The At Risk Radio Podcast

Todd Nettleton from The Voice of the Martyrs Radio - Part 2   Tune in to part 2 of Todd Nettleton’s inspiring interview. Todd is the Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration, and radio host for The Voice of the Martyrs. David Witt, CEO of SOM International, joins in as Todd details the situation in Eritrea where every Christian church was shut down in 2002. About 450 Christians were arrest...

The Voice of the Martyrs with Todd Nettleton In this episode of At Risk Radio,Todd Nettleton, Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for The Voice of the Martyrs, joins David Witt, CEO of SOM International. Todd describes how his love for travel and burden for serving persecuted Christians started at the age of 12. He and David reminisce about their early days of ministering together wit...

The Story Behind At Risk Radio Host Mark Stafford After 100 episodes of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and SOM International, CEO David Witt flip the microphones. Tune in to hear the rest of the story. David interviews Mark as he shares of coming to Christ as a young boy, and the road he travelled as the Lord grew him into a gospel musician, youth pastor, church planter, senior pastor, and foun...

Global Ambassadors   Have you felt a prompting. . . wanting to do more for our persecuted family?   Listen to the SOM International leadership team and discover the five areas connecting deeper with the SOM global network through Global Ambassadors.   The vision is for every region of the USA to have an active Global Ambassador group, where the five teams work together to plan, encourage, and exec...

Delivering Bibles on Perilous Roads in South America In this episode of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and David Witt (CEO of SOM, International) describe the importance of, and the logistics of, getting quality Spanish study Bibles into Venezuela. Ride along as David describes the creative ways God helps the people who are delivering thousands of Bibles in the midst of many breakdowns in their...

At Risk Radio News from North Africa In this At Risk Radio news update, David Witt (CEO of SOM International) provides surprising details of a recent trip to North Africa. The team included Christian leaders from France, India, the United States, and various North African tribes. Learn how an unexpected adventure brought out the spirit of love and unity in Christ. David discusses raising up the ne...

Rough Roads Delivering Bibles  In this episode of At Risk Radio, hear David Witt, CEO of SOM International discuss a story by Dylan Stendal.   You’ll hear about the dangerous trip in their 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser taken by Dylan and his father Russell Stendal in the jungles of Colombia.    Listen to the first interview with Dylan Stendal in the podcast on November 25, 2022 here: https://www.podbea...

In part two, From Dyslexia to Bible Translator, listen to the discussion of how God arranged for leaders of various global organizations to pitch in and help deliver Bibles to remote villages in their tribal language.  Listen to episode one to get the context and full benefit of this inspiring story. Tim explains how these Bibles and the daily radio Bible study broadcasts in their language have im...

In this episode of At Risk Radio, learn how God worked in Tim’s life (with Wycliff Bible Translators and now with Ethnos Canada) to transform him from a 14 year old boy who didn’t like books or to read, to a missionary who spent over 29 years learning a foreign tribal language and then translating the Bible into their language. Listen to how God providentially brought Tim and other like-minded bel...

How The Gospel Is Raising Up Better Dads Within The Church At Risk In this episode of At Risk Radio, we're talking about how the gospel is empowering men to become better fathers within the church at risk. Church planters in India are raising up spiritual sons who will one day lead the church. At Risk Radio catches up with Abdou after he was in prison. David talks about how Abdou is leading his fa...

The Theology of Persecution In this episode of At Risk Radio, listen to David Witt, CEO of SOM, International and Riadh, Vice President of International Ministry and Operations for The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada. Riadh explains his experience with persecution when he started the first Arabic language broadcast of the Gospel from France. His media center served 25 nationalities. Riadh also descri...

Riadh's Story Part 1: Accepting Christ When You Are From A Muslim Background In this episode of At Risk Radio, you will hear Riadh, the Vice President of International Operations and Ministry for VOM Canada. Also, hear David Witt, CEO of SOM International, who had ministered with VOM Canada over the years. Listen to Riadh's story of how he was drawn to Christ, even though he was born into a Muslim...

