The Kingdom & Its Stories Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Kingdom & Its Stories
Many people are searching for answers to the question of what it looks like to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Bob Moffitt, Founder and President of Harvest Foundation in Phoenix, AZ, disciples Pastors and leaders to demonstrate what Jesus has identified as the summary of all his teachings, to love your neighbor as yourself. Each week, different leaders give testimonials of how simple acts of loving the needy among their neighbors are changing lives, and through this, people begin to see Jesus Christ in the community, the city and the nation. These inspiring testimonials provide examples of demonstrating God’s love, with the hope that leaders in the church will say, “We can do that, too!”
Guest: Bonnie Truax, Author of "The Rhythm of Everything: A Journey Through Nature, Science, and Faith" | Host: Julian Gibb, Harvest Foundation
In this episode, Bonnie Truax shares the heart behind The Rhythm of Everything, a journey that weaves together travel, scientific discovery, and faith. Through stories from around the world and insights from nature, she explores how creation is interconnected, revealing a rhythm woven into every living thing and every scientific law that allows life to flourish.
The conversation challenges the common idea that life is driven by "survival of the fittest." Instead, Bonnie argues that thriving comes through connection—within creation, with one another, and ultimately with God. Drawing from her travels and scientific research, she reflects on how the beauty and design of the natural world point to a Creator who made it not only to sustain life but also to fill us with wonder and joy.
Together, Bonnie and Julian discuss why a life centered on self often leads to isolation, while living according to God's design—loving Him and serving others—cultivates the relationships, purpose, and flourishing we were created to experience.
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Guest: Bonnie Truax, Author of " The Rhythm of Everything: A Journey Through Nature, Faith, and Science" | Host: Julian Gibb, Harvest Foundation
Could you walk away from a good career, income, and travel the world? Bonnie describes how she, and her husband, left good paying jobs because the work itself had stopped serving any real purpose-it had become all consuming, and nothing more than just putting out fires. Rather than losing their sense of purpose, they set off with one backpack each to explore the world and serve along the way.
There they discovered many different cultures, but connections in each of them.
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Guest: Rob Franke | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Rob Franke who says, "I had a confirmation from the LORD, 'You're going to lead thousands of prisoners to Jesus Christ.'" Rob shares many stories of his experience with prisoners. Rob says, "To represent Jesus as we do and others do... we carry the presence of God. And it's so special; they need the love of God." Rob continues, "Even when I go into prison today, I'll ask the LORD 'What do you want me to talk about today?' And He says one thing. He says, "Tell them that I love them." That's the important part of this type of ministry and mission; I don't have to go to Africa or India; I just go down the street." Rob continues, "We go after the one, others will go after the 99. The ones that nobody loves, nobody cares about. They're ready and available to accept Jesus."
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Guest: Jody Bryan | Host Bob Moffitt. Jody says, "The results are up to the Lord. We pour in and pray", referring to women who need care through the Crisis Pregnancy Center near the Army base where she and her husband live. Jody says, "God asked us to", followed by, "I want to know that my life had meaning and purpose."
Jody continues about having male soldiers or a family over for hospitality, "To have a meal or coffee with them is the most powerful way to spread God's love to them. Ever since our kids were little we have figured how to be hospitable, to have them stay with us or to have meals, coffee or dessert." Jody says, "It's a sacrifice to have people over, but the conversations we have around the table, and the growth...I want to look back on my life and know what I did for God and his kingdom."
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Guest: Joel Bryan | Host: Bob Moffitt. Bob says, "Young people are interested in life for what it can give them. What can I get out of life? How can I take advantage of the world? It seems that your focus is 'how can I help others?' We gain the most when we give the most. How much we grow, how much we're able to flourish depends not on self-seeking, but on asking the question, "How can I help others grow the most?" When we're able to do that, we flourish." And that's exactly what Joel Bryan, 24, is doing. Joel says, "I see the people around me. I think, 'How can I help these people to know Jesus more and love him more?'" Joel asks the question, "Who are the people around you who you see and you know, and how can you walk alongside them and be a guide to them, and they can be a guide to you?" Joel remarks, "Of all the different ways I spend my time, it's the things that have Jesus in the center that brings me the most joy, fulfillment, peace and contentment. Look around, pray, and ask, 'God, what do I have that you've given me that I can offer to someone else to be an encouragement and an example?'"
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Guest: Will Penrod | Host Bob Moffitt interviews first responder Will Penrod about following Jesus as well as providing service to those in need as a fireman for the Phoenix Fire Department. "As a first responder, I get to react. I make a decision and move forward." Will describes a time as a boy when his mom took his siblings to the public pool in Sunnyslope. "We didn't stand around the pool. We just jumped!" And that is how Will operates as a first responder. He shares about listening to the Holy Spirit tell him to go back after a call to take some food to a quadriplegic in need. "I prayed for him. I spoke the name of Jesus over him. No other guys around." Will shares several stories of responding to the Holy Spirit with people in need; a first responder whose first response is to God's promptings.
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Guest: Tetiana Machabeli | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Tetiana Machabeli who is assisting families with adoption of orphans, as well as helping disabled and developmentally delayed students through tutoring and teaching life skills like making tea, washing clothes, and how to take a shower. "We've helped 2,000 in our region", said Tetiana, who added, "Our goal is to change the evil system, and have a 'Ukraine without orphans." Nehemia-Team.org/en/home
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Guest: Sid Overton, Esq. | Host: Julian Gibb
Sid Overton, Co-Founder of Promise Keepers, describes how we should take reassonable risks.
Becoming genuine followers of Christ; living as "real" everyday of the week.
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Guest: Matthew Nam | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Matthew Nam who is sensing the call the start a Foster Home for 8 boys in Atlanta, GA. Matthew says, "My heart is for the fatherless." In addition to full time work, Matthew currently serves one day a week at a foster home in Arizona; after four years in this role listening, praying for, playing basketball, and spending time with these boys, God planted in Matthew the desire to serve the orphan. Matthew, who is married with one daughter, says, "We want to provide them with love and covering." Matthew shares several stories of how God is using him as they make the move from Arizona to Georgia to start a Foster Home in Atlanta, where there is a big need for homes for teenage boys.
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Guest: Bob Chambers, Nona Church Staff | Host: Julian Gibb
Bob describes how the thorn in flesh, like Paul's, God's power is perfected in our weakness.
Bob knows authentic joy, peace, and purpose in life, and has ministered from physical brokenness for 20 years.
www.nonachurch.com
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Guest: Wilson Geisler, International Mission Board | Host: Julian Gibb
Wilson describes how he came to Christ at 30, went on a short term mission trip to Asia, lead other trips to the same area, and then with his family moved to Asia.
www.imb.org
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Guest: Barry McBride | Bob Moffitt speaks with Barry McBride who volunteers as a chaplain at Canyon State Academy serving male youth between the ages of 11–17 with a history of delinquent behaviors, dependent/neglectful backgrounds, mild mental and emotional health issues, and special education needs. Barry shares many stories of the restoration of Jesus in these young men, and also, how as a 12-year-old boy, he was able to share his faith in Jesus with his own mom, who after rejecting the Lord, sat down with him, saying, "Tell me about this Jesus thing... I'm ready." Barry also helped introduce Jesus to his little sister as a young boy. Many of his conversations with young people start with, "Let's talk about the Lord's intentions... about what Jesus can do to remedy this." Heart to Heart Christian Chaplaincy
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Guest: Matthew Mason | Bob Moffitt speaks with Matt Mason who shares stories of recently adopting a young man who was estranged from his Dad and whose Mom passed. Matt says, "We're the closest thing he has to a family", and shares stories of engaging his children in the process of bringing Gee into the family upon the passing of his Mom. "Maybe Gee could go on to become a big influence for the Kingdom." Matt shares how this adoption process, "continually teaches me what's really important."
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Guest: Dori Schubring | Bob Moffitt interviews Dori Schubring who has an innate love for single women and widows. She has been serving them for years, listening, praying, guiding, seeking our Father's heart for each one individually, and connecting other women to help with various physical needs, which extends to situations involving boyfriends, x-husbands, pregnancy, work, relationships... all kinds of messy things that Jesus also got involved with! Her heart loves these women, and she is the hands and feet of Jesus for these women (among many other things).
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Guest: Alex Babiniec, Worshiper of Christ | Host Julian Gibb, Harvest Foundation
Alex continues His story in his life. God Continued to pursue him when he was lost. He knows he can't be separated from the Love of Christ, and he/we should love others as Jesus loves us.
Paul Tripp..."when life makes no sense we either rise as His worshiper or as His accuser..." *
We have to do something with Jesus.
Ask those God brings into your life 3 questions:
What is your source of life? Are you in God's Word daily? Are you engaged in a church community?
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- Sermon on Romans 8:18-39 August 31, 2025
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Guest: Alex Babiniec, Worshiper of Christ | Host: Julian Gibb, Harvest Foundation
Alex tells his life story to date. Facing things that should have made him run to Jesus; but he didn't. He turned to "idols"; success, good image, all of it empty. Learning that the only satisfaction is Christ.
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Guest: Derek DeVelder | Bob Moffitt interviews Derek DeVelder, Executive Director of Abounding Service, which brings people together -- vetted refugees and Americans alike -- to learn English and prepare for the citizenship exam. Derek shares that many refugees who come to the USA are Christian, who then share their faith in Jesus Christ with Americans as they learn English. Many also love serving, like packing Thanksgiving meals for those in need. Derek says about giving students opportunities to serve, "This lights up our students with the dignity of giving, not just receiving." Abounding Service
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Guest: Gordon Cowan | Bob Moffitt interviews Gordon Cowan, engineer and business owner. Gordon says, "My success was tied to identity of who I was." Gordon shares how he experienced a complete transformation. "My wife said you're not the guy I married!" Gordon says. "I brought Jesus into everything that I do, workplace, vacation...". Gordon shares of traveling to Atlanta, and while waiting at the airport, being led to go pray for a young lady with pink hair and an arm brace. Gordon asked, "Hey, what's going on with your arm?", only to learn that she had cancer and she was traveling back to her family to say goodbye. Gordon prayed that the cancer would die off and return her to her family. Gordon shares many other stories of being the hands and feet of Jesus in everything that he does.
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Guest: Dr Carolyn Weber, author of "Surprised by Oxford" | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director, Harvest Foundation
Dr Weber continues telling her faith journey, her ongoing relationship with the man who would become her husband, and the movie project "Surprised by Oxford".
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Guest: Dr Carolyn Weber, author of "Surprised by Oxford" | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director, Harvest Foundation
Listen to how Dr. Weber discovered Jesus at Oxford University. She repeatedly heard about "this" Jesus from Christians at Oxford.
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Guest: Matt DeJesus | Bob Moffitt speaks with Matt DeJesus who works with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) about being the hands and feet of Jesus as a live event producer for ADF, and also as a street evangelist. Matt relates a story of standing out in front of a strip club, praying that the people would come out of the sin that they were bound by. "The transformer that powered that building blew. The people had to come out of that building!" Matt says, "I'm serving the Lord of the universe... We take the church out to the people... I don't mind being a fool for Christ." Matt tells additional heartwarming stories of Jesus working through him at work and in his daily living. https://www.adflegal.com
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Guest: Julie, Founder of H10 Ministries | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director of Harvest Foundation
Julie' ministry to the homeless in Phoenix, grew from a pan of enchiladas, a bible study, and 13 people to feeding over 200. Directing the homeless to resources available to them. Today there are 5 houses for the elderly in Prescott, housing 80, filling the gap in affordable housing. Julie has learned "to do the next right thing God shows her to do". "When I get ahead of God it ends poorly."
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Guest: Julie, Founder of H10 Ministries | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director of Harvest Foundation
Julie describes her life from 11 to 20. Given meth at 11, full addict by 13, to accepting the Love of Jesus at 20. Now serving the homeless by Jesus strength.
https://h10ministries.com/
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Guest: Rich Griffith | Bob Moffitt speaks with Rich Griffith, Global Development Officer of Global Action and former NFL football player, speaking about being the hands and feet of Jesus wherever God puts him. Rich says that as an athlete in the NFL, "They would see something different in me. They would come to me and ask, "Would you pray for me?"" Money, fame and success were not satisfying. Rich says, "When you speak life into them, they open up." Rich relates stories of guys he has met with Global Action, like Pedro, who barely had enough food growing up; his mom had to drive him to a neighbor to get food. Yet, Pedro came to faith through a missionary who was sharing compassion, care, and a God who wanted to enter into is pain. And now Pedro walks to 30-40 men who have experienced a similar story. Global Action
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Guest: Angela Gherman | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Angela Gherman, who is the valley director for Child Evangelism Fellowship, encouraging volunteers on Elementary School campuses. Angela says, "I had no idea I could teach a Good News Club", noting the Supreme Court ruling in 2001 that the clubs have equal access to teach on a school campus just like any other club. Bob noted that his mother had been attending Biola Institute of Los Angels in 1937, one of very first to be involved in Good News Clubs in a poor neighborhood of LA. Angela says, "There are over 1 million children in Maricopa County. These children are not churched. We currently have 25 Good News Clubs in Maricopa County" Angela says, "Our volunteers come with a team of five, and with a background check and screening, we work with the school districts to get a room one day a week throughout the school year." Angela shares several stories of children coming to know Jesus, discipling them, and stories of children inviting other children to hear about Jesus. Children Evangelism Fellowship
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Guest: Justino Jone, disciple-maker, in Mozambique | Host: Julian Gibb Executive Director, Harvest.
Justino shares how he turned to Jesus from an animistic culture, because a YWAM missionary' shared God' love,
How do you minister to a Witch Doctor, who doesn't want you in her area? Justino describes what he did.
He is called by God to serve his people in Africa; "Lord these people can't die without you", this keeps Justino going.
"If you love me you will keep my commands." Go and make disciples wherever you are.
https://harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: David Witt, "CEO, Chief Encouragement Officer", of Spirit of Martyrdom | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director of Harvest.
Listen as David describes the work of God through the Spirit of Martyrdom around the world.
Knowing God's pleasure is working where God's heart is; among the downcast, widows, orphans, oppressed, and persecuted.
https://sominternational.net
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Guest: Brenton Dearing | Bob Moffitt speaks with Brenton Dearing, a Certified Financial Planner, who tells the story of how he got started with financial advising, and how he's helped many people be faithful with resources. Brenton says, "When my dad died at 52, I found out they had no retirement, no life insurance, no savings. My dad had about everything that could have happened financially." That resolve had Brenton pivot to, "How do I help people deal with their dreams and wishes and then they won't experience the financial troubles my parents did". Brenton says he meets people who may never go to church; he prays for them for years, and many come into the kingdom, even if someone else invites them to accept Christ. "Believe and keep praying! God puts us in places that they can see Christ in us." Brenton says that in 32 years, "Money is one of the biggest issues around marriage. Debt denies God an opportunity to work." Brenton shares many stories about being faithful in the small things, and he says, "I share wisdom from the Bible and systems from the Bible, no matter if they know it's from the Bible or not." Brenton concludes, "The way out is to trust in God; He can be our provider."
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Guest: Darren Youngstrom | Bob Moffitt Interviews Darren Youngstrom who often prays, "Lord, take me where you want me. God, open my eyes to who you have for me today." Darren says about unannounced meetings, "You're not in my way; you're my opportunity." Darren, Pastor of New Vintage Church in Santa Rosa, CA, shares about how a setback at the school led to being asked by the head football coach at the high school to develop character in the young men on the team. "God goes before us to prepare the way." Darren shares stories of his love for sports, young people and athletes, and creating a partnership between the church and the local high school.
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Guest: Pat White | Bob Moffitt interviews Pat White who followed the leading of God to move into south Phoenix. "I purchased a home to serve. These were not my plans, but I followed the leading of God." White relates how she is serving, "These are my neighbors. I just go to my neighbors and offer help where they need it." Some are struggling with addiction, or they're living in their cars on the street; some neighbors Pat supplies food for. "I let them know that God has not forgotten them." She tells her door-to-door neighbors, "I'm here to walk alongside you. God will meet you where you are." Pat shares many stories of what may seem impossible to some, but she adds, "Just be available to allow God to use you."
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Guest: Angel Barnett | Bob Moffitt interviews Angel Barnett representing the Short Creek Dream Center in Colorado, working with the local church to provide safety in addition to building trust with women who have been involved in sex trafficking. "We come alongside these women with dignity and serve them", says Barnett. "Everyone matters", says Barnett. She tells stories of rebuilding lives. The Dream Institute in conjunction with the local church has has helped 260 women and children; including helping women keep their baby and affording daycare. https://www.thedreaminstitute.org
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Guest Dr. John Crimmins, President, Global Pastor Training | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director, Harvest Foundation
In this segment Julian interviews John about Global Pastor Training and the 3 R's of the 6 workshops each rural pastor participates in. They are teaching in 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
https://www.globalpastortraining.org/
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Guest: Dr. John Crimmins, President, Global Pastor Training | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director, Harvest Foundation.
