Ron Laurent shares more of his experiences on a recent month-long mission trip to Haiti. There he worked with the many people living in tent cities after they were displaced by the January 12, 2010 earthquake near Port-au-prince.

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Ron Laurent shares his experiences on a recent month-long mission trip to Haiti. There he worked with the many people living in tent cities after they were displaced by the January 12, 2010 earthquake near Port-au-prince.



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“Lillian” shares with us a portion of her testimony and the testimony of God’s forgiveness in her life.

Her background was a mental health nurse, and after having served in the past in missions overseas, she is now moving towards entering missions again after retirement. She will be serving as a Finisher with Operation Mobilisation, and is considering serving in a position on the Logos Hope with 450+ people in missions work on this ship.

She is also considering service in Haiti, or with other opportunities, but she is patiently waiting for the Lord’s leading. She then shares a young man’s testimony of service on the Doulos ship after 2 years serving with OM.

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“Lillian” shares with us her testimony and the ways in which the Lord has saved her and blessed her with a fullness of joy..

Her background was a mental health nurse, and after having served in the past in missions overseas, she is now moving towards entering missions again after retirement. She will be serving as a Finisher with Operation Mobilisation, and is considering serving in a position on the Logos Hope with 450+ people in missions work on this ship.

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“Lillian” shares with us about her experiences with Operation Mobilisation and the opportunities available with this ministry.

Her background is as a mental health nurse, and after having served in the past in missions overseas, she is now moving towards entering missions again after retirement. She will be serving as a Finisher with Operation Mobilisation, and is considering serving in a position on the Logos Hope with 450+ people in missions work on this ship.

She is also considering service in Haiti, or with other opportunities, but she is patiently waiting for the Lord’s leading. She then shares a young man’s testimony of service on the Doulos ship after 2 years serving with OM.

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“Lillian” shares with us about her experiences with Bible smuggling and currently with being involved in missions work after retiring from her work as a nurse.

She entered the mission field for the first time when she was 40, and after she finished serving in Romania she came back to the states and finished her career as a nurse. Now after officially retiring she is moving towards re-entering the mission field (probably full-time). She will be serving as a Finisher with Operation Mobilisation.

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An Interview with Richard Cook, a member of Bear Creek United Methodist Church and the work that he is doing with the United Methodist Men ministering to injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

He shares about his Christian upbringing, but he acknowledges that he was not deeply connected to Christ until he was an adult. A visit to Bible study got his attention as he was confronted by a group of passionate Godly men. Since that point his commitment to growing has been more consistent.

He shares that, “Sometimes God puts things in front of you that you may not be comfortable with.”


To learn more about the work that Richard Cook does with Impact Player Partners, their annual golf tournament fundraiser, and to hear more about working with injured soldiers, visit our page about Ministering to Veterans in our Interview section.

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Another interview with Dr. Rodney Woo, the departing pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church and the new pastor of the International Baptist Church in Singapore.

Rodney shares about his 18 years as the pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church, where the church mission statement is “Wilcrest Baptist Church is God’s multi-ethnic bridge that draws all people to Jesus Christ, who transforms them from unbelievers to missionaries!”

This church focus on transforming members to missionaries is church-wide, and now the Lord’s calling to missions has been extended to Rodney as he will be moving with his family to Singapore. There he will be the pastor of another multi-cultural church in an area of the world in great need of evangelism.



Rodney shares about the excitement the church has in his following the Lord’s call in his life, and that they are sending their very best out as a missionary. The big thing that Rodney is praying for is that Wilcrest Baptist Church will stay focused on their calling and that their focus would be centered on Christ as the head of the church rather than the pastor.

To learn more about Dr. Woo, Wilcrest Baptist Church, and his book, “The Color of Church”, read the extensive profile of Dr. Rodney Woo and Wilcrest Baptist Church in our Interview section.

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An Interview with Richard Cook about the work that he and the mens group of Bear Creek United Methodist Church are doing with Impact Player Partners.

Every year they have a charity golf tournament to benefit veterans severely wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Their desire to minister to these veterans was prompted by the experiences of a young soldier who was a member of their church.

They decided that they would minister to this young man and his family, and then through that they got connected to the charity Impact Player Partners. Now every year they host this golf tournament to benefit this charity.



