Julian Gibb interviews Gordon Showell who says, “I read the Bible and heard God’s call for the marginalized: refugees, child trafficking and persecution, as well as family, children and youth. Gordon asked, “How does my story fit into God’s story?” Gordon tells his story. “My initial reaction as a young Christian was, ‘there must be people far better qualified, far more experienced than me, and far better at it than me’, but eventually I accepted the invitation from the church. That was the beginning… a communal thing, a recognition by others in the community.” Gordon tells one story, “It began in Ukraine with a bunch of Christian leaders praying for orphans and vulnerable children.” One asked, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a Ukraine without orphans?” This group discovered that “the best way to care for them was in families, and it would be better to find ways to get them fostered or adopted into families.”
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How can God use us in this country?
Host Bob Moffitt interviews Gabriela and Jose Castaneda who moved to Phoenix from Guatemala 19 years ago. When they arrived, they were interested in a church that did more than just praying and reading the Bible; they started a church with 7 people who began loving and serving their neighbors in need: food for the homeless, beds for those in need, diapers, and bringing a toy to one of their Muslim neighbors.
