Christian Travelers’ Network

For professional beach volleyball player, Heather Friesen, playing her sport in Hawaii was a dream come true. But things went awry when she slipped off of a 50 foot waterfall - changing her senior year of college and her perspective on volleyball forever. This week, Heather joins tell us how God provided in that crisis and changed her heart towards volleyball thereafter. We hope this inspires you to consider what idols you have in your life and what God is calling you to do with them.

You can connect with Heather Friesen on her website or on Instagram!

For more faith + travel podcasts, resources, and to book your next trip - please visit our website: www.christiantravelers.net! 

Traveling across international borders can be incredibly stressful, especially when you don't know what/who awaits you on the other side. Keith Clouten, has experienced those stressful moments numerous times - as he has traveled to over 100 countries! Today he shares some of the miraculous moments that his family experienced as they traveled across borders and ran low on gas! We hope that his stories may inspire you to involve God in your travels, through prayer, on a more regular basis.

If you would like to connect with Keith you can read some of his articles or connect with him at https://works.bepress.com/keith-clouten. Keith also encourages you to consider supporting/traveling with https://www.abwcanada.ca/! 

If you enjoyed todays episode, please like us on your favorite listening platform and share this episode with a fellow Christian traveler. You can also book trips, find other faith & travel resources, or listen to other episodes on website: www.christiantravelers.net 

Cassie Yoshikawa started a travel blog when she realized that there weren't many resources out there for Christian travelers who want to admire the Creator and not just the creation. That blog has been an inspiration for many of my faith + travel discussions and I am so excited to have her join us this week on the podcast as she shares a new perspective on tourists. She challenges us to admire the tourists as they admire God's handiwork and as they remind us of the awe and wonder in our own backyards! 

You can connect with Cassie on her travel blog: Cassie's Compass! There you can find links for Pinterest, Instagram, etc.

If you enjoyed todays episode, I encourage you to subscribe to our podcast on your favorite listening platform and to share this episode with a friend. For all your travel booking needs and for other faith & travel resources, please visit our website: www.christaintravelers.net! 

God Bless & Safe Travels!

Several years after Joe Patterson's parents got divorce, Joe decided to face the unknowns of his family's past by braving the Black Hills in the dead of winter. Saying that the situation turned dire is a bit of an understatement, but saying it was a God-filled journey of facing pain with courage - is a lot more accurate. Join us for the last of four episodes with Joe Patterson, adventurer, guitarist, writer, and gas station food connoisseur, as he tells his story.

If you want to know more about his story, I highly encourage you to purchase a copy of his book "The Legend of Griffin." You can also listen to his podcast, Parks & Rewatch or follow him @thejoepatterson. 

For more faith & travel resources, I encourage you to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform and visit our website: www.christiantravelers.net for links to Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and to join our email listing with our upcoming travel bookings!

Several years after completing college, Joe Patterson decided to face the unknowns of his parents past, by adventuring through the Black Hills in the middle of the winter. Saying that the adventures were frightening is a bit of an understatement, but saying it was a God-filled journey of facing pain with courage - is a lot more accurate. Join us for the next two weeks as Joe Patterson, adventurer, guitarist, writer, and gas station food connoisseur, tells his story.

If you want to know more about his story, I highly encourage you to purchase a copy of his book "The Legend of Griffin." You can also listen to his podcast, Parks & Rewatch or follow him @thejoepatterson. 

For more faith & travel resources, I encourage you to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform and visit our website: www.christiantravelers.net for links to Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and to join our email listing with our upcoming travel bookings!

When Joe Patterson's parents got a divorce it left him feeling angry with God. Several years alter, after completing college, his pain along with curiosity about his parents past, led him to adventure through the Black Hills in the middle of the winter more than once. Saying that the adventures were frightening is a bit of an understatement, but saying it was a God-filled journey of facing pain with courage - is a lot more accurate. Join us for the next three weeks as Joe Patterson, adventurer, guitarist, writer, and gas station food connoisseur, tells his story.

If you want to know more about his story, I highly encourage you to purchase a copy of his book "The Legend of Griffin." You can also listen to his podcast, Parks & Rewatch or follow him @thejoepatterson. 

For more faith & travel resources, I encourage you to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform and visit our website: www.christiantravelers.net for links to Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and to join our email listing with our upcoming travel bookings!

When Joe graduated high school his parents went through a divorce that left him feeling lost, alone, and angry at God. After completing college he found himself finally having to face the pain that he had pushed down for the past several years. That pain, along with curiosity about his parents past, led him to adventure through the Black Hills in the middle of the December. Saying that adventure was both frightening is a bit of an understatement, but saying it was a God-filled journey of facing pain with courage - is a lot more accurate. Join us for the next four weeks at Joe Patterson, adventurer, guitarist, writer, and gas station food connoisseur, tells his story.

If you want to know more about his story, I highly encourage you to purchase a copy of his book "The Legend of Griffin." You can also listen to his podcast, Parks & Rewatch or follow him @thejoepatterson. 

For more faith & travel resources, I encourage you to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform and visit our website: www.christiantravelers.net for links to Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and to join our email listing with our upcoming travel bookings!

When traveling in Scotland with her chorale, Jenna Erlandson had an allergic reaction that left her speaking another language. In the midst of the fear and chaos, of trying to get her to the hospital, she ends up witnessing to the taxis driver and their tour guide in a way that no one will ever forget. In addition, Jenna has repeatedly seen God show up in the midst of her travels during multiple health emergencies. Join us this week as Jenna, founder of Bridge of the Faithful Podcast, a pastors wife and mother of 3 rambunctious kids, and oncology nurse shares her allergic reaction travel testimony! 

We highly encourage you to follow her podcast, Bridge of the Faithful, and share today's episode with a friend if you enjoyed it.

For more faith & travel resources and to learn how you can get connected with other Christian Travelers, visit www.christiantravelers.net! There you can also learn how we can help you book your next Christian retreat or travel adventure.

I got to eat in the worlds largest restaurant, I got to meet an individual who found a way to make rice produce more & saveda lot of lives in China, I got to see the terra cotta soldiers, I got to meet students attending summer school to keep their grades up - and more in this second part of my trip to China!

As you know, from the previous episode, I won this trip to China in high school. While it wasn't a mission trip or with Christian friends - God was still evident. I continue sharing my travel journal enteries and elaborate on some of the God moments.

If you liked this episode, you may also enjoying hearing about my trip to Ghana & my solo trip to Europe. For all faith +travel resources, including booking your next Christian retreat, please visit www.christiantravelers.net

Safe Travels & God Bless!

My second trip overseas was a trip I won to China while I was in high school. While this trip was largely tourist & agricultural based - there is still a lot that God can do in the midst of this trip. I share this episode with you this week to give you a taste of travel if you haven't gotten to travel in a while. In the next episode In episode two I will share the rest of my travel story and explain how I saw God in this experience.

For other faith + travel stories please visit www.christiantravelers.net

Safe travels & God bless!