They are striving to minister in the name Christ by reaching out to the many hurting men and women who have sacrificed much for their country.

To learn more, read Impact a Hero in our Interview section or go to the Impact Player Partners or Impact a Hero websites.

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An interview with Dr. Rodney Woo, the departing pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church and the new pastor of the International Baptist Church in Singapore.

Rodney shares about his 18 years as the pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church, where the church mission statement is “Wilcrest Baptist Church is God’s multi-ethnic bridge that draws all people to Jesus Christ, who transforms them from unbelievers to missionaries!”

This church focus on transforming members to missionaries is church-wide, and now the Lord’s calling to missions has been extended to Rodney as he will be moving with his family to Singapore. There he will be the pastor of another multi-cultural church in an area of the world in great need of evangelism.

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An Interview with Richard Cook about the work that he and the mens group of Bear Creek United Methodist Church are doing with Impact Player Partners.

Every year they have a charity golf tournament to benefit veterans severely wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Their desire to minister to these veterans was prompted by the experiences of a young soldier who was a member of their church.

They decided that they would minister to this young man and his family, and then through that they got connected to the charity Impact Player Partners. Now every year they host this golf tournament to benefit this charity.



They are striving to minister in the name Christ by reaching out to the many hurting men and women who have sacrificed much for their country.

To learn more, read Impact a Hero in our Interview section or go to the Impact Player Partners or Impact a Hero websites.

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An interview with Andy Benton, the Executive Director of Cornerstone Family Ministries in Houston, TX.

He shares how the Lord got his attention as a young man and has drawn him into service through ministry.

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Tags: Discernment, Obedience, Purpose, Service

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An interview with Andy Benton, the Executive Director of Cornerstone Family Ministries in Houston, TX.

Cornerstone Family Ministry has been serving their local Spring Branch community for 20 years. It was originally an extension of a local church, and has now grown into a ministry that reaches out to the children of their local area. They help with mentoring, tutoring, and other outreach programs to reach the children and families of this area.



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An interview with Warren Hardig, the Executive Director of Men for Missions International, a part of OMS International.

He shares about the work of Men for Missions and especially what they are doing in Mozambique.

Warren shares that Men for Missions is a group that is pursuing getting men involved in reaching out to the world, and although the name is “Men” for Missions, the group is not gender specific, they just have a passion for getting men involved in missions.

The simple questions put forth are: “Will you do whatever God asks you to do? Will you go wherever God asks you to go? Will you give whatever God asks you to give?”

To learn more, read Warren Hardig - Men for Missions in our Interview section or go to the Men for Missions International website.
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An interview with Warren Hardig, the Executive Director of Men for Missions International, a part of OMS International.

Warren shares his personal testimony and his transformation from someone who just attended church to someone who has a passion for telling others about Jesus Christ.

To learn more, read Warren Hardig - Men for Missions in our Interview section or go to the Men for Missions International website.
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An interview with Warren Hardig, the Executive Director of Men for Missions International, a part of OMS International.

He shares about his experiences in Haiti as a young Christian, and how he began to pray and then become more involved in full-time missions.

Warren shares that Men for Missions is a group that is pursuing getting men involved in reaching out to the world, and although the name is “Men” for Missions, the group is not gender specific, they just have a passion for getting men involved in missions.

The simple questions put forth are: “Will you do whatever God asks you to do? Will you go wherever God asks you to go? Will you give whatever God asks you to give?”

Warren also tells us about Wendell Bole. A cyclist riding in South Africa who recently rode for 40 days through 54 cities in South Africa. He rode for 5212 km and had gospel meetings every night, and the goal was raise money for a 130,000 Bibles and 200 bicycles.

Warren shares that Men for Missions has had 500,000 decisions for Christ over the last 2 years, and planted nearly 8 churches per day. Many exciting things that Men for Missions is involved in.

To learn more, read Warren Hardig - Men for Missions in our Interview section or go to the Men for Missions International website.
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An interview with David Johnson, part of the IMB Engagement Team in West Africa, where he works in recruiting coordinating churches to come to the mission field in West Africa.

