The Kingdom & Its Stories Podcast

Guest: Jeannie Marie | Bob Moffitt interviews Jeannie Marie.  Jeannie Marie shares about how she loves her neighbors, not as a special event, but as a lifestyle. "The nations are coming to us: international students, refugees..."  Jeannie Marie continues, "They want you to come over for tea. I come over and then start talking about the common ground of our faith." "You can go to a park a...

Guest: Dr. Len Bartlotti | Bob Moffitt interviews Dr. Len Barlotti.  Dr. Barlotti mentions an Afghan proverb: "If your hand is broken you can do some work, but if your heart is broken, you can't do anything."   "Agencies need partners who say, "Hey, I'll help you drive them to the school to register the kids, I'll help be part of an English conversation class, or help them get their...

Guest: Kristian Rosenberger | Bob Moffitt interviews Kristian Rosenberger.  Kristian Rosenberger, shares about intentionally being in contact with others on a regular basis, even while he was in Iraq.  "It takes time to see a full relationship develop." He continues, "The intention is being consistent and being intentional in looking for friends, and reciprocating, even when I don't want...

Guest: David Witt | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt of Spirit of Martyrdom Part 2.  David says that in persecuted and restricted areas, they have never heard the name of Jesus. "Put your mind on Christ, and you'll be free from thinking about yourself; you'll be looking at what Jesus is doing all the time." David continues, "There's a transformation of what God can do when He's in our heart...

Guest: David Witt | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt of Spirit of Martyrdom, Part 1. David says, "When God changes our nature, we no longer fear anymore."  He describes his own 7 year period where God broke him; "My heart was transformed; that's what set me to serve the global church."  David describes, "We build intimate, deep relationships and fellowship. Leaders are risking much for...

Guest: Leonard Valencia | Julian Gibb interviews Leonard Valencia with Christian Family Care. Leonard shares stories of personally providing foster care with his wife Tammy, "God calls us to take care of the orphans and widows", Leonard says. "Over 8 years, we had 16 foster children come in and out of our house."  About Christian Family Care, Leonard says, "The agency will prepare you if you...

Guests: Scott & Sandra Bauer | Bob Moffitt interviews Scott and Sandra Bauer. "It's so important to be praying for God-opportunities and step into that", says Sandra Bauer. "Be aware how the Spirit is leading you."  Sandra continues, "It takes many cups of tea with Muslim people or people from different nations...there's a lot of relationship building."  Sandra continues, "There are...

Guest: Step Harmon | Bob Moffitt interviews Step Harmon.  Step Harmon, founder of Street Shepherds, reaches the homeless and lost of the streets with the love, power and truth of Jesus through the Holy Spirit.  Streets Shepherds has been on the streets for several years now and seen God in action with miracles, healing, deliverance and salvation for thousands of people who the world has...

Guest: Gil Moreno | Julian Gibb interviews Gil Moreno, SW Regional Manager for Operation Christmas Child. In the second part of a two-part interview, Gil Moreno shares, "Everything we do is for the gospel of Jesus Christ. We want children to have the greatest gift, to know Jesus. We call the shoeboxes "gospel opportunities" because when our partners in other countries receive these shoeboxes, they...

Guest: Gil Moreno | Julian Gibb interviews Gil Moreno, SW Regional Manager for Operation Christmas Child. Gil Moreno tells personal stories from Liberia and Rwanda, including refugees. "God is working in the hearts of children all over the world. Some are in very difficult situations." Gil continues, "The needs are so great with these children." Gil mentioned that hygiene items, toys and school su...

Guest: Miles Fagerlie | Bob Moffitt interviews Miles Fagerlie.  Miles Fagerlie talks about how he and his wife helped Gilbert, a father of 2 teenage boys and a young daughter who were originally from Congo, who came to America as refugees from Rwanda. Miles says, "It started when a Pastor of an African refugee church came to our church and asked if we could help with a utility bill."  Mi...

Guest: Jon Sanborn | Bob Moffitt interviews Jon Sanborn with CarePortal.org.  Jon Sanborn says "if you're an individual, church, you can find any need in America and help meet that need." "We want the church to be always at the point of care."  Jon continues, "You can look at the needs on careportal.org."  Jon says, "We're just the vehicle; we're not the hero. The church is the prim...

