Kristen Welch

Friends, this is my last podcast episode for the “season.” I’m taking a break this summer and I hope you’ll tune in for more this episodes this fall. Here’s an expert: Today, you might not be okay. You might be looking at a scary diagnosis, experiencing a financial disaster, or struggling with a wayward child. […]

This unexpected season has taught me a lot about suffering. And I’m not referring to my first world disappointments brought on by a global pandemic. I’m referring to the stories of suffering I’ve heard firsthand from people I love in Kenya. Through Mercy House Global, we were recently able to provide food relief for 125 […]

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I don’t know about you, but my normal has certainly changed in the last month. I bet yours has too. It’s made me reflect on this unexpected season and just how many mountains are in our way… When Terrell and I were gifted a trip to Israel to tour the Holy Land, we were overwhelmed […]

I was sitting in my hammock chair this week, in the middle of the day, desperate for some fresh air. I hit play on an audio message from Maureen, my precious friend, and the Director of our maternity homes in Kenya. Tears fell down my cheeks as I listened to her appeal and powerful explanation […]

I recorded this episode before the world was hit by an unprecedented pandemic, but I think with all our kids home for the foreseeable future, the timing is perfect. Click below to listen to my latest podcast episode. Excerpt: “Mom, you’ve been talking a lot about climbing mountains lately. You’re writing a whole book about it. […]

This is what I’ve learned. God moves some mountains miraculously. We stare down the impossible, and it stares right back at us. But then God casts it into the sea and makes a way where there wasn’t. And some mountains God does not move. They are out in front of us—blocking our paths, obscuring […]

Abraham was old. Elijah was suicidal. Joseph was abused. Job went bankrupt. Moses had a speech problem. Gideon was afraid. Samson was a womanizer. Rahab was a prostitute. The Samaritan woman was divorced (five times). Noah was a drunk. Jeremiah was young. Jacob was a cheater. David was a murderer. Jonah ran from God. Naomi […]

Click to hear my newest podcast episode below or read the notes: I’ll never forget the first time I stood on the edge of a mountain. I was a newlywed, and Terrell, my young husband, and I were hiking. Even though he grew up near Amarillo, Texas, which offers a flat terrain and a view […]

I’m an excellent worrier and a mediocre hiker. Hey, we all have our gifts. My word for 2020 is celebrate. I chose this word -not because I’ve made it over the mountain, but because I don’t stop and celebrate enough on the journey. Life is full of mountains–all kinds– that loom and leer and either […]