Reach Beyond Podcast: Stories of hope, inspiration and transformation from around the world

From law enforcement, to family ministry to global outreach. In a few words, that's been the career path of Australian Dale Stagg.

You'll meet Dale in this episode and hear how God is using him to take the light of the gospel to one of the hardest places in the world. Dale leads Reach Beyond Australia, a ministry that beams hundreds of thousands of watts of radio power to Asia in 30 languages.

The power is really in the message, though. You'll hear encouraging stories of how God is releasing people from spiritual bondage to freedom in Christ.

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Becky Harling was confronted with a life-threatening illness. And she had a choice to make.

How would she respond to her breast cancer diagnosis? What she decided not only made a difference in the time of crisis, but her life has never been the same since.

In this episode, you'll hear how God taught Becky to praise Him, and how she has taken this message to anyone who will listen. Just as it has transformed her life and the lives of so many others, you'll discover how you can experience the power of praise in your life.

Becky is the author of several books, including The 30-Day Praise Challenge, Rewriting Your Emotional Script, Freedom from Performing and Finding Calm in a Life of Chaos. She is a sought-after speaker and has shared her message of hope and praise with audiences around the world.

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Every summer, students from across America and other nations commit several weeks to serve the Lord in other cultures. They come back home … changed.

They go to places like Ghana, Ecuador, UK and Romania to bring the love of Jesus through media, healthcare and community development.

These are the Reach Beyond summer internships.

In this episode, you'll meet one of the students, as well as missionaries who lead these internships. You'll hear stories of what God has done and how he has used students as the voice and hands of Jesus.

Have you assumed you need special qualifications to serve God overseas? In many cases, a willing heart is all that's needed.

If you or someone you know is looking for a short-term missions experience, then maybe the summer of 2017 is the right time. And Reach Beyond may be the right ministry. You'll hear what's coming up next summer and how you can apply to go.

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He lives to tell others about Jesus. He has done it in every nation in a very unique way. His name is Arthur Blessitt and you may know him as the man who has carried a large wooden cross around the world.

He started his journey during the Jesus movement in the 60's in California and since then has walked over 41,000 miles with that wooden cross on his shoulder. On every "crosswalk," Arthur has had the chance to share the gospel message. He has spoken with people from just about every religion and every walk of life.

In this episode, you'll hear first-hand how God has used Arthur in some of the most unusual places and the Lord has shown favor on his journeys. You'll also find out how he is continuing his ministry today with more impact than ever. He still does crosswalks, but in a whole different way.

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It's not business as usual lately. Christ-followers are taking on the challenge of the Great Commission. But hasn't that been the mission of the Church for 2,000 years? Yes. However, these days, there's a growing, different approach in the works. Rather than the Western Church doing it on her own, she's partnering with the indigenous Church to reach the unreached for Jesus.

Meet Steve Harling, the brand new President of Reach Beyond. He has a passion to mobilize the Church to take Jesus to places that have never heard the name of our Savior. Hear his passion and heart in this episode of the Reach Beyond Podcast.

Outgoing President Wayne Pederson interviews Steve in Steve's first public appearance since he took the reins of the Reach Beyond presidency September 1. Some leadership transitions can be messy. You'll be encouraged hearing these two men together and sense the healthy transition at Reach Beyond.

Steve is a long-time pastor, serving at churches in New York, California and Colorado. The son and grandson of missionaries and he also served as a missionary with SIM and as a pastor in Sudan. He has more than 25 years of mission board experience with SIM, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Global Refuge and Bethany Home.

What exactly is Steve Harling's vision? Hear it first-hand in this episode.

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There are seasons in our lives where it is simply a "dangerous place to be." One of those seasons seems to be when we hit age 40. In this episode, join us for a candid discussion with Peter Greer, co-author of the book 40/40 Vision: Clarifying Your Mission in Midlife.

Midlife is a disruptive season where we collide with limitations on all sides. We recognize there is more to life in the rear view mirror than the road ahead of us. We wonder if our lives so far have been worthwhile. But midlife is also an opportunity to recalibrate our vision.

Peter tells his own story of hitting 40 and how he dealt with this milestone. He gives us counsel on how we can avoid common pitfalls at this stage and make our lives count in a new way with Christ's eternal perspective.

Peter has a heart to take the gospel to the world, and you'll catch his excitement and vision in this dialogue. WARNING: It may rub off on you.

In this episode, you'll also be able to download a simple one-sheet that will help you stay on the course God has for you.

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Last month, a small team of believers went deep into Nepal on a critical mission. Two of those team members will tell their stories on this episode of the Reach Beyond Podcast.

Ty Stakes and Ron With spent a week in the rain and mud to begin restoration work in a Nepali village shattered by last year's earthquake. Just 15 miles from the epicenter, homes were leveled, buildings were badly damaged and the local Christian-run radio station became unusable.

Listen as Ty and Ron tell you how their team performed the first rebuilding effort, laying the cement foundation for the new radio station building. You'll hear how God has been moving to turn resistance to an openness to the gospel. Even to the point that a church now exists in that village.

Ty Stakes is the Executive Director of Reach Beyond's Asia Pacific Region and Ron With serves as Reach Beyond's Information Technology Manager.

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It's a jungle out there. For Miriam Gebb, it's usually the case. That's where she has done much of her medical work as a nurse in Latin America. In fact, she's more at home in the jungle than anywhere else. For nearly 40 years, she has served as a Reach Beyond medical missionary, much of it in Ecuador's Amazon River basin.

In this episode, you'll hear stories from the jungle. You'll find out first-hand how God led Miriam into missions work in 1979 and why she has stayed ever since. You'll get a glimpse into how she is bringing Jesus to Latin Americans through the open door of healthcare.

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Imagine this scene:

American medical doctor Dilip Joseph and two colleagues are driving back to Kabul, Afghanistan, after serving villagers that morning at a rural clinic. Suddenly a man waving an AK-47 blocks their path. More armed men jump out of hiding. For Dilip, it is the beginning of a nightmare—he's being kidnapped by the Taliban.

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Dilip Joseph, and he shares the details of his story, from that moment on the road to his harrowing rescue a few days later by Navy SEAL Team Six. It's what happened in between that changed his life forever.

God used this experience to renew within Dilip a passion for the unreached, and open his eyes to those who are blind to Jesus and living a life of violence and hopelessness. How did God use Dilip in the lives of his Muslim captors? He brings us into his story and shares the answer to that question.

You'll also hear how to win a copy of Dilip's book, Kidnapped by the Taliban.

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