. 89.9 | TheLight | PositiveMedia | LightFM | Melbourne

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Neil Milton: Founder of the Table Talk Project

Clayton chatted to the founder of the Table Talk Project, Neil Milton. Neil's passion for valuing time at the table comes through as he explains the importance of having intentional family conversations around the dinner table. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 min
5D AGO

Sherwin Mariano: Director of Vineyard of His Grace Ministries

Growing up in the slums of Manila, Sherwin got sponsored by an INA supporter and gained access to education, which enabled him to rise to become the Director of Vineyard of His Grace Ministries, where he now oversees all of INA’s country-level programming. His work focuses on empowering the most marginalised women and children to escape extreme poverty. Sherwin is also a passionate Christian communicator who speaks powerfully about breaking the cycle of poverty and the hope his ministry brings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 min
12/17/2025

Tina Gunter - Drug Addiction to Addiction recovery coach

Tina leads service delivery at ChimeIn Recovery Services, bringing her compassionate, practical approach, dedication and significant experience working with participants seeking psychosocial or addiction recovery support. Tina shares her story of despair, hope and now providing hope for others. In 2011, Tina was inducted into the WA International Women’s Hall of Fame for her contribution to mental health and addiction support. Her successful career was forged following a vicious cycle of drug addiction and mental health struggles over two decades ago. Tina’s lived experience is the cornerstone of her ability to aid and inspire others. She possesses a unique ability to connect with, understand, advocate and empower others, while also educating the wider community and reducing the stigma associated with addiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41 min
12/15/2025

Naomi Reed: Incredible stories of God

Naomi Reed is an ambassador for the International Nepal fellowship (INF). The INF is an international Christian mission, working in Nepal since 1952, and aiming to empower the most marginalised and disadvantaged people in Nepal, through health and community development. She is a gifted communicator who loves to use honest, everyday stories to remind us that even in the hardest moments, God has not forgotten us. She began to write really as a means of trying to work out what is God doing in all of this? And how does he work through seasons of life that are hard. But 20 years into Naomi’s unexpected career in storytelling, she has now written down the incredible stories of God in others lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 min
12/10/2025

Luke Holdsworth: founder of Spectrum Quest

Luke Holdsworth is the founder of Spectrum Quest. Growing up on the autism spectrum, Luke often struggled understanding social cues, and how to communicate. As he grew up, he put in effort to increase his capacity, and has overcome those challenges. Now he gives back to the community through creativity and collaborative storytelling using Table-Top RolePlaying-Games, which has been found to help neurodiverse people have personal growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
12/07/2025

Kim Phuc Phan Thi: the “Napalm Girl”

Kim Phuc Phan Thi is the South Vietnamese-born Canadian woman best known around the world as “The Girl in the Picture” and the “Napalm Girl.” In 1972 during the Vietnam War at age 9 she was immortalized in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph titled The Terror of War that depicts her running naked in agony following a napalm strike in her village Trang Bang, Vietnam. Once a living symbol of the atrocities of war, for nearly 30 years she has been a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Culture of Peace and the founder and president of The KIM Foundation International, a non profit dedicated to helping child-victims of war, violence, and poverty. Kim shares her story of hope, purpose and joy in the face of terror, and she credits all of it to the love of Jesus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

46 min
12/03/2025

Richmond Wandera: Founder of the Pastors Discipleship Network

Richmond Wandera shared with Clayton that he was just eight years old when his father was brutally murdered. Richmond's mother and six siblings were forced to move into one of Uganda's toughest slums - all because of a distant relatives lies. A chance sponsorship by a teenage girl through Compassion changed everything. Make sure you don't miss the moment in his conversation with Clayton when an act of forgiveness to his distant relative changed his life! Richmond has gone on to be a pastor and founded the Pastors Discipleship Network, a movement that has now trained over 15,000 pastors across East Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

34 min
11/30/2025

Keith Tower: NBA basketballer turned Pastor

Pastor Keith Tower is the senior pastor of HighPoint Church in Orlando, Florida. Keith is a Professor of Apostolic Leadership at the Every Nation Seminary. He is currently the Lead Chaplain for the Ocoee Police Department, where he’s been a chaplain for 12 years. Prior to pastoring and counselling, Keith played professional basketball for 7 years for the NBA’s Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, and Milwaukee Bucks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

35 min

Towards Understanding is a full-length feature interview radio program hosted by Clayton Bjelan. The show contains a mix of interviews based around the understanding and living out of Christian faith and those just doing remarkable things in our world. It focuses on three key groups of people - The Known, The Overcomer and The Unknown. 89.9 | TheLight | PositiveMedia | LightFM | Melbourne

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Years Active

2023 - 2026
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