Rich has been working in East Asia. Now in the Uk he recounts some life lessons he learned while reaching out in an unreached people group.

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to https://wec.com.au/

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

Sub Sharan Africa has over 1 billion people and the world's biggest Christian population. They are mature in faith and ready to go to the nations. In Nigeria alone there is upwards of 80 million Christians in a population of 170 million.

Cristina shares about this movement of the African mission force, now reaching out across the continent and to all countries around the globe.

Cristina Grenier has been serving God in Africa for 31 years. Originally from Columbia she served firstly in Equatorial Guinea.  Cristina  and her husband Roly live now in Ghana and lead the Acts13 ministry throughout Africa.

https://acts13africa.org/

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to https://wec.com.au/

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

Cristina Grenier has been serving God in Africa for 31 years. Originally from Columbia she served firstly in Equatorial Guinea. 

When her son was 15 he tragically died in a road accident. Cristina shares her journey of grief and the community that supported through dark times. She titles this episode 'Can God Truly Change Our Weeping Into Dancing' and hopes anyone listening who has also suffered a great loss will be helped by her story.

Cristina and her husband Roly live now in Ghana and lead the Acts13 ministry throughout Africa.

https://acts13africa.org/

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to https://wec.com.au/

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

Malcolm Gray is the Director of WEC UK. From his story you will learn many lessons about  the providence of God in your own life journey. He was born in Thailand, but spent many of his formative years in the Phillipines and the USA. This is a wonderfully personal testimony, as Malcolm recalls the work of the spirit in his own salvation story and calling.

From his many years as a cross cultural worker in Thailand he shares great wisdom in communicating the Gospel to Buddhist peoples.

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to https://wec.com.au/

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

Howard Barnes had a profound encounter with Jesus when he was 4 when his family were living in England. They moved to Sydney, and Howard narrates his journey with Christ and sharing the hope he has. First as a school student and then as a school teacher. He then shares his story in bringing communities and churches together to seek first the kingdom God, together, in Tamworth, NSW.

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to https://wec.com.au/

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

Rachel, Hannah, Ava and Josiah are currently doing the JUMP Gap Year with WEC Australia. They start in Brisbane serving in the church and learning much about mission, themselves and Jesus. Then they move to Worldview in Launceston to do one term of Bible College, then they head overseas for 8 weeks to join in with a mission team in an unreached people group.

Listen as they share their heart for Christ and what it is to follow him as part of the Generation Z cohort. We also explore their observations of the other Generations: Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials.

For more info about the JUMP Gap Year go to: https://wec.com.au/content/gap-year-jump/gkoh2g

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to https://wec.com.au/

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

How does a Missionary Kid (MK) become a missionary? Jared Emery shares his journey from PNG to Australia to Albania. He grew up in the highlands of Papa New Guinea. Now he and his family are preparing to go to Albania as cross cultural workers. He narrates his unique story and it may help you understand your own unique story.

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to wec.com.au

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

Host Richard Jenner teams up with Renee Burgess to explore everything you need to know about taking a Short Term Mission trip. Renee lives in South West Sydney, is married with 2 small children. After leaving school she did a Gap Year through the UK, Spain and Kenya serving in various mission endeavours. She interviews Reach's regular host Richard Jenner about all things, Short Term Mission.

https://www.diveintowec.com/

https://wec.com.au/content/shortterm-mission-trips-stomp/gl643k

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to wec.com.au

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

It's time to let loose those creative gifts you have been given. Lindsey Parker is a South African artist who lives in Sydney. She belongs to Arts Release, a collective of creative arts specialists who love Jesus and people of other cultures. She invites you to join them on the upcoming Global Creative Studio Day, 20 hours on Zoom, connecting with artists, songwriters, poets, and people of many nations who are creative in so many ways. (You do not need to attend to the 20 hours continuously! Just as able from your time zone.)

Check the Global Creative Studio Day here: https://arts-release-studios.org/
Register for the conference here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gcsd-2024-tickets-938510579407?aff=oddtdtcreator

Check out some amazing music here: https://artsrelease.org/en/music-worship/playlists

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to wec.com.au

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU

The care and support of missionaries is vital to any organisations enterprise, indeed it should be a central operational value. Wayne Coady is part of WEC Australia's Member care Team,  he shares his passion for seeing people on mission cared  for and loved, from the time they are first thinking about service, till when they retire (and beyond).

He describes the Master care Model of Member Care. He also shares his own amazing story on how he came got know Jesus.

Welcome to REACH, the WEC Australia Podcast. A podcast that invites people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ to share their own story. Some are living in other countries where they do this across the cultures. Some within their own culture in their own home country. For more information and to contact WEC Australia go to wec.com.au

Music intro and outro:
The Writer · StoryBox
The Thing About This Road
Turkish version: https://artsrelease.org/en/resources/yazar-the-writer
English  version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLUzo-kVQU