The Kingdom & Its Stories Podcast

Guest: John Wood, President of Glory, Honor, Africa | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director, Harvest Foundation John, 76, has served in ministry all of his adult life. He currently leads Glory, Honor, Africa, providing bibles, and training, for pastors in The Democratic Republic of Congo, and The Republic of Congo.  90% of pastors have no bible or training, they have distributed 3,000 bibles...

Guest: Cristian Meléndez of Serve Hope | Bob Moffitt speaks with Cristian Meléndez about how the Lord led him to care for the poor in his home country of Honduras. Cristian says, "95% of people in Honduras don't have access to clean water."  So Cristian has partnered with Pastors who call him, "We have problems with water... can you help us?"  Cristian and his team help pro...

Guest: Corey Benson, Principal of S.T.E.E.R PXH |  Bob Moffitt listens as Corey Benson, Principal of S.T.E.E.R. PHX, tellsheartwarming stories of how he and his dedicated team members are helping students who no other school will work with due to multiple discipline issues, while getting 100% results with only 7% recidivism. Corey encourages his students to showcase how much of a leader they...

Guest: Ramiro Carbajal, Harvest Affiliate in Honduras | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director, Harvest Foundation How can I help/love my neighbor? Ramiro shares what Samaritan Strategy is; demonstrating God's love for people in practical ways.  Ramiro shares 2 projects local churches have done to show the Love of God to 2 elderly women in their communities. www.harvestfoundation.org   rc...

Guest: Greg Stier, Founder, Dare 2 Share | Host: Julian Gibb, Executive Director, Harvest Foundation How does a "nerdy kid" growing up in an inner city neighborhood become fearless to share the Gospel? Why would a man give up his job as a pastor, to devote full time to training youth to share the simple Gospel? What is the simple Gospel? Greg Stier, shares how trusting in God makes us fearless as...

Guest: Wale Adefarasin | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Pastor Wale Adefarasin from Nigeria, who shares many stories about how his church, in a relatively affluent neighborhood, chose to go into another neighborhood with 5 teams to meet the needs of the people, so that they could experience the love of Jesus. In one example, a local high school had just 2 toilets for 2,000 people and 10 staff, and th...

Guest: David Hoefer | Host Bob Moffitt interviews David Hoefer, an entrepreneur who is stewarding the capital of others to purchase recovery homes and personal homes. Hoefer says, "I pray and worship with my guitar... wait on the Lord, watch Him, then move", and God is connecting him with people and business opportunities. Hoefer says, "This isn't my doing... I can't take credit for any of it. It'...

Guests: Clint Leavitt and Bikonzi Moise | Bob Moffitt interviews Clint Leavitt, Pastor of Midtown Presbyterian Church and Bikonzi Moise from the DR Congo.  Bikonzi mentions the pain and suffering, as well as the miracle that caused his family to flee a refugee camp for America, "At the time we didn't really trust a lot because the very people that we trusted the most were the people who turne...

Guest: Art Gregg | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Art Gregg who shares stories of God doing amazing things through him in the lives of people around him. Many of these stories started when Art came to the Lord; while he was in the shower at the fire department, he said, "God, if you're there, I'll serve you, but you'll need to reveal yourself. God, I'll give you 30 days."  Art concludes, "God wo...

Guest: Steve Freeman | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Steve Freeman who says, "Be encouraged... because God is doing things in our day that intercessors who have gone on to glory intended for decades -- and we're seeing it unfold before our very eyes."  Steve shares, "I had no idea that 23 years in the marketplace equipped and trained me for the things of the Kingdom!"  Regarding intercess...

Guest: Bonnie Truax, Author of "The Rhythm of Everything: A Journey Through Nature, Science, and Faith" | Host: Julian Gibb, Harvest Foundation In this episode, Bonnie Truax shares the heart behind The Rhythm of Everything , a journey that weaves together travel, scientific discovery, and faith. Through stories from around the world and insights from nature, she explores how creation is interconne...

Guest: Bonnie Truax, Author of " The Rhythm of Everything: A Journey Through Nature, Faith, and Science" | Host: Julian Gibb, Harvest Foundation Could you walk away from a good career, income, and travel the world? Bonnie describes how she, and her husband, left good paying jobs because the work itself had stopped serving any real purpose-it had become all consuming, and nothing more than just put...

