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 have any interest at all."  Leonard states, "God called my wife and I to do that."  Leonard continues, "How many times do you get to interface with a child who is hurting on the street that has nowhere to go?"  Leonard says, "I think it's a blessing more to the foster parent than the child... they really are a blessing." For more on Christian Family Care, www.cfcare.org

 

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."&nbsp; About Christian Family Care, Leonard says, "The agency will prepare you if you have any interest at all."&nbsp; Leonard states, "God called my wife and I to do that."&nbsp; Leonard continues, "How many times do you get to interface with a child who is hurting on the street that has nowhere to go?"&nbsp; Leonard says, "I think it's a blessing more to the foster parent than the child... they really are a blessing." For more on Christian Family Care, <a href="http://www.cfcare.org">www.cfcare.org</a>
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Many people are searching for answers to the question of what it looks like to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Bob Moffitt, Founder and President of Harvest Foundation in Phoenix, AZ, disciples Pastors and leaders to demonstrate what Jesus has identified as the summary of all his teachings, to love your neighbor as yourself. Each week, different leaders give testimonials of how simple acts of loving the needy among their neighbors are changing lives, and through this, people begin to see Jesus Christ in the community, the city and the nation. These inspiring testimonials provide examples of demonstrating God’s love, with the hope that leaders in the church will say, “We can do that, too!”

Many people are searching for answers to the question of what it looks like to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Bob Moffitt, Founder and President of Harvest Foundation in Phoenix, AZ, disciples Pastors and leaders to demonstrate what Jesus has identified as the summary of all his teachings, to love your neighbor as yourself. Each week, different leaders give testimonials of how simple acts of loving the needy among their neighbors are changing lives, and through this, people begin to see Jesus Christ in the community, the city and the nation. These inspiring testimonials provide examples of demonstrating God&rsquo;s love, with the hope that leaders in the church will say, &ldquo;We can do that, too!&rdquo;

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Many people are searching for answers to the question of what it looks like to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Bob Moffitt, Founder and President of Harvest Foundation in Phoenix, AZ, disciples Pastors and leaders to demonstrate what Jesus has identified as the summary of all his teachings, to love your neighbor as yourself.  Each week, different leaders give testimonials of how simple acts of loving the needy among their neighbors are changing lives, and through this, people begin to see Jesus Christ in the community, the city and the nation.  These inspiring testimonials provide examples of demonstrating God’s love, with the hope that leaders in the church will say, “We can do that, too!” 

Many people are searching for answers to the question of what it looks like to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Bob Moffitt, Founder and President of Harvest Foundation in Phoenix, AZ, disciples Pastors and leaders to demonstrate what Jesus has identified as the summary of all his teachings, to love your neighbor as yourself.&nbsp; Each week, different leaders give testimonials of how simple acts of loving the needy among their neighbors are changing lives, and through this, people begin to see Jesus Christ in the community, the city and the nation.&nbsp; These inspiring testimonials provide examples of demonstrating God&rsquo;s love, with the hope that leaders in the church will say, &ldquo;We can do that, too!&rdquo;&nbsp;

The Kingdom & Its Stories

We were foster parents for 8 years

Guest: Amie Pierone | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Amie Pierone of Eden Tea and Coffee House at ASU.  Why would a math and physics major, who just received a corporate promotion, leave her job and start a coffee house that creates space serving university students?  Amie says she asked the question, "Could there be something more meaningful that the Lord had for me?" And she tells about students experiencing togetherness with God and others around great coffee, tea and pastries. As one customer put it, "Thank you for creating a space full of peace in such a stressful world; Eden has become my oasis in one of the toughest semesters I've experienced yet. Thank you for being so kind and welcoming." Eden Tea and Coffee House

Guest: Amie Pierone | Host: Bob Moffitt interviews Amie Pierone of Eden Tea and Coffee House at ASU.  Why would a math and physics major, who just received a corporate promotion, leave her job and start a coffee house that creates space serving university students?  Amie says she asked the question, "Could there be something more meaningful that the Lord had for me?" And she tells about students experiencing togetherness with God and others around great coffee, tea and pastries. As one customer put it, "Thank you for creating a space full of peace in such a stressful world; Eden has become my oasis in one of the toughest semesters I've experienced yet. Thank you for being so kind and welcoming." <a href="https://edenteacoffee.org">Eden Tea and Coffee House</a>

I've seen in my life that if God calls you to something, He backs you up!

Guest: John Wood | Julian Gibb interviews John Wood, President of Glory Honor Africa.  John Wood explains the joy during a church potluck meal that includes communion, fellowship, but also externally focused serving with the vulnerable widows, orphans and prisoners.  In an area outside of Goma, in the eastern Congo in Africa, John tells a story about how the local church helped 300,000 people who have had to flee their homes to refugee camps. John mentions what one of his partners told those in the refugee camps, "You may not have church buildings, but you still have your congregations." John tells stories about God redeeming an individuals life, a family's life, and a whole community. John says, "God has put his image into the heart of the people of Africa." www.gloryhonor.africa

Guest: John Wood | Julian Gibb interviews John Wood, President of Glory Honor Africa.  John Wood explains the joy during a church potluck meal that includes communion, fellowship, but also externally focused serving with the vulnerable widows, orphans and prisoners.  In an area outside of Goma, in the eastern Congo in Africa, John tells a story about how the local church helped 300,000 people who have had to flee their homes to refugee camps. John mentions what one of his partners told those in the refugee camps, "You may not have church buildings, but you still have your congregations." John tells stories about God redeeming an individuals life, a family's life, and a whole community. John says, "God has put his image into the heart of the people of Africa." <a href="http://www.gloryhonor.africa">www.gloryhonor.africa</a>

Not only hearers of the Word, but doers

Guest: Edi Demo | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Edi Demo of the Ilyricum Movement in Albania.  Eddie says, "I was 13 years old when communism left; that was the first time I heard the gospel through the Jesus Film. That was exclusive news to me that someone had died and rose again, because I never heard that during the communism time."  Eddie talks about church planting in this Muslim nation, "The idea is we go to an area that doesn't have a church. We start to make Christ known in different days.  We offer something similar to VBS for two months: 5 days/week, 4 hours each day with teaching, guitar, piano, drama, arts, German language; every week we have a Biblical theme.  At the end of the week, the parents will come to see a show that their children have prepared; in this way we build relationships with them and share the gospel." Eddie continues, "That area is very open with the gospel and they will come the Lord. The biggest challenge and joy in Albania is raising leaders from within because we don't have seminaries in that area, so we raise them from inside that group of believers. It takes 5-7 years for a church plant to be established and they can be on their own."  www.illyricum.org

Guest: Edi Demo | Pastor Julian Gibb interviews Edi Demo of the Ilyricum Movement in Albania.  Eddie says, "I was 13 years old when communism left; that was the first time I heard the gospel through the Jesus Film. That was exclusive news to me that someone had died and rose again, because I never heard that during the communism time."  Eddie talks about church planting in this Muslim nation, "The idea is we go to an area that doesn't have a church. We start to make Christ known in different days.  We offer something similar to VBS for two months: 5 days/week, 4 hours each day with teaching, guitar, piano, drama, arts, German language; every week we have a Biblical theme.  At the end of the week, the parents will come to see a show that their children have prepared; in this way we build relationships with them and share the gospel." Eddie continues, "That area is very open with the gospel and they will come the Lord. The biggest challenge and joy in Albania is raising leaders from within because we don't have seminaries in that area, so we raise them from inside that group of believers. It takes 5-7 years for a church plant to be established and they can be on their own."  www.illyricum.org

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