In this first segment, John shares how he came to Christ as a college student, living an empty life.
John, describes the mission of Global Pastor Training-To train the 95% of 5,000,000 pastors worldwide who have no formal Biblical training.
https://www.globalpastortraining.org/
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Guest: Robin Steen, Missionary, Teacher, Nation to Nation Christian University | Host: Julian Gibb
Robin describes how "challenges make us grow...and change us..". Their ministries, serving for 40 + years, on three different continents, doing Wholistic Ministry. Currently serving in Kenya training pastors through video learning Centers.
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Guest: Bob Moffitt, Founder & President of Harvest Foundation | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director of Harvest Foundation.
Julian interviews Bob about a God organized contact with Armando, a twenty something cab driver in Albania.
Bob shares how he was reminded to ask God what he wants in every contact, making intentional contact with each person the Lord brings to our lives.
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Guests: David & Denise Blakeslee | Bob Moffitt interviews David and Denise Blakeslee who have sold their home to provide resources in saving the Hebrew people. Denise Blakeslee says, "I want you to be part of this", referring to how David was involved in taking the gospel to the scattered tribes of Israel. Denise says, "My heart leaped. I felt the Holy Spirit tell me, 'Listen, tune in, I want you to be part of this.'" David says, "Something was stirring early in our marriage about going directly into the heart of Israel. We have several friends that we call 'boots on the ground', that have been born and raised in Israel that are walking worthy of their calling, and they are very effective and strategic in the way they love-on-the-people in the community. We partner with them... in the work that we've been call to together." Denise shares several stories of what God is doing through partnering with people in Israel https://blessingbroker.com/
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Guest: Joel Madson Vice President of Global Training Network | Host: Julian Gibb
" The further away from the city I am, the happier I am."
The purpose of Global Training Network is to help fulfill the Great Commission, we go where people ask us for help. We come alongside pastors, and leaders, to train, equip, and support, and they pass that on to other faithful men. 2 Timothy 2:2.
https://www.gtn.org
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Guest: Joel Madson Vice President Of Global Training Network | Host: Julian Gibb
Joel describes his journey from wanting to be like Daniel, a message he heard at a youth missions conference in 1975. He is now 50 years later still in the work of expanding the Kingdom, by training, equiping, and supporting pastors in Southeast Asia/Asia where 60% of the world's population lives, and most have never heard the Gospel.
https://www.gtn.org
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Guest: Vanessa Mejia-Hutchison | Bob Moffitt interviews Vanessa Mejia-Hutchison who, as a young girl growing up in Honduras, received a gift through Operation Christmas Child. Vanessa says, "It was very special... somebody took the time to know me." Vanessa had grown up in a family where just that day, she had been made fun of by other students. Her prayer? "Please provide my parents enough money to buy a pair of socks." Vanessa shares about how her dad, who didn't yet follow Jesus, was healed physically when people from the church came to the house to pray for him, and how that led to him taking the family to church, and on one special Sunday, Vanessa received a gift. "I knew that God loved me and hears my prayer." Operation Christmas Child
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Guest: Joe Kuefler | Bob Moffitt interviews Joe Keufler who relates stories of how he and his wife Pam invite students to their home for a meal and to see his gentle giant Belgian horses, with an objective to reproduce themselves in others. Kuefler says, "I trained horses for many years; I started over 300 horses." Kuefler continues, "In training horses, they don't speak English, right? But if you ask the right questions, they'll tell you everything you need to know to lead them into a relationship with yourself. And through that relationship you get to develop the potential that never occurred to the horse. And there's the gospel." With students at a college nearby, as he has built a relationship, he'll ask, "Would you come to our home if I invited you?" And sometime after a dinner with his wife, in a home with 40 animal mounts on the walls, Kuefler says, "It's only minutes from going from the animals to the Creator", and he asks, "Would you be interested in learning about God?" Kuefler says, "Most will say yes."
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Guest: Garry Ingraham | Bob Moffitt interviews Garry Ingraham; "We need Jesus with skin on," says Garry Ingraham, who left behind a life of sexual and relational brokenness (gay lifestyle, pornography addiction, masturbation, & premarital sex) to experience the healing, joy, and hope of Jesus. "The people who had the greatest impact in my life... were everyday men. I needed some godly men to learn what it was like to be in healthy relationship with them, to be invited in my mid-thirties into a community of men in the church." Ingraham continues, "All I'm expecting is shame, ridicule, rejection, so familiar to what I felt growing up. Instead, by them accepting me into their group, and hearing my story about homosexuality and pornograhy addition, the leader pulled me out of my chair and gave me a huge bear hug and said, "Garry, we are so glad you are here, and you belong with us." Ingraham started Love and Truth Network.
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Guest: Donna Otto | Bob Moffitt speaks with Donna Otto who, as a young adult, was asked by several women, "Would you mentor us?" Otto at first spent a year telling them no, but they kept telling her during that year how she should mentor them. Otto speaks about her walk of faith in Jesus, including being mentored by Elizabeth Elliott, who spoke into her life, "If you don't find your disciplines now, you will never do what God has called you to do". Donna began with 7 women, teaching on four subjects, women meeting around her table. "Teaching other women was not my plan...this was totally led by God's plan and purpose." Otto says, "God has something for all of us... if we listen to Him... through the Word, through the ministry of the local church, and women... speaking into my life." Her mentoring formed what is today Modern Homemakers.
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Guests Bert Hunt and Julie Smith of H10 Ministries | Host: Julian Gibb
It all started with saying Yes to God and letting him do the rest. Julie was 23 when she said yes to God.
Bert and Julie started with a pan of enchiladas feeding 13 homeless people in downtown Phoenix; today they are feeding hundreds, housing senior homeless people.
www.https://h10ministries.com
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Guest: Mike Mazyck | Host: Julian Gibb
Mike tells his story of how God brought him through the "Darkest Season and most Beutiful Season" of his Life. Asked himself if he was who Jesus spoke of in Matthew 7, "I never knew you".
Challenge to us: Read the Gospel and follow the hard things Jesus says to do.
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Guest: Brian Holman | Bob Moffitt interviews Brian Holman, Founder of Empower College Prep. Holman says, "Nationwide, 8% of kids from low income families go to college. In Arizona, 46% of the whole state of Arizona go on to college. Over 90% of our kids go to college", explaining that part of the curriculum, starting from 3rd grade, is to visit universities each year. Holman shares, "We show them a vision of what's possible for them... building relationship with their teacher, as well as career trips where they are shadowing people, and college trips where they're talking to alumni at those universities, building a sense of community that's consistent with the fact that God creates every single person with a purpose. The passion of the school is Ephesians 2:10; they're a masterpiece. It's our job to partner with them and their parents to discover their purpose." Holman continues, "Our teachers naturally live out their faith. With things that the kids are doing experiencing, Jesus comes up naturally. One second grade student asked their teacher, "Do you think Jesus can take care of my nightmares?"" Empower College Prep
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Guest: Lesley Russell | Bob Moffitt interviews Lesley Russell of Equip210 (from Ephesians 2:10). Russell trains teachers nationally on the ethos of revelate, to reveal math, science, creation, history, english, and the electives through that lens; the wisdom of God vs. the wisdom of man. Russell says, "80% of your graduating high school seniors who are raised in Christian families leave the church. I feel a lot of it is the dichotomy between their education; just going to church and youth group during the week does not override the secular education of what they're being exposed to." Russell says, "We want to leave a legacy to our children and grandchildren." She has been training teachers through the church with a kingdom education system. "One grandmother called the church and spoke to our school director, saying, 'I have been praying for years for my adult children and their children to come back to their love for Christ." https://equip210.com/
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Guest: Beverly Coons | Bob Moffitt speaks with Beverly Coons about how she was asked by a local elementary school to tend a garden to engage students. Coons gathered a few of her friends from the church, all of whom are over the age of 70, and got started. Coons says, "I work inside the church, but I work outside the church, too." She adds, "Find a way to be a servant." In partnering with a local elementary school, Coons says, "I'm being a servant, instead of going into the school to proselytize." Coons shares many precious stories of helping children grow in the garden, especially one special needs boy named Tommy.
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Guest: Bert Hunt, Co-Founder of h10 Ministries | Host: Julian Gibb
Bert has had the Joy of watching how God works as, he loves Jesus and waits for God to bring the next person to him.
h10 Ministries is Based on Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good deeds,(ESV).
"Ministry is loving the next person God puts in front of me, and carrying someone who can't carry themselves". This is how Bert describes his ministry.
h10ministries.com
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Guest: Chris Ampadu, Samaritan Strategy West Africa | Host: Julian Gibb.
Julian Gibb Interviews Chris Ampadu, Disciple, Pastor, Trainer of 25 years teaching Wholistic Ministry in West Africa.
Listen as Chris shares what he has learned seeking the answer to this question; how can people who are religious, praying, fasting, evangelizing, live a life of corruption, lying, lack of integrity, honor. https://samaritanstrategy.blogspot.com/
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Guest: Mark Syhlowy | Bob Moffitt interviews Mark Syhlowy of Phoenix Rescue Mission. "Everybody's got a story" says Syhlowy who was redeemed from a broken place of drinking and using, and God set him moving down a path that he never even imagined, being discipled for several years and doing service work. Syhlowy had a sense from the Lord, "In the same way that I helped you, I want you to help these men." Syhlowy says about where God has placed him among those who are down and out, "It's the Kingdom of God at work on earth". Phoenix Rescue Mission
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Guest: Eugene Ampadu | Bob Moffitt speaks with Eugene Ampadu who shares stories of how he has used videography and journeying with people to tell heartfelt stories of the life changing transformations through interaction with the staff on board Mercy Ships, which reaches people in a nation with a mobile world class hospital, people who experience healing for tumors, bowed legs, cleft lip and palette's, removal of benign tumors, and more. August was a young boy who had a lump on his chin which grew into a tumor the size of a baby's head, and yet his healing impacted his life among peers, family and community. MercyShipsVideo
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Guest: Rocky Malloy | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Rocky Malloy, founder of National School Chaplains Association, NSCA, about how Chaplains have proven so popular with constituents, parents, administrators and teachers. "They're less likely to have a school shooting. What parent doesn't want that?" says Malloy. "The biggest challenge is lack of information", Malloy says. "This is someone on campus who is the spiritual welfare of these students." Rocky shares not only the constitutionality of school chaplains, but also stories of how the presence of a chaplain has made a difference in results like increased graduation rates, reduced teen pregnancy, and reporting sex trafficking. Listen to the extended YouTube interview. National School Chaplains Association
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Guests: Jeff and Stephanie Bys, Founders, Mercy Ministries | Host: Julian Gibb
Why ministry to children? Stephanie descibes how her childhood led her to say, "we have to work with kids". Learn about the "street boys", 7-9 year old living on the street.
Learn how Jeff and Stephanie' dependence on God has grown, as they have ministered.
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Guests: Jeff and Stephanie Bys, Founders of Mercy Ministries, | Host: Julian Gibb
Jeff & Stephanie describe how they met, what marriage is..."2 sinnerstogether under God's Headship", what service to the Chuch means..."we are all called to serve the Church", and their call to Kenya,.. The Lord Directed our steps.
mercyministries.ngo
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Guest: Jeff & Stephanie Bys, Founders of Mercy Ministries | Host: Julian Gibb
The Bys' Family were a family of 12 in North Texas, who left everything in America and moved along with 7 of their children to Bungoma, Kenya. They now are ministering to 300 children, and others, in the Bungoma area.
mercyministries.ngo
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Guest: Jocelynn Rodrigues | Host Bob Moffitt. Jocelynn shares her story of how God has redeemed and restored her from living identified as a transgender. Now she is a light in a very dark world - where confusion about gender is common and many have not yet encountered God's love. Jocelynn speaks about sharing with parents whose children are identifying with the LGBTQ life, who, after hearing her story, find hope. Jocelynn says, "It's Jesus who can help people's hearts. And parents have more capacity to speak life into the child." Jocelynn also has experienced an abortion, and shares openly with others in the church about God's restoration and mercy; in one case, a woman in her 80's who had never told anyone about her abortion which happened decades earlier, after hearing Jocelynn's story, found much solace and forgiveness from God. Jocelynn says, "When Pastors aren't talking about it...", it can be perceived as an unforgivable sin. "It's not something that the church can avoid." Redeeming Conversations.
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Guest: Marie Blanchard, Director of Evangelical Christian Academy-Spain | Host: Julian Gibb
Why do we need a school for missionary kids? What challenges do they face? Why would I go to serve in a school for missionary kids? Marie answers all of these questions.
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Guest: Moses Masitha, of Global Christian Relief | Host: Julian Gibb
How many persecuted Christians are in the world?
What can I do?
Moses says, "Don't let the magnitude of the problem cripple your heart, deter you from taking steps." Learn what steps you can take.
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Guest: Jojo Ruba | Bob Moffitt interviews Jojo Ruba who encourages conversations with those with same-sex attractions and LGBTQ identity, based on his own healing experience with the Word of God, Jesus and people who walked with him. Jojo says, "Our culture has been teaching us that gender feelings define your identity. A counselor told me, 'Your sexual feelings are things that you have, they are not things that you are, unless you choose to make your feelings your identity'. Who defines me is my Savior, not my sexuality." Jojo says, "As Christians, we need to engage in the conversation. When we don't talk about how good the Biblical view of sexuality is with friends and family, then (LGBTQ activists) fill that vacuum." Jojo is writing a book that will be completed by the end of the year: "Five Key Assumptions Christians Need to Overcome When it Comes to the LGBTQ Conversation" www.redeemingconversations.ca
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Guests: Clint Leavitt and Bikonzi Moise | Bob Moffitt interviews Clint Leavitt, Pastor of Midtown Presbyterian Church and Bikonzi Moise from the DR Congo. Bikonzi mentions the pain and suffering, as well as the miracle that caused his family to flee a refugee camp for America, "At the time we didn't really trust a lot because the very people that we trusted the most were the people who turned against us." Bikonzi tells of being adopted by a family here in the US, "That's how we saw Jesus when we came here. They're just as close to me as any of my siblings." Bikonzi's story, written by his close friend Clint Leavitt, is in the book "Cockroaches, God, Death, and Mango's"
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Guest: Doug Sharpe | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Doug Sharpe of National Leadership Briefing; Doug said that he was saved for a reason. Doug says that when he started getting involved with Biblical action in government, in his case, Canada, that he had never voted before, but he was supposed to encourage other people to vote. Doug now is involved in praying over the work of the equivalent of the Governor (Premiere) of the province. He meets one on one with leaders, and describes “miracle moments, grace and protection”. Doug says, “It’s so clear… not only can I see it in the rear view, but also in present life; I know God is with me.” National Leadership Briefing
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Guest: Natasha Greer | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Natasha Greer who tells firsthand about her experience in God changing her from the inside out. And now Natasha educates people about walking in the truth. She shares a story of a little boy who was mocked because of his weight, and through education/teaching, the freedom he experienced in hanging onto what the Word of God says, rather than what was being said about his life. Even in our brokenness, God loves us. Encounter247
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Guests: Miss Anita Soto and Mr. Jeff Bisgrove | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Anita Soto and Jeff Bisgrove.
Miss Anita and Mr. Jeff tell the most important thing is offering yourself back to God and reach out to others. Spend time with someone.
mybellaestrella.org Miss Anita Soto
https://azneighborhoodtransformation.com Mr. Jeff Bisgrove
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Guests: Miss Anita Soto and Jeff Bisgrove | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Miss Anita Soto of My Bella Estrella.
Miss Anita tells how she/we are Blessed to be a Blessing. She describes how she ministers to her community in Guadalupe, Arizona by ministering to children.
mybellaestrella.org Miss Anita Soto
https://azneighborhoodtransformation.com Mr. Jeff Bisgrove
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Guest: Pastor Walt Rattray | In this re-broadcast, host Bob Moffitt interviews Pastor Walt Rattray of Church on the Street. Pastor Walt says, "The Holy Spirit cleanses you, and you fight the good fight of faith." He shares how they bus 40-50 homeless people to a soup kitchen ten times a week, to feed them, and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. He also helps meet their needs for housing, clothing, and praying for them, helping get them off the street. Pastor Walt shares a testimony of one man who was in prison 15 years; he came to Jesus by reading a Bible that was passed to him through the door. Today he's preaching at the soup kitchen. "I saw love there in people that I'd never seen before. That's what I needed, and that's what I'm preaching today." Church on the Street
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Guest: John Wood, Co-Founder of Glory Honor Africa | Host: Julian Gibb
Julian Gibb interviews John Wood. John describes how Glory Honor Africa works in 3 areas.