David has helped survey the West African people groups. It is the 2nd most ethnically diverse region in the world, and there are 1600 different people groups in the West Africa region with 1100 languages.

He shares that a challenge for the IMB is that to make the best use of the limited resources, they can only send individual missionaries to people groups that are more than 100,000 in population. And in the West Africa region more than 79% of the people groups are under 100,000 in population. Because of their small size, the IMB just does not have the resources to reach these micro people-groups

David works from West Africa, researching, surveying, and finding out what kind of Christian presence and influence is in an area, so that the churches that are going to West Africa can have the best knowledge in what where they will be going, and who they will be talking to. Then the churches will get thorough training in the US and in Africa, with the same training and resources as IMB missionaries..

Lastly, David shares an exciting story about one particular churches experience in sharing the gospel with the chief of a village.

To learn more about David Johnson and the opportunities available to churches of many denominations, read Churches Reaching the Unreached in our Interview section or go the IMB’s West Africa website.
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An interview with Robin Ullrich about her work as a missionary and a mother of 4 kids in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Robin was originally trained as a nurse, and is now a teacher at a private christian school in Bulgaria. She shares how she and her husband Scott have created a Christian foundation of discipline and love for their children.

She currently teaches math and science to middle school children, and although the faculty and staff are Christian, the students themselves are from a variety of primarily non-Christian backgrounds. Many of the students may come from all over the world; former communist countries, embassy employees, mafia members and other international businesses.

Outside of the classroom, Robin and Scott are reaching out to other Bulgarian people, and Robin shares briefly about the interactions with two local adults.

Only about 1% of the population of Bulgaria claim to be of an evangelical faith, and Robin and her husband are working hard to reach to more of the Bulgarian people. They are trying to expose the people to a biblical world view and to show that the Bible has answers for everyday problems, and is ultimately Jesus is the only one that can bring true satisfaction and peace.

Since Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007, there are now more spiritual freedoms in the country, but that freedom has not yet brought about large spiritual growth.

To read more about the ministry of Robin and Scott Ullrich and their work in Bulgaria, view their profile page through Send International, where you can also view prayer requests and contact Scott and Robin.
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An interview with Greg Queen, Sub Sahara Africa Connector for the IMB (International Mission Board). He and his family formerly served in Dakar, Senegal, as career missionaries heading up an engagement team that assisted churches in partnering with unreached people groups.

Greg discusses his new role in coordinating church involvement with unreached people groups in West Africa.



The IMB is moving towards transforming from just sending out individuals to facilitating churches reaching out themselves. Greg shares that there are over 1600 unreached people groups in West Africa, and that it is one of the most diverse areas of the world, with over 1100 languages spoken. 80% of the unreached people groups in this area are categorized as “micro people groups”, having less than 100,000 members.

The end-vision is to get churches involved in starting churches among the unreached people groups. Greg facilitates churches using their specific skills to reach these people in West Africa. He works with two levels of church involvement: engaging and partnering churches. The partnering churches will work with other churches to reach a people group in a collaborative way.

Greg also shares the exciting story of a convert from the very first trip a church made to West Africa.

To learn more about Greg Queen and the opportunities available to churches of many denominations, read Churches Reaching the Unreached in our Interview section.
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An interview with Greg Queen, Sub Sahara Africa Connector for the IMB (International Mission Board). He and his family formerly served in Dakar, Senegal, as career missionaries heading up an engagement team that assisted churches in partnering with unreached people groups.

Greg discusses his new role in coordinating church involvement with unreached people groups in West Africa.



The IMB is moving towards transforming from just sending out individuals to facilitating churches reaching out themselves. Greg shares that there are over 1600 unreached people groups in West Africa, and that it is one of the most diverse areas of the world, with over 1100 languages spoken. 80% of the unreached people groups in this area are categorized as “micro people groups”, having less than 100,000 members.

The end-vision is to get churches involved in starting churches among the unreached people groups. Greg facilitates churches using their specific skills to reach these people in West Africa. He works with two levels of church involvement: engaging and partnering churches. The partnering churches will work with other churches to reach a people group in a collaborative way.

Greg also shares the exciting story of a convert from the very first trip a church made to West Africa.

