Connections with Rich and Bobbi

Our guest today is Michael Batyuk, whose extraordinary story begins with his family's escape from a totalitarian regime that persecuted them for their faith. As a toddler, Michael was brought to America, where his family sought freedom to build a new life. Can you imagine what it must have felt like to wake up as a toddler in a completely new country, surrounded by unfamiliar sights, sounds, and people? But Michael's story doesn't end there. Despite the opportunities before him, his life eventually took a painful turn, leading him down a path that brought him to rock bottom—before hope and redemption entered the picture.

In our concluding talk with Hans Shapp, he shares how he feels called to go out into the highways and by-ways of life to share the Gospel wherever he can – even  back to those discos where he once was a frequent visitor...

On our last podcast, Hans Shapp told of his life growing up behind the wall in East Germany during the 60's and 70's under Communist rule; and then, suddenly being deported to the West. It was like a child having free run in a candy shop! Neon lights glowed in the night skies. Music blared out from the discotheques. Drugs and alcohol were widely available. Did this bring Hans happiness, peace and freedom? 

During the night of August 13, 1961, the East German government closed off the border from the West. Hans Shapp grew up in East Germany during this time and tells his story of suddenly being cut off from the West and living behind the wall.

We had the joy of meeting a dear sister in the Lord who is originally from Rwanda-Gesele Nwobeliorana. We sat down with Gesele at a Bible conference in Pleasanton, California, just east of San Francisco. She had so much to share about her transition as a little girl moving from the African nation of Rwanda to a strange and unfamiliar country called America…

In our concluding visit with Kirk Legacy, he shares how he and his wife Jane were called to serve God, to the nomadic Kurdish people along the war-torn region of the Turkish-Iraqi border; and how the Lord had prepared a surprising life-changing event for them!

We’re continuing our visit with Kirk Legacy. Kirk has been used mightily of the Lord to minister to a nomadic people that had no nation to call their own. They are the Kurdish people along the border of Turkey, Iraq and Iran. But, before embarking on his missionary endeavors, Kirk was battling the dreadful disease of Cystic Fibrosis, lying in his hospital bed, not knowing if tomorrow on earth would ever come!

Most of us take for granted the air we breathe. Not so for our guest Kirk Legacy, as he shares his story of growing up with Cystic Fibrosis. We met Kirk at a very unusual forum dedicated to 12 hours of continuous prayer and worship. It was held at Facebook (Meta) - on their main campus in California!

Well, we've come to the concluding part of Pastor Austin Huggins' story. Pastor Huggins is currently a pastor at Mount Zion Bible Church in Pensacola, Florida. In review, Austin shares about the early days of his ministry when, as a very young Christian, he was asked to actually preach a couple of times a month, during a time when the church was having struggles! Then he met another young Christian--a young lady called to serve as the church secretary...