Building Churches in the community which transform lives, families, and communities.
Providing bibles for pastors; most do not have a bible.
Breaking the cycle of generational poverty through a sewing ministry for single moms.
GloryHonor.Africa
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Guest: Kevin Augustyn, Vice President of Development, The Acton Institute for Religion and Liberty | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Kevin Augustyn
Kevin explains why Religion and Liberty belong together.
The Founding Fathers believed that virtue was essential to public life and that it was necessary for self-government. They believed that a corrupt and selfish people would not be able to successfully operate a republic. acton.org
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Guests: Michael and Natalia Nelson | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Michael and Natalia Nelson who serve people in the marketplace of insurance; "Most of the people we talk to won't walk into a church." Instead, Michael and Natalia see their work as "a great opportunity to open doors spiritually." Natalia says, "People want to hear about a radical sacrifice for them." "We ask if we can pray for them." Michael and Natalia share moments of edifying and godly conversations that stir clients' hearts and their own hearts. Connect Insurance Group
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Guest: Wale Adefarasin | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Pastor Wale Adefarasin from Nigeria, who shares many stories about how his church, in a relatively affluent neighborhood, chose to go into another neighborhood with 5 teams to meet the needs of the people, so that they could experience the love of Jesus. In one example, a local high school had just 2 toilets for 2,000 people and 10 staff, and the church built a block of toilets and replaced roofs. As they started meeting medical needs, "We got bills way beyond what we could afford. We go in with 5 loaves and 2 fish and see what we can do", Pastor Adefarasin explains. God took care of that. This local church has been doing this for 15 years now.
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Guest: Tim Zeisel | Host: Julian Gibb Interviews Tim Zeisel
How would you respond to a tragic accident which leaves you broken physically? Tim describes the process he went through, and the hope he has.
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Guest: John Wood, of Glory Honor Africa | Host: Julian Gibb
John describes the how the Joy of the Lord despite losing everything is changing the lives of 1 million refugees in camps around Goma Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Guest: Elizabeth Drewett | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Elizabeth Drewett, Director of Classical Worship at Camelback Bible Church. Drewett explains, "Serve with your heart; share what God has done", as she invites many in the arts community into a wonderful acoustical environment for choral and pipe organ in Paradise Valley, AZ. "It takes action. Take what you have now and serve." Drewett also elucidates the joy of choral music through singing hymns that were sung hundreds of years ago by the saints. Camelback Bible Church music
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Guest: David Hoefer | Host Bob Moffitt interviews David Hoefer, an entrepreneur who is stewarding the capital of others to purchase recovery homes and personal homes. Hoefer says, "I pray and worship with my guitar... wait on the Lord, watch Him, then move", and God is connecting him with people and business opportunities. Hoefer says, "This isn't my doing... I can't take credit for any of it. It's directly from the Lord." Hoefer shares stories of being the hands and feet of Jesus as he stands on integrity in difficult business situations. "This is the ground that I need to stand on" Hoefer summarizes.
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Guest: Pastor Singh | Host: Julian Gibb Julian Gibb interviews Pastor Singh of India Part 2.
Pastor Singh tells how God provided a wife; her grandmother prayed for 40 years for her to have a man who was a radical follower of Jesus.
Training 30 students now 30,000 missionaries to reach Asia.
Like Jesus, providing clean water, and living water.
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Guest: Pastor Singh of India | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Pastor Singh Part 1
Listen to the amazing story of how God saved, healed, and led a 16 year old boy to walk the length and breadth of India. Today there are 70,000 house churches in India, with 15 - 20 people each, as God has used Pastor Singh' obedience.
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Guest: Tim Zeisel | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Tim Zeisel. He describes growing up as a 3rd culture kid. Entering the Navy, then the Army Special Forces as a Green Beret. He faithfully served Christ as a light to he fellow soldiers. His family verse is 2 Corinthians 4:17-18. We are to suffer well-as Christ Himself suffered.
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Guests: Tom Gussie and Irene | Bob Moffitt interviews Tom Gussie and Irene who walk along survivors of sex trafficking, who experience miraculous healing by Jesus. Irene walked through this background herself, had been redeemed by Jesus, and shares many stories of helping those who want to get free. "God has a redemption story in mind." Irene shares about the seed that has been planted in many lives through the Dream Center in Phoenix, AZ. Irene shares with survivors, "God knows the desires of your heart, and God sees you." Phoenix Dream Center
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Guest: Stephanie Midthun | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Stephanie Midthun of Courage Worldwide, who provides safe houses for women and girls who have been affected by human trafficking. Stephanie shares many stories of girls who learn to hope, trust and begin to dream about the future because of the love they experience in the safe houses. Stephanie shares about one young lady who went on to be an entrepreneur and won a latte art contest, and later married. Girls in Courage House attended her Christian wedding, and Stephanie shares what one girl said to her, "Oh my gosh, could this happen for me?" Courage Worldwide
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Guest: Andy Carr | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Andy Carr, Vice President of Development and Marketing for Feed My Starving Children, providing meals across the world. "6,200 children will starve today from starvation. With nearly 8 billion people on this planet, there is enough for everybody. It's a matter of distribution, not a matter of supply." Andy shares stories of over a million volunteers helping and praying. "We know these places, we have worked with these partners that have local people on the ground, and know that house needs food, that school needs food, that village needs food.... They know who the bad guys are, and know how to get around the government red tape... We go direct to the need." Andy continues, "99.8% of meals have reached their destination." Feed My Starving Children
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Guests: Matt and Mark Geppert | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Matt Geppert and his father Mark Geppert who once had a thriving pizza business, and heard from God, "I'm calling you to preach the gospel to the nations". Mark shares that story, along with several others with his son Matt as they have experienced God doing things that were seemingly impossible. Mark brought his son along to let him be involved in all kinds of different ways including prayer, smuggling, healing, and sowing the Word. South East Asia Prayer Center
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Guest: Emma Quisenberry, Co-founder of the GEM Foundation | Host: Julian Gibb Julian Gibb interviews Emma Quisenberry.
Emma describes her adventure with Christ; beginning with a call at 6 years old to be a missionary caring for orphans; today, almost 12 years, in Uganda, loving, and caring for orphans with special needs. "With every step taken, He reveals the next step". https://www.thegemfoundation.com.
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Guest: Bob Moffitt, President of Harvest | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Bob Moffitt about his attendance at the 4th Lausanne Conference.
Bob, describes how the conference has moved from the primacy of evangelism to evangelism is the first step in the long process of becoming a disciple of Jesus.
Discipleships is learning the commands of the Gospel and obeying them.
Bob gives a helpful step to start the process of obedience.
https://www.harvestfoundation.org info@harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Susan Miller | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Susan Miller of Just Moved Ministries.
Susan Miller, Just Moved Ministries continues her discussion of the effect a move can have on a marriage, and family. Have a planned connection time with your spouse. Seek to build bridges, to break down walls. Build a Oneness with your spouse.
Email: reachus@justmoved.org
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Guest: Susan Miller | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Susan Miller of Just Moved Ministries.
Susan discusses how Just Moved Ministries helps women, and their husbands, journey through the moving process. Let go of the past --Learn to trust God--How to start over with Hope--Move Forward with Faith.
If you have a purpose, passion, and plan; God will make a way! https://www.justmoved.org
Email: reachus@justmoved.org
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Guest: Jim Lake | Host: Julian Gibb Julian interviews Jim Lake, a modern day Barnabas. Jim shares how he lives his everyday life; Loving God and loving his neighbors. He encourages us to do the same, and gives practical tips how to do it.
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Guest: Bob Moffitt, President of Harvest. Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director of Harvest.
Define the Church as a Window in this podcast. They describe that the Church is the people of God, not an institution. How are we perceived by the world? Does our walk match our talk? People are watching. Serving others is part of being the Church. "If you see a need and can meet it, stop what you are doing, and meet the need".
www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Mary Malouf | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Mary Malouf, volunteer with Young Life, who shares two observations about her and her husband Bob's time in YoungLife: they don't take themselves too seriously, yet they do take Jesus seriously. "Jesus came to build relationship", Mary says, as she relates many beautiful stories. "You pour your life out and love them to death", Mary says. Young Life
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Guest: Jennifer Frey | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Jennifer Frey with Grace Sober Living homes, who shares amazing testimonials of "God working through and not letting go" -- in her own life as God brought her to Him -- she shares her own brother Scott's story in drug and alcohol recovery, and how that has made her available for Him in the women's house. Jennifer relates, "We've gotten to see beauty from the ashes and the hard stuff". Grace Sober Living
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Guest: Tim Gendreau | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Tim Gendreau. Tim says, "We're making an impact... and we do it out of the love for these guys". Tim tells stories about guys that were on the side of the road, who needed help, and how he helps them. "There's a great satisfaction in seeing these guys grow... to see them come alive in Jesus. That's what helps them down the road to permanent sobriety." info@titushouse.com
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Guest: Tim Gendreau | Julian Gibb interviews Tim Gendreau of Titus House. What happens when a retired business owner catches a vision from the Holy Spirit to provide homes for the homeless, using his retirement to build deep relationships with these men? info@titushouse.com
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Guest: Dean Greer | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Dean Greer, Coordinator of DSM Care at Desert Stream Ministries, who shares his own journey from unwanted same sex attraction, and being restored. Now, he's making a way for other people to walk it out, surrender to God's will for their life, and take what is seemingly impossible and make it possible, with the restoration of Jesus. "I encountered my father's love", Dean says about talking with his mom and dad about being gay, HIV positive, being told he'd never marry, never have children. But then God changed that through the Heavenly Father's love and his earthly father, along with people in the church. Desert Stream
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Guest: Rabbi Jack Zimmerman | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Rabbi Jack Zimmerman of Jewish Voice tells humorous and serious stories of sharing the Messiah, including a powerful conversion after his wife shared the Messiah with him, and how he now shares new life in the Jewish Messiah with fellow Jewish people. Jewish Voice Ministries
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Guest: Madan Shah | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Madan Shah of Nepal.
Madan describes how he works with 34 churches in western Nepal to show genuine love and service to their local communities. Learn how the church leaders do this through Disciplines of Love, seeing a need, praying, and starting to meet the need with local resources. This is Samaritan Strategy.
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Guest: Bob Fabey | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Bob Fabey Author of "The Dignity Gap: Are You Leading Beyond Diversity and Inclusion?"
Bob discusses the Dignity DNA Framework giving people in the work place "the courage and the strength to operate as someone who is made in the Image of God and then step out in faith and live it."
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Being Present with People
Guest: Eric Bryan | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Eric Bryan.
Are you a good listener? Learn how to be present with people, as Eric describes his ministry to military families, in Stuttgart Germany, his current deployment, as an Army Chaplain. His army chapel ministers to incoming families by just being themselves.
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Guest: Bob Moffitt | Julian Gibb interviews Bob Moffitt. Bob describes that discipleship is being like Jesus, living out the knowledge of Jesus Christ in our daily lives. Bob describes what a micro-group is and how it helps make disciples.
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Guest: Bob Moffitt | Julian Gibb interviews Bob Moffitt. Bob describes what seed projects are and gives examples of seed projects in Liberia, and in Kenya. Begin with prayer, asking God to open your eyes to see a need you can meet, meet the need, demonstrating the love of God to your neighbor.
https://www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Bishnu Regmi | Julian Gibb interviews Bishnu Regmi Pastor of Grace International Church.
Bishnu shares how he, and his wife Kamala, have prayed for God to open doors, and then taken the challenge to change 1 life at a time. From ministry to prisoners in Nepal, hosting families from Nepal to get established in the U.S.A., to pastoring a church with both Nepalese and English speaking congregations.
Bishnu Regmi bishnu95kamala@hotmail.com
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Guest: Gary Plooster | Julian Gibb interviews Gary Plooster of the Neighborhood Christian Clinic.
Are you bi-lingual, English/Spanish? They need volunteers. Learn how you may be able to help with a wholistic mission. The Neighborhood Christian Clinic provides faith based medical/dental care in the name of Jesus, for those who are uninsured an, or underserved.
https://thechristianclinic.org/
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Guest: Tim Gendreau | Julian Gibb interviews Tim Gendreau, the founder of Titus House.
Tim was a successful businessman who retired; became more involved in the church family; more intimate with Jesus. Listened to men in recovery from addictive behaviors. Many relapse because there is no safe place to go after treatment. God put on his heart to create a safe place, Titus House,
https://www.titushouse.com
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Guest: Amie Pierone | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Amie Pierone of Eden Tea and Coffee House at ASU. Why would a math and physics major, who just received a corporate promotion, leave her job and start a coffee house that creates space serving university students? Amie says she asked the question, "Could there be something more meaningful that the Lord had for me?" And she tells about students experiencing togetherness with God and others around great coffee, tea and pastries. As one customer put it, "Thank you for creating a space full of peace in such a stressful world; Eden has become my oasis in one of the toughest semesters I've experienced yet. Thank you for being so kind and welcoming." Eden Tea and Coffee House
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Guest: John Wood | Julian Gibb interviews John Wood, President of Glory Honor Africa. John Wood explains the joy during a church potluck meal that includes communion, fellowship, but also externally focused serving with the vulnerable widows, orphans and prisoners. In an area outside of Goma, in the eastern Congo in Africa, John tells a story about how the local church helped 300,000 people who have had to flee their homes to refugee camps. John mentions what one of his partners told those in the refugee camps, "You may not have church buildings, but you still have your congregations." John tells stories about God redeeming an individuals life, a family's life, and a whole community. John says, "God has put his image into the heart of the people of Africa." www.gloryhonor.africa
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Guest: Edi Demo | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Edi Demo of the Ilyricum Movement in Albania. Eddie says, "I was 13 years old when communism left; that was the first time I heard the gospel through the Jesus Film. That was exclusive news to me that someone had died and rose again, because I never heard that during the communism time." Eddie talks about church planting in this Muslim nation, "The idea is we go to an area that doesn't have a church. We start to make Christ known in different days. We offer something similar to VBS for two months: 5 days/week, 4 hours each day with teaching, guitar, piano, drama, arts, German language; every week we have a Biblical theme. At the end of the week, the parents will come to see a show that their children have prepared; in this way we build relationships with them and share the gospel." Eddie continues, "That area is very open with the gospel and they will come the Lord. The biggest challenge and joy in Albania is raising leaders from within because we don't have seminaries in that area, so we raise them from inside that group of believers. It takes 5-7 years for a church plant to be established and they can be on their own." www.illyricum.org
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Guest: Paul Covert | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Paul Covert who relates God's powerful answers to prayer. Paul says, speaking about the next generation, "If you change the way they pray, you change the legacy of their life." Paul relates several stories of prayer breakthroughs, for example, how he prayed for his Dad as a youth, and how he models for his family and church members, particularly men, who want to pray more. Paul says about prayer, "It's caught, not taught; it's modeled."
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Guest: Fr Nathan Hale | Julian Gibb interviews Fr Nathan Hale, Rector, Desert Mission Anglican Church
Fr Nathan shares his desire to be the Lord's servant in the Sunnyslope Neighborhood of Phoenix. The members of the parish serve with their Time, Treasure, and Talent as we are all called to do with our Lord in the lead.
https://desertmissionanglican.org/
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Guest: Pastor Mono Roy | Julian Gibb interviews Pastor Mono Roy of Bangladesh.
Pastor Mono shares how loving; as Jesus loves, brings people to Jesus and builds the church.
https://www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Chris Ngai | Bob Moffitt interviews Chris Ngai of Pray Campus [America]. Chris shares about how prayer has transformed students on ASU's campus in recent years, in a place that Chris says was once considered "a Pastor and missionary graveyard". Chris states, "A group of students began to come together across different ministries and ask the question, "What could God do if we united together and if we prayed together for his Spirit to move on this campus?" He shares a story about one man who was planning to commit suicide; he came to the prayer tent on ASU campus seeking a counselor to talk with. When the prayer team encouraged him that only Jesus can fill the emptiness he was experiencing, and they prayed for him, the Lord's presence came to him. The man said, "While you were praying, I felt all that heaviness and sadness lift off of me." Pray Campus America
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Guest: Steve Kawamura Host: Julian Gibb interviews Harvest Associate Steve Kawamura from Brazil.
Learn how Steve applied the three mentioned exhortations from Psalm 34 to minister to people in an area known as the "swamp". A place where even the police were afraid to go. All of this in spite of health issues.
https://www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Marlon Roldan. Host: Julian Gibb interviews Marlon Roldan - Missionary in the Philippines.
