Hope is a bit of a buzzword, but at the same time it is a lifeline for those that are experiencing humanitarian crises. What does it look like to experience hope in the midst of forcible displacement or losing your home in a natural disaster? Is it possible to have hope that is disconnected from the truth of Christ? Heath Adamson joins the show to help us think through these big questions. He talks with Brandon Stiver about his new book Hope Breaks Through and the work that Convoy of Hope is doing throughout the globe. Heath brings a wealth of biblical knowledge and on the ground experience that points to the God of hope and how we can partner with Him in bringing His promises to bear on the earth.

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Resources and Links from the show

Hope Breaks Through by Heath Adamson (Amazon)

Convoy of Hope Online

To Transform a City by Eric Swanson and Sam Williams

Conversation Notes

• The work of Convoy of Hope and their four pillars of development
• Having hope in the midst of dire situations throughout the world
• What is hope and how it relates to the story of Rahab in Joshua 2
• The centrality of Christ in having true hope
• Understanding spiritual poverty and the difference between poverty in the Sermon on the Mount and the letter to the church in Laodicea in Revelation
• Having hope in the midst of current humanitarian crises right now through tornadoes in Missouri, flooding in Africa and typhoons in Asia
• The opportunity that we have to "turn aside" and join God's redemptive work

Theme music Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License