To learn more about Greg Queen and the opportunities available to churches of many denominations, read Churches Reaching the Unreached in our Interview section.
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An interview with Julie Bannert about her work as a missionary in Serbia.

Julia has served with her husband Karl as a missionary in Serbia for over 8 years. Julie has raised her two sons and one daughter from a young age in Serbia and sought to educate and teach the Bible to them with thoroughness.

Julie discusses the tough decisions they had to make for their oldest son’s education, and the sacrifices that were necessary as a result of their mission calling.

She describes how they run a house church on Sundays for Serbian people, and she also shares about her personal ministry with women in the area. For over 4 years they have been serving faithfully in Serbia and they are beginning to see the Lord moving within a number of people.

Serbia has roots in the orthodox church, and Julie and Karl Bannert are striving to get people to understand that a personal relationship with God is necessary. Join them in prayer for the people of Serbia to come to personal salvation through Jesus.

To read more about the ministry of Karl and Julie Bannert and their work in Serbia, read their short profile on IMB Europe or visit pray4serbs.org for more information about the Bannert’s mission to Serbia and how to get involved.
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An interview with Scott Ullrich about his work as a missionary in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Scott and his family have served as missionaries in Bulgaria for a number of years. Scott teaches college courses in Bulgaria and provides leadership training to future pastors and church leaders.

Only about 1% of the population of Bulgaria claim to be of an evangelical faith, and Scott and his wife are working hard to reach to more of the Bulgarian people. They are trying to expose the people to a biblical world view and to show that the Bible has answers for everyday problems, and is ultimately Jesus is the only one that can bring true satisfaction and peace.

Since Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007, there are now more spiritual freedoms in the country, but that freedom has not yet brought about large spiritual growth.

To read more about the ministry of Scott and Robin Ullrich and their work in Bulgaria, view their profile page through Send International, where you can also view prayer requests and contact Scott and Robin.

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An interview with Dr. Jamie Johns, Associate Professor and Director of Biblical Languages at Houston Baptist University and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also founder and director of Hamoreh, a ministry to reach out to eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.



Dr. Johns shares how the Lord changed his life from a proud and self-sure atheist, and brought him to salvation.

He shares that he was saved in October of 1987 after going through a couple of difficult ordeals with the death of his father and his wife’s struggle to recover from a very serious car accident. During this tramatic period of his life he began to search for something bigger than himself. He read the writings of Ghandi and Martin Luther King, and admired what he saw in their lives.

But it was not until he was confronted by the awareness of his wife’s salvation, the faith of her family, and the intervention of her family’s pastor over two and half years that he began to give Christianity any consideration. This pastor shared that Jesus’s love for us has nothing to do with ourselves, but has everything to do with who He is.

This was a difficult time for Jamie, and he shares that, “He (God) found me when I was finished with my own self. When I was at the neediest point.”

During the nearly three years that he was processing all of this with people who loved him, and all the while searching for answers to the big questions. And then finally he came to realize that, “Jesus just loves. It is free, it is full, and I needed to just get all of my stuff out of the way and receive that. That is where God met me, when I was at the end of myself.”

To learn more about Dr. Jamie Johns and his ministry HaMoreh read the extensive profile of Dr. Jamie Johns and HaMoreh in our Interview section.
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An interview with Karl Bannert about his work as a missionary in Serbia.

Karl and his family have served as missionaries in Serbia for over 8 years, and have raised their family there. Karl was formerly a general contractor building houses, and now he and his wife are daily trying to share God’s love to the Serbian’s through daily activities and witness.

He is now helping to pastor a small home church in Serbia, and in the summer of 2009 he ran a christian youth camp with almost 200 people over the course of 4 weeks, and out of those attending, over 20 turned their lives over to Christ. Rick teamed up with some local organizations and Child Evangelism Fellowship to put these camps together.

Serbia has roots in the orthodox church, and Karl is striving to get people to understand that a personal relationship with God is necessary. Join Karl and his wife Julie in prayer for the people of Serbia to come to personal salvation through Jesus.

To read more about the ministry of Karl and Julie Bannert and their work in Serbia, read their short profile on IMB Europe or visit pray4serbs.org for more information about the Bannert’s mission to Serbia and how to get involved.
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An interview with Rick Leatherwood about his work as a missionary in Liberia, and the frequent obstacle of witchcraft.

