What in the world is God doing: Recent Episodes
Highland Park Community Church
Welcome to the “What in the World is God Doing” Podcast: Conversations with Highland Park missions partners in Casper, Wyoming, and around the world. In the midst of global crises and a daily onslaught of discouraging news, this podcast will encourage you about the good work God is doing around the world and inspire you to join in God’s mission in our everyday lives.
Highland Park Community Church exists to take risks to pursue God and love like Jesus, and our mission partners are courageously living that out at home and abroad.
Camille Melki shares about how Heart for Lebanon is serving with courage amidst the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
Join Pastor Darren as he talks with the directors of the Unaccompanied Students Initiative about the work they are doing in empowering the homeless teens of Casper and how you can help.
Join Darren and Rescue America founder and CEO, Allison Madrigal, as they discuss how Rescue America rescues, revives and empowers the sexually exploited and how you can be part of God's redemptive solution for those being trafficked
Join Darren and Kyle Hayes as they talk about about how Children of Promise makes wholeness possible for children living in extreme poverty around the world.
Join us for a conversation with three missionaries at Casper College through Campus Ventures as they share what they've learned about discipleship and how we can take steps to make disciples in our everyday lives.https://campusventures.org/donate/https://campusventures.org/resources/
Join Pastor Darren and Kyree Chambers along with missionary Randy Gonzales as they discuss the lessons learned leading a Go Team to Spain and how the intentionality in having Jesus Conversations there can become a part of our everyday lives. For more information or to learn about how you can do the Camino, check out Randy's page: https://gonzosnetjnk012.wixsite.com/caminotrek
In the midst of the violence breaking out between Israel and Gaza, Elio Constantine shares how Heart for Lebanon has responded to crises in the region since the organization began in 2006 and how they are currently providing humanitarian aid and a Gospel witness to those in greatest need.
Darren speaks with Bob Pearson, founder of Horizon International, a ministry to AIDS orphans in Africa. Bob shares about how the good news of the Gospel is impacting lives in a holistic way in Africa. He also shares about the Highland Park Go team heading to Uganda this summer.
Pastor Darren talks with Highland Park Missions Board Chairperson, Lori Nicholas, about the exciting things accomplished in 2022 through Faith Promise giving and what's ahead for 2023.
Join Pastor Darren and Tanner Christensen as they discuss the Gospel impact of a recent trip serving with Heart for Lebanon.
Join Pastor Darren and Highland Park Mission Board Chair, Lori Nicholas, as they discuss the exciting vision developing in our partnership with Nicaragua.
Patrick and Jamie Nachtigall, Church of God missionaries to Europe, share the challenges and opportunities facing the Church in the midst of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Camille Melki shares the story of how Heart for Lebanon began and the how they are serving Christ courageously amidst so many crises in their country.
Nick is a missionary with NOVO who has developed a process called Discover(AD) which helps people get clear on their identity in Christ and the unique ways they can impact others and see
Christ glorified in whole neighborhoods and networks of new disciples.
Pastor Darren speaks with the NICE Foundation coordinator in Nicaragua, Tony Picado about the challenges of ministry in that country as well as the way the food Highland Park packs through Feed Nicaragua impacts lives with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Novo missionaries in Spain, Randy and Doralicia Gonzales, speak with Pastor Darren about how they reach out to their neighbors in simple ways. They are an encouragement to us about being attentive to God’s work in and around us as we seek to have Jesus conversations with others. We also spoke of the deep work of spiritual formation that God wants to do in our lives as we slow down to connect with Him. Listen and be encouraged!
Pastor Mike Fackler shares how his heart for missions grew over the years. We talked about moving past guilt and manipulation to genuine passion to be involved in God’s mission in our city and around the world.
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Wyoming Rescue Mission Director, Brad Hopkins, shares about the life-changing work happening right here in Casper. Listen and be encouraged!
Pastor Darren interviews Dave Weeks the Campus Ventures Director at Casper College in Casper, Wyoming.
FEED NICARAGUA is another one of the ministries of the NiCE Foundation. It began when we observed that the children in the schools and churches we work with were suffering from hunger and malnutrition. Our NiCE food packages are a rice-soy casserole fortified with 21 essential vitamins and minerals, 6 dehydrated vegetables, plus chicken flavoring. The meals are provided by churches and other organizations that sponsor the meal packings, provide the volunteers to pack the meals, and fund the 35 cents per meal cost. Currently, we are supplying nearly 75,000 meals per month.
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Jason and Abby Torgeson
Jason and Abby Torgeson are Regional Connectors for the Church of God in Latin America. They share about how COVID is impacting the Church in Latin American and the ways it is being strengthened through it.
Horizon International is a non-denominational Christian ministry guided by our mission and vision to: create a world of hope through African orphans.
Horizon International is a non-denominational Christian ministry motivated by this vision: “For you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall” (Malachi 4:2, NIV).
Accordingly, Horizon reveres the name and mission of Jesus Christ, shining today as the sun of righteousness, and is dedicated to creating a world of hope for AIDS orphans and the Christian leaders and caregivers who serve them and their extended families. Underlying this reverence and dedication are certain affirmations of Christian faith.