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Where Do You Find God?
Playlist by Afternoon PraiseHi, I’m Lizzie Oakes, and in 'Where Do You Find God' I talk with my guests about the ways they encounter God in their everyday lives. Acts C 17 v 27 says “God intended that they would seek him and pe…Follow the podcast:
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Where Jonathan Moody Speed Skater for Great Britain Finds God
'I remember going into the Olympic season, we have to do this & I was aware I was starting to feel anxious'. Jonathan Moody is a Short Speed Skater for Great Britain. Born in New Zealand he fell in love with the sport when he was 12 years of age. Now based in Nottingham, UK and home for the summ…
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Where Brook Turner Finds God in Thin Places & People's Pain
'Get close to hardship and God turns up'. Brook Turner is the Director of Partnership Services at Vision west Community Trust. He shares of finding God in places he has visited (thin places) but also of finding God in the pain of the people that Vision West serve.
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Where Tom Francis Broadcaster with A Deep Love of the Word of God Finds God
'It's God who does the work and he's been doing it from the beginning of creation & we're part of that process'. Tom Francis is a radio broadcaster with Rhema Media. Having started his work life off as a mechanic with the AirForce, he has also worked as an ambulance driver. These days he is the …
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Where Timothy Lee Author - Hopes, Fears & Wheelchairs Finds God
'This lady in ICU, she put her hand on my shoulder and said "Timothy, God hasn't finished with you yet". Timothy Lee, was a fulltime pastor when he was out for a ride in the Redwood Forest in Rotorua, New Zealand when he crashed his mountain bike. The injury he received caused him to lose 92 perc…
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2026 Season: Where Christine Leonardi Finds God In A Miracle First Pregnancy
'When I met my midwife for the first time she was surprised "wow this is a miracle". Christine Leonardi recently immigrated to New Zealand from Indonesia and shares of finding God in her first pregnancy when it seemed unlikely that she would ever be able to get pregnant. Christine talks of the …
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2026 Season: Where Rosy Keane Finds God In Chronic Illness
It's me setting aside "It's God & me forever' for "It's God & me and all of God's people". Rosy Keane is a Spiritual Advisor for The Salvation Army in Australia and also lives with endometriosis. Rosy shares of how she finds God through creativity (performance poetry) and the balance of leading g…
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2026 Season: Where Pastor Jeff Vines Finds God
'The early part of my life I only acknowledged God when good things were happening'. Pastor Jeff Vines is internationally known through "Today with Jeff Vines" and Lead Pastor of ONE&ALL Church in Southern California. Jeff and his family lived in New Zealand for 10 years and while back in New Zeal…
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Best of 2025: Where Bishop Te Kitohi Pikaahu Finds God
We're taking a look back across 2025, revisiting our episode with Bishop Te Kitohi Pikaahu. "God loves that I'm able to love but then I'm able to know God to be a God of love". Bishop Te Kitohi "Kito" Wiremu Pikaahu is the Māori Anglican bishop for Te tai Tokerau he talked with Lizzie Oakes of le…
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Best of 2025: Where Nick Holder Finds God In Suffering
We're taking a look back across 2025, revisiting our episode with Nick Holder 'Through this suffering I've drawn a lot closer to God'. Nick Holder is an Editor/Director and has been part of the Rhema Media for 14 years. Just last year he was admitted to hospital with a life-threatening conditio…
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Best of 2025: Where Dwayne Jefferies Finds God At The End of Himself
We're taking a look back across 2025, revisiting our episode with Dwaynne Jefferies. 'Forcing a hole in the wall of our lives is never a bad thing. I've never waisted time pursuing God'. Dwayne Jeffries General Manager of Hope Radio, Sydney, Australia has worked in radio since 1986. Openly and h…
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