Rick and his wife have been on the mission field for 25 years, and Rick shares that one of the great oppressions on the field in Africa is with witchcraft. He shares about how frequently the practice of this witchcraft activity will lead to the murder and mutilation of children.

As Rick states, “Africa is not going to move forward until this issue is dealt with, human sacrifice... What we’re looking at here is not just in Liberia... the center of the worldview of Africa is witchcraft, and until this is changed, Africa will not be able to move ahead.”

Rick share how he is working with the people to drive witchcraft out of the society by choosing righteousness instead of pursuing witchcraft practices.

You can read more about Rick Leatherwood, his testimony, and his work in our interview section here.
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An interview with Dr. Jamie Johns, Associate Professor and Director of Biblical Languages at Houston Baptist University and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.



Dr. Johns discusses what is on his heart after another three month trip to Africa with HaMoreh Ministries, the ministry that he and his wife Mimi founded in 2005 to reach out to eastern Sub-Saharan Africa. Their goal is to preach, save, and disciple future leaders and pastors in an area of the world that is hungry and thirsty for the good news of Jesus.

Jamie shares that in an area of the world that is struggling in so many physical ways, there is a body of believers that is flourishing in Christ.

“I am deeply convicted, and deeply encouraged by the kind of Christianity I see growing in East Africa. A joyous expression of deep faith in awful circumstances...”

We discuss the differences in faith present in Africa and in the United States. Jamie describes a level of faith that is deeper in Africa in the people he is working with, than with the culture he sees in the US. He traces much of the differences in faith to the Enlightenment period in western civilization.

To learn more about Dr. Jamie Johns and his ministry HaMoreh read the extensive profile of Dr. Jamie Johns and HaMoreh in our Interview section.
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An interview with Dr. Jamie Johns, Associate Professor and Director of Biblical Languages at Houston Baptist University and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.



Dr. Johns discusses the work of HaMoreh Ministries, the ministry that he and his wife Mimi founded in 2005 to reach out to eastern Sub-Saharan Africa. Their goal is to preach, save, and disciple future leaders and pastors in an area of the world that is hungry and thirsty for the good news of Jesus.

HaMoreh partners with institutions in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa providing teaching, preaching, and resources to young christians, particularly young pastors and bible teachers. Dr. Johns works towards training pastors and bible teachers, but is also passionate about training young future leaders.

To learn more about Dr. Jamie Johns and his ministry HaMoreh read the extensive profile of Dr. Jamie Johns and HaMoreh in our Interview section.
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An interview with Rick Leatherwood about his work in Liberia using “story telling” to spread the gospel among the local population.

Rick and his wife have been on the mission field for 25 years, and Rick shares that one of the great needs on the mission field is that many of the unreached people of the world are not literate, and thus are unable to read the Bible in their language. Rick is working through using oral teaching with a society full of illiterate people accustomed to learning orally.

In Liberia there are 16 different people groups with 16 different languages. Perhaps 2% were reading 40-50 years ago, but even after many literacy programs in Liberia over those years, the current literacy rates have only risen to about 5%.

The four main principles in story telling are:
• the story must be biblical with no additions or preaching
• telling the complete story - no stopping to provide explanation, so as not to confuse the listener.
• the story must be in the “heart language” in order to really deeply speak to people’s hearts
• the story must be short enough to be reproducible and spread from person to person

Workshops are run to teach pastors and leaders these stories, so that they can in turn share the stories with others. This enables these Christians to share these stories from the Word of God with others, thus spreading the true message.
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An interview with Rick Leatherwood about his work in Liberia working with creating oral bibles in the languages of the local population.

Rick and his wife have been on the mission field for 25 years, and Rick shares that one of the great needs on the mission field is that many of the unreached people of the world are not literate, and thus are unable to read the Bible in their language.

In Liberia there are 16 different people groups with 16 different languages. Perhaps 2% were reading 40-50 years ago, but even after many literacy programs in Liberia over those years, the current literacy rates have only risen to about 5%.

