Beyond the Walls: The Team World Vision Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This is the official Team World Vision Podcast, where you can find inspiration and encouragement while you move your feet for vulnerable children across the world.
In our 70th episode, Lyndsey is joined by Juampa Martinez, a long-time family member of Team World Vision. Juampa is beginning a new chapter in our ministry, as he steps into a new role leading out our invitationals team.
This week, we’re joined by Jordan Smoke, the World Vision Senior Director of WASH, as he shines a light on the details and strategy of just how people are receiving clean water around the world.
Every step you take is one they won't have to. This episode features some of our Global 6K for Water leaders, both past and present, as they reflect on the meaning of this special day and why we run, walk, and roll for clean water.
World Water Day is quickly approaching on Tuesday, March 22. To help create excitement and hype around the largest day of impact for our ministry, RickEy Lumpkin II and Don Lee, two Team World Vision Southern California legends, talk with Lyndsey about continuing to say “yes" to moving in the name of clean water.
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This episode kicks off our fourth season with a conversation between Lyndsey and the founder of Team World Vision, Michael Chitwood. They cover some of their favorite race day experiences while also looking back and smiling at all that Michael has done to make our ministry what it is today.
This week, we’re looking back and revisiting what it is that keeps us moving beyond the walls in our ministry, as Lyndsey roots us in a grounding word of truth this week.
Brett Power, our new Area Director in Kansas City, was welcomed to the at the team dinner, as he shared some words of wisdom and inspiration with the team.
As race weekends come back, this week’s episode features our very own Rusty Funk with a word of encouragement and a story from the field that you won’t forget.
It’s our 60th episode! We’re kicking off this fall race season with two Team World Vision veterans and legends, Steve Spear and Tim Hoekstra, as they share some stories from their years running multiple Chicago Marathons.
As fall race season approaches, Lyndsey brings us all of the updates and reminders to have a successful race weekend. We’re also joined by Desireé Montgomery, a fellow World Vision colleague, as she shares a powerful word of both peace and encouragement with the team.
This week’s episode is all about celebration and reflection, as we share some of the best moments from the Hood to Coast relay this year.
This week as our teams prepare for the Hood to Coast Relay, Lyndsey chats with Hood to Coast teammate, veteran, and OLYMPIAN Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
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This week, we’re joined by a special guest, Alyssa Condotti-Kriz, as she shares with us the time that she’s spent in Honduras. Her first-hand accounts of seeing World Vision’s work and meeting her sponsored child will motivate you to keep moving your feet this week!
Episode 26: A Long Obedience
Episode 21: The Call To Run
Episode 47: All God's Children
Get ready for some nuggets of love this week from Lyndsey as she gives us a little word of encouragement as we move our feet this weekend!
This is the first “quilt” episode of Beyond the Walls, highlighting some of our favorite moments that featured memorable stories around fundraising over the last year.
It’s race weekend for the World Vision Global 6K for Water! This episode has some very special guests, including Crystal O’Rourke, our Host Site Coach, as well as two rock star host site leaders: Lydia, Shawn, and their kids.
In this episode, Lyndsey is joined by a long-time veteran of World Vision, Carol Danner. She has been all over the map within our ministry and can speak to all of the complex and interesting aspects of how World Vision works.
This week’s episode features long-time runner and team captain Chrissie Velazquez. She brings the fire with encouragement, stories, and heart after another year of transformation and inspiration.
This episode flashes back to our annual National Leaders Gathering in March of 2021, where Kailey Vanderbaan brought the fire in this timely and relevant word of the “here but not yet.”
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Who are we?
What is being done?
What more can be done?
What will we do together?
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How do we manage together?
How do we transition?
It’s not uncommon to hear about life-long friendships coming out of Team World Vision. This week, we are featuring Brian Frazier and Shiela Johnson, as they reflect on their friendship as well as sharing stories from visiting World Vision’s work in Rwanda.
This week we’re asking the expert, as we share some of last weekend’s National Leaders Gathering, as we were joined by Dr. Allgood, Vice President of Water at World Vision U.S, as he is joined by Nick Muroki and Javy Diaz, asking some great questions about how World Vision’s water projects work.
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In this episode, Lyndsey is joined by special guest Don Lee as they do a deep dive into how World Vision works. In the words of former World Vision U.S. President, Rich Stearns, “Solving poverty is rocket science,” and this conversation really captures the beautiful intricacies and complexities of what it is that we’re moving our feet for.
To round out our Black History Month spotlights, we’re learning about Benjamin Banneker, a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner, and farmer. Now, a lot of our veteran runners will tell you about some of the things that they wish they’d known about the process of running a half or full marathon when they said yes. Today, we have a few voices of our area directors and team captains from around the country doing just that: sharing what they wish they would have known.