Training the Saints Solomon from India, Part 2   In this episode of ARR, we pick up where we left off as Solomon goes deeper into a faith based organization which advocates for Pastors and Christians in India. These saints are persecuted by family members and neighbors and often arrested by local extremist authorities. Solomon explains the escalation of human rights abuses, even to the point of ma...

Can Good Works Save You? Solomon from India, Part 1   In this episode of At Risk Radio, you will hear Solomon, who David Witt (CEO, SOM International), met at the Religious Liberty Partnership conference. Solomon was born into a Hindu family in India. As a teenager he felt no hope, peace, or purpose. What was the meaning of life? His family told him to stop asking questions. God providentially bro...

Flying in the Face of Fear  Humberto, Director of SOM International Mexico In this episode of At Risk Radio, listen to Humberto’s heart and how the gain of sharing the Gospel to remote tribal areas far out weighs the risk of mountain flying. 

Retired & Refocused John Redmond Retired Navy & Commercial Pilot - Part 2 In Part 2 of this episode, you will hear how John and his wife Julie are purposely seeking ministry opportunities in their retirement years.    Tune in and be encouraged!   Retirement doesn’t mean stopping, but for the Redmond’s listening to God’s calling on their hearts, and refocusing on the exciting new season of ministry...

Aviation at its Best John Redmond, Retired Navy Pilot & Commercial Pilot    In this episode of At Risk Radio, you will hear how God is using the expertise of pilots navigating the rough terrain in the mountains of Mexico.    John and his wife Julie, a retired nurse, use their career experience to navigate bringing the Gospel and practical supplies into the remotest parts of Mexico.    John shares...

The Priceless Power to Choose: Believers Overcome by Faith - Part 2 In Part 2, we continue the global update focusing on the power of choice, in the mountains of rural Mexico. Under the heavy shadow of drug cartels, spiritualists, and witch doctors, believers are faced with a difficult choice to move forward in faith or remain in bondage. In Bangladesh, find out how the leaders are choosing to sta...

The Priceless Power to Choose: Believers Overcome by Faith Press into today’s episode to get the latest global news from David and Mark as they discuss overcomers in NW Africa and in India. What does it mean for a Muslim to come to Christ?  Witness the dramatic work of the Holy Spirit to see how turning away from a lifetime walking in fear to walking deeply in freedom with Christ. The rising tide...

Cindy Witt, Co-Founder of SOM International (Part 2) Pick up where we left off last time as you continue to get to know Cindy Witt better. Cindy is the wife of David Witt and co-founder of SOM International. Learn how serving those who risk much for Jesus resulted in an amazing change in Cindy’s prayer life. Get a glimpse of what it’s like to be married to someone who is routinely separated from t...

 Cindy Witt, SOM International Co-Founder (Part 1) In this episode of At Risk Radio, you will get a special treat by spending time with Cindy Witt, wife of David Witt and co-founder of SOM International. You’ll go back to the early years of their marriage and hear how they (and their family) came to have such a heart for the persecuted Church. Hear how early on when Cindy visited restricted nation...

John Shares Memories of God’s Provision during the Early Years of SOM This episode of At Risk Radio continues the conversation with long time SOM board member, John Mahon. Hear about his first overseas trip to minister to the persecuted church. Learn how he was greatly impacted by his experience in Bangladesh. John also shares memories of God’s provision during the early years of SOM. What is the...

Meet John Mahon In this episode of At Risk Radio, you will meet John Mahon. John was the very first board member at SOM International. He has faithfully served for more than 15 years in this capacity. Hear his testimony, and how the Lord gave him a heart for the persecuted church. When he met Russell Stendal on that first trip to Colombia, John asked Russell a question. The answer brought convicti...

In this episode of At Risk Radio, David Witt speaks with Dan Rilling from Lakeview Camp.  Dan speaks about a unique ministry opportunity and a gift of generosity that God continues to multiply.  Dan is the manager at Lakeview Camp Dan Rilling is the manager at Lakeview Campground in Canada. Dan felt like God called him to build a campground and then God provided another campground, which became an...

Interview with Jon McCoy, Contractor   Listen to this episode and find out how Jon and his wife Vivian were changed by God and their desire to invest in global leaders who risk much for Jesus.