Missions Changed My Life
212 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGet ready to celebrate God’s call to GO! Here comes your weekly dose of courage for the missionary in all of us. Buckle up! You’re going to hear amazing stories of radical transformation by actual mission trip participants from around the world. Every episode includes an inspiring word from God crafted just for you! We take you right inside 20+ years of real life mission trip devotional moments in India. If that is not enough, every week we will be sharing practical tools to empower & equip you as God uses missions to change your life.
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Episodes
Bethany- I am Intentional About Seeing Needs Now
December 31, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBBethany shares about her experience on a medical trip to India, and what she learned working in a country that doesn't have access to the same resources in medical care as we do in the US yet they are resourceful and able to treat hundreds of patients at the medical clinics. She shared a story about how when ministering at a leper colony they met a woman who was obviously in a lot of pain. They found out that she had broken her leg and was not able to get it properly cast. They ha...
Episode 6: Missions is a Lifestyle - Not Just a Trip
December 24, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MBKyle shares his story about being inspired by a message series at his church and going on a mission trip with his wife despite challenging personal circumstances and the rewarding outcome and impacts it made on his life today.
Missions is a Lifestyle - Not Just a Trip
December 24, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MBKyle and his wife went on a trip with Global Hope India even though Kyle had recently lost his job. They felt called and didn't let their current circumstances stop them from that calling. In that situation, they learned that if it's God's will it's God's bill, and He provided. This set this stage for the next phase in their life as God planted them in Salt Lake City with a Christian population of less than 2% and now they live in a mission field. Kyle believes that this was God p...
The Pointy End of the Stick - Beverly's Story
December 17, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBBeverly shares her story about feeling led to help plant a Church in Raleigh with Elevation. They sent her a manual to read through and she felt like she was not a campus pastor or worship leader but she could pray and she could start a small group. That small group grew to two small groups, then a host, which lead to an Elevation Campus, and now two Campuses with thousands worshipping together in only four years. She is an incredible example of simple obedience. "God can do so muc...
Richard from Watoto in Africa
December 10, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBThe Watoto Church went from humble beginnings in a hotel suite in downtown Kampala, Watoto Church is now, on average, a 27000-strong congregation with 30-weekend celebration services in Kampala and Gulu, Uganda; and Juba, South Sudan. The church is vibrant, youthful, energetic and life-giving and Richard works as the guest relations coordinator. He shares about going on a mission trip to India and ministering to children and learning that giving is better than receiving. This help...
Kourtney cares for Orphans
December 03, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBHer story started in middle school. She felt like God was asking her to make a difference in the lives of orphans. She traveled to India and to South Africa and felt it was her calling. Then she hit some snags in her plan in high school and college. Will Kourtney get to work with orphans overseas?
Called to Orphan Care - Kourtney's Story
December 03, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBAfter going to India one Summer and South Africa the next, Kourtney knew without a doubt that she was called to orphan care ministry overseas. She was 12 years old when she felt this burden on her heart. Kourtney shares her story of how God placed this call of orphan care ministry on her heart and what life looked like after. It may be odd to hear that a middle schooler was so sure that God was leading her to do something, but the "call" was really just God breaking Kourtney's hear...
From Tragedy to Comfort: 3 Trips that Changed Tadhg's Missionary Life
December 03, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBTadhg shares his story of living a life on mission and traveling to different countries as a missionary on short term mission trips as a high school student. How it changed his life and is continuing to impact every area of his life today.
From Tragedy to Comfort - Tadhg's Story
December 03, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBFrom Tragedy to Comfort: 3 Trips Changed Tadhg's Life: "So the general concept of a mission trip is that it's actually poorly looked on by a lot of people as you're flexing how much money you have and you're just showing off with all these pictures of all these cute little kids. It is so much more than that. It's nothing to do with that. You know what God has done in your own life, and you know what he can do in the lives of these kids who just are underprivileged." - Tadhg Tadhg ...
From Exotic Dancing to Red Light District Missionary
December 03, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBFrom Exotic Dancing to Red Light District Missionary: Becky has been on staff at Hope Community Church for 17 years. She currently is their medical and safety coordinator. She loves reading and jogging. She is recently newlywed and has been a long-time supporter of Global Hope India. Becky shares that one of the ways missions has changed her life is now she views being joyful as a command and not only a feeling. Seeing the joy of a people with seemingly less than American culture ...
When God Sends Becky, a Former Stripper, into the Red Light District of Mumbai
December 03, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBBecky shares her story about how missions changed her life and her journey from a former exotic dancer to a missionary in the Red Light district of Mumbai.
BUCKLE UP! Here's Comes Missions Changed My Life Podcast (Trailer)
September 24, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 8.01 MBHello! I’m Pastor Kevin, Founder and Executive Director of Global Hope India and your host for Mission Changes My Life Podcast. Ok so listen to this… it’s really a miracle! I just returned from my 50th trip to India in 20 years! If I don’t yet hold the Guinness Book of World Records for the most trips to India then I’ve got to be close. Look at God! This poor kid from rural North Carolina has now flown over a million miles to 27 different countries. I’ve taken nearly 1,000 people o...