In this episode, we interview Meggan Huntoon who has an incredible ministry of serving those in her neighborhood & community of Longmont, Colorado. Meggan has a huge heart for those around her who are looking for hope and peace in everything but Jesus. Meggan has a heart to train and empower others to do the same in their communities. If you would like to connect with Meggan and learn more, email her at MegganH@gmail.com.

In the 36th episode of our Global Service Podcast, we get to meet Bruce and Marla Vlieger. Marla leads ministries to kids, youth, and women through their local church. Bruce serves in a mentoring role with young men who are unhoused both in Denver and their current hometown of Fort Morgan, Colorado.

We have the honor in this episode of hearing from one of our newer GSA members, Marica Pook-Follett, and her daughter Tatiana who lead Four Corners Relief. Marica and Tatiana are using their passions and skills as a doctor and a law student to help provide medical relief and legal assistance to internally displaced people in Ukraine. Please visit fourcornersrelief.org or their webpage to learn more https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556540755057

In 2007, Stan Oakes was diagnosed with brain cancer. After brain surgery and years of recovery followed by a long season of darkness, Stan had begun to experience joy. In this episode, we get a chance to journey with Stan as he seeks what it means to love God with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength.

As we launch season 3 of our podcast, Dan and Tina Moyer share about their work from their base in Iringa, Tanzania. The Moyers are building a platform where they train and empower leaders in Africa in an African context to take the message of hope back to their communities and nations. You can find some of their training videos and testimonies from the people impacted by them on their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KollideMedia.

In the final episode of season 2 of our podcast, we have the privilege to meet and hear from Michael Sylvester. Michael and his wife Dee live in LA and give leadership to the Lentium Group which provides training and development in the areas of cultural proficiency and adaptability for the sacred and public sphere. Michael shares his journey and passion to see the fulfillment of Jesus' prayer that we become one as the Father and Son are one. To learn more about Letium and Michael's work, visit lentium.org.

We have the privilege of hearing from Mark Brende who works with first responders to help them empathize with the issue of human trafficking and receive intervention training. Mark also relates how as a young man his need for validation led him to the Lord and how this need of men is the core of his work.

Mark shares two resources to keep handy. The National Human Trafficking hotline is 888-3737-888 and for free training on how to identify trafficking situations, visit https://iempathize.org/courses/general-training.

In this episode we interview Ernest Clover, who is the Executive Director of the DC Dream Center. Ernest shares about the role of the Dream Center in Southeast DC and his vision of a "Beautiful Becoming". You can learn more about the incredible impact that Ernest and others are having in the community by visiting dcdreamcenter.com.