Marlon answers where do I begin to serve? He also explains how he can serve each day in his world as Christ served in his. He describes how 1 man started ministry to the urban poor. He rented a hovel in a slum and started a school.
https://www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Phoebe Johnson | Bob Moffitt interviews Phoebe Johnson, who tells her own Foster Care journey and who now helps families and children with foster care. Adoption and Foster Care
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Guest: Jack Oppenhuizen | Bob Moffitt interviews Jack Oppenhuizen of Voyages Unbound, who shares about his own journey as a man who experienced a disability as a teenager, and is a friend to others who also have disabilities. Jack shares his own journey, and about how to best be Christ to those who have disabilities, "Be a friend. Don't be somebody who goes to serve them, do nice things for them and be compassionate. Be a part of their world, their difficulties, their journey when relationships are broken... and really engage. Voyages Unbound
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Guest: Graham Cathers | Bob Moffitt interviews Graham Cathers of the Phoenix Underground, who shares how a holy discontent led him to work in church plants and disciple making movements. Graham says, "We love the church and love being part of what the church represents, but there's coming a day when we need to have some other strategies to reach people who may never walk through that brick and mortar door." Graham shares discipleship stories in networks where he shares with people who are far from God. PhxUnderground
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Guest: Pastor Singh | Host: Julian Gibb Julian Gibb interviews Pastor Singh of India Part 2.
Pastor Singh tells how God provided a wife; her grandmother prayed for 40 years for her to have a man who was a radical follower of Jesus.
Training 30 students now 30,000 missionaries to reach Asia.
Like Jesus, providing clean water, and living water.
https://www.atriskradio.com
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Guest: Pastor Singh of India | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Pastor Singh Part 1
Listen to the amazing story of how God saved, healed, and led a 16 year old boy to walk the length and breadth of India. Today there are 70,000 house churches in India, with 15 - 20 people each, as God has used Pastor Singh' obedience.
https://www.atriskradio.com
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Guest: Carlos Mejia. Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Carlos Mejia, bi-vocational Pastor, and also working in demolition. Carlos says, "Being the hands and feet of Jesus is responding to the promptings God has given us." Carlos explains that when working with the homeless, sometimes you don't see the results, but he tells several stories of what he does do on a consistent basis with those in the homeless community, and with others in his church. "I'm doing it because God is calling us", and Carlos says, "Trust Him and you will never be disappointed." You Matter Ministries
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Guest: Russell Stendal, Jr. Host: Julian Gibb interviews Russell Stendal, Jr. of Columbia Para Christo Society.
Russell tells the story of ministry to indigenous people in Columbia, Bibles for Venezuela, and the making of a movie called The Parish in the Pines, the story of Frank Higgins who at the turn of the century, 18th to 19th, ministered to lumberjacks in northern Minnesota. They were considered to be as bad as the shepherds in Jesus day. Frank Higgins loved them to Christ.
www.spiritofmartyrdom.com
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Guest: Bob Moffitt, President of Harvest. Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director of Harvest.
Define the Church as a Window in this podcast. They describe that the Church is the people of God, not an institution. How are we perceived by the world? Does our walk match our talk? People are watching. Serving others is part of being the Church. "If you see a need and can meet it, stop what you are doing, and meet the need".
www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Mardette Hemann | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Mardette Hemann, who shares several stories, including the power of God through prayer, "A woman I had worked with had been praying for my salvation for 20 years." Mardette communicates that you don't give up because you don't see results; she cares for people who are walking through grief. "The reason I do GriefShare is not that I enjoy grief. My own story is that when God is involved, he wants to transform us; He gets us at our lowest time, and we walk closer to the Lord, and get to know Him." https://www.griefshare.org/
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Guest: Richard Jackman | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Richard Jackman, Correctional Chaplain in the Florence Prison. When Richard Jackman was young, he witnessed the Holy Spirit working in 3 individuals who shared the love of Jesus. Now he represents Jesus to those in prison, which he's done for 34 years, and he says, "You don't really have an ordinary day." He explains how he is available and listens to stories, "I sit outside chow. It's a beautiful time, watching like fishing, and a dozen guys will stop and talk."
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Guest: Bethany Janzen | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Bethany Janzen of ProLife Global, who asks the question, "How can we tackle the greatest human rights issue of all time?" Bethany is empowering the young generation to form local life teams in the church - people working together to share about eternal life in universities and high schools. Bethany, 29, says, "It's obviously not being done, so we will do it. God has a purpose." Bethany shares several stories of hope of young people helping save a child, "If God can use a young person, he can use you." https://www.prolifeglobal.org/
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Guest: Timothy Hoover | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Tim Hoover a contractor from Southern California. Tim shares his life from the pinnacle as man would see it, and yet in despair. Trying drugs and alcohol to feel something. Listen as he tells how he met Jesus Christ and is changed.
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Guest: Justino Jone | Host: Julian Gibb continues his interview of Justino Jone from Mozambique.
Learn how an Obedient Disciple multiplies Jesus Disciples by showing unreached peoples the Love of Jesus.
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Guest: Sandi Miller | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Sandi Miller, who shares about Teddy, her son with Down's syndrome, and how she serves and learns from Teddy. Sandi shares many analogies of how she has seen new perspectives of God’s love for her, revealed in her son. Sandi says, "Teddy knows what he's doing; why do I want to get in his way?" Sandi continues, "Teddy sees a need and meets a need through a hug or prayer."
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Guests: Craig & Ruth Goodman | Julian Gibb Julian interviews Craig & Ruth Goodman with Mission Aviation Fellowship
Craig & Ruth Goodman share how God has used them in positions as a pilot mechanic, and teacher to advance his kingdom. Serving in Papua New Guinea, and now in Nampa, Idaho. Their ministry verse Colossians 3:23-24 applies to all of God' people however we serve.
https://www.maf.org
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Guest: Pastor Singh | Host: Julian Gibb Julian Gibb interviews Pastor Singh of India Part 2.
Pastor Singh tells how God provided a wife; her grandmother prayed for 40 years for her to have a man who was a radical follower of Jesus.
Training 30 students now 30,000 missionaries to reach Asia.
Like Jesus, providing clean water, and living water.
https://www.atriskradio.com
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Guest: Pastor Singh of India | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Pastor Singh Part 1
Listen to the amazing story of how God saved, healed, and led a 16 year old boy to walk the length and breadth of India. Today there are 70,000 house churches in India, with 15 - 20 people each, as God has used Pastor Singh' obedience.
https://www.atriskradio.com
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Guest: Ena Richards | Host: Julian Gibb Julian interviews Ena Richards of Work 4 a Living.
She describes the mission of Work 4 a Living- Transformation by a Biblical Worlview and then providing work. Providing work without transformation was a failure. https://work4aliving.org/
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Guest: Justino Jone | Host: Julian Gibb interviews Justino Jone from Mozambique. Justino shares how God gave him a love for a hated people, how he recruited 3 friends to go with him, and how they showed the love of Jesus to the people of the Comoros Islands.
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Guest: Richard Sturz | Host: Julian Gibb Interviews Richard Sturz, serving with Disciple the Nations in Brazil. Richard shares how he found Joy, Happiness, and Peace. He found it serving God by serving others. https://disciplethenations.org/about/missionaries/richard-mirian-sturz/
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Guests: Pastor Zippy and Eugene Moore | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Pastor Zippy and Eugene Moore of City Church Urban Outreach Phoenix. "We go get 'em! We go out to the addicted, afflicted, and homeless. Our main outreach is on Thursday. We ask, 'What's your name? Are you thirsty? Are you hungry?' We bring them love; we give them grace, we tell them Jesus loves you." Pastor Zippy and Eugene share stories of bringing needs to the needy, and starting a conversation on a personal level. https://www.urbanoutreachphoenix.org/
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Guests: Kit Danley and Alfonso Vazquez | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Kit Danley and Alfonso Vazquez of Neighborhood Ministries. Kit encourages Alfonso to tell his own migrant story of coming to the US from Mexico, and how getting involved in Neighborhood Ministries helped him and his family of 6 siblings, including receiving a scholarship for his undergraduate degree. Kit also relates how those in Neighborhood Ministries are keeping their hearts soft before the Lord in assisting unaccompanied minor children in providing Foster Care homes for those who have experienced trauma, as well as reunifying over 500 children from all over the world. Neighborhood Ministries
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Guest: Zach Cann | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Zach Cann with Finnistere Ministries
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Guest: Jim Lake | Host: Julian Gibb Julian interviews Jim Lake, a modern day Barnabas. Jim shares how he lives his everyday life; Loving God and loving his neighbors. He encourages us to do the same, and gives practical tips how to do it.
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Julian Gibb teaches from Jesus' most well-known parable; The Prodigal Son from Luke 15:11-32.
Julian shares that we are all prodigals, and we have a loving Father who crushed all of our sin by grace through the work of Jesus Christ, and elevates us and brings us back into His family.
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Guest: Bob Moffitt | Host: Julian Gibb. Bob Moffitt describes the main emphasis of Harvest Foundation. Equip church leaders to train, disciple their members to express the love of Christ in deed as well as in word. Bob answers the questions What is love?; and How do we love? Don't delay when the Holy Spirit moves you to do something. harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: David Witt | Host: Julian Gibb. David Witt describes the mission of Spirit of Martyrdom. Serving leaders who risk much for Jesus. Spirit of Martyrdom is based on Acts 1:8, the Greek word for witness is martus; in English martyr. He tells how through microbusinesses the gospel is shared in places where Christians are persecuted. How these witnesses have joy, peace, as God strengthens, and sustains those suffering for His name. spiritofmartyrdom.com
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Guest: Pauline Abello | Julian Gibb interviews Pauline Abello Director, and Teacher, of Excelsior Classical Academy.
Pauline answers the question; why homeschool? She describes the benefits of homeschooling. Their objective to come alongside parents and provide accountability and community. excelsiorclassical.com excelsiorclassical.com
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Guest: Christophe Horimbere | Julian Gibb interviews Entrepenuer Christophe Horimbere from Rwanda.
Christophe describes how he restored his health through changing his diet, and learned how to heal his skin. He has started a company which employs people enabling them to earn a living and care for themselves, and others. harvestfoundation.org .
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Guest: Ted Taylor | Julian Gibb interviews Ted Taylor, CEO, of Family Promise of Greater Phoenix.
Who are the faces of the homeless? 84% of the homeless nationwide and in Maricopa County are single mothers with children. What is a mothers greatest fear? Ted Taylor, shares how Church Families can "stand with homeless families". Learn what 54 congregations are doing. familypromiseaz.org
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Guest: Bruce Main | Julian Gibb interviews Bruce Main of Urban Promise USA.
Bruce Main shares how Urban Promise gives children love, hope, and meaning. Learn how Urban Promise ministers to the whole child, spiritual, academic, leadership, life skills. Children remember the people who cared for them; how will you help? urbanpromiseusa.org
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Guest: Clint Palmer | Julian Gibb interviews Clint Palmer, Development Manager, Feed My Starving Children. Clint tells how Feed My Starving Children is making a difference in providing food to starving children around the world. He shares 3 ways we can make a difference in feeding starving children. fmsc.org.
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Bob Moffitt, President of Harvest Foundation, and Julian Gibb, Executive director of Harvest Foundation, talk about the irreducible minimum. What is it? How God will change the world through His obedient servants.
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Guest: Negest Hagos | Bob Moffitt interviews Negest Hagos from Hope for Horn of Africa. Nagos shares her personal experience of escaping Ethiopia as a pregnant woman during the war, and how God led her and her husband to start an orphanage in 2003 to raise young people that has for the past 20 years served young people. Negest also explains the Lord's work in her to become a mother to orphans. Negest says, "The Lord gave us a chance to implant the Word of God in their lives." Hope for Horn of Africa.
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Guest: Bob Moffitt, Part 4 | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Bob Moffitt, Part 4: Bob discusses the question, "What are the marks of being like Jesus?" and also talks about dwelling in the presence of God. Bob also considers the question, "How do we live and worship?" During this interview by Pastor Julian Gibb, Bob considers, "How do we soak in Jesus? How do we live that out?" Harvest Foundation
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Guest: Jeff Bisgrove | Julian Gibb interviews Jeff Bisgrove of Arizona Neighborhood Ministries. "You came to Jesus in 2000; now that you know Jesus you need to go out", said Jeff Bisgrove's priest. Jeff says of the people in Guadalupe, "I've grown to love them." He says God was saying to him, "You can't fix this, this is not you. I don't want you to fix this; I want you to be with my people here." Jeff tells stories of helping people in the community of Guadalupe who share common issues: lack of education and lack of jobs. Arizona Neighborhood Transformation
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Guest: Josh Prather | Bob Moffitt interviews Josh Prather. In this re-broadcast, Bob asks Josh about his personal journey of walking with Jesus, reading the Bible, and how he caught a vision for nations and people in the margins in culture. Bob asks Josh about his vision for how the church should equip its people to reach out.
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Guest: Chuck Foreman | Bob Moffitt interviews Chuck Foreman of First Christian Church. On this re-broadcast, Bob asks Chuck Foreman, "How did your church transition from a church doing traditional church -- to a church that has an emphasis on loving the community?", serving those in need. First Christian Church of Phoenix
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Guest: Tim Gendreau | Julian Gibb interviews Tim Gendreau of Titus House. What happens when a retired business owner catches a vision from the Holy Spirit to provide homes for the homeless, using his retirement to build deep relationships with these men? titushouse.com
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Guest: Aaron Parrot | Julian Gibb interviews Aaron Parrot of MentorKids USA. Aaron Parrot is the Executive Director or MentorKids USA, working with youth in neighborhoods. Aaron says, "We want to build leaders who build leaders in the Promise Neighborhood", describing an area of town where a team of mentors have a transforming impact on the lives of young people. Aaron says, "We see the kids everyday." He continues, "We ask the kids why they want to be here, and they inevitably say, 'When I was younger, I didn't have someone invest in my life. I want to be a role model for others. I want to show the younger kids the right way to live.'" www.mentorkidsusa.org
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Guest: Bob Moffitt | Julian Gibb interviews Bob Moffitt of Harvest Foundation, Scottsdale. To begin focusing on our neighbor, Bob shares, "That's really one thing: our relationship to Jesus. As we increase our relationship to Him, the more we become like Him. Spending time with Him, understanding His commands to us, understanding who He is and who He was when He was with us, and how he expresses that servanthood. We learn from Hebrews 12:2, 'But for the joy set before him, He endured the cross.' That joy was in knowing what His service would do for us; that gave Him joy. Even though our service isn't necessarily pleasant, we have in mind what the end result will be, and that should bring us joy. And it can do that as we are walking with Him, in close relationship with Him, so we know what it's like to be like Him." Bob summarizes, "We keep becoming more and more like Jesus." "It's a lifelong process." www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Doug Landro | Julian Gibb interviews Doug Landro with One Collective in Ukraine. Doug says, "I lead an alliance called the Transform Uzhhorod Alliance here in Ukraine. It's made up of 14 churches and Christian organizations, plus another 26 local churches, and we all work together. I got on the phone with our different partners, and said, 'Would you open up your place to refugees?' And that's what we've been doing." Doug goes on, "I was once told by a Sunday School teacher in the 5th grade, 'God can steer a moving car'. The lesson he was teaching us young people was just follow Jesus and he will steer you in the direction He wants. That's what happened is that we opened centers, started getting them food and taking care of humanitarian needs. Then medical needs with medical teams, and transportation needs to drive them to their contact on the other side of the border without them getting trafficked." Doug tells many stories in Ukraine, including trauma care, caring for families and single men. Doug says, "We're seeing people coming to Christ, and racism coming down..." www.ukrainecollective.org
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Guest: Bob Moffitt | Julian Gibb interviews Bob Moffitt of the Harvest Foundation, Phoenix. Bob Moffitt recounts the history of the Harvest Foundation in empowering local churches around the world. "This idea ran counter to the idea that resources for relief and development should come from the outside. I felt it would be a more powerful witness of the gospel if the churches who were coordinating that gave from their own resources, rather than using resources from the outside world. One of the key foundations of Harvest was to challenge those local churches to sacrificially give what they already had to do the relief and development work. It was not only to equip them to minister in their own communities, but to encourage them to see what God would do as they sacrificially gave of the much smaller resource base than was coming from the outside." Bob continues, "In Isaiah we read that God takes our weakness and He turns it into strength. It's a miraculous intervention of God to multiply the resources that we have, even though they're very small, and we feel they may not be enough to support ourselves in terms of our own needs. It's an act of God's supernatural intervention to our obedience to give what we have." Bob also shares part of his personal testimonial, "It's my relationship with Jesus that means more to me than anything else because of what He's done for me. And I love him. And that love doesn't always perfectly express itself, but when I meditate and realize that Jesus is the sovereign God of the universe, and He not only created me, he loves me. Because of His love for me, I want to honor Him and when I do, He supernaturally changes the selfish gene. The power doesn't come from me; it comes from God that is incarnate in me." www.harvestfoundation.org
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Guest: Chuck Bryant | Bob Moffitt interviews Chuck Bryant of Pinnacle Forum America. Chuck says, "That's part of the magic... you get to meet people who are leaders from different spheres." Chuck speaks from his own business experience, "I had the pleasure of having these 9-10 guys who I was meeting in a conference room, with the door shut, confidentially, they were able to encourage me that God's letting this happen for a reason; there's a light at the end of the tunnel; you're not going to know the reason until it's behind with you; have faith -- this won't last forever. With those guys pouring into my life, it uncovered a passion that I already had to help other people figure out what it is that God's called them to do, and weather those hard, difficult times." Chuck shares, "Partners all over the country doing amazing things for the Kingdom." https://pinnacleforum.com
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Guest: Christian Melendez | Bob Moffitt interviews Christian Melendez of Serve Hope International in the Honduras. Christian tells a story of Maria, how the church provided a home for her, "Maria has a sister who has 3 kids, who abandoned them. Maria didn't have a house, didn't have a job, and was making $20-$30/month. We have a Pastor in our network of churches in that community, who invited Maria to start a Bible Study." Christian continues, "The Pastor asked everyone at the Bible Study, "If you could ask something from the Lord, what would you ask?" Maria said, "I would ask for a home these 3 little kids that I'm taking care of." Four month later the Lord responded to that prayer. She was there with three little kids and they were filled with hope, understanding that everything that was happening there is because God was bringing hope back to their hearts." Christian says, "30 volunteers that day, in 5 hours we built a home."