Guest: Bob Bender | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Bob Bender who remembers his Dad, at the age of 12 at the dinner table, said, "You're going to be a pastor when you grow up."  Bob refers to his marketplace work in broadcast television as the "ministry of my career".  Bob states, "I would keep extra Bibles in my desk."  He'd tell his employees, "You're welcome to grab a Bible, take it...

Guest: Rob Franke | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Rob Franke who says, "I had a confirmation from the LORD, 'You're going to lead thousands of prisoners to Jesus Christ.'" Rob shares many stories of his experience with prisoners. Rob says, "To represent Jesus as we do and others do... we carry the presence of God. And it's so special; they need the love of God."  Rob continues, "Even when I go...

Guest: Jody Bryan | Host Bob Moffitt.  Jody says, "The results are up to the Lord. We pour in and pray", referring to women who need care through the Crisis Pregnancy Center near the Army base where she and her husband live.  Jody says, "God asked us to", followed by, "I want to know that my life had meaning and purpose."  Jody continues about having male soldiers or a family over f...

Guest: Joel Bryan | Host: Bob Moffitt. Bob says, "Young people are interested in life for what it can give them. What can I get out of life? How can I take advantage of the world? It seems that your focus is 'how can I help others?' We gain the most when we give the most. How much we grow, how much we're able to flourish depends not on self-seeking, but on asking the question, "How can I help othe...

Guest: Will Penrod | Host Bob Moffitt interviews first responder Will Penrod about following Jesus as well as providing service to those in need as a fireman for the Phoenix Fire Department. "As a first responder, I get to react. I make a decision and move forward."  Will describes a time as a boy when his mom took his siblings to the public pool in Sunnyslope. "We didn't stand around the poo...

Guest: Tetiana Machabeli | Host Bob Moffitt speaks with Tetiana Machabeli who is assisting families with adoption of orphans, as well as helping disabled and developmentally delayed students through tutoring and teaching life skills like making tea, washing clothes, and how to take a shower. "We've helped 2,000 in our region", said Tetiana, who added, "Our goal is to change the evil system, and ha...

Guest: Sid Overton, Esq. | Host: Julian Gibb   Sid Overton, Co-Founder of Promise Keepers, describes how we should take reassonable risks. Becoming genuine followers of Christ; living as "real" everyday of the week.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Matthew Nam | Host Bob Moffitt interviews Matthew Nam who is sensing the call the start a Foster Home for 8 boys in Atlanta, GA.  Matthew says, "My heart is for the fatherless." In addition to full time work, Matthew currently serves one day a week at a foster home in Arizona; after four years in this role listening, praying for, playing basketball, and spending time with these boys, G...

Guest: Bob Chambers, Nona Church Staff | Host: Julian Gibb Bob describes how the thorn in flesh, like Paul's, God's power is perfected in our weakness.  Bob knows authentic joy, peace, and purpose in life, and has ministered from physical brokenness for 20 years. www.nonachurch.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Wilson Geisler, International Mission Board | Host: Julian Gibb  Wilson describes how he came to Christ at 30, went on a short term mission trip to Asia, lead other trips to the same area, and then with his family moved to Asia. www.imb.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Barry McBride | Bob Moffitt speaks with Barry McBride who volunteers as a chaplain at Canyon State Academy serving male youth between the ages of 11–17 with a history of delinquent behaviors, dependent/neglectful backgrounds, mild mental and emotional health issues, and special education needs. Barry shares many stories of the restoration of Jesus in these young men, and also, how as...

Guest: Matthew Mason | Bob Moffitt speaks with Matt Mason who shares stories of recently adopting a young man who was estranged from his Dad and whose Mom passed.  Matt says, "We're the closest thing he has to a family", and shares stories of engaging his children in the process of bringing Gee into the family upon the passing of his Mom. "Maybe Gee could go on to become a big influence for t...

Guest: Dori Schubring | Bob Moffitt interviews Dori Schubring who has an innate love for single women and widows. She has been serving them for years, listening, praying, guiding, seeking our Father's heart for each one individually, and connecting other women to help with various physical needs, which extends to situations involving boyfriends, x-husbands, pregnancy, work, relationships... all ki...