Mission Chats

As I continue my chat with Seelan Govender, the CEO of OM Ships, he shares about the organization he leads. You will also hear an amazing story from one of their recent ports of call.    Find out more about OM Ships at: https://www.omships.org     Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or take a minute to give it a rating...

Welcome to a new season of Mission Chats! This first episode is the beginning of my conversation with Seelan Govender, the CEO of OM Ships. He shares his own story that began in a traditional Hindu family and how he was introduced to Jesus and began to follow Him which, in turn, led him to become involved in global missions.  Dive into this episode and witness the transformative power of faith in...

Mike Allbutt is a long-time friend and has been serving many years in a ministry focused on reaching surfers and surfing communities. Based in Mexico he and his family are actively making disciples in their community. In this episode Mike shares his own faith journey, what their ministry does and how he has seen God at work.  Find out more about Christian Surfers International: https://www.christi...

Mike Allbutt is a long-time friend and has been serving many years in a ministry focused on reaching surfers and surfing communities. Based in Mexico he and his family are actively making disciples in their community. In this episode Mike shares his own faith journey, what their ministry does and how he has seen God at work.  Find out more about Christian Surfers International: https://www.christi...

Warwick Walker grew up as a missionary kid and now serves in West Africa with his family. In this episode we conclude our chat as he shares some stories of God at work in the ministry and some thoughts on how to get involved in missions.  Find out more about SIM: https://www.sim.org/home   Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested...

Warwick Walker is a missionary kid who returned to the country he spent some of his childhood in and now serves with his own family. In this episode he shares his journey to this point. Find out more about SIM: https://www.sim.org/home   Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or take a minute to give it a rating on your po...

Claudia Costa concludes this chat with a couple of stories of God at work from her time in Bosnia and shares some advice for those considering missions service and for those who are moving into leadership roles.  Find out more about OM International: http://www. OM.org   Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or take a min...

This episode welcomes Claudia Costa to the mic to share about her experiences in mission leadership in Bosnia, Europe and now the Latin America region.  Find out more about OM International: http://www. OM.org   Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or take a minute to give it a rating on your podcast platform to help gro...

This episode concludes my conversation with Kappa and she shares another story of God at work in her life and ministry as well as perspective on what missions is from her experience. She also invites more young people to step out in faith and get involved.    Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or take a minute to give...

This episode is part one of a conversation with Kappa, a young lady making a difference in the region where she works. She shares about her own journey of faith and how she was led to serve where she does now.    Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or take a minute to give it a rating on your podcast platform to help gr...

This second episode with Edenridge founder, Oliver Dossman, shares a bit more about the Retreat Center and some perspective on serving in missions and how to get involved.   Find out more about Edenridge at: https://www.edenridge.org/   Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or take a minute to give it a rating on your pod...

This episode shares the story of Edenridge, a missionary retreat center in Tennessee, and its founder Oliver Dossman. Listen to his story of how God birthed the idea of this special place through friends in college and how God used his gifts and experience to provide a place that has been a blessing to many missionaries over the years.   Find out more about Edenridge at: https://www.edenridge.org/...

This episode concludes my conversation with "Coach" Kenny Sacht with Wipe Every Tear. He shares some thoughts on what he sees missions being and provides some ideas on how to get involved in this type of ministry. He even shares his cell phone number so you can get in touch with him to see what opportunities there may be or just have a conversation about how to be involved in this type of ministry...

This episode introduces you to "Coach" Kenny Sacht who founded and leads Wipe Every Tear, a ministry that provides women real hope for a great future by offering a way out of the sex trade in the Philippines.   Find out more about Wipe Every Tear at: https://www.wipeeverytear.org   Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it or...

This is part 2, a bonus story, from Pedro who shares about a difficult experience in his ministry but yet how God used it for good.    With thanks to Victor Rodriguez with the Pillar Network for his translation assistance.   Find out more about the Pillar Network at https://thepillarnetwork.com   Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be inte...

I am thrilled to be able to share this episode that will introduce you to Pastor Pedro, a friend in Cuba. He shares his story of coming to faith and following God's lead into full-time ministry despite the challenges he faced along the way. He also shares some thoughts on what missions looks like in his context.   With thanks to Victor Rodriguez with the Pillar Network for his translation assistan...

This episode continues my conversation with Cindy and she shares some God stories from her mission experience. Cindy also shares some thoughts from her unique experience on what missions is and some advice on how to get involved.    Find out more about BurnCare International at www.burncareinternational.org Contact Cindy by email at burncareinc@gmail.com   Your support for this podcast is apprecia...

I heard Cindy's story several years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. In this first part of my conversation with her, you will hear how God has used a horrific experience in her life to allow her to minister to a multitude of patients who've experienced a similar situation.   Find out more about BurnCare International at www.burncareinternational.org   Your support for this podcast is appre...

This concludes episode two of my conversation with Dirk Smith from EEM. He shares some more God stories and gives some thoughts on missions and how to get involved. Find out more about EEM at www.eem.org Your support for this podcast is appreciated. Please share it with like-minded friends who may be interested in it also. If you have a minute to give it a rating on your podcast platform that woul...

In this episode, you'll hear from Dirk Smith who is the VP of Fundraising and Marketing for an organization that publishes, prints, and distributes Bibles and Bible-based materials in 30+ countries and 20+ languages through a vast network of partner churches and organizations. Hear the story of his own journey and how God led him to where he is today and what he has seen God doing through it all....

This episode continues my chat with Doug Lucas and he shares a wonderful story from his experience in Ukraine as well as many great links for getting up to speed on missions today.   Find out more about Team Expansion at www.teamexpansion.org   Subscribe to Brigada today: www.brigada.org Doug has a new book that is a 30 day devotional featuring stories from Team Expansions ministry. Find it on Ama...

This episode introduces you to a man who has been instrumental in informing my mission experience - Doug Lucas. Hear Doug's story of how he got involved in missions and learn more about Team Expansion and the origins of the Brigada updates which you should subscribe to if you are in the missions community.   Find out more about Team Expansion at www.teamexpansion.org   Subscribe to Brigada today:...

This episode concludes the mission chat featuring my son Nate Crowe who is interviewed by his mother in my absence while I was on a mission trip. He shares a story about how God has been at work in his life recently and some thoughts about missions and how to follow the Lord's lead in that.    Find out more about OM at  www.om.org Find out more about Columbia Interational University at  https://ww...

This episode is a little different as my wife interviews our son Nate about his experience in missions so far. You can hear a bit of how his life has been shaped by missions and also about a recent mission trip experience of his own to Turkey.    Find out more about OM at www.om.org Find out more about Columbia Interational University at https://www.ciu.edu   Your support for this podcast is appre...

This episode is part one of my chat with Dan and Suzie Potter and you can hear their story of how they got involved with ministry to the next generation. They share how they are doing that now and the trends they are seeing.   You can find them online at www.duzie.com Check out their podcast at https://justlivepodcast.buzzsprout.com/   Find out more about OM at www.om.org Find out more about TeenS...