Brian Schmelzenbach - The Luke Commission

Brent talks with pastor Brian Schmelzenbach from the Luke Commission. Dr. Harry and Echo VanderWal founded the Luke Commission in 2005 during the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic after moving to Eswatini in Southern Africa.  What started as the husband and wife team and 8 local staff has today grown into a team of over 700 serving the most isolated and underserved people of southern Africa. Brian is Director of Staff Development. After 15 years of pastoral ministry in the States Brian and his wife Missi sensed God’s call to join TLC in 2013.    (1:00) Eswatini; (2;15) Echo and Harry VanderWal; (3:15) HIV/AIDS; (4:55) The Luke Commission; (9:00) Brian’s role; (11:20) The campus. Oxygen production; (15:55) A drone network; (17:15) Telehealth hubs. Links mentioned in this episode: www.lukecommission.org   Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.