Guest: Gary & Derek DeVelder | Bob Moffitt interviews Gary and Derek DeVelder of  Abounding Service. Gary and Derek DeVelder share stories about recruiting volunteers to help refugees learn English and citizenship. He explains, "We develop a relationship and give them dignity.  Refugees have been told ever since they left their home that they're worth nothing. When they came out of t...

Guest: David Drum | Bob Moffitt interviews David Drum of J17 Ministries. David Drum tells a story of unconditional service from a unified body, with the people of the church serving one of the largest school districts in Tucson.  David tells a story about a lady at the school who worked with the needs at the school. She said to David and other Christians in the church, 'We have a family that...

Guest: David Witt and Russell | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt and Russell from Spirit of Martyrdom - Part 2. Russell says, "Whenever somebody does something evil to us, our response is to overcome evil with good; we always retaliate by doing something good back to them. That's what keeps me sane. It becomes a way of life. Just being willing to do whatever God wants and whatever he puts in our...

Guests: David Witt and Russell Stendal | Julian Gibb interviews David Witt and Russell Stendal of Spirit of Martyrdom - Part 1. At age 4 Russell prayed to be on the mission field, and at age 8, he was on the mission field with his parents. As a young adult, he was taken captive in the jungle by terrorists in the guerrilla camp. Russell tells his story, saying, "I felt the Lord was going to get me...

Guest: John Bassous | Bob Moffitt interviews John Bassous.  John shares about God's supernatural presence, and how the Lord impressed on him, "John, you have an extra room." John tells a story of how he uses the empty room in his house for the Kingdom of God and how he helped one of his employees get back on his feet. "The reason we do this is that Christ did it for us."  See omnystudio....

Guest: Jim Yost | Bob Moffitt interviews Jim Yost.  Jim, in Papua, Indonesia, asks the question, "What does our city need?"  Jim continues, "Whether you feel qualified or not qualified, you become incarnational into the needs of your city. You look. You ask questions. You discern what are the needs; what's going on? What are the problem areas? What is exploding right now? And then Jehova...

Guest: Jacob Ndabaramiye | Julian Gibb interviews Jacob Ndabaramiye. Jacob works in Rwanda, Burundi and in the eastern Congo, training and equipping Pastors to be disciples, practice love and forgiveness. Jacob tells a story of a Tutsi man who, after training, took a meal to those prisoners who killed their relatives who were in jail.  "They gave food to those people who killed their families...

Guest: Gordon Showell-Rogers | Julian Gibb interviews Gordon Showell-Rogers. Gordon begins, "I read the Bible and heard God's call for the marginalized: refugees, child trafficking and persecution, as well as family, children and youth."  Gordon asked, "How does my story fit into God's story?" Gordon tells his story. "My initial reaction as a young Christian was, 'there must be people far bet...

Guest: Mark D Rentz | Bob Moffitt interviews Mark Rentz.  "Sharing lives, sharing conversations", is a summary of the emphasis of Mark D Rentz, Teacher and Administrator at Albany College in New York.  "Many universities have 100 different nations on campus."  Mark says, "My wife and I invited them over for spaghetti dinner. Few internationals students enter an American home. When t...

Guest: Debi Clifton | Bob Moffitt interviews Debi Clifton.  Debi shares her experience with the Asbury University Revival of 1970, and the spontaneous move of God.  Debi also shares the mark of living like Jesus, "I believe it is sacrificial love. That is what sets you apart. You are trying to love your neighbor as yourself."  Debi has mobilized 63 families sent out by the church. D...

Guest: Val Gill.  Julian Gibb interviews Val Gill.  Gill helps leaders who have a passion for raising up the next generation in Curitiba, Brazil.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Alan Crippen | Julian Gibb interviews Alan Crippen of the Faith and Rediscovery Center at the American Bible Society in Philadelphia. Alan reaches the unchurched with a reason to engage the scriptures. Alan says, "Liberty unconnected to faith can lead to some really crazy things." Alan continues, "William Penn said, 'Liberty is a beautiful thing, but so often misunderstood.'" Alan continues...

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