LET'S GO 360

I met Saleem and Andrea his wife several years ago but for over 35 years the Christian Holy Land Foundation has been focused on educating and advocating for issues concerning Israel and Palestine, both in the middle east and in the United States. Trust me if have not been there and,  we will talk about that a little more later, Israel is a nation full of beautiful but traumatic history. it has obv...

Today we will talk with my good friend Joshua Ward about Bulembu, Swaziland. Swaziland is surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland depends heavily on South Africa from which it receives more than 90% of its imports and to which it sends 60% of its exports.  Joshua was born in Southern Africa and is a 3rd generation Swazi. He grew up in ministry life, with bo...

I am so excited about today's episode. I have to admit that our next guest has helped me in rediscovering missions at CCV more than anyone. He has become one of my heroes as I try to be obedient to the Great Commission. He co-authored two books “When Everything is Missions and then another follow-on Book “ conversations on  When Everything is Missions”  Matthew Ellison, is the President and C...

I have a good friend. Her name is Stephanie Freed and she co-founded Rapha International in 2003 after she was challenged by her father to research the issue of human trafficking.  Beginning with one aftercare program for underage female survivors of trafficking and sexual exploitation in Battambang, Cambodia, 15 years later, Rapha now serves child survivors in Cambodia, Thailand, and Haiti. Steph...

On today's show, we have Dr. Tony Twist.  He's the president of TCM International. He is the also chief executive officer and serves as a professor at the Leadership and Spiritual Formation. He holds a degree from Milliken College, a BA, an MDIV, from Immanuel School of Religion, a doctor of ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a PhD from Indiana University. LINKS   We...

On this episode, we are with Wade Landers and Roger Twitchell from Blackbox International. Blackbox seeks to bring healing to boys rescued out of sex trafficking through holistic aftercare. Wade Landers  and his wife Beth celebrate 27 years of marriage this year.  They have been blessed with 8 children and two son-in-laws. They currently reside in Carl Junction, MO. Wade has served on the faculty...

For more than twenty-five years, Terry Dalrymple has championed the cause of the poorest of the poor, training and mobilizing workers around the world for transformational ministries in villages and slums that make disciples, plant churches, and lift families and communities out of cycles of poverty and disease.       The strategy he employs, called Community Health Evangelism, is now being used b...

Mark Upton is the President and CEO of Christian Family Care in Arizona.  Mark is a leading advocate in Arizona for children and families. Prior to joining Christian Family Care in 2007, Mark served as the Executive Vice President and Provost of Phoenix Seminary. He currently serves on the Governor’s Council on Child Safety and Family Empowerment, the Prevention Workgroup of the Council on Child S...

  I'm honored to have my good friend with us today, Jason French. Jason is CIY's president. and for the few of you who are not familiar with PSI and what it stands for, it stands for Christ in Youth. Jason has been with CIY since 2002 when he started as the associate director of conferences before being promoted to the Director of conferences and then into his current role as executive p...

Adam Mosbrucker is a Phoenix native and  is newly married to his wife Briona.   Adam is a teacher and mentor and serves at the non-profit organization, Elevate Phoenix.  Elevate Phoenix, strives to create long-term, life changing relationships with urban youth.  Adam is passionate about the next generation and seeing them become thriving young leaders in the community and around the world.    LINK...

 Jon French is a Network Relations Director at Convoy of Hope, a faith-based, nonprofit organization that leads humanitarian initiatives across the United States and around the world. Through Convoy of Hope, families receive supplies and resources through community outreaches, international children’s feeding programs, job training for mothers, agriculture initiatives, and disaster relief.  Having...

Today we are going to talk Mission of hope which we will refer to as MOHI. MOHI is one of CCV’s most strategic partners We will talk about they do and what is like to go on a missions trip to Nairobi, Kenya.    Today I have the honor of introducing one of my closest friends. Over the past 13 years CCV and MOHI has formed a special relationship and together we have seen God move in amazing ways.  ...

