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From the powerful to the funny, inspiring to the awkward, these are stories from a "day at the office" from fellow missionaries.
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Fellow missionary, Jonah Vroegindewey shares two stories about the life-transforming power of the gospel.
With a story from the bush in Zambia and the desert in the Middle East, listen to how the simple truth of the of gospel can transform a village and an individual.
Fellow missionary, Greta Mosteller, shares of a time in Zambia when the Lord gave her a simple vision of a "long, skinny scar".
She then realized she had picture of a boy from that day with the exact same scar, and she knew what to do next.
Interim host, Caitlyn, asks I, Zach, to recount a story from our most recent expedition of a man seeing me in his dreams fighting for him and wanting to give his life to the Lord.
The power of prayer can never be underestimated as we operate in the authority we have through Christ Jesus.
While on a recon to Senegal, fellow missionary, Callie Kanoy, prayed for the power of God to touch a group of women gathered around at a house.
In a culture used to buying charms from the witch doctor, the team shared about a way to be truly healed that has already been paid for.
Beautiful wife and fellow Expedition Leader, Caitlyn Ferraro, recounts a conference in Zambia that started off choppy...
The team arrived eager to share the Word, but few people showed and even fewer stayed until the end.
Nevertheless, the team finished teaching and asked the crowd if anyone had questions before closing...then one man stood up.
Street evangelism in a closed nation can be a dangerous game, but one Muslim man was struck by the light in a missionary's eyes and had to listen to what he was sharing.
Missionary to a secure country in the Middle East, Sam, recounts the story of this man being captivated by the love of Jesus.
Sector Missionary to Tanzania, Alex, shares of a demon-possessed man being radically delivered.
The man was known in the area to be mad and beyond saving, much like the man with the "Legion" of demons that Jesus healed.
Alex prayed for the man and...nothing happened.
But when Alex returned ten months later, he found the man in his right mind and with an unbelievable story of his freedom.
Fellow Expedition Leader, Lynsey Horton, shares of trekking out for "the one" in a village in Zambia.
Everyone at a home looked bored while listening to the gospel except for one man who raised his hand...
Fellow Expedition Leader, Jason Horton shares a story involving a topic that made even himself uncomfortable at first.
He prayed over a team member to receive the gift of tongues and nothing happened...at first.
Listen to hear what happened when this team member decided to pray over a local Zambian woman just a few hours later.
JJ Newell, director of Advanced Missions Training (AMT) in Zambia for Overland Missions, shares a couple stories from his time in Cambodia.
A Cambodian man was wanting to believe the good news he was hearing, yet felt like something was holding him back. JJ then promised him that God was going to speak to him that night in dreams. The man then came back the next day very excited...
Part of house-to-house evangelism is that you don't often have set plans, but simply meet people on the fly.But what if someone was expecting your visit, even though you had never met them before?Fellow missionary, Reece, recounts the time a woman had a dream of "a man named Jesus" telling her that missionaries would be coming to her house...
It's an honor and privilege to be able to host tribal leaders...which makes it very important to have enough food to serve.
Fellow missionary, Faith Pilditch, recounts a time of being asked to cook dinner for a tribal leaders meeting in Congo, and then having double the amount of expected people show up and finding herself in desperate need of multiplication.
Being in front of tribal leaders can be intimidating. Now let's say you decide to pray for healing for one of them in a group meeting...and nothing happens?
Fellow missionary, Tapio Tikkala, tells us a story of being unwavering in faith and seeing the fruit on the other side.
What if you were born unable to hear and speak and the first words you ever said were receiving Jesus?
Elijah DeMarco shares a story from his time in Cambodia on his first ever Expedition.
Many people have never seen a miracle happen firsthand and it can leave them wondering if God still moves in such a way.
Expedition Leader, Jasmin Earl, shares of a team member hungering for (and witnessing) a miracle during a day of house-to-house ministry.
*For episode picture, Jasmin is on the left, team member is on the right*
It can be high stakes for new believers in the Middle East to share about their faith in Jesus. But what if the greater risk was not sharing?
Fellow missionary to the Middle East, Brother Ben, shares about one of his own disciples stepping out to share his new found faith in his own community.
Expedition Leader, Abbey Oshman, shares a story from Zanzibar of a lost Muslim man giving his life to Christ.
Saddam, was a borderline alcoholic until he met our missionaries sharing the gospel on the side of the road. Over the course of one week, he gave his life to Christ, threw off his addiction to alcohol, and found a hunger for the Word.
The entire village (and villages over) has since seen many people come to Christ.
In 2016, exactly one year after purchasing the property to start a missions base in Mozambique, a category 5 cyclone hits and destroys it all.
Beau Krpicak, Country Director for Mozambique, shares about the journey of rebuilding and trusting the Lord's faithfulness over his five senses.
Listen to fellow Expedition Leader, Hannah Arrington, recount a time of sharing the gospel in Cambodia. What started off as a rushed interaction with a disinterested couple, took a turn when the team asked to pray for the woman's broken ribs.
Pushing for one last house could have a bigger impact than you realize.Fellow Expedition Leader Nate Arrington shares the story of a woman who nearly died in a bus crash, but was saved by an unknown man. Listen how the team of missionaries got to share who this unknown man was...
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