On this episode we are in conversation with Robson 'Robbie' Alencar from Birmingham City Church. We discuss Robson's journey to faith, and also how he navigated a recent tough time with some extreme pain from gallstones.

He describes his experiences of crippling pain, of having to wait ages for intervention, the frustration of repeatedly postponed surgery and of all the different ways in which the continual pain impacted him as a person: it affected him being a dad, he wasn't able to drive because of the heavy-duty painkillers, it impacted his work and it caused him to lose weight.

He found himself continually talking to God every day about it, asking him to have mercy and singing in the Spirit.

On this podcast you will hear Robson share some great counsel for getting through a hard time:

Robson defines prayer as normal conversation with God and his view of prayer from his experience is that it is a powerful key or tool to get situations resolved.

Robson closes in prayer for anyone navigating long-term physical pain.

PLUS: we had a message sent in to the podcast and a new jingle!  Listen out for these at the beginning.