Jason is the co-founder  of 1MISSION with his wife, Tina. 1MISSION is a community development organization, giving people in poverty the opportunity to earn a house by serving their community. Since 2008, 1MISSION has built over 950 houses throughout Mexico, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, with house recipients completing more than 200,000 hours of community service.   LINKS      Website: www.1mission...

Micah 6:8 says, “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”  I serve on StreelightUSA's board where Hannah Burkle is the Executive Director at StreetLightUSA. In 2011 Hannah joined the anti-trafficking movement and worked for Rapha International speaking and bringing awareness to human traffi...

I have a special guest today and very close friend Obed Escobar  Obed is the Director of The Titus Foundation . He Served as the City of Phoenix Coordinator for the DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative, a national faith-based leadership development program for Urban Youth Workers. He also served as an Associate at Christ Church of the Valley.  He is a member of the Child Safety and Family Empowerment...

Brian Beltramo has served on Team FCA in Arizona since 1997.   That’s when he first started attending CCV with his wife Cheri at   Deer Valley High School.   Brian was invited by a friend – Matt Figueroa to check out this awesome and growing church. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) has seen tremendous growth n Arizona over the last 3 – 4 decades. Brian has held about every title in the o...

There is a saying by some in Japan that says, Not knowing id Buddha which means you have a choice in this life; you can know, or you can not know, and become Buddha. I agree that you have a choice in life. Perhaps that is the common ground between Christianity and Buddhism. No matter what anybody says and no matter how well anything can be explained; it is finally all up to you. You must find the...

I have known Doug for many many years and I can honestly say he has impacted my life with his encouragement and has always been there for counsel. He is one of a very short list of men that I would place in the category of the wisest men on planet earth.  Doug Lucas is the founder and President of Team Expansion. He is married to Penny and has two grown sons. He has served the organization since O...

Matt MacLean is such a good friend and member of CCV for 13 years, We are so proud of his example of what it means to be sent by CCV.  Matt is the President and Founder of Quenched. There are millions of people in Nepal and India who do not have access to clean water or the Gospel. Quenched drills clean water wells and empower local pastors to share the Gospel and disciple new believers so that co...

  Our guest today is Frederic Libert from Laliberte.live.  Fred and Nadine live in Kinshasa, Congo, and pastor laliberte.live.  CCV helped start this amazing church less than 1 year ago. They have more than 50 small groups on 4 continents and have just planted their first physical campus in Kinshasa (DR Congo) the most populated French-speaking city in the world. Kinshasa has the largest populatio...

Our guest again today is  Oleksandr Marchenko those of us in the US  call him Sasha. We introduced Sasha in Episode 3.  He is the founder and president of the International Center of Fatherhood (ICF). I will include his website in the show notes   ICF’s mission is to achieve change at the national level in understanding the role of men as fathers in the family, society, and the church through form...

  Oleksandr Marchenko those of us in the US  call him Sasha. He is the founder and president of the International Center of Fatherhood (ICF). I will include his website in the show notes.   I was able to talk with Sasha and his family while he was fleeing Kyiv, Ukraine where he is headquartered.  ICF’s mission is to achieve change at the national level in understanding the role of men as fathers i...

This Episode will help our listeners hear the heart behind this amazing prison ministry. Roger and I became close friends many years ago when I got a chance to know and love this man and his family.   RNA’S mission is to reach the incarcerated Internationally and their loved ones with the good news of the Gospels, the Great Commission ( Matthew 28:19-20 ). They have provided over 500,000 Bibles to...

Bobby Cox is a good friend. He is the President and Founder of GoTEN (Go To Every Nation.) GOTEN’s mission is to create disciple-making movements among unreached people. They begin by working with unreached refugees that have resettled here in the United States. They then partner with refugees to return to their home countries to introduce Jesus to their own people. Bobby’s team is based here in P...

Welcome to the very first episode of the Let's go 360 podcast.  A podcast for listeners who want to know more about what God is doing around the world here, near, and far. God is on the move like no other time in history. Let’s go 360 is sponsored by Christ’s Church of the Valley, also known as CCV, one church but many locations across the greater Phoenix area, with plans to expand wherever G...