The Journey Podcast
Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. He's also the same in America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Come hear stories of how He has revealed Himself to ordinary people in extraordinary ways across the globe. If it's true that we "overcome the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony" then our stories are powerful weapons to be used for great victories. That also means that your story has great power, too!
Episodes
36 episodes
36: Rhonda - USA - Peace like a River
Rhonda’s life was anything but peaceful. As a child she didn’t have a father or a stable home. She experienced ongoing sexual abuse and neglect until she was finally removed from her home. Her childhood experiences led her to ...
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35: Carey - When God says "no"
We were finally expecting our second baby. Jackson’s pregnancy proved to be the most challenging on my body, but his delivery changed us forever. Sometimes what we want and what we beg God for is not in our best interest. In t...
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34: Jessica - USA - Beauty from Ashes
Jessica was raised in Texas and walked through so many difficulties before she ever reached adulthood: abuse, death of her siblings and foster care. Her story is one of brokenness, pain and a big ole mess. The Lord taught her how to...
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33: Erin - USA - Feasting on Truth
Erin was raised in a Christian home and up until her mid-30s, she lived a “pretty good life.” She claims that one of her strengths is positivity and up until that point she “had been able to “positivity” my way through things.”It ...
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32: Carey - life in the little house
We left Knoxville, Tennessee and pulled into Saraland, Alabama right on time for Nathan to start work and start school. We didn’t want to be there, but were convinced these were the Lord’s plans. Once we arrived, He echoed His instr...
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31: Lydia - USA - was lost, but now is found
Lydia grew up in a single-parent home. Her Grandma took her to church from time to time, but nothing really stuck. While she was in college, she was invited to a Bible study. With the lure of promised snacks, she decided to go...
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30: Lisa - USA - the power of thanksgiving, even through cancer
Lisa and Stephen grew up together and later got married. When their two boys were toddlers in June 2012, and things were going really well, the first cancer diagnosis came in. Stephen said, “We’re about to figure out if we truly bel...
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29: Foundations
Welcome back to Season 3! There are some amazing stories coming down the road and I hope they will bring you great encouragement of the Lord’s faithfulness! At the outset of this season, I want to make sure we’re all...
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28: Carey - TN to Mobile; mountains hurled into the sea
God had given us clear instructions: quit your job, live in the flip house, go to school and work in a church. We were in awe of this calling, but the practical logistics soon proved to be daunting. How would we sell our Tenn...
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27: Amanda - East Africa - A mighty fortress is our God
Amanda met her husband doing hut to hut evangelism in Peru. Her dream was to take the message of the gospel to people who had never heard the name of Jesus. His dream was to share Jesus with Muslim people groups. The Lord beau...
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26: Carey - stretching a buck and the call into ministry
In 2009 we were living with one income and two mortgages. Money was tight, to say the least, and mathematically, the numbers didn’t add up. But God’s math is not our math. We tithed to the church consistently, we put our daugh...
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25: Kathy, part 2 - Japan - What if we took a year to follow God?
We met Kathy in episode 2 and learned about how she met Jesus and He moved in her life. In that episode, Kathy shared how she followed the Lord’s leading into strip cl...
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24: Julie - USA - God sets the lonely in families
Julie was adopted as a baby and the Lord planted a dream in her heart to pass on the gift of adoption. In college she hit a spell of rebellion which resulted in a disease diagnosis and estimated 5 years left to live. She spen...
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23: Carey - a move to Tennessee and the day that changed everything
I had worked so hard to complete my professional goals before tiny Anna was born. Being a stay at home mom was all I had hoped it would be. When Anna was 5 weeks old, Nathan’s company wanted to move us from south Alabama to East Ten...
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22: BONUS - Carey reflects on Feb 9, 2020 - a fork in the road
On February 9, 2020, our family got on a plane and left China. Today I need to record my heart for posterity and for future generations. At that point, coronavirus was just a China issue. We were going to spend a few w...
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21: Mary Beth, part 2 - Southeast Asia - one phone call changed everything
For Glenn and Mary Beth, one phone call changed everything.One night the Lord laid a specific country on their hearts, challenging them to share the love of Christ there. Trouble is, they had no connections to this country. ...
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20: Rianne - Netherlands, UK, Belgium - one step of faith after another
“Some years you just feel like you’re battling through, but God is using it for His purposes.”When I hear Rianne’s story, I can’t help but think of Abraham when the Lord said, “I want you to leave your homeland and go to a place where I...
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19: Carey - CPA exam, first seed for living abroad & first baby
All my life, all I wanted was to have babies and stay home. That was about the biggest dream I could dream for myself. But first, I had to get through the blasted CPA exam. In 2007 I busted my butt to study 5 days a week, on top of ...
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18: Suzaene - South Africa - the old has gone, the new has come
Suzaene grew up in South Africa, went to church and even sang with a traveling gospel children’s choir, yet she didn’t fully accept the Truth of God’s great love. After watching her parent’s marriage struggle, she walked away from the fai...
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17: Carey - first house, a terrible investment, and doubts about God
This episode is full of confessions: We had no idea how to buy our first house, we made a horrible financial investment, and I started having doubts about God. One year into our marriage, we weren’t too confident about adulting, but dang ...
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16: Mary Beth, part 1 - USA
Mary Beth grew up in a home of church goers and foster children, but her parents decided to call it quits. When she was 7 years old, her parents divorced, the foster siblings were sent away, they walked away from church and life as she kn...
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15: Nanette - USA
Nanette’s mother died when she was 6 years old and she spent decades trying to fill that void. Multiple failed marriages led her to Jesus’ feet where He picked her up and made all things new. For anyone who’s ever divorced and carr...
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14: Annetta - USA
Today I bring you an extra special story. My mom has joined the podcast to share my Grandmother Annetta's story. Her life was marked by tragedy after tragedy but was balanced by miracles only the God of the universe could deliver. &...
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