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Guest: Mary Kaech | Bob Moffitt interviews Mary Kaech of Phoenix Refugee Connections. "Between 2010 and 2020 the number of forcibly displaced people doubled", says Mary Kaech. "When people arrive here legally, they have to hit the ground running. They have to be economically self sufficient in about 3 months. We prioritize people based on humanitarian need; people who are disabled, widows and orphans, elders who've never been to school and can't read and write in their own language." Mary says, "Everyone who comes here as a refugee has experienced extreme trauma and loss. About 44% of refugees are survivors of torture, and all of them have lost family members. When they come here, they're carrying that trauma with them; usually they don't know anyone when they arrive here, and usually they don't speak the language." Mary says, "This is a place where the church can come alongside the people and get to know them personally to live into their gifts and calling." Mary states, "We do see unusual upward mobility economically among refugees." Mary continues with giving examples of how the church helps with the two main factors that contribute to peoples flourishing, "If they have a working grasp of English, and if they have a trusted friend that can help them navigate the American system -- and can help refugees along the way." https://www.phxrc.org/
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Guest: David Thomas | Julian Gibb interviews David Thomas. Regarding Native Americans living on reservations, David Thomas says, "We help individuals identify their gifts, talents, passions, skills, and help them go to a university or community college. Many people will return to their communities and make a positive impact." David says, "It's not trivial for a young person to go away to college. We help them understand what they're skilled at, and what they're good at." David continues regarding his organization Open Door AZ; "We have identified two areas in particular that are of real need: first, getting to college. We have an Adopt a School Program; we're focused on secondary education to resource teachers, principals, and community leaders so they have everything they need to do their job, and encourage students to make the transition into university or community college." David continues, "Second, we're focusing on college retention. Retention is the one of the highest metrics of student success. We're looking to find Communities of Support... culturally relevant communities where people feel that they're at home; they have a family, mentors, tutors, faith-based groups who are willing to come alongside and help that student make it all the way to graduation." https://www.opendoorsaz.org/
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Guest: John Decker | Bob Moffitt interviews John Decker. "There's so much emotion tied with the student going away from home, and wanting to bond with somebody, like their roommate, their friends, those bonds are so strong that it often trumps their good sense of what they really want to do." John continues, "It really starts in 10th or 11th grade. In their searching for college, you want to give students a vision or appetite for how good it can be serving Jesus on the college campus... we do that with stories. Mom, Dad and the student are searching for colleges... now they can go on any college in the US and find college ministries and churches and get to know them personally and become part of a social group that are all freshmen heading that future college." You can log into www.everystudentsent.org as a student, parent or leader. The 'Engage' menu has starting points for students, parents, churches, schools, finding a career, etc.
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Guest: Simon Nziramakenga | Julian Gibb interviews Simon Nziramakenga Part 2. Simon shares about loving the people who killed his relatives. "It's because of what He has done for me, make me a new person, he helped me to forgive other people who killed my relatives." Simon continues, "The only thing I can give you is to forgive you, because of what Christ has done for me, to die for me, this is how I forgive these people. When you go to them and tell them, 'I love you', they think you're joking. It's one thing to talk about the love of God, but it's another thing to talk about the love of God demonstrated in a tangible way; food, clothing, shoes, something. Gradually, they see God in you, and they know you're serious." Simon continues to lead a preschool and elementary school which he started with his late wife for the orphans created due to the genocide: www.rwandagsps.com
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Guest: Simon Nziramakenga | Julian Gibb interviews Simon Nziramakenga. Simon shares his personal experience with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. "Between my wife and I, we lost 80 members of our family." Julian asks, "Why did you go back to Rwanda?" Simon replied, "To be honest, I didn't want to go. But because God says we should go, I said to my wife, "I'm going to go."" Simon shares, "There are many people who say, "How can I forgive those who took lives? They'd say, "I know you have killed my mother, my cousin, but because of the love of God, I forgive you."" Simon continues, "When I went there, there were dead bodies all over, everywhere. Where do you start?" Simon continues, "When you obey God, when you see these people who have killed your relatives with your own eyes, you want to bring them to Christ." "Let's start with the orphan", Simon shares personal stories of baby orphans that he worked with who have gone on to help change the nation. https://www.rwandagsps.com
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Guest: Kenny Jezek | Julian Gibb interviews Kenny Jezek. From starring on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives", to teaching private tap lessons to Michael Jackson, Kenny relates his story of being in Hollywood, and how God took him out of that world and redeemed him to something far more satisfying. "I believe God was just slamming the door and saying, "I want you somewhere else"", says Kenny. He continues, "Now, he's using my giftings to reach others for Christ." Kenny explains, "No one is completely lost to God. If God wants you, God's going to arrest your heart." Kenny recalls, "I started caring more about other people instead of just myself."
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Guest: Doug Landro | Julian Gibb interviews Doug Landro. Doug, who is in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, speaks about the effects of the war, and how the church is rising up. "It breaks my heart to see a little girl with her name, birth date and some telephone numbers marked on her back. The reason for that is Mom and Dad didn't know if they would survive." Doug, as a catalyst for One Collective, in 54 communities around the world, is working with Transform Uzhhorod Alliance with 14 churches in the area, caring for internally displaced people fleeing the war-torn areas in Ukraine; "We're probably the safest region. We have not had one attack anywhere within our region. We're blessed with that... so many people are heading this way." He continues, "It takes $2,400 per day to take care of 526 people in eleven centers in our alliance." Doug says, "You say, 'how can you fund that?’ I don't have that funding, but God has always provided." Doug continues, "Not just on food, but beds, shower facilities, refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers for the centers, so that displaced people can stay. Now we have shifted our focus away from temporary housing to permanent housing, and are raising funds to build tiny homes to house a family of four for $10,000." ukrainecollective.org
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Guest: Prakash Namede | Julian Gibb interviews Prakash Namede. Prakash tells stories of training Pastors and leaders to train members of their congregation how to meet the needs of the community, not only on a spiritual level, but also in wisdom, physical and in a social way. For example, Prakash says, "We provide solar lamps for school students; in most rural areas they still don't have electricity. Without that, the students can't study at night." Prakash continues, "In poor areas, we taught women how to make detergent for very low cost at home, so they can maintain hygiene in the slums. They said, "We also can help ourselves and sell it cheaply."" Prakash continues, "This has opened up doors for us to do ministry, because the next time we went there, they came up with prayer requests, "Please pray for us. Somebody is sick.""
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Guest: Tanya Machabeli | Bob Moffitt interview Tanya Machabeli in western Ukraine with Nehemiah Ministry. "My vision is to work with orphans and children", says Tanya. "I started to visit state orphanages with my friends. One orphanage held 400 kids. People started to adopt and take children into foster care; we call it family orphanages with no more than 10 kids in each family." Tanya continues, "We have 100 families, and we have a network; we are training them, and we work together with our local administration, and this work is all over Ukraine. The organization "Ukraine without Orphans", we are part of that. It's the church's vision to meet the goal that Ukraine would be without orphans." Tanya also shares about providing shelter for Ukrainians during the war. Tanya says "Resources are coming from God." To contribute financially, https://2riverschurch.org/give please designate "Tanya Machabeli".
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Guest: Bob Fabey | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Bob Fabey. "I treat people according to what God believes they are", states Bob Fabey. He tells stories about daily bringing about the Kingdom of God. "You were made in God's image; and you are His workmanship." Bob continues, "If we can behave in such a way that other people can embrace their identity, then we're onto something." Bob tells powerful stories of worship among men at the Phoenix Rescue Mission and Teen Challenge. "Men were in various stages of life circumstances. The soul filled way that they sang... it changed me." "When we decide to embrace our identity in Christ, being made in His image, it gives us the opportunity to do that for other people", says Bob. His new book has the working title of "The Power of Dignity".
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Guest: Yaro Rudenko | Bob Moffitt interviews Yaro Rudenko. "The Lord has always been moving in my heart to do missions", says Yaro Rudenko. "When there are very dark moments, Christians need to be the light and the salt of the earth, even when it's hard." Yaro continues, "I felt like Jonah; if I would have stayed in America, I would have walked out in disobedience, so it was a privilege to respond and say yes...to save those who can be saved." Yaro shares stories of being on the ground in Kiev distributing food, and sharing the gospel with Ukrainian soldiers and their families. Referring to James 1:1, "When I accepted Jesus into my heart, I said, 'Jesus, I want to be your bond servant, and so my life is not about advancing my kingdom, but advancing your Kingdom.'" Yaro continues, "And so it was a difficult task for me to come here; I felt I needed to be obedient to Jesus; In certain contexts, there is a lot of darkness. There needed to be light here." To contribute to Yaro's efforts in the Ukraine, www.changepointinc.org - on the donate tab designate "Yaro".
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Guest: Kristina Avanesyan | Julian Gibb interviews Kristina Avanesyan. Kristina tells stories of caring for people in ministry through Joseph House, an apartment in Armenia where she and her staff provide a place of restoration for those ministering in the 5 countries around Armenia, predominantly Muslim countries. "In homes, they can't have Bibles or pray." One couple said, "Before coming to Joseph House, my wife and I made a decision to abandon the ministry. We are tired; we had been arrested many times, interrogated and threatened." Kristina explains that when they arrive at Joseph House, "We feed them, and they return refreshed." Kristina continues, "We pray for them, have a dinner, have conversations with them... they freely receive healing and restoration, and return refreshed and ready to continue their ministry." Kristina says this about one couple who came for two weeks, and returned to their ministry, "They are not tired anymore; but fired for the Lord!"
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Guest: Eric Bryan | Bob Moffitt interviews Eric Bryan. "Army Chaplains are known for being in combat with soldiers in garrison", states Eric Bryan, a chaplain for the US Army, currently stationed in Germany. "I get to be with the soldiers as they are stationed overseas; we lead, teach, and equip." Eric shares about being hospitable and using his home as a strategic place for current or former military. "Hospitality...I think it means having an attitude of welcoming, of using your home as a strategic place of ministry, doing with what you can, maybe one or two nights a week." Eric explains, "When I was a young soldier stationed overseas in Germany about 25-30 years ago, there was a group of people who opened up their home to me. That made a huge difference in my life. Having a home cooked meal goes a long way."
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Guest: Jim Baugh | Bob Moffitt interviews Jim Baugh. Jim Baugh talks about what he does with Global Training Network, "We find needs and we fill them." He continues, "As a follower of Jesus, look next door." "Too often we feel in-confident. But who lives inside of us? You have the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to equip us. Listen and be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. This is the beginning of building a bridge." Jim asks the question, "I saw a lady at the grocery store trying to start her car. I'm 62, and I'm in OK shape. I asked God, "Is anybody going to help this woman?" God says, "How about you, pal?"" Jim says, "God doesn't need your ability, but your availability."
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Guest: Dan and Teresa Janzen with Across-SSD | Julian Gibb interviews Dan & Teresa Janzen. "God has called us to look at the person who is directly in front of us today. We're not called to solve war, drought, floods, but we listen to the Holy Spirit and be the hands and feet of Jesus" in South Sudan. Speaking of the extreme humanitarian needs in the area, Dan asks, "How do we motivate people by the fulfillment of the Great Commission in imparting a vision for participation in giving themselves sacrificially... with the gifts and talents they have?" "If they were to steward the local resources, be they natural resources, spiritual, human, justice resources... all those things together in balance, when stewarded, change the trajectory of a family, a nation." "We mentor and disciple and encourage people to move forward and fulfill their hopes and dreams." Teresa says, "I was asked to do a training for 50 women in business...they need to be relationally empowered to restore dignity and hope."
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Guest: Omar Gamez | Bob Moffitt interviews Omar Gamez. "When I started going, I didn't know what was inside of me, I didn't know that I was a magnet to the kids. All of sudden I find myself playing with 10 people, with different backgrounds, different cultures", Omar says referring to young people who gather at a community park. "As much as I like basketball, I started praying, 'I'm not here for me. If you want to use me, use me, and open my eyes to see these kids the way you see these kids.'" He continues, "Everything is discipleship." "We built a culture of honor. It can be very competitive." Omar comments, "If I'm not doing what is significant, which is mentoring others, helping others, loving others... one way to start is being present in the community. If you start loving them and bringing the culture of heaven... it's not about winning; friendship is more important than winning the game."
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Guest: Bobby Cox | Julian Gibb interviews Bobby Cox of GoTen. Bobby Cox says, "Really, the nations were coming to us", refugees from Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria. "Refugees are coming so that they can learn English, but they also want an American friend. It's in that class that the relationship begins. It is a meeting place where the average Joe-Christian to meet a Muslim; where a friendship grows and develops even outside the class." Bobby continues, "Once we get into their homes and connect with them, that's where you really learn their story and you have the opportunity to speak truth into their life." www.goten.org/discovery-day
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Guest: Ben Sanders | Julian Gibb interviews Ben Sanders of C3 Tempe. Ben Sanders and his wife, Sarah, are Directors of the Campus Christian Center (C3) at Arizona State University. Ben says, "We want to be very visible...We're all about the desire to see students not only get educated but to grow and mature in all aspects of their life." Ben says, "We don't have our own student ministry, but we want to get students plugged into a ministry that really fits them. That's the beauty of having diversity and different campus ministries." "We as Christians have that opportunity to be really as Paul was in Athens, engaging in conversations with people of different beliefs." Ben speaks about the upcoming Conference on Faith and Science, or COFAS, on February 11-12, 2022 www.cofasasu.org. Ben states, "Science and engineering are a major part of ASU." Ben continues, "We're really focusing not so much on talks about sciences, but how do we live a life of virtue and faith in every aspect of life, whether you're in science or not? How do you let faith in Jesus, but also the virtues of faith, really direct your work?" Ben answers the question, "How do you reach a large university? Well, you go small. That is, you really have to break this big university down into people groups where people are living, or where they are studying, and begin to pray for and love people in those contexts."
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Guest: Bonnie Mock | Bob Moffitt interviews Bonnie Mock of Fellowship of Companies for Christ International (FCCI) https://www.fcci-site.com/. Bonnie shares, "Whatever degree it is that God is calling you to minister, you're a minister to where you are in this moment." Bonnie says, "Nothing compares to that quiet time with the Lord where you are just still before Him, and His Word is alive, it's active, it's breathing, it's for this moment...It is the living Word of God for now, for exactly where we are in this moment. My greater ministry was in this place of darkness. People were coming whether they were a customer or co-worker, and God gave me favor to pour into them without being preachy."
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Guest: Zach Cann | Bob Moffitt interviews Zach Cann of Finisterre Vision. Zach says, "I don't save people; I'm a witness and the Lord saves people if He pleases. My prayer is that the Lord would save many in our village. It's just a natural process... after they hear that Jesus has saved them, that He is their hope, there is this immediate, "What do I do now? How do I live now? What about my marriage? What about parenting? How am I supposed to deal with my enemies?" Thankfully the Bible speaks to all that."
