My family has always gone to the state fair, but this year it took looking back to see God in it. This week I will share a story of a family friend that brought me to tears and of a Christian concert I got attend at the State Fair. God was present despite my sore knee and complaining. How has God been showing up in your life when you take the time to stop and look back on His handiwork?

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God Bless and Safe Travels!

This summer I took a youth group to a Christian conference. This week I share 5 tips for leading a youth group (or any group) on a trip. I share some ways I help people debrief information and get the most spiritual growth out of the travel experience.

I also took away some amazing things from the conference about our Real. Present. God. I share my top 4 lessons and I hope that you also feel encouraged by these points.

For more faith + travel tips, including 5 Ways To Keep Christ At The Center of Your Travels, please visit our website www.ChristianTravelers.net 

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How do you define Sacred Sites? What does it look like to live in a monastery? Cate Michelle, a wandering theologian and part-time foster mom, joins us this week to share her insights into visiting Sacred Sites.

To learn more about her story, please check out her blog: Sacred Wanderings.  You can also follow her on multiple social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

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Esther Fan joins us to share about her Christian Backpackers Meetup in Australia. She has seen God bring together quite an array of people in Australia and she was one of the first people to tell me about how Faith + Travel combine for an amazing travel ministry.

If you want to connect with her on social media, you can find her on Facebook, Instagram, or read her blog.

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This week we conclude our four part segment: "What Makes Christians Set Apart" by discussing generosity and travel. God calls us to be wise with our money and to take care of the poor & hurting. These two things can seem to be in conflict with each others, especially when we travel.

I share some embarrassing moments when my own heart didn't reflect God's love and generosity. (Bargaining in China and responding to people in Ghana).  We will also dive into Leviticus 25 & Matthew 25 to see what God says about generosity.

For more faith + travel tips, including 5 Ways To Keep Christ At The Center of Your Travels, please visit our website www.ChristianTravelers.net

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We continue our series: How Christian Travelers Are Set Apart by discussing How People Around Us Influence Our Travels. Whether we travel with friends, family, or complete strangers the people we spend time with can heavily impact the outcome of your travels for the best or worst.

To take this topic a step further we will be digging into 1 Corinthians 15.

For more faith + travel tips, including 5 Ways To Keep Christ At The Center of Your Travels, please visit our website www.ChristianTravelers.net  We'd also love to hear how people you've traveled with have influenced your travels in our Facebook group or on Instagram!

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We continue our four part series: What Makes Christian Travelers Set Apart, by addressing the topic of being slow to judge. My good friend, Laura-Li, joins us on this episode to share some of her insight with traveling through different communities. She also shares some of our own travel stories.

Follow along with us by reading Romans 12:16-18 as we explore what this means in our lives.

For more faith + travel tips, including 5 Ways To Keep Christ At The Center of Your Travels, please visit our website www.ChristianTravelers.net  Or join our discussion in our Facebook group or on Instagram!

We are so glad that you tuned in and we would love your feedback. Please leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform so that we can stay present and reachable to other Christian Travelers. If we see your review we will make sure to acknowledge you in one of our upcoming episodes!

This week we are starting a four part series on the topic of: What Makes Christian Travelers Set Apart From Other Travelers? We will be diving into what dedicated time with God looks like when we travel.

We reference Hebrews 10:23-25 using the S.O.A.P. method.

For more faith + travel tips, including 5 Ways To Keep Christ At The Center of Your Travels, please visit our website www.ChristianTravelers.net 

Also, we would love your feedback. Please leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform so that we can stay present and reachable to other Christian Travelers. If we see your review we will make sure to acknowledge you in one of our upcoming episodes!

Have you ever thought about uprooting your family and moving overseas? Susan Whitehead did just that! She is the mother of 6 kids and her husband is in the army, but when his job didn't take them overseas they jumped on the first opportunity God gave them to move internationally! She shares her story and the incredible way God brought it all together.

You can find out more about her resources for moving with your family at http://wanderlustfamilies.com/ and you can find her podcast and coaching at http://susanwhitehead.com/

For more faith and travel tips, and to book your next faith based vacation, visit our website at: www.ChristianTravelers.net 

The founder of the Truce Podcast, Chris Staron, joins us to share how he has seen God show up in some of his hikes around the globe. He shares in depth about his experience hiking the John Muir Trail last summer. How he stayed in contact with people even though he didn't have cell service, how the hardest part was walking 80 miles alone, and about some of the friends and strangers he met along the way. Through it all, his travel experiences have reminded him of God's love for us and inspired him to wonder about creation.

Don't forget to check out his podcast and follow him on Instagram!

For more episodes, faith & travel resources, and to book your next faith based adventure please visit our website: www.christiantravelers.net.