What does it look like to grow up in a migrant family? What does it really look like to grow up in poverty? Tom sits down with Joe Cantu again to talk about poverty, family, and the lessons learned.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

[2:45] – What is lard?[3:25] – What does it look like to have a provisional mindset?[4:20] – The state of the Cantu family today.[5:20] – Why would you walk away from money to get an education?[6:20] – What is the poverty mentality?[8:30] – Where the source of our provision comes from?[9:30] – Tom’s story of growing up in North Carolina compared to Joe’s.[11:30] – Tom’s hypothesis on why God allows poverty.[14:30] – Generosity and provision in a culture of poverty.[15:15] – Hospitality in the poor home.[16:30] – Having contentment when you have nothing.[18:30] – Summing up all the lessons we’ve learned from Joe.[22:30] – Parting words from Joe.

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Soul Excursions

035 – Joe Cantu – Poverty – What does it look like to grow up in a migrant family?

016 – Joe Cantu – Divorce, Death, and Depression. What does it look like to go through the valley of death?

018 – Joe Cantu – Coming out of the darkness of depression.