37: Shannon Hurley: A Man on a Mission, Living for the Kingdom

For the past 12 years Shannon Hurley has been living as a missionary in Uganda with his family. He founded SOS - Sufficiency of Scriptures - Ministries in 2002 as a way to support mission work in a more tangible way. Four years after beginning SOS, Shannon, his wife, and six children all transplanted to Uganda to make it their new home. Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries is a faith-based organization that exists solely for impacting the people of Uganda with the gospel. Its strategy for impact is sound Biblical teaching in God's Word, prayer, and the sacrificial demonstration of Christ's love. In this interview, Shannon talks through what it means to live in the Kingdom and on mission for the King. He discusses some of the cultural differences between Uganda and America, and how giving his life towards mission work has changed and impacted him. You will get to here his unique background and how God brought him to his current role, as well as a helpful discussion on what "faith" really means.   To see the full show notes, visit theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/shannon   Time Markers: 6:30 - How Shannon Defines Being an Up & Comer 8:00 - Brief Background and What Shannon is Currently Doing 9:45 - What "Living For Heaven" Means to Shannon 14:45 - Defining "Missions" 19:00 - What Drove Shannon to Become a Missionary in Africa 25:00 - Being Faithful 31:00 - Shannon's Background / Early Years 42:45 - Effects of Business Success 44:45 - African vs. American Culture 53:30 - Shannon's Move from Business to Missions 58:00 - Early Years in Africa 1:05:00 - Being "Lonely" 1:08:00 - Favorite Part of Living in Africa 1:10:15 - Misperceptions of Africa 1:13:15 - Shannon's Vision for SOS 1:16:30 - How Shannon is Led by God 1:20:20 - What Shannon Would Do With Unlimited Funds 1:23:10 - What Advice Shannon Would Give Himself at 25 1:24:30 - Recurring Text Message Reminder to Millennials