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Erik Estrada, best known for his role as Officer Frank Poncherello on the popular TV series CHiPs, continues to embrace faith as a guiding force in his life and career. Estrada’s current project, Divine Renovation, reflects this spiritual grounding. The second season of the docuseries is set to release soon, and for Estrada, it represents a meaningful intersection between his career in entertainment and his Christian faith.

Divine Renovation, which premiered in 2023, takes the familiar format of home improvement shows and adds a spiritual element, offering more than just physical transformations. According to its producers, Heartlight Entertainment, the show works with nonprofits, churches, businesses, and local communities to help families in need. Estrada’s role as host allows him to not only facilitate these transformations but also to connect with people from various walks of life, showing them care, compassion, and support.

Estrada’s path to Divine Renovation was paved by his previous work in faith-based films. He starred in movies like Finding Faith (2013), Virtuous (2014), and Uncommon (2015), which captured the attention of executive producer Monty Hobbs. Hobbs approached Estrada with the concept for Divine Renovation, explaining, “I want to do a concept where we don’t hit people over the head with the Bible, but it’s a show about doing good, a feel-good kind of show, working with the community, helping people of all walks of life.”

Estrada’s commitment to faith is evident in his enthusiasm for the project. He sees the show as an opportunity to bring relief to families who cannot afford basic necessities. Speaking with Fox News Digital, Estrada shared, “People out there need stuff. People need these things, you know? But they can’t afford it.” With the help of local businesses, Divine Renovation is able to provide needed renovations, appliances, and home improvements to deserving families.

For Estrada, the show’s impact goes beyond the physical repairs made to homes—it touches the hearts of both those who give and those who receive. The businesses that contribute donations benefit from years of free advertising, and the families receive life-changing improvements that elevate their standard of living. “We get a couple of community appliance stores to help us out with a stove or a washer-dryer, you know?” Estrada said. “And [the store] gets years and years and years of free advertisements for a little donation of a product that we can put in somebody’s trailer or somebody’s home and help them because they deserve to have better.”

Estrada emphasizes how participating in this show is “good for [his] soul,” expressing his joy in helping others. “They can’t do it for themselves, but we can come along and do it. Why not? What’s wrong with that? Nothing’s wrong with that,” he said. “I think it’s cool. For me, it’s a good thing. It’s a feel-good thing. It makes me feel good.”

 

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