Kaleb Stock shares about his journey from a sheltered upbringing to discovering his calling while living in Nashville. Discover how his experiences on music row taught him the power of listening, connecting, and, letting God lead.

On December 22, 2003 the lives of Melissa Gibson's father, mother, and brother were tragically cut short when an intruder broke into their missionary residence on the island of Palau at 3 a.m. in the morning. Within a week Melissa's grandmother had flown from Mexico to take her grand daughter to the safety of her extended family living in the United States. Before leaving Palau, Melissa's grandmother insisted on meeting the man who kidnapped her grand daughter and murdered her family. In this episode Melissa reflects on the dramatic lessons of her grandmother's choice to go off script and forgive her family's killer. We also discover how Melissa's life intersects with Austin the student missionary from Episode 8. To discover more of Melissa's story, you may watch a feature length documentary at: Return to Palau

Austin Rotinsulu is a Pre-Med Student. Following the loss of his mother to cancer, Austin served as a student missionary in the island nation of Palau during the 2021/2022 school year. In this episode Austin reflects on grief, calling, imposter syndrome, and impact. Listen to discover what Austin learned about impact through his intersect with a prisoner.

In the previous episode of Intersect, Kim Matson shared how a homeless woman named Miss B invited her to run home to her Father. In this episode Kim tells how Miss B's invitation led to the acceptance of her Father's call to partner with Open Door Ministries⁠⁠⁠ in ministering among the homeless during her Spring Break in 2023. The mission of Open Door is "to show mercy, build community, and make disciples for Christ in urban Denver."

Today's guest, Valeria, is a great friend of Lauren's. We so much enjoyed this chat with her on practical methods for connecting with people and making friends. We hope you're blessed too!

The Intersect Team

Hi there and welcome back!

We so much enjoyed chatting with Dr. Hasel and learning how God has guided his work in archaeological studies and connecting with others. He has a wealth of fascinating stories - we hope you are blessed as we were.

Find out more about Southern Adventist University's archaeological museum at the link here

https://www.southern.edu/administration/archaeology/museum/

And learn more about Dr. Hasel and his work here.

https://www.southern.edu/people/mhasel

Blessings,

The Intersect Team

As a Medical Laboratory Science Major, Htet (pronounced Tet) works on Southern Adventist University's student association cabinet as the Executive Vice-President. He has a passion for reaching people in Burma —his family's homeland.

Find out more here on how you can support the mission Htet discussed.

https://www.asapministries.org/explore/education/karen-adventist-academy

https://www.asapministries.org/explore/evangelism/supporting-refugee-church-plants

We loved this chat with Htet and hope you do too!

Blessings,

The Intersect Team

An exciting story of how God provided and brought people into Romany's life to bring him all the way from Egypt to our little school here in Tennessee. We trust you'll find his story to be an inspiring one!

Welcome to Intersect! A podcast where we find connection in each other's stories. Embark on this journey with us, get to know Jim and Lauren, and learn how the podcast started with this intro episode.

Blessings,

The Intersect Team