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Spending two years anywhere is more than enough time to learn some serious lessons about yourself, God, and the world around us. Here's a few of the most life-changing lessons I learned from my two years in the Middle East. Freedom is a Serious Blessing I had numerous friends tell me how much they longed… Continue reading What are Some Life-Changing Lessons You Learned from the Middle East?
Ministry looked very different in the Middle East. There were lots of extra hurdles we had to clear to do ministry effectively. All of this made ministry in the Middle East look completely different than ministry here in the US. So what was ministry like in the Middle East? Ministry in the Middle East was… Continue reading What Was Your Ministry Like in the Middle East?
In this episode, Darrell Dobbelmann shares about his various ministries over the last few decades. He shares about big risks they took in Mexico, Guatemala, and India, and how we shouldn't let fear stop us from following God as he calls us, even if it means saying something crazy on a stage in front of… Continue reading Episode 6: Do Crazy Things for Christ with Darrell Dobbelmann (Part 1)
Fear is one of the major things that keeps people from going to be missionaries, and it almost stopped me too. Only by God's grace did I have the strength to carry on. Because I love adventure, I wasn't too afraid of dying, so my fears weren't very focused on physical danger. So what made… Continue reading What Made You Afraid of Going to the Middle East?
As I've conversed with people the past several months, I've gotten a lot of questions about my time in the Middle East. As much as I'd rather use these blogs to help and encourage you all rather than talk about myself, I've learned recently that by sharing my story I can help a lot of… Continue reading Why Did You Go to the Middle East?
If you are like me, life is just hard. Every day can easily just feel like another tiresome workout. Every Monday you wake up thinking, "Do I really have the strength to do this again?" If life is this hard and busy, how could we ever find the energy and motivation to desire to follow… Continue reading 3 Keys to Remember if You Don’t Have the Energy to Follow God
We don't like waiting and love to rush into things. Thanks to microwaves, fast-food chains, and high speed internet, we hate waiting. So, when God gives us a calling, all we want to do is rush straight into it. We get angry when God slows us down. But, sometimes that's exactly what we need. God… Continue reading One Important Reason Why God Might Make You Wait
In this episode, Russ Akins shares about his time as an undercover missionary in Poland back in the 1970's when Poland was controlled by the communist regime and Bibles were impossible to come by. Click here to get email updates when new podcasts are released.
In this episode, Nate Herbst shares some of his scary and life-threatening childhood experiences in South America during communist guerrilla warfare when his parents served as YWAM missionaries.
We all know how life can get crazy busy. There's so much to do, so many bills to pay, so many dollars to make. The problem is we have so much to do that we intentionally or accidentally cut things out of our lives. Often times, one of the things we cut out first is… Continue reading Stop and Listen for God’s Calling in Your Life