In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting Ann Cole Lowe, the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. We’re also feeling all the love this week, as Ashley Colquitt-Finley and Chantal Hayes Randall talk with Lyndsey about what’s it’s been like to be a mom during the pandemic and the love of motherhood in all its forms.
During Black History Month, we will be featuring short biographies of important figures in Black history at the beginning of each episode. This week, we’re learning about Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. We’ll also be hearing from Lyndsey as she talks with long-time Chicago Team World Vision runner, Emily Johanson on stepping through fear and finding the magic year after year while moving her feet.
We’re constantly hearing about “self-care” these days. This week, Lyndsey is joined by her good friend, Reverend Liz McQuitty, as they discuss what that really means in the midst of a new year but the not-so-new reality of living through a pandemic.
In our second mailbag episode, Lyndsey is joined by Rusty Funk, answering your questions about fundraising, training, and especially World Vision’s field work.
Each year on the third Monday of January, the United States of America recognizes and honors the life and legacy of Doctor Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. In this episode, we have pastor Kendra Ketter Chavis sharing his sermonized words, delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama on November 4, 1956.
We’re officially back with season two, bringing you fresh and inspiring content to get you through another unprecedented training season. Kicking it off, Lyndsey talks with Renee Bolton, World Vision staff member, and first-time marathoner as of October, about the ups and downs of training during a pandemic and what keeps her moving her feet.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, team! We hope you’re celebrating our Savior while staying cozy and healthy this holiday season. As we promised, today we’re bringing you a special gift: a brand new podcast. Listen in as Area Directors from our spring races share messages of HOPE with you, our incredible teammates.
This week’s podcast features our very own fearless leader Lyndsey Deane Ratchford as she talks about the importance of gratitude during this unique season.
In this week’s episode, we’re talking all about masks, both literally and figuratively. Lyndsey is joined by Julie Bierschenk, our podcast producer extraordinaire. Listen in as they discuss everything from their day-to-day mask habits to the idea of masking ourselves from the world and from God.
We’ve all been dreaming about “getting back to normal,” but we know that when that comes, it will be a new normal. This week, we’re talking about that very thing with Danielle and Brandon Adair, long-time runners with Team World Vision and superstar teammates on the New York City Marathon team this year.
You've got questions and we've got answers. This is our first mailbag episode, where LDR and Gregory Schlough are answering some of your questions about training tips, sponsorship, and World Vision's work.
This week, we’re bringing you to one of our favorite parts of team dinner: the top ten race day tips. We have the voices of ten of our area directors around the country, each bringing you a unique pro-tip that will ensure your race day is smooth and successful. Our tenth tip will be brought to you by Amy Claire Patterson, our Indy area director, who is going to give you a special and relevant race day word of encouragement.
“A long obedience in the same direction.” That’s a phrase that the folks at Team World Vision have been saying for years, and this episode embodies all of that as Lyndsey catches up with Jeannie Wang about why she comes back, year after year. For 12 years, Jeannie has continued to run and serve, never missing a beat and always listening to that whisper to say "yes" each year.
There’s power in freedom and this week, Richard “RichRel” Reliford is back to give an impactful, heartfelt, and joyful word on just that. As our original Berlin and London Marathon teams put in their pamoja miles, listen in on why we named our Berlin run the “Freedom Run” from this Berlin Marathon veteran.
This week, we’re picking up where we left off as Lyndsey chats with Tye Eckert, or better known as “Coach” Tye. For the past 5 years, he’s led and shepherded our triathlon team at Team World Vision. He takes the time to share with us what makes this part of our ministry so special, just days after our 23 triathletes crossed the finish line.
This past weekend, our very first Team World Vision produced triathlon took place with 23 athletes tackling 140.6 miles in the name of clean water. Over the next two weeks, we’re spending some quality time in this swimming, biking, and running world as we reflect on the transformation that’s occurred this year.
In this episode, we’re remembering what it was like to say “yes” to moving our feet for the first time. This week, listen back as Nick Muroki, Area Director of our Kansas City team, brought a powerful message and invitation at Ashland United Methodist Church.
Seven years ago, Steve Spear completed his 150-day journey running across the United States, all in the name of clean water. This episode captures a beautiful conversation between Steve and LDR, as they talk about the call to run, reflection, and obedience.
This week, we have the privilege to sit in on a conversation between two of our wildly talented colleagues at World Vision, Michael Forsberg and Esther Knox, about what it’s like to experience the world with a dual lens.
This week we’re celebrating the power of “pamoja,” a Swahili word that means “togetherness.” During this year of uncertainty, we’re rallying around the spirit of pamoja while we move our feet.
Today we get to hear two stories about how a hospital in northwest Congo received clean water. These inspiring stories are brought to you by our very own Annie Martin and Pastor Lyndsey Watson talking to LDR. You won't want to miss these stories about the beauty of pamoja!