These poor literacy rates have brought significant challenges on the field, and of the solutions that is being utilized, is the embracing of the oral-traditions of these people groups. Rick is currently working towards writing and translating 60 stories from creation to the return of Christ into these languages as an “oral bible”.

These stories are used in conjunction with a Saber hand wound digital player to present these audio stories in the listeners “heart language”



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An interview with Dr. Rodney Woo, the head pastor at Wilcrest Baptist Church and a New Testament professor at Houston Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Listen as Rodney shares his testimony of salvation as a child and about growing up in a racially divided area. Rodney was called in to the ministry at 15, and his father worked to getting involved in preaching in jails in Port Athur.

Through the racial tensions he was exposed to growing up, God worked to foster a passion for multi-cultural ministry. This was gradually impressed upon his heart more and more as he grew in understanding and maturity in college at ETBU.

Rodney also share about how the Lord has used pain to help mold him into the man of God he is today. A. W, Tozer said, “To use a man greatly, God must break him deeply.”
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An interview with Bethany Kimbell about her testimony of how the Lord reached her as a child growing up in a Christian home. In 8th grade she came to understand that nothing she could do on her own was good enough for God.

The Lord moved in her life and moved from fear of what awaited her in the afterlife into a confidence in Jesus and a thirst to read scripture and follow the Lord. In college she got involved with Campus Crusade for Christ and found a mentor and a strong body of friends.

The Lord has been preparing Bethany for a trip to Athens, Greece to discuss the gospel with Greek students on college campuses. She will be engaging with a group of people who may identify themselves as Christian, but do not have an actual relationship with God.
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An interview with Dr. Rodney Woo, the head pastor at Wilcrest Baptist Church and a New Testament professor at Houston Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Rodney shares about Wilcrest Baptist Church and the events that transpired that helped transform Wilcrest Baptist from a declining predominately white church to a growing multi-ethnic church with 44 different nations represented. The Lord gave him a burden to reach out to the minority and international community of Alief in Houston, TX by following the Lord’s leading to foster a racially and culturally diverse congregation.

He also speaks a little bit about what the Lord has been doing to bring about a new book that Dr. Woo has written: The Color of Church. It is a book that has been many years in the making and one with which we are hoping and praying that the Lord will use to develop a new wave a racially diverse church congregations around the world.

To learn more about Dr. Rodney Woo, Wilcrest Baptist Church, and his book, “The Color of Church”, read the extensive profile of Dr. Woo and Wilcrest Baptist Church in our Interview section.
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An interview with Carlton Smith. He shares on his work with Dare to be a Daniel, a ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association striving to equip “tweens” (kids 9-14) to live boldly for Jesus Christ and share Him with their friends.

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An interview with Carlton Smith and his testimony about how the Lord convicted him of his sin and brought him to salvation at 16 years of age. He also shares how the Lord has given him opportunities to share this salvation with others.

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An interview with Jose Martinez and his testimony. Jose describes how his gang activity as a teen led to him getting shot 8 times. Jose woke up 5 days after being shot to find out that he was paralyzed from the neck down.

Jose shares how these events and the influence of his brother led to his salvation.

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Interview with Rick Minett and a discussion of his ministry at Grace Community Church. Rick shares about the transformation that Jesus brings to a person's life.

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Interview with Scott Ringer and a discussion of his testimony. How his wife invited him to church and then the Lord got his attention.

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An interview with "Leah" about teaching in China.

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Interview with Rick Minett, Senior Pastor at Grace Community Church in Houston, TX.

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Interview with Jeff Adams, Minister of Spiritual Growth at Wilcrest Baptist Church. A discussion of Jeff's calling into bi-vocational ministry, in addition to discussing how our lives must be centered on Christ and glorifying God in all that we do.

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An Interview with “Leah” as she discusses her testimony.

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Interview with Jeff Adams, Minister of Spiritual Growth at Wilcrest Baptist Church. A discussion of his testimony and his calling into bi-vocational ministry.

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Interview with D'Anna Ringer about her testimony.

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Interview with Trey Lynch about his testimony, and how the Lord has taught him to go beyond just obedience and to have a real and close relationship with God.

The Lord used the trauma of Trey’s divorce to move him beyond legalism and into a right relationship with Him.

Tags: Testimony, Trauma, Legalism, Obedience