Stories from the Nations

In this episode, we’ll meet Abdul and Julia in Turkey. If you live in the South, chances are you passed a church while driving today. But in much of the world, that kind of gospel access isn’t normal. So, what does it look like to be a believer in a country where being a Christian is an anomaly? And how can someone even become a Christian when most people have never met a believer? Hear how Abdul came to Christ and how he and Julia are working to see the church grow and spread throughout Turkey.

In this episode, we’ll meet Jonathan and Katie Doub from New Life Church in Cyprus. Why would a family become missionaries in a place where others told them planting a church would be impossible? Why would they restart their lives in a foreign place, with young kids, without knowing a single person, if there was such a bleak outlook? Most people told them that planting a church there would be a waste of time. And then they moved anyway. Let’s hear their story.

In this episode, we’ll meet the Hutchens from Saga Bible Church in Japan, where people are free to be Christians, own a Bible, and gather openly without fear. And yet, less than 2% of the population identifies as Christian. So, why is Japan still so unreached? Why has the gospel struggled to take root there? And if Japan has been called a missionary graveyard, why would a family from Alabama move there?

In this episode, we’ll meet Gene from Not Forgotten in Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world not accessible by road. To get to where this story takes place, you can’t just hop in your car and drive there. You’d have to take a couple of flights just to find yourself on another plane or maybe even a riverboat. Located in the Amazon jungle, this isolation comes with many difficulties and barriers. For many children in Iquitos, childhood is marked by poverty, instability, and abandonment. One of those children was a boy named Gene.

Across five episodes, we travel from the Amazon jungle of Peru to cities in Japan, Cyprus, Turkey, and Spain to hear how God is working through his Church around the world.Each episode explores how God is using Redeemer’s global partnerships to make the gospel visible through faithful churches and long-term ministry. We hope these stories help you better understand what God is doing among the nations and consider your own role in Christ’s Great Commission.If you want to learn more about what God is doing through our church around the world, subscribe to the Stories from the Nations podcast feed or visit rccbirmingham.org/storiesfromthenations.Stories from the Nations is a limited-series podcast from Redeemer Community Church that introduces listeners to the people, churches, and ministries behind some of our global partnerships. Across five episodes, we travel from the Amazon jungle of Peru to cities in Japan, Cyprus, Turkey, and Spain to hear how God is working through his Church around the world. Learn more at rccbirmingham.org/sftn.