A lot of you have been asking, “how are things going?” This week, we’re taking some time to give you a glimpse of World Vision’s response and impact in the first 100 days of the pandemic. Listen in as we share this information with a few stories from the field.
This week one of our West Coast runners, Dr. Gina Johnson, talks with us about the breadth and depth of World Vision’s work. As one of our long time runners and fundraisers, Gina is a pediatrician and provides a unique and enlightening perspective that will expand your view of the work we move our feet for.
Fundraising is hard and awkward, no matter how long you’ve been doing it. This week, we’re getting in the weeds of this very topic with Dani Cole, our Seattle area director, and Brian Frazier, runner-turned-leader of our Hood to Coast team. Their thoughts and reflections on the fundamentals and spirituality of fundraising will inspire and equip you, no matter where you’re at in your journey.
God is the giver of good things and this week, we have the privilege of hearing a word about that from our very own Ariana Altiery. She serves as an Event Manager with World Vision and is a powerful woman of God and teacher. Listen in as this devotional reminds us of God’s good character, no matter the time or situation.
We've got two special guests this week! Say hello to Josh Folkerts, one of our Chicago area directors, and Don Lee, West Coast manager. Josh has led the Chicago Marathon team for more than 5 years, and you’ll listen in as Josh and LDR talk training, bonking, nutrition, and more! Get ready for some great running stories and don’t miss out on insightful running tips and tricks from Josh and Don in this week’s episode of Beyond the Walls!
We’re often asked if World Vision works to respond to needs of people right here in the U.S.—and the answer is YES! In this week’s episode of Beyond the Walls, we sit down with Reed Slattery, National Director of U.S. Programs, to learn all about World Vision’s domestic work, including the incredible and effective COVID-19 response and outreach that has been happening throughout the last few months.
We're going back to our virtual National Leader's Gathering this year, where we had the honor of interviewing and hearing from Dr. Greg Allgood. He serves as the Vice President of Water at World Vision and walks us through some of the COVID-19 response worldwide.
Listen in as Lyndsey sits down with Team World Vision founder Michael Chitwood and his partner in life and ministry, Dani Chitwood. This incredible couple is celebrating 20 years of marriage this summer and in this episode, they reflect on not only the beginnings of their relationship, but parenthood, interracial marriage, and how this ministry came to be.
We’re honoring Juneteenth by sharing this powerful conversation between the brilliant minds of Kendra Ketter Chavis and Bernie Anderson, as they discuss the Black church, faith, and the importance of rest in the long haul of endurance.
Back then is now, and right now we have the opportunity to help build a better world for children worldwide. Listen in as Lyndsey and Chantal Hayes Randall, one of our newest staff members, reflect on the complexities and uniqueness of motherhood, race, and identity, as well as listening to and sharing the nuances of them.
On this week’s podcast, Lyndsey Deane Ratchford sits down with World Vision staff members Richard “RichRel” Reliford and Tim Hoekstra. This heartfelt and candid conversation about race, the current climate in America, and the role our ministry and the church can play on the journey to oneness.
This week, we're going beyond the walls with a fresh conversation between Lyndsey and our friend Javy Diaz. Javy has been one of the many talented folks stepping into the space of helping make church happen in the virtual space. This conversation doesn't just look at the logistics and quirks of church on your screen, but looks even deeper into what this time means for church and how God is on the move in each of us.
It's time for a blast from the past. This week, lend us your ears and join Lyndsey as she's back to share an encouraging word that she shared back in March of 2017 at our National Leaders Gathering. This throwback devotional is a gem and we're pumped to share it with you!
It's time to celebrate because it's race weekend for the 2020 Global 6K for Water! This week, we're joined by some of our fantastic leaders that help make the 6K the special and life-changing event that it is. We'll also be transported to Rwanda, where we get to hear about a brand new water project, just like the ones that are made possible by YOUR 6K!
This week, Lyndsey is sitting down with Liz Botts, a World Vision staff member that helps make the Global 6K come to life. We'll learn about the ways this soon-to-be mom of TWINS is combatting social distancing while elevating our 2020 Global 6K that many of our orange-wearing world changers know and love. Listen in on how we can all be part of change during a time that our world needs it most!
Right now, more than ever, it's important to remember to take a breath. This week, Lyndsey has a virtual conversation with World Vision staff member, Josh Fly, on what it means to find peace and perspective during this time.
Welcome to Beyond the Walls! This is the official Team World Vision podcast and we're kicking off this week's episode with a word of encouragement and vision for the year as well as tips and tricks for running while staying safe and healthy.
This week, we're taking a look back at some stories of sponsorship from three of our staff members and why sponsorship can literally change lives in ways that we can't even imagine.