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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Gina, who followed God to the far reaches of Asia–and learned just how deeply she really needed Him.

If you’d like to give financially to Gina’s ministry, you can do so at https://give.cru.org/0444215. 

Gina wrote a book, Making Peace with Change, as a result of what she went through overseas. In her experience, being open about how hard life gets can be really hard…especially if you’re in ministry. Can you relate?

If you want to learn more, you can find Gina’s book here: https://a.co/d/ivyMBa0 

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Nate, who went to the Middle East to work with a team to see Muslims start following Jesus–until he discovered he didn’t even fit in with his team.

If you’d like to connect with Nate, connect with me on [email protected].

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Darren and Jane, who went to the mission field as a family with young children–and came back wondering if they had made a mistake.

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Our vision: The Shipwrecked Podcast was made to connect missionaries worldwide with followers of Jesus by diving deep into the hardest moments in missionaries’ lives and ministries, in order to spur on listeners to faithfully persevere through trials, find hope for healing from their own shipwreck moments, live out their role as World Christians, and provide a unique tool for missionaries in their support-raising efforts.

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Griffin, who went to Lebanon to work with refugees–and was confronted by the limits of what he could do to help.

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Lindsey, who came with her husband to Chicago to prepare to go to East Asia…until they realized they would never move overseas.

If you’d like to learn more about the Perspectives class, go to https://perspectives.org/

If you’d like to learn more about Exodus World Service, go to https://exodusworldservice.org/

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Our vision: The Shipwrecked Podcast was made to connect missionaries worldwide with followers of Jesus by diving deep into the hardest moments in missionaries’ lives and ministries, in order to spur on listeners to faithfully persevere through trials, find hope for healing from their own shipwreck moments, live out their role as World Christians, and provide a unique tool for missionaries in their support-raising efforts.

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Mary, who waited for years to finally move to the Middle East–only to get kicked out of her team.

If you’d like to give financially to Mary’s ministry, you can do so at ​​frontiersusa.org. Click “Donate” at the top menu and enter Mary Minkler with worker ID# 6705.

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Our vision: The Shipwrecked Podcast was made to connect missionaries worldwide with followers of Jesus by diving deep into the hardest moments in missionaries’ lives and ministries, in order to spur on listeners to faithfully persevere through trials, find hope for healing from their own shipwreck moments, live out their role as World Christians, and provide a unique tool for missionaries in their support-raising efforts.

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Andy, who decided to make Jesus known in the Middle East right after college…until that door shut hard on his face.

Thanks so much to Ryan and Leah for helping make this episode!

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Our vision: The Shipwrecked Podcast was made to connect missionaries worldwide with followers of Jesus by diving deep into the hardest moments in missionaries’ lives and ministries, in order to spur on listeners to faithfully persevere through trials, find hope for healing from their own shipwreck moments, live out their role as World Christians, and provide a unique tool for missionaries in their support-raising efforts.

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Marie* (the wife of Zach* from episode 007), who fought tooth and nail to keep her family afloat in the storm of life…and thought they would drown in the process.

If you’d like to give financially to Marie* and Zach’s* ministry, you can do so at www.acminternational.com/get-involved: click on the "Donate" button to be sent over to PayPal, and put "Messengers" in the memo.

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–MK = missionary kid

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Our vision: The Shipwrecked Podcast was made to connect missionaries worldwide with followers of Jesus by diving deep into the hardest moments in missionaries’ lives and ministries, in order to spur on listeners to faithfully persevere through trials, find hope for healing from their own shipwreck moments, live out their role as World Christians, and provide a unique tool for missionaries in their support-raising efforts.

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In this episode, we’ll hear the story of Carmen, who went to the Middle East to push back the kingdom of darkness… and realized she made Satan really angry.

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Our vision: The Shipwrecked Podcast was made to connect missionaries worldwide with followers of Jesus by diving deep into the hardest moments in missionaries’ lives and ministries, in order to spur on listeners to faithfully persevere through trials, find hope for healing from their own shipwreck moments, live out their role as World Christians, and provide a unique tool for missionaries in their support-raising efforts.

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Our vision: The Shipwrecked Podcast was made to connect missionaries worldwide with followers of Jesus by diving deep into the hardest moments in missionaries’ lives and ministries, in order to spur on listeners to faithfully persevere through trials, find hope for healing from their own shipwreck moments, live out their role as World Christians, and provide a unique tool for missionaries in their support-raising efforts.