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Guest: Leisa McDonald | Julian Gibbs interviews Leisa McDonald of Matthew House. Leisa McDonald shares how God provided information and opportunity, step by step, following God's leading, to reach refugees who have landed here locally. "We are working with the Afghan community as well as other families that we've been supporting prior to that, we do language programs for adults and tutoring programs for children; those are opportunities for people to step into to get involved." Leisa continues, "We're serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you have time in your morning, afternoon or evening, in the Phoenix area, the food is provided, it's simply getting food into the hands of the people who are in need." Leisa continues, "As these families move into the community, our goal is to subsidize through private funding until they're stabilized and can afford that on their own." www.matthewhouseaz.org
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Guest: Deann Alford | Julian Gibb interviews Deann Alford. Deann Alford shares experiences from her book "Victorious: The Impossible Path to Peace" with stories that took place in Colombia, and the victory that teaching the Bible has had. "Colombia has been a quagmire even before the Spaniards; their history was warfare, murder, violence, and revenge." What can stop this spiral of violence? Deann says that in a prison "were FARC guerrillas, paramilitary, common criminals, mafioso's, and dirty cops imprisoned" together, Deann continues, "Formerly the murder rate was 60 per month, people settling scores in the prison." "A church pastor asked permission, after he and his church fasted and prayed for two weeks, to go in with white flags, singing hymns, to stop the violence." Deann continues, "The pastor got on the loud speaker in the prison, praying, and speaking peace, and the prisoners started throwing down their weapons." "They could have shot them dead. Instead they threw their weapons down." Missionary Jeannine Brabon set up a Bible institute. Fewer than 10% became Christian, but it was enough to change the entire atmosphere in the prison, and then the murder rate dropped to one per year. What that shows is it does not take many people to change the atmosphere in a place."
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Guest: Jeannie Marie | Bob Moffitt interviews Jeannie Marie. Jeannie Marie shares about how she loves her neighbors, not as a special event, but as a lifestyle. "The nations are coming to us: international students, refugees..." Jeannie Marie continues, "They want you to come over for tea. I come over and then start talking about the common ground of our faith." "You can go to a park and say hello to a Muslim mom, if you're intentional about meeting friends." Jeannie Marie states, "I'm a follower of Jesus, I love God, how can I help the refugees?" Jeannie Marie summarizes, "Start small, start soon, and start somewhere you already are." Jeannie Marie has put together a book, and chapter one is free; she addresses the question, "Could ordinary me change the world?" https://www.jeannie-marie.com/acrossthestreetandaroundtheworld
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Guest: Dr. Len Bartlotti | Bob Moffitt interviews Dr. Len Barlotti. Dr. Barlotti mentions an Afghan proverb: "If your hand is broken you can do some work, but if your heart is broken, you can't do anything." "Agencies need partners who say, "Hey, I'll help you drive them to the school to register the kids, I'll help be part of an English conversation class, or help them get their driver's license." Dr. Barlotti continues about living out life with the Spirit of Jesus, "Share a living Christ with our Muslim friends... they want to talk about God. With love, with respect, we can share about Christ who is alive in us; His Spirit is in us."
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Guest: Kristian Rosenberger | Bob Moffitt interviews Kristian Rosenberger. Kristian Rosenberger, shares about intentionally being in contact with others on a regular basis, even while he was in Iraq. "It takes time to see a full relationship develop." He continues, "The intention is being consistent and being intentional in looking for friends, and reciprocating, even when I don't want to or don't feel like it because I'm tired." Kristian has international friends over to his home to prepare meals. He says, "I think a lot of community is developed by showing up, and being the person doing the inviting. And I consistently bring Christ into the conversation."
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Guest: David Witt | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt of Spirit of Martyrdom Part 2. David says that in persecuted and restricted areas, they have never heard the name of Jesus. "Put your mind on Christ, and you'll be free from thinking about yourself; you'll be looking at what Jesus is doing all the time." David continues, "There's a transformation of what God can do when He's in our heart - no longer in a spirit of fear, but in a spirit of faith." David tells many stories, one of them about the Lighthouse Ladies in India; these women who come to Christ have a deep, rich faith, but get ostracized from their community. "We come along side these ladies and give them tools. By the time they're done, their trajectory in life has turned 180 degrees. Before they were hated, they had heavy hearts, life was difficult, but now they have skills, and joy..." www.spiritofmartyrdom.com
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Guest: David Witt | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt of Spirit of Martyrdom, Part 1. David says, "When God changes our nature, we no longer fear anymore." He describes his own 7 year period where God broke him; "My heart was transformed; that's what set me to serve the global church." David describes, "We build intimate, deep relationships and fellowship. Leaders are risking much for Jesus, willing to pay the price, but they're lacking the tools and encouragement." David continues, "God started bringing along my path believers who are living their life out of a limb for Christ". "In restricted areas, revival is happening and lives have been transformed." www.spiritofmartyrdom.com
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Guest: Leonard Valencia | Julian Gibb interviews Leonard Valencia with Christian Family Care. Leonard shares stories of personally providing foster care with his wife Tammy, "God calls us to take care of the orphans and widows", Leonard says. "Over 8 years, we had 16 foster children come in and out of our house." About Christian Family Care, Leonard says, "The agency will prepare you if you have any interest at all." Leonard states, "God called my wife and I to do that." Leonard continues, "How many times do you get to interface with a child who is hurting on the street that has nowhere to go?" Leonard says, "I think it's a blessing more to the foster parent than the child... they really are a blessing." For more on Christian Family Care, www.cfcare.org
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Guests: Scott & Sandra Bauer | Bob Moffitt interviews Scott and Sandra Bauer. "It's so important to be praying for God-opportunities and step into that", says Sandra Bauer. "Be aware how the Spirit is leading you." Sandra continues, "It takes many cups of tea with Muslim people or people from different nations...there's a lot of relationship building." Sandra continues, "There are different ways we can serve...there are givers, there are pray-ers... we feel like the Lord is bringing the nations to us here in America; I've had the privilege of working with refugees here in the US; using my teaching skills to teach science and English, and then as you build relationships, you get to share with the children about Christ."
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Guest: Step Harmon | Bob Moffitt interviews Step Harmon. Step Harmon, founder of Street Shepherds, reaches the homeless and lost of the streets with the love, power and truth of Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Streets Shepherds has been on the streets for several years now and seen God in action with miracles, healing, deliverance and salvation for thousands of people who the world has rejected, but Jesus has not rejected. Step shares amazing personal stories, "When I first became a believer, I wanted to do things for God in a big way." Step continues, "When someone is broken, there's no pride in the way." "Jesus says that the things I do, you will do, and greater things than these."
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Guest: Gil Moreno | Julian Gibb interviews Gil Moreno, SW Regional Manager for Operation Christmas Child. In the second part of a two-part interview, Gil Moreno shares, "Everything we do is for the gospel of Jesus Christ. We want children to have the greatest gift, to know Jesus. We call the shoeboxes "gospel opportunities" because when our partners in other countries receive these shoeboxes, they have outreach events, and the children receive a child-friendly presentation of the gospel. In addition, they are given a booklet called "The Greatest Gift", currently translated in 88 languages, and that also presents the gospel to them that they can share with their family and friends. Then they're invited to a 12-week discipleship program where they can grow in their relationship with Jesus. Everything we do is about fulfilling the great commission, and Jesus said, 'Make disciples', which opens the door for us to get into some communities where normally we couldn't get into. A Pastor in Liberia said, "The shoeboxes are opening doors that they've never been able to open - in communities." Gil shares a personal story about his work in Liberia with a Pastor who wanted to open a church in an area among Muslims.
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Guest: Gil Moreno | Julian Gibb interviews Gil Moreno, SW Regional Manager for Operation Christmas Child. Gil Moreno tells personal stories from Liberia and Rwanda, including refugees. "God is working in the hearts of children all over the world. Some are in very difficult situations." Gil continues, "The needs are so great with these children." Gil mentioned that hygiene items, toys and school supplies are so important. "A child in many countries cannot go to school without school supplies." Gil continues, "Most of the children that we serve have never received a gift in their lives. Some are hard to reach geographically, others are hard to reach - religious reasons where countries would not want us to go because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. That's why we do what we do. We want children not to just receive a gift, but the greatest gift, which is Jesus." Gil mentions, "For some, this is the first time they heard the name of Jesus Christ." Gil concludes, "That child will be connected to a local church, and that child is going to be invited to 12 weeks of discipleship to help them grow in their faith." Gil says, "If you're packing a shoe box, you're participating in the Great Commission." Gil says of one little girl, "Mutesie received a picture of a family that gave her the box. She grabbed the picture, she held it up over her head to show everybody around her; these are the people that gave her these gifts." www.samaritanspurse.org/occ
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Guest: Miles Fagerlie | Bob Moffitt interviews Miles Fagerlie. Miles Fagerlie talks about how he and his wife helped Gilbert, a father of 2 teenage boys and a young daughter who were originally from Congo, who came to America as refugees from Rwanda. Miles says, "It started when a Pastor of an African refugee church came to our church and asked if we could help with a utility bill." Miles got involved and started meeting some of the people, "to help them try to get around in this new world." Miles says, "So we helped get furniture, spare couches, beds, mattresses, chairs, and tables situated in an apartment, and to learn how to use American currency, go to a grocery store and buy food, an experience they never had." Miles says that over 1,200 Afghan refugees have recently come to Phoenix. Miles concludes, "Look for people in your neighborhood; maybe there's a person with an accent. Encourage them; say, 'Welcome to America', and find out how you can help them, and share the gospel with them."
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Guest: Jon Sanborn | Bob Moffitt interviews Jon Sanborn with CarePortal.org. Jon Sanborn says "if you're an individual, church, you can find any need in America and help meet that need." "We want the church to be always at the point of care." Jon continues, "You can look at the needs on careportal.org." Jon says, "We're just the vehicle; we're not the hero. The church is the primary vehicle." Jon continues, "For those who are willing to love and serve their neighbor, this becomes a transformational connection with people. Yes, it's about baby wipes, diapers; that can be the cup of water that Jesus calls us to give. You're now the presence of Christ; you're knocking on the door; she's seeing someone who is willingly volunteering to love a neighbor and be there for her. And things happen in that space. That's a very powerful space when we're willing to be available to serve someone's need."
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Guest: Gary & Derek DeVelder | Bob Moffitt interviews Gary and Derek DeVelder of Abounding Service.
Gary and Derek DeVelder share stories about recruiting volunteers to help refugees learn English and citizenship. He explains, "We develop a relationship and give them dignity. Refugees have been told ever since they left their home that they're worth nothing. When they came out of their country, they had nothing but a suitcase." Gary says about one refugee that he has helped, "The first time they felt good in the US is when somebody deliberately smiled at them. And we can provide that to them day after day." Derek explains, "For example, Le Page, when helping with Thanksgiving boxes, beamed. She said, 'I feel included, I feel important here" by helping others.'" Gary continues, "Our witness is not so much in words. A volunteer can sit together one foot away from each other, face to face. The eyes speak love, care, concern. This refugee has had a lot of case workers. They know who are paid; they know that the encourager that comes in for 2 hours is not paid; they know they're volunteers who want to be there. Many of them have not been treated this way as a refugee in 10, 20, 30 years." Derek concludes, "We're simply backing in to the work that the Holy Spirit is doing." https://aboundingservice.org/
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Guest: David Drum | Bob Moffitt interviews David Drum of J17 Ministries.
David Drum tells a story of unconditional service from a unified body, with the people of the church serving one of the largest school districts in Tucson. David tells a story about a lady at the school who worked with the needs at the school. She said to David and other Christians in the church, 'We have a family that has 10 kids, the father's in prison, the mother ought to be in prison, they don't have enough to eat, they don't have transportation; they need everything; so what can you do for them?' My friend said, 'Well, let me get some churches to come alongside and adopt that family and see what we can do.' After a couple of months there was such a huge impact for this family, that she was kind of blown away. 9 months later, she says to us. 'Y'know, our job around here is so hard; every time we ask for something, the answer's always no, but when we ask you, and the churches, the answer is always yes. The best day of the month is when you Christians show up.'" David then shares how this woman's life was radically changed.
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Guest: David Witt and Russell | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt and Russell from Spirit of Martyrdom - Part 2. Russell says, "Whenever somebody does something evil to us, our response is to overcome evil with good; we always retaliate by doing something good back to them. That's what keeps me sane. It becomes a way of life. Just being willing to do whatever God wants and whatever he puts in our hearts." Russell tells a personal story, "They destroyed all the church buildings, they burned them all down, they ran all the Pastors out. They couldn't have meetings. Meetings aren't essential to Christianity. The only thing essential to Christianity is Jesus." Russell continues, "It went to relationship-based evangelism. We identify with Him, and let that be known. When we go into a given area, then people will either accept us or reject us. Jesus said, "If you send someone, and they're received, He's received, and if He's received then His Father who sent him is received. If you receive a little child in my name, then He's received. And God will get His foot in the door." Russell continues, "We're just interested in going where the Lord leads us, and in identifying with the Lord so that when we get there, people can decide whether they're going to receive us or not. And so, you can evangelize that way; you don't have to get into religious acts that would infuriate these terrorists. God starts touching hearts, one by one. Next things you know, Communist leaders are getting converted and being called by God to replace the Pastors and missionaries that they killed." www.spiritofmartyrdom.com
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Guests: David Witt and Russell Stendal | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt and Russell Stendal of Spirit of Martyrdom - Part 1. At age 4 Russell prayed to be on the mission field, and at age 8, he was on the mission field with his parents. As a young adult, he was taken captive in the jungle by terrorists in the guerrilla camp. Russell tells his story, saying, "I felt the Lord was going to get me out of it. People were praying for me all over the world. I felt like there was nobody worried about them, and that's why I focused on trying to reach them." Russell continues, "At first they wouldn't let me talk to anyone. They just gave me a notebook and told me to noodle and keep my mouth shut. I was tied up, but there was enough slack in the rope to write a book. And so I wrote a book reaching out to them, called, "Rescue the Captors"; I wrote it in English. When I got to their names, I spelled it real clear. The commander looked at that and he was overcome with curiosity. So they ordered them to bring a typewriter and paper, and a desk, and lengthened the cord a little bit, still tied to the tree, and type this out in Spanish for them. And it was like playing Arabian Nights, and they would sit there fighting for the sheets as they came off the typewriter. And the Lord started touching them." www.spiritofmartyrdom.com and www.biblesforvenezuela.com
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Guest: John Bassous | Bob Moffitt interviews John Bassous. John shares about God's supernatural presence, and how the Lord impressed on him, "John, you have an extra room." John tells a story of how he uses the empty room in his house for the Kingdom of God and how he helped one of his employees get back on his feet. "The reason we do this is that Christ did it for us."
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Guest: Jim Yost | Bob Moffitt interviews Jim Yost. Jim, in Papua, Indonesia, asks the question, "What does our city need?" Jim continues, "Whether you feel qualified or not qualified, you become incarnational into the needs of your city. You look. You ask questions. You discern what are the needs; what's going on? What are the problem areas? What is exploding right now? And then Jehovah Jireh comes in and gives you everything you need to be able to make an impact. It's not about having a whole lot of knowledge and expertise, but it's about the heart. Everything begins with the heart." Jim talks about examples from his life, helping jail inmates, helping refugees, assisting those who are in the business of prostitution, those who have a propensity to addiction... getting involved in the lives of hurting people. Jim explains, "Freely you've been given, freely give it away, meaning, the little bit you've been given by God, you give it away to somebody else immediately." Jim asks, "If your church were to close this week, would your city miss you?" Jim teaches people to discover truth though Discovery Bible learning. Jim concludes, "When you talk about meeting the needs of the broken people in your city, the problem people, you're releasing them to move forward and bring someone else along with them."
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Guest: Jacob Ndabaramiye | Julian Gibb interviews Jacob Ndabaramiye. Jacob works in Rwanda, Burundi and in the eastern Congo, training and equipping Pastors to be disciples, practice love and forgiveness. Jacob tells a story of a Tutsi man who, after training, took a meal to those prisoners who killed their relatives who were in jail. "They gave food to those people who killed their families and many went to tell those criminals who killed their family members that they forgive them."
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Guest: Gordon Showell-Rogers | Julian Gibb interviews Gordon Showell-Rogers. Gordon begins, "I read the Bible and heard God's call for the marginalized: refugees, child trafficking and persecution, as well as family, children and youth." Gordon asked, "How does my story fit into God's story?" Gordon tells his story. "My initial reaction as a young Christian was, 'there must be people far better qualified, far more experienced than me, and far better at it than me', but eventually I accepted the invitation from the church. That was the beginning... a communal thing, a recognition by others in the community." Gordon tells one story, "It began in Ukraine with a bunch of Christian leaders praying for orphans and vulnerable children." One asked, "Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a Ukraine without orphans?"" This group discovered that "the best way to care for them was in families, and it would be better to find ways to get them fostered or adopted into families."
