Dave & Deanna Sutherland: An American Expat Couple Leaving Corporate Comfort to Follow God’s Call to Serve in Asia & Beyond

This is a podcast between Kristine (host), Harris (her son), and Dave and Deanna Sutherland - leaders of International Care Ministries (ICM).  Their conversation explores how the couple navigated corporate America to ultimately end up in Non-Profit poverty relief in Asia and beyond.  Over the last 25+ years, the Sutherland’s along with their team, have led ICM to transform the lives of 2.2+ million ultra-poor people through disciplined, scalable programs combining spiritual, health, and livelihood training.  This episode wrestles with finding our purpose, obedience versus fear, success versus significance. Central to their message: don't wait for perfect clarity; however, say yes to the next step, trust God's provision, and use whatever gifts and resources you've been given. To learn more about International Care Ministries click hereDavid Sutherland is ICM’s CEO and Chair of the board. Since 1999, David has scaled ICM from a small start-up charity to a US$15M organization that has transformed the lives of more than 2.2+ million ultra-poor people through partnership with 20,000 slum churches. Until early 2013, David was Morgan Stanley’s Chief Financial Officer in Asia Pacific, responsible for the company’s businesses in China, India, Korea, Australia and other countries. Before his role as CFO, David spent more than a decade as a Morgan Stanley Managing Director, overseeing its tax department in Asia. Prior to Asia, David worked for Arthur Andersen; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Caplin & Drysdale; and the U.S. Department of Treasury, where he was the Associate International Tax Counsel.In addition to his role with ICM, David also serves as the board chair of Asian Charity Services and Friends of Hong Kong Charities.Check out our Facebook page; find us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected].  You can also watch this episode on YouTube!