Asia Episodes

We met Kathy in episode 2 and learned about how she met Jesus and He moved in her life. In that episode, Kathy shared how she followed the Lord’s leading into strip clubs to love on the women there. In 2017, Jesus brought a crazy idea across their path…what if they were to follow Him around the world, sharing the gospel and the love of Jesus as they go? After much prayer, Kathy and her family sold many of their belongings, put renters in their house, and took off for Asia. God asked them to sup...

Julie was adopted as a baby and the Lord planted a dream in her heart to pass on the gift of adoption. In college she hit a spell of rebellion which resulted in a disease diagnosis and estimated 5 years left to live. She spent the coming months working through her relationship with the Lord and came to the conclusion that God is still good, no matter what. He would later use that faith, grown in the valley, to carry her through a miscarriage, job loss, financial struggles and an 18 month wait t...

On February 9, 2020, our family got on a plane and left China. Today I need to record my heart for posterity and for future generations. At that point, coronavirus was just a China issue. We were going to spend a few weeks in the US while this virus business died down and then we'd go home. We made a decision on Saturday afternoon to return to the States. I packed suitcases with 1 week's worth of clothes for everybody. We left dishes on the counter and pajamas on the floor. Before sunrise on S...

For Glenn and Mary Beth, one phone call changed everything. One night the Lord laid a specific country on their hearts, challenging them to share the love of Christ there. Trouble is, they had no connections to this country. A while later, a customer service phone call busted those doors wide open. Through simple obedience, a connection was made and a relationship was built. Over the last 16 years, Glenn and Mary Beth have traveled to this country in Southeast Asia well over a dozen times. The...

Mariana grew up in Brazil. Her strict Catholic family was not so thrilled when she chose to join a different church that taught about a relationship with Jesus. This disagreement cost her the large wedding celebration she had hoped for, but she wasn’t backing down. In time, her father watched the changes in her and became curious of her new way of life. In 2016 the Lord led her family to move to China for her husband’s work. There they have found that God continues to lead them and use them in ...

At 24 years old, God opened a door for Katrien to travel from her home in Belgium to New Zealand and Papa New Guinea. This assignment was way outside of her comfort zone, but she was hopeful to meet God in this place. He showed up in huge ways and became real to her on a whole new level. No longer did she follow Jesus out of head knowledge, but her personal relationship with Him came alive in powerful ways. She will never be the same again. In her story, Katrien shares about her time with YWAM ...