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Guest: Mark D Rentz | Bob Moffitt interviews Mark Rentz. "Sharing lives, sharing conversations", is a summary of the emphasis of Mark D Rentz, Teacher and Administrator at Albany College in New York. "Many universities have 100 different nations on campus." Mark says, "My wife and I invited them over for spaghetti dinner. Few internationals students enter an American home. When they did, they asked, 'What is your story?' while sharing food." Mark tells about an Asian scholar who came to the USA for only four weeks. Mark says, "They wanted to be in an American family." Mark asked the question, "What if we created weekend home stays and opened that up to the community? Some work in law firms, and others attend church." Mark says of one family who provided a weekend stay for an international student, "They became lifelong friends, and visited them" in their country. The host asked, "Would you like a Bible in your own language?" Mark also shares how the people of the church prayed for him as a rebellious youth, "I believe through the prayers of other people, we see the nation changed."
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Guest: Debi Clifton | Bob Moffitt interviews Debi Clifton. Debi shares her experience with the Asbury University Revival of 1970, and the spontaneous move of God. Debi also shares the mark of living like Jesus, "I believe it is sacrificial love. That is what sets you apart. You are trying to love your neighbor as yourself." Debi has mobilized 63 families sent out by the church. Debi says, "I challenge them with God's call. I have really tried to strongly plead to keep their personal walks with the Lord vibrant, active, and disciplined... because the most important thing is your personal walk with the Lord, or you have nothing to share." Debi shares several stories of what that looks like in practical experience.
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Guest: Val Gill. Julian Gibb interviews Val Gill. Gill helps leaders who have a passion for raising up the next generation in Curitiba, Brazil.
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Julian Gibb interviews Alan Crippen of the Faith and Rediscovery Center at the American Bible Society in Philadelphia, who reaches the unchurched with a reason to engage the scriptures.
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Julian Gibb interviews Michael, who shares about his life as a rebellious German teenager who had surrounded himself with friends and ideas, "focusing on everything that was wrong with the country, or the world... constantly; it feeds the hatred." Michael says, “It's a drug that made me addictive towards this. Every time I feel colder and more empty." Michael states, "I watched certain people radically change, become so hateful, so cold, so nasty in their thinking." Michael continues, "I felt the Lord knocking on my door: 'You're on a dangerous path.'" Michael shares, "I was at a march, and I saw people around me shouting, just being angry, and just how meaningless this really is." Michael continues, "Almost audibly, God spoke to me, 'You don't belong here anymore. You need to get out of here.'"
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Meg Crossman, early in her walk with the Lord, said, "Lord, take me; I didn't know that you wanted me!" Meg, a visionary that helps people embrace their role in missions, says, "That's what I do... I help people understand their roles, as goers, senders, welcomers, intercessors, or mobilizers." She relates one of her conversations, "Meg, now I understand that we're called to be senders." Meg says, "I want everybody to find where their gifts and abilities" can be best used. Meg felt the calling of God on her own life as well, "It was totally the Lord who opened that door. We were not waiting for the prison to approve us; if the Lord approves us, everything will be OK." Meg also tells the story about getting the opportunity to share in a closed country with underground believers, "It was challenging and marvelous!" and people would ask her husband, "You're letting your wife do what?" to which Meg replied, "It wasn't a sacrifice to go to China for the summer, it was a joy."
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Guest: Nathan Lutz | Bob Moffitt interviews Nathan Lutz. "We generally love what we talk about, and talk about what we love", says Nathan Lutz, a mentor of folks on the way to the people in the unreached world. Nathan says, "My dad began to share Christ with me... he would pick up people in the car and it was a long drive to Swaziland. That became a model for me. Watching my Dad set the pace for my life." Nathan continues, "Talking is one way we show what had deeply affected us." Nathan says, "How could you not talk about someone as precious as Jesus?" Nathan tells how he mentors, "In the internship, we think about ways, works, words, and the wounds of Jesus. How he treated women, what he was like before men. The worst of people liked to be around Jesus. They could tell he loved them." Nathan tells of the love he has for neighbors, building relationships that are growing and deepening. "We are who we are, lovers of Jesus. You don't build relationships to share; his love works through you."
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Guest: Azeem David | Bob Moffitt talks with Azeem David and his son Sharoz. Azeem was a Vicar of a church in Pakistan, but recently relocated to London; while in Pakistan, Azeem encouraged his people to demonstrate the gospel to the community. Sharoz explains how they met the needs of the community, "We invited people who were stressed, those who were depressed, some with problems and some who were demonized" and our prayer team prayed for them, and many were healed. Sharoz continues, "It wasn't just the Priests, Vicars, and Fathers that Jesus called to preach; every Christian is supposed to be a disciple of Jesus." In another demonstration of being a disciple of Christ, Azeem's church members raised funds to cook and serve poor people in the community, both Christians and people from other religions including Hindu's and Muslims.
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Guest: Amanda Forbes | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Amanda Forbes, Co-Founder of Trinity Education who shares amazing stories about mentoring young adults to become disciple makers in communities around the world. Amanda states, "Education changes our mindset about why we're on this earth and our really human potential to create and come out of poverty. We had a student in Kenya, and before going through our program, he didn't realize that he was made in the image of God, and he thought poverty was a multi-generational curse that he would pass along to his children." Amanda says, "Going through our course, he did come to understand, 'I'm made in the image of God. Poverty is not a curse on me or the generations to come.'" Amanda tells another story, "Our first program was in an impoverished area outside of Nairobi, where there was a lot of addiction and poverty; we had a small cohort of all young men in the program that seemed trapped by lack of opportunities. One man had a dream of studying computer science; he didn't have the money for fees." Amanda explains how this program started in the area, "and a software programmer in CA took him under his wings in mentorship, and he was able to get a job with a company in IT in Nairobi; it transformed his life from the difficult situation he was in! He got married, and ended up mentoring a small group of students... a full circle, blessed to be a blessing."
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Guest: Bob Moffitt | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Bob Moffitt who tells his journey through ministry in many captivating stories. "When I was young, I wanted to see missions directly. I took my tape recorder and did extensive interviews of missionaries in the field, from Africa, Western Europe to India." Bob continues, "Our connection before the throne on a regular basis is really crucial... it prepares us to be the hands and feet of Jesus." Bob says, "It's not only the time in the closet where I spend time alone with the Lord, but it's also part of a lifestyle." Bob explains, "That's the goal... to be always conscious that I'm with Him and He's with me. He's always there, wanting to be in relationship with you." Bob goes on to tell about being the hands and feet of Jesus with delinquent kids from broken families in Denver, CO in the late 60's, teaming over 5,000 kids with one-to-one relationships. "What these kids needed most was a coping adult to love them and to walk alongside them."
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Guest: Doug Landro | Bob Moffitt interview Doug Landro, who works with several churches among the Roma gypsies in western Ukraine, tells a story of how the elderly in the Roma community don't have enough food, and sometimes even have their homes taken away from them because they don't have legal land rights. A few members of the church among the Roma came to Doug, "We want to develop a feeding program that buys food for the elderly Roma." One elderly lady, who never came to church, learned about the once-a-month feeding program at the church. Eventually she invited her daughter in law, then her son, and they heard about Jesus, and both became followers of Jesus. Doug says, "When we meet people’s needs, when we show the love of Jesus, not in words but in action, that's the best way to share Jesus." Ladies come up to Doug when he visits the church, give him a hug and say, "I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for you."
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Guest: Meshak | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Mesak, serving as a Pastor in a poor area of Nairobi, Kenya, shares how he and his congregation serve sacrificially in his community with the love of God. "Every year, we identify a needy orphan and we help in paying for their school fee." Meshak says, "It's not just about getting the teaching of the Word of God, but really practicing what the Word of God says." He continues, "We are not going to use our scarcity as an excuse for not obeying God, and so... even though we are needy, the Lord is calling us to invest in the Kingdom"; and he tells a story about caring for a widow in his community who said, "Pastor, I don't have money to eat today." He says, "When it comes to investing in the Kingdom, it's both the responsibility of the rich and the poor."
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Guest: Emma Quisenberry | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Emma Quisenberry with the Gem Foundation in Uganda who shares amazing stories of caring for and sacrificially serving neighbors and orphans with disabilities.
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Guest: Jennifer Tompkins | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Jennifer Tompkins from Tucson Refugee Ministries, as she shares amazing stories of grace and redemption among recent refugee arrivals.
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Guest: John Thomas | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews John Thomas, Executive Director of Living Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. In Part 2 of 2, John Thomas tells amazing stories of God's provision, "When God has his fingerprints over something, it's not about skills development and strategic planning (although those are both good); it's about listening to the voice of God." John continues with several stories, "If God is in a thing, you walk through the doors with a little bit of faith and a great big God!" John says, "We're here to impact the world for Jesus." John confesses, "We find ourselves saying, 'We definitely didn't do this. Only God could have done this.'" John now has 4 Pastors on staff for a church of 350, and 230 Pastors on staff to reach those who do not yet know Jesus in the area around the church.
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John Thomas, Executive Director of Living Hope in Cape Town, South Africa, along with his church, is bringing hope and breaking despair for the needy people in the area. John says, "There are 20,000 needy people within half a mile of the church." "And God says to me on Judgement Day: 'John, tell me, what did you do about the poor and needy and those who haven't heard the gospel a half mile from the church?'" John responded, "I've got to do something." John tells the story of a young lady who had a baby, and she named him "No hope" in the local language. "My mother died with AIDS, my Auntie died with AIDS... my baby was born with skin sores indicating advanced stages of AIDS, and I've got AIDS." John continues, "A chaplain called me and I arranged her to get into a family in my church. She came to know Jesus as Savior. Another three months went by, and this young lady came to me and said, "I want to change my baby's name to 'The Lord is my hope'!"
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John Cozens, in addition to a full time job, helps widows and people in need with mechanical issues. John says, "We've all got our small part to play." "It's a peace to know that it's done, it's fixed." John says this has been a God-given blessing, "I come in and take care of them; they're not forgotten." John continues, "There's an element of companionship; I've grown in having conversations and letting them know they're important." John shares about another blessing: "I bring my son on a lot of these projects; I wasn't bringing him with a thought that this is something he'd want to do, but rather a setting where he could learn how to maintain a house, fix things; I saw it as a teaching platform." He continues, "My son will graduate college in 4 weeks and he said to me, 'I'm looking forward to being done, so I can help you.'"
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Marcus Doe, in his third of three broadcasts, upon returning to Liberia for 5 weeks, was amongst the warriors who were in the war when he was a boy. "They started telling me their stories, sleeping with alcohol to numb the pain." In the barber shop, he was asked, "Why did you come back?" Marcus says, "I came back for people like you." He comments, "If you have to wait until you're ready to forgive, you'll never do it." Marcus continues, "Forgiveness affects every person in the world." In Liberia, Marcus noticed something: "I saw a common thread, particularly among men; unforgiveness and fatherlessness." "My work is to re-weave the fabric; in the prison system and the school system."
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Marcus Doe, originally from Liberia, became a refugee in Ghana at age 12; when he started attending school he learned that his father had been murdered. A year later, "When I came to the States, I had a measure of trauma", Marcus explains about the war and losing his father. "I had a blockage; when we took quizzes, and it was quiet, I had much more important things in my life than solving equations." He would sweat at flashbacks. "A few years later a Pastor looked at me and said, 'Whatever you have planned for your life, God is going to change it.'" Marcus explains how he would write one paragraph a day for 3 years, which eventually became his book "Catching Ricebirds". Marcus wanted to get past this anger towards this man who had killed his father. "In the spring of 2010, I fly back to Liberia, and I was able to say the words, 'I forgive you'".
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Marcus Doe, originally from Liberia, shares his story of reconciliation. Escaping the war in Liberia, he traveled by ship to America as a refugee. He learned at the age of 12 that his father has been captured, interrogated and murdered. He shares about his experience in a public high school. "My teachers assumed I had transferred from another school in the county." Marcus continues, "I was too afraid and too ashamed to talk to my teachers, about the troubles I was having both in my mind and in academics". In his first year in America, Marcus didn't know if his siblings were still alive, and the war was still going on in Liberia. "I went to high school in a cloud of hatred, a cloud of sadness." Marcus says, "At 24 years old, I read the Lord's prayer... I had to face the fact that I needed to forgive the man who made me an orphan."
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Linny Saunders, mother of 14 children with her husband, have 8 children at home at 62. "God has called us to care for the orphans." Linny says, "If I was sitting in an orphanage in another country, I would be really wanting a family to come and say, 'I pick you, you're mine'. With that as a motivation, and believing that God's heart is for the orphan, we have adopted 11 of our 14 children." Linny continues, "The church in America for the most part has bought the lie from the enemy that children are a nuisance and a bother.... God's word actually says that the fruit of the womb are His reward." Linny says about her home with special needs children, "The needs are so great all around us; between foster care and between the orphan crisis, there's millions of orphans waiting. I could not see myself finding any satisfaction in anything but serving the kids that I have, and any other kids that God brings across our path." She talks about honoring and treasuring her family, "People who meet our family just love our kids."
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Caleb Campbell, Senior Pastor at Desert Springs Church says he believes that "the street won't change until the kitchen table changes." Caleb says "Jesus loves you more than you can ever imagine; put it into action." "As you read the New Testament, especially after the gospels, you see that the local church body is by design socioeconomically, chronologically and ethically diverse." Like the early church, Caleb encourages people to have hard discussions around the table talking about things that are hard to talk about. Caleb says that he loves partnering with what God is already doing with other ministries and non-profits that are further down the road in certain areas. "Jesus calls people into activity way before I think they're ready. There's not a perfect way to start serving. Start it, and trust that the Spirit of God will guide you in the process."
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Nathan Smith of Phoenix Rescue Mission talks about how God moves through him. He says, "My wife and I started reading the gospel in a different way. There was a lot of message about good news to the poor that for some reason I had ignored." He continues, "All those experiences together led my wife and I on a Saturday to go to the worst parts of town to hand out sack lunches and get to know people. Eventually, I brought my entire church along we went out every Saturday for a while, and broke bread, created relationship with people living on the streets; got to know them, got to serve them; really tried to break those walls down and have a kingdom meal every week. Eventually I realized that what I wanted to spend all my time doing." Nathan asks, "What is my lasting impact?"
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Wendy and Jeff Schops, both motorcycle bikers, wanted to get more involved with their neighbors. Jeff says, "God put it on our heart to reach other people." Wendy says, "We have the love of God in our hearts. That's the biggest reason that we feel free to reach out to people of different religions and different skin color." Jeff explains, "I'm 31 years clean of cocaine with a hard struggle when I came off. I'm rich with God's love." Wendy shares about a unique opportunity in her neighborhood, "One night after we heard gun shots, we didn't think about the danger; we felt the strength to go and help someone who was clearly in distress." Wendy says, "The people we get to talk to are living the same kinds of lives that we are, with the same kinds of struggles, family dynamics, and drama. We just need to be able to be friends and comfort those around us when they need it. How would we know that they need it if we didn't open that dialogue with them wherever we go?" Jeff concludes, "Don't cower, don't hide behind the curtains. Come out and be strong."
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Rick Johnson, owner of RC Fasteners, shares his journey to faith through some tough times in life when everything was falling apart, also accompanied with mental health issues. Rick shares, "When I started seeking Him, He was there everyday." Rick continues, "He is the ultimate comforter." "We can look at adversity and count it all joy. Then we start experiencing love. It changes your perspective." Rick states, "We asked God to close the door where He didn't want us to go, and we dedicated the business to the Lord." Rick says that now, "We see guys praying for vendors and suppliers." "I made a promise to Him; I didn't want to be disingenuous again."
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Marc Lucas, Local Ministry Director at AM1360 Faith Talk Radio, shares how "we were created not to do life in isolation, like a lot of us have been forced to do in the midst of the pandemic." He shares how he has taken his family activities out into the front yard, into the driveway of his home, "to foster relationships in the midst of that need." Marc says, "I remind them that God loves them...and I start hearing their story, connecting with them as they are parenting, and as a grandparent, just where they are in this season of life." Marc states, "I think it's the way that God designed us to be in our neighborhood."
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Steve Chang shares about miraculous healings that God has done in him and his wife. As a result, he prays for God to heal people he meets. Steve says, "I travel quite a bit for work. When I come home, I pray, "God, give me a word to encourage and bless this person", even to those of different faiths. Steve shares about one of his conversations with a cab driver: "God revealed that he wanted to have a son", but couldn't. Steve recounts, "I prayed for his back pain; he got better. And the next day he brings his wife to our living room to be prayed for. We prayed for them to have children. That was it. About a year later, I got a text from him; 'Here's the child that you prayed for!'" Steve summarizes, "Use your gifts; the more you use them, the more God is going to pour into you; you will see the fruits that await you; as you pray and perform miracles, as you heal the sick, you will see God move."
