#192 Zaka Presents My Journey Ché Ann
Thu Feb 05 2026
Paul Herman sits down with Ché Ahn, a Korean American immigrant, longtime pastor, global faith leader, and now a candidate for Governor of California. Ché shares his extraordinary journey from immigrating to the U.S. with nothing, to dropping out of high school at 17, battling addiction and homelessness, and ultimately experiencing a life-altering spiritual encounter that redirected his purpose. With raw honesty, he reflects on family conflict, failure, and faith and how those early struggles shaped his compassion for the most vulnerable in society.
After 46 years in ministry and leading a global network of churches across more than 70 nations, Ché opens up about the moment that changed everything: being awakened in the early morning hours and feeling called reluctantly but obediently to run for governor. This episode is a vulnerable, hope-filled conversation about obedience over comfort, leadership forged through adversity, and why an immigrant who once hit rock bottom now believes his calling is to serve California at the highest level.
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Paul Herman sits down with Ché Ahn, a Korean American immigrant, longtime pastor, global faith leader, and now a candidate for Governor of California. Ché shares his extraordinary journey from immigrating to the U.S. with nothing, to dropping out of high school at 17, battling addiction and homelessness, and ultimately experiencing a life-altering spiritual encounter that redirected his purpose. With raw honesty, he reflects on family conflict, failure, and faith and how those early struggles shaped his compassion for the most vulnerable in society. After 46 years in ministry and leading a global network of churches across more than 70 nations, Ché opens up about the moment that changed everything: being awakened in the early morning hours and feeling called reluctantly but obediently to run for governor. This episode is a vulnerable, hope-filled conversation about obedience over comfort, leadership forged through adversity, and why an immigrant who once hit rock bottom now believes his calling is to serve California at the highest level.