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In most areas of the world, a person who cannot read and write lives a life of darkness and severe limitations. Literacy turns on the lights and liberates the person to vast opportunities they never had before. God has raised up a man to bring the gift of literacy to several African countries. Hear of the door-opening power of literacy, and how this gift can change lives in even bigger ways.

Guest:  James Kigamwa

Links: Mercy, inc.

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Jesus tells us about different soils and what results to expect once seeds get sown into them. Mercy, inc. has a program that puts this parable into practice by educating Africans on farming and making disciples. While many are staying home during the pandemic, this is not an option when people are starving. Sharing the Gospel of Christ is necessary, especially when so many people are dying and could be entering eternity without Him. Our guests this week are Jim Caya, CEO of Empowering Lives International, and Beatrice Tonui Kirui of Kenya, who has a career in agriculture, farming, and the seed industry.

Guests:  Jim Caya, and Beatrice Tonui Kirui

Links: Empowering Lives Intl, Mercy, inc., MercyToday

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Take a world tour and get up-to-date reporting on what’s going on with Mercy and its partners. So much good is being done amid obstacles and barriers. The COVID pandemic has placed many limitations on travel and gathering, but amid all that, God is work! Region by region Doug and Rich share the stories of hope and inspiration being delivered by God’s faithful servants. Hear the latest, be encouraged!

Guests: Doug Hoffman and Rich Danzeisen

Links: Mercy, inc., MercyToday

Mission work requires a lot of hands and hearts doing a lot of different things. Bud Lenker takes us behind the scenes to get a view of some of the essential tasks that help everything run. What went through his mind as he was falling 30 feet from a ladder? Hear what happened next. Did he hesitate to return to the mission field? He’ll tell you.

Guest: Bud Lenker

Links: Mercyinc.org, Bethesda Medical Center , StarfishKids, MercyToday.Global

Mercy board chairman Dave Graffenberger was called to serve the Lord at age 14. Hear how he was protected by a circle of angels in a Haitian banana plantation. Just might give you the shivers! And how about his Dad’s prayer from 3,000 miles away?  Little did he know that Dave needed the protection at that very time.

Guest: Dave Graffenberger

Links: MercyInc.org, OneMissionSociety.org, MercyToday.Global

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Children of Venezuela desperately need nutrition and education. The Soy Satura project provides both – and a whole lot more. Hear how brave moms take their kids across a border to get much-needed help. When you hear how this brilliant program works for the kids, you’ll also hear how the moms get what is hard to come by. This benefit can make a dramatic change for the whole family that lasts for years to come.

Guest: Chris Williams

Links: One Mission Society, Mercy, inc., MercyToday

With AfterWords

Note: This episode was recorded before the August 14,2021 earthquake.

How are things going in Haiti, you ask?  Mercy has lots of work going on there and God is touching lives even through recent disasters, unrest, unending poverty and disease, and now the COVID pandemic.  A team was sent to visit the schools that have the Starfish program. Lots of pictures, smiling faces, Salvation Story bracelets, and wonderful, heart-warming stories. Be informed and inspired as Bud and Cindy give their report. Listen with your heart. 

Guests: Bud Lenker, Cindy Lenker

Links: Starfish Kids, Mercy, inc., MercyToday

With AfterWords

Education is sometimes rare and highly valued in regions of Africa. When parents see the importance of literacy and other knowledge and skills, they seek education for their kids to give them a better future. That presents a perfect opportunity for our guest and his team to offer quality Christian schools in and around Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. Hear how this opportunity helps the mission team grow churches and make disciples.

Guest: Gordon Elliott 

Links: The Evangelical Church, Mercy, inc., MercyToday

With AfterWords

What could God do if you gave Him your business? If all the profits were given to His work around the world, how would that change the atmosphere at work? How would it change office conversations and workers’ motivation? And how could God use $100 million to get His work done?  No need to imagine or guess. Hear how Kevin Kempton is carrying out the dream and legacy of his predecessors. And hear his challenge to you.

Guest: Kevin Kempton

Links: United States Plastic Corp.

Stanita Foundation

Every Community for Christ

Mercy, inc. MercyToday

With AfterWords

Hear a thrilling report on the explosive growth of the Christian church around the world. If you think things are disappointing and discouraging about the Church in the U.S., take a look beyond our borders. You’ll see how God is at work in dynamic ways elsewhere. Hear compelling and miraculous stories of how He is fanning the flame of the Gospel by raising up fully devoted followers of Christ and sacrificial servant leaders.

Guest: Bill Vermillion

Links: One Mission Society, Mercy, inc., MercyToday.global