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Ramiro Carbajal, who has walked with his people in the Honduras through two recent hurricanes and many landslides, shares how he, his family and his church are responding to people in love. "We try to share with the local church... If they receive 5 pounds of rice or 5 pounds of beans, they can make a little packet of food, and the local church can share it with more people. They multiply the food that they received. They are very thankful to share with others. That happens not only with the believer, but with the unbelievers." Ramiro says people who are served by the church, "The people ask us for Bibles." Ramiro says, "They are not strangers; they are my people. God provides to care for others. It is not us, it is God who provides and touches the heart of other people who need it."
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Wendy Schops is a mom, a biker, and a formerly rebellious woman who has been changed. "What's your story?" Wendy asks of others with the biker persona. Wendy says, "Growing up, we never knew who would be at our breakfast table... my dad would pick up hitchhikers. Our house was a revolving door." Wendy says, "Don't look at somebody and put them in a box. No matter what you wear... we have a conversation and share the love of Christ and how much God loves us." Wendy continues, "We open the door, that person opens up, we plant the seed. And I say, 'God, go with that person so they will grow!'"
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Reverend Anita Kristy, Director of Counseling at a Center in India, receives many calls at all hours of the day from people who are depressed and contemplating suicide. "When they call, we listen. We give them the words from the Bible; healing, hope, and God who we can depend on." Anita shares her own story of transformation; in addition, she shares about the spiritual challenges from those see this as conversion. "I receive from Jesus his grace that keeps me going in this ministry." "This gives them a hope; this is not the end; I will live for eternity if I believe in Jesus." Anita continues, "It is not me, but it is Jesus who does the transformation in people."
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Laurel Pritch, Teacher of Arts Education in Northern Canada with children ages 6 to 12, explains the creative work of the Spirit, about "getting down on their level and really accepting not only their ideas, but what is important to them; that changes hearts and lives." "It's one way that Jesus is alive and well in the secular classroom." Laurel continues, "Does what we do in the world matter? Yes!" Laurel tells stories of giving the dignity of our attention, "making a difference in one person at a time, and one conversation at a time."
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Linda Hollinshead, collection coordinator for Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child at their church in Chandler, AZ, shares about how needy children around the world, receiving a shoe box at Christmas time, get to know Jesus. "We've heard from many who have gotten boxes... their pictures are up in our room at church." Linda shares, "It isn't like we just send this vessel with the gospel message and wonder if anything ever happened. We have so many children accept Jesus through that gospel message." Linda also tells the story of one of the 14 empty nester volunteers who this year helped make 670 dresses for girls, ages 6-9, "It's just amazing how much joy it has brought her."
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Scott Allen, President of Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA), shares a story of how impoverished communities begin to flourish through the application of Biblical truth, demonstrated in love. After the reformation, "Christians for the first time opened up their Bible and they began to do their farming and their banking and all these different things on the basis of Biblical truth." "If God exists, and he created everything, then the Bible speaks to every area of life." Scott says truth and love are two sides of the same coin. "I'm going to seek your good, even if it requires great sacrifice on my part." Scott tells the story of a colleague working with an indigenous group in Guatemala, that, when they heard Biblical truth about having dominion over creation, helped them solve a problem using their own ideas. "Within a year, almost all of their crop was stored, and their children began to come out of poverty."
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Munkhuu from Mongolia shares his experience of staying with nomads, helping them, cleaning their felts, going after their horses and sheep to assist them in their daily lives. "Can I go with you?" Munkhuu asks of a nomad while visiting. "I helped him with his animals", Munkhuu says about his stay. "Along the way we talk about faith and life." "Come for them, do for them. Just obey; I believe this is the process that the Lord wants me to go on, and I'm just going." "We love to have a relationship with them. We give the results to God."
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Ron Friesen, Sr. Chaplain for Ecumenical Chaplaincy for the Homeless in Phoenix shares simple stories of working among the homeless. Ron says, "I believe that we're transformed to give." Ron asked one lady who found herself homeless due to a mental health breakdown, "Do you know that God gives back the years the locust ate?" He prayed and believed with her that God would give her back her life! Ron says that many homeless are hungry and thirsty for physical needs, as well as spiritual needs, and they ask the question: will someone nurture my spirit? Practically, Ron shares a question he asks homeless people, "Do you have a State ID?" Most homeless people have lost these documents. He points them to Homeless ID, an organization that helps the homeless replace about 9,000 documents a year at no cost. And second, "Would you like a job?", and Ron shares about St. Joseph the Worker, which provides jobs after a one hour orientation. Of one man who Ron provided the gift of anointing, along with prayer and a hug, the man responded, "This is the first day that I've ever been loved."
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Ryan Thurman, International Director of Antioch Network, shares his personal stories with A2J, relocating into a neighborhood that had real, tangible needs near the homeless shelter and the Arizona State Capital, to learn what it means to love God and love your neighbor. "We really believe that the early church and the Acts-like living in community can be done today." What our homeless friends "needed was a family where they could belong. Before they could completely understand the gospel, understand a loving God, they had to experience the love of God by a family." Ryan shares Sally's story, a homeless lady whose life was completely changed because Jesus entered in and invited her to life with him, a life that looked completely different than her first 40 years. "God is very clear that people experience love through people."
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Rev George Miley returns to share his bottom line: be available to Jesus and ask Him to show you what he wants you to do, particularly in reconciliation. George shares a story of coming to the cross, repentance, telling the truth about acts, words, and things that have not been with the keeping of the teachings of Jesus, and then looking for opportunities to build friendships with those of other religious traditions. George says, "Telling the truth about my sin doesn't dishonor me; in fact, it frees me to receive His forgiveness, His healing, and His restoration."
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Neil Montgomery, Congregational Care Pastor at Scottsdale Bible Church, quoting Larry Crabb, defines agape love as "putting the needs of another person ahead of my own at any cost." Neil says the true expression of our worship is without doubt the way we relate to one another. Neil articulates, "We are simply to be like Christ in walking with people through their problems", rather than fixing them. "When you surrender and taste freedom and you begin to truly see yourself as a worshipper 24/7, then God turns you -- and you begin to pour out your life in generosity." Neil shares a powerful time when God brought him to the end of himself, and he gave up the control of the outcomes. "Let God control the outcome, and learn to feed your soul. Learn to abide and rest in him, and let the fruit of the spirit be the thing that comes out."
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Elly Oliveira, Global Coordinator for Samaritan Strategies, and her husband Cleiton share how people learn by experiencing something new, especially concerning proclamation vs demonstration of the gospel. Cleiton says, "The demonstration of God's love to a broken world is a message we communicate without words. When we talk about proclamation and demonstration, we remember the story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding. We have no record that Jesus preached a sermon in that occasion. However, the Lord was recognized as one to be obeyed." Elly speaks about how Samaritan Strategies helps people transition, having a paradigm shift, from a culture that keeps them inactive, to a culture where they are the hands and feet of Jesus in their community. Elly says that people "learn how to demonstrate God's love with their families, and be a leading letter that can be read by the world." Elly shares several examples, "What we actually do is facilitate situations where the Holy Spirit works on people's hearts and they turn their lives to Jesus Christ."
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George Miley explains the supernatural power of God to love one another. What would happen if two parties who were locked in bitterness were to kneel together before the cross and say, "Lord Jesus, we both have sinned, we both are wrong, we both have treated each other with anger, contempt, and bitterness. We don't have the power to overcome this. We bring it to you on the cross. And we pray, Lord, that in your grace, that you will break the power of sin in our lives. And give us the supernatural power to love one another." George continues, "Our first responsibility is to choose to tell the truth. And secondly we choose to trust him. And when we do that, he supernaturally transforms us." "Jesus is not here to condemn us. He's here to free us, to heal us, to transform us."
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Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Dr. Bishnu Regmi, Pastor of Himalayan Community Church in Phoenix, AZ; Bishnu shares about a time when he was in seminary and on that day, he was not in a situation to help someone, but God talked to him. Bishnu recalled the teaching of Jesus, love your neighbor as yourself, and says, "Even though you don't have anything, you should go and listen to his problem." Bishnu says that you can share the gospel without using words, by serving; he shares about serving churches and refugees in Phoenix, and encourages people here in the USA that if they're not able to go out of the country to serve, there are "many people in their backyard. The entire world is here."
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Guest: Hanna Zack Miley | Bob Moffitt interviews Hanna Zack Miley. Hanna shares her personal journey, starting at age 6, of her experience as a Jew in Nazi Germany, one of 10,000 children who were sent by train from Germany to Britain. She would never see her parents again. She speaks about unbearable unforgiveness and anger. "I thought my parents had abandoned me. But instead it was an extreme act of sacrificial love." In her mid-20's, at a Billy Graham event, she says, "I had a persona as a school teacher. I didn't want to reveal that I had needs. I had a little battle going on." She came to Christ, and says, "the first step was asking God for his help to forgive. I felt a sense of God's help." Later, in Bonn, Germany with her husband, speaking to a man whose grandparent was a guard in the SS concentration camp, he said, "Will you forgive me on behalf of my grandparents?" Hanna said to him, "I forgive you" and they embraced. Hanna says, "The things we do in places affects the people around us."
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Guest: Corey Kasperson | Bob Moffitt interviews Corey Kasperson. Corey Kasperson, Pastor of Young Adults at Redemption Church Tempe, tells his own story about how life to the full is living sacrificially for others. "When we love our brothers and sisters and neighbors who don't know Jesus, we're representing who God is to the world. When we're living under the rule of Jesus, the reign of love, we're actually giving the world a picture of what this world was created to be... a preview of what life will be like when Jesus' rule and reign is fully acknowledged on earth." He tells of an experience when he cried out to God, "Lord, give me a story of love." And how he met Dean, eventually asking him, "Dean, what can I do for you?" "God is trying to interrupt me so I can give His love to somebody, then take the steps of faith; that's where it starts."
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Chris Croswhite, Director of the Rescue Mission in Salt Lake City, says "I believe we are joining God in God's ministry." Chris encourages us to ask, "How is my path intersecting with what God is doing?" Chris continues, "Most days of the week, I have this sensation that I can't do this. In my weakness, He's made strong. I do the best I can, and what I can't do, God will do the rest." "All people are created in the image of God. All people deserve love, respect, opportunity and redemption." Chris says, "The things God wants us to know, He's written them down in His Word." Chris and his team come alongside the poor and help these men and women to be what God intended them to be: God dependent, self-sufficient and a contributing member of society.
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Ruth Orlale, herself a widow and the Assistant Director of Ebenezer Life Center in Kenya shares how - with the Word of God and some partners - her team cares for widows and nearly 1,000 vulnerable children. "As a widow, you are treated as a foreigner; dispossessed and disinherited. We begin to talk about the Word of God and this brings back self-esteem, and we help them with meaning in life by involving them in working and microfinance." "We teach children how to read and interpret the Word of God for themselves." "Yes, it is possible for those who believe in God. We have seen the Lord raise widows from sick beds to be beautiful women again. We have seen children go from vulnerable situations to be men and women who are now getting married. This is a miracle."
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Eduart "Eddie" Demo, Director of the Illyricum Movement in Albania, says we can either waste our lives or we can invest it into the lives of others. He tells the story of his own sons, 10 and 13, who spontaneously got together on their own and gave their savings, everything, to a widow with two grown, disabled sons, and through that, they came to know the Lord. Eddie says by fulfilling the needs of the mostly Muslim people in the area, they come to know Jesus and they disciple them and train them. Through teaching English, guitar, piano and drama, and by coming alongside families and teaching them how to raise children, how to have a better marriage, and helping people find jobs, this is how they bring the gospel. "We have a saying that people get discipled before they get evangelized."
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Tyler Johnson of Redemption Church and one of the founders of the Surge Network talks about discipleship - how we change as we try to do the things Jesus told us to do. Tyler shares several stories as he addresses the question, "What does it mean to be the church?" and adds, "Always meet needs in proximity, and when the need surpasses the proximity, go to a wider network of relationships." Tyler gives an example how several churches, together, have helped meet broader needs in the community.
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Tammy Abernathy, CEO of Hope Women's Center, shares how she cares for women who are hurting, in pain, and have experienced difficult situations. "To see how God draws in the lonely, lost, the least, and how they get first priority in His Kingdom, at His table. That gives me expanded vision and hope." Tammy shares what it looks like to walk alongside a hurting woman. "Make a human connection. I want to have a relationship with you. I don't have an agenda. Your story matters. I want to hear your story." Tammy says, "It's not about your skills or your experience. It's about your availability. Being available, being sensitive, and aware." Tammy says to ask God to make needs around us known to us, and ask God how to serve those immediately around us. "I see her transform, which affects her children, and her family and ultimately her community as she becomes a change-maker in her community."
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Guest: Trish Karpurk | Bob Moffitt interviews Trish Karpurk. Trish Karpurk shares stories of changed lives over the past 14 years through Celebrate Recovery, and how God takes what is stopping us from living the life God designed us to do, and changes us. People who know they're broken, in the midst of the worst place, see that God is there. Trish tells people, "There is a different life that is available to you. God sees you, you are valuable." Trish explains that we need to step out and trust that there are needs, and God will bring people around us. These very people who God sets free are a magnet that draws people to meet those needs around us.
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Simon Nziramakenga, Bishop in Rwanda, shares his story. After the genocide, 25 of his relatives died, 87 of his wife's relatives died, and God impressed on him, "Go back and minister to those who have killed your relatives and your friends." He shares stories of forgiveness and reconciliation -- how 2 tribes who were once enemies, killing husbands, wives and relatives -- have repented and demonstrated love and care for one another, and are now walking together in Christ.
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22 year old Julian Wahl describes starting out as one of 7 boys at the age of 14 who wanted to serve a very small number of people in his community. He talks about the ripple effect, serving with no stipulations, and how one of the most valuable things a person gains in serving those with needs is perspective; the Burrito Boys has now grown to serve over 300,000 homeless in downtown San Diego. Julian says, "Even if you're making a difference in one person's life, you can't underestimate how big of an impact that's going to have."
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Madan Shaw, former Hindu, now a follower of Jesus, says, “People are interested in seeing your life, seeing the model.” "God has blessed you so much to be a blessing for someone else. Jesus has set a good example by sacrificing himself on the cross for our sins", showing us how to sacrificially love someone. Madan gives several examples to illustrate what can be done to build a relationship between the local church and the local community."
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Beth Weise explains how she trusts the Holy Spirit, and then instead of closing the spiritual deal, just being a friend. Beth continues, "I'm learning to ask questions and listen to people, and then I try to put a rock in their shoe." One lady in her Airbnb responded with, "Maybe you can help me."
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Pastor Chris Gonzalez, Pastor of Missio Dei Community Church, Tempe, trains his people to ask: who are the vulnerable people in our community, where are gaps in service, and how we can help; for example, helping seniors to stay in their homes, and inviting a homeless man into his home, who became like a big brother to his son.
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Asfaw Bekele, Pastor of El-Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church, shares how he prepares his people to practically express the love of God in the community, sacrificially and with personal connection. "As I give a ride to people, I express my love and they see Christ in me." Some Sunday's we close the church to express God's love and help the homeless.
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Michel Duarte, Pastor of a new church plant that reflects diversity from all tribes, nations and tongues, shares about being present relationally, meeting people where they're at - as Jesus did with the woman at the well - and loving neighbors whether or not they decide to follow Jesus.
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Linda Morris trains Pastors and church leaders on how to personally develop and help others to develop in the ways that Jesus grew by asking questions about their community, "Lord, show me an area where I need to work in, or serve in", as well as, "What scripture tells me to do this?"
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Pastor Josh Prather from Redemption Church explains the great equalizer - benefiting from relationship around the table as Jesus did - how black and white, poor and rich, healthy and disabled, national and international can learn from one another and be formed in those moments.
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Chuck Foreman, Senior Pastor of First Christian Church in Phoenix, AZ, shares stories of how we model the attitude of Christ, giving people an opportunity to serve the most vulnerable in our community, and how the community responds when we put up with inconveniences for the benefit of others.
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Misael Cruz tells stories of how he and his church have linked to their community through showing the gospel - growing and distributing food, providing necessary services, teaching English to teenagers, and fitness to senior women. And people are seeing Jesus Christ. Misael distinguishes between manipulation to get people to come to church, vs. serving the community.
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Are senior years more than endless leisure and entertainment? In later life, what can I engage in doing with my time to be a companion and create camaraderie? Do I need to know exactly how to do something to be the hands and feet of Jesus? Phil Burgess celebrates the lives of people who are doing interesting, important and life-giving things in their later life.
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Caleb shares a story with Bob Moffitt of how 3 local churches started meeting the needs in the community by feeding 50 migrant workers on the road, which increased to feeding 280, with the appreciation of the Hindu police and politicians who were once opposed to the church.
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John coaches many leaders in China; John discusses how followers of Jesus are responding during this time of lockdown, serving neighbors through the delivery of food, masks, as well as providing comfort in person-to-person conversations to help neighbors with feelings of shame, fear, and anxiety related to the virus.
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