The Innkeepers by Sanctuary Inn

Brian Heerwagen, the Missions Pastor of Montavilla Baptist Church for over two decades, shares his passion and practical tools for growing your church’s heart and connection to Global Missions and the missionaries your church supports.   ABOUT BRIAN HEERWAGEN:  Brian’s first short-term mission (STM) was in 1980.  He has been the CEO of Standards of Excellence - SOE (formerly Delta M...

Perry Bradford, Director of Barnabas International, shares about his life and the work of Barnabas providing pastoral care for missionaries all across the globe. ABOUT PERRY BRADFORD: Perry and Sandi Bradford began their missionary journey in 1980 with Wycliffe Bible Translators. In 1994, they returned to the United States after 10 years of service in Papua New Guinea to join Barnabas Internationa...

Calvin & Julie Tadema of “Master’s Mind Ministry” share with us the power and significance of forgiveness in our lives. They share concrete steps we can take with God’s help to be set free.    ABOUT CALVIN & JULIE TADEMA:  Calvin & Julie Tadema are a full-time ministry team offering healing prayer for the spiritual, emotional and physical needs through Master’s Mind Mini...

John Leverington, a counselor with decades of experience working with Global Workers, helps us to understand the joys and challenges of marriage and life outside your home culture. ABOUT JOHN LEVERINGTON: John Leverington has over 25 years of experience working as a therapist, consultant, trainer and supervisor. John was the founding director of Olive Tree Counseling Center in Antalya, Turkey and...

Connie Befus shares from her lifelong cross-cultural experience, her research, and training as a Psychologist how missionaries can survive and thrive beyond the first-term of service.    ABOUT CONNIE BEFUS, PH.D.:  Connie Befus is a psychologist with 35 years of experience in providing for the mental and spiritual health needs of international cross-cultural workers. She grew up in...

Lauren Wells specializes in practical, preventative care for Third Culture Kids and their families. Lauren herself is a Missionary Kid who spent much of her developmental years in Tanzania, East Africa. In this podcast we hear some of her story and how God is using her experience and wisdom to help Third Culture Kids thrive. ABOUT LAUREN WELLS:  Lauren Wells is the Founder and Director of TCK...

Hosts Steve Price and Kara Githens discuss the different levels of missionary care that are needed in missions today.  They share many resources for Missionary Care around the world. Please visit sanctuaryinn.org/podcasts/continuum-of-care/ for the list of related resources.

Doug Hazen gives practical tools and amazing insight into how we can effectively pray for missionaries around the world.   ABOUT DOUG HAZEN:  Doug Hazen is a devoted husband, and a proud parent of four adult children, and in addition to their four, later in life he and his wife Ruth adopted two more wonderful kids. Doug and Ruth are also doting and grandparents to 17 grandchildren. Doug...

Dr. Barney Davis shares a bit of his journey and lifework as a Psychiatrist and Missionary Care Provider for the last 30 years. He shares his insight on missions, mental illness, and how we can strive for health.   ABOUT DR. BARNEY DAVIS:  Dr. Barney Davis is a psychiatrist, who along with his wife, Karen, a registered nurse (deceased), served as founders of the Godspeed Resources team....

Lynn Paulsen from CarePort Counseling shares some of her story and her passion for caring for missionaries through CarePort Counseling, an online counseling service. About Lynn Paulsen Lynn is the founder and service provider for Care Port. She has spent over 20 years working overseas in a variety of contexts – living in large cities as well as a small village, and being a traveling counselor. Tho...

The Innkeepers hosts Steve Price and Kara Githens share some of what they’ve learned about missionaries and their unspoken needs and realities. Click this link to view the article: Five Things your Missionary Won’t Tell You

Meet Dennis and Kasia Beck and hear their incredible story. They are missionaries with a story full of loss, grief, and a beautiful picture of God’s faithfulness and goodness. Click this link to view the PDF of the story mentioned in this podcast. About Dennis and Kasia Beck Dennis and Kasia Beck have served in Eastern Europe, with Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru in the US), for more than 40 years....

Learn along with us from Tim Boettcher on what it has meant to grow up  overseas as a missionary kid/third culture kid and then have the  opportunity to raise his own kids cross-culturally. He has much wisdom  and insight on the challenges and beauty of living life among worlds.

In this podcast we are privileged to speak with Dr. Steve Tracy, author of “Mending the Soul” and learn from him about the realities of trauma and missions. Do you ever wonder if you or a missionary you care about has experienced trauma and you're not quite sure what to do? We hope this podcast will help answer your questions and give you direction and hope.

In this brief introductory episode you will get a chance to meet "The Innkeepers" hosts Steve Price and Kara Githens. They share a bit of their life  stories and how God brought each of them to serve and work at Sanctuary Inn and gave them a passion for Missionary Care.