She grew up in a Jewish home and only heard the name of Jesus in anger. Later on, though, his name would come to mean peace, joy and freedom. This is the story of one Jewish woman's faith in Jesus. It's a story of loss, disruptions, and discovering a new identity in Christ as a Jewish wife and mom. For her, Jesus literally changed everything.

These are the stories of lesser known heroes in the history of missions. Many have heard of William Carey and Lottie Moon. But before Adonirum Judson, there was an African American named George Liele. Earl African American missionaries and the experiences of African Americans in missions today. That's the topic on this episode of the Mission Life Podcast. Featuring: Richard Coleman, former Director of Mobilization and Candidacy for TMS Global Names mentioned in the podcast: Benjamin Johnson Michael Johnson – Surgeon in Kenya for 20 years, “Making the Blind Man Lame” Jim Southerland – PhD in African Americans in Missions www.rmni.org Agencies: Ambassadors Fellowship – African American Sending Agency in Colorado Springs SIM TMS Global Wycliffe Bible Translators SEND International Books Profiles of African American Missionaries – William Carey Library Biography of Lott Carey – “From Slave to Governor” Hosie Burks – “A New Man” “Timbuktu Revisited” Montrose Waite – “The Man Who Couldn’t Wait”

Your son lives in the basement and drinks way too much. Every day you spend worried sick about whether he will live or die. You wonder how much longer you can take the lies, abuse, broken promises. You feel shame and even blame yourself, not knowing what went wrong. What do you do? In this episode, we talk to Bruce, a man who has walked the recovery road and is now going back to help others. He started Perimeter Recovery Residence here in Atlanta. I met with him and another friend in the living room of one of his recovery homes to simply answer the question, "what advice do you have for parents with kids trapped in addiction?" The conversation went many places, but all helpful. You'll learn about the mind and heart of an addict, what you need to do to really help, how to help yourself, and how to evaluate a treatment program. Show notes can be found at www.jeffreams.com. Thank you for listening!

Surely a loving Father would never send his children into danger. Yet we read over and over again of God doing just that. What then is God's motivation? These two know firsthand what it's like to serve where many have warned them not to go. They will help us understand why God calls us to dangerous places.

He’s a Burmese Pastor and disciplemaker, a student of movements and someone who has faced persecution for his faith. He came here seeking asylum because it was no longer safe to return home. Now, he’s sharing the gospel and seeing Christ plant churches all over the USA. This is the story of James Amar.

You can give a man a fish, teach him to fish, or you might find out that he already knows how to fish. He only lacks the tools. In this episode, you'll hear from three people who recently returned from a visit to a rural Liberia village. There they met some Cocoa farmers who are ready and willing to work, they'd just like our help to become profitable, feed their families, support their school, and witness to the work of God in their community. So, that's what we're setting out to do. To learn more about the Balama Development Alliance, visit www.balamaproject.org

The refugee crisis still continues in Europe. Recently, DBC sent a team to serve refugees on the island of Lesvos. Gloria and Angelo share about the people they met, the things they saw and what they learned on this episode of the Mission Life podcast.

In this episode, I talk with Lindsay Hicks about her unique approach to college ministry, some surprising challenges many students are facing, and how parents should handle sending their students off to college where they might struggle to hold onto their faith. For more on Bread, visit www.breadcoffeehouse.org

She's a teacher who recently accepted a bold assignment in a closed country. Hear what she's up to and the question that led her to pack up and go, Discover how starting where you are might lead you to places you never imagined.

To some it seemed like a risky decision. To others it was inspiring. But for Jeremy and Marianna, the choice to move with their two kids to serve refugees in Greece just seemed like the next right thing to do.

We might be focused on the election, but refugees continue to stream into Europe and arrive in the USA. Scott and Jenna have opened up their home to them. They even hosted a Syrian family for Thanksgiving. What did they learn? Listen and find out.