S4E1: Refugee to Radio Visionary | Joseph Kebbie

Season 4 of The Go and Send Podcast kicks off with a remarkable story of resilience, faith, and vision. Joseph Kebbie grew up as a pastor's kid in Foya, Liberia, until the Liberian Civil War tore through his childhood — forcing him, at just 12 years old, to flee across the border into Guinea and become a refugee. He witnessed unimaginable loss, including the deaths of his Sunday school teacher and a close family friend, and endured a harrowing river crossing to escape armed rebels. Out of that trauma, God began cultivating a vision in Joseph that would one day reach millions. After coming to personal faith in Christ and discovering a passion for media and radio, Joseph felt God's clear call to return home and start a radio ministry. What began as a single radio station broadcasting out of a shipping container — Vox Radio — has grown into a network of stations blanketing Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone with the gospel, and now a continent-wide broadcast reaching audiences across Africa through New Life Africa / Your Network of Praise. In this conversation, Joseph shares powerful testimonies of transformation, talks candidly about the spiritual opposition he's faced along the way, and offers heartfelt encouragement to anyone wrestling with a call to missions. This is a story about how God can take the most broken circumstances and use them to change the destiny of a nation. Contact us at [email protected] Resources & Links: Kioo Radio: https://www.kiooradio.org   00:00 -- Introduction: "How Can We Change a Destiny of a Nation?" 00:38 -- Meet Joseph Kebbie: Refugee to Radio Visionary 01:33 -- The Burden to Reach Liberia's Youth 02:30 -- Life as a Boy in Liberia When War Broke Out 04:56 -- The War Reaches Foya 05:41 -- His Brother's Narrow Escape From Execution 07:48 -- Growing Up as a Pastor's Kid 08:22 -- Holding Onto Faith Through Suffering 10:46 -- A New, More Brutal Rebel Group Arrives 12:24 -- The Deaths of His Sunday School Teacher and a Family Friend 13:08 -- No Choice but to Flee to Guinea 15:28 -- Only 12 Years Old, Alone, Making Split-Second Decisions 18:14 -- A Petrol Bomb Explosion at the Border 19:32 -- Crossing the River Into Guinea by Canoe 21:50 -- Reuniting With Family and Becoming a Refugee 23:11 -- First Job Offloading Relief Supplies 24:36 -- Learning Gratefulness in the Refugee Camp 25:08 -- Choosing to Follow Christ for Himself 27:12 -- Sensing God's Call Into Ministry 27:56 -- Discovering a Passion for Radio 29:08 -- Studying Media Ministry in South Africa 30:41 -- The Moment God Said "Go Back Home and Start a Radio Ministry" 33:36 -- Vox Radio Is Born in a Shipping Container 35:52 -- From Shipping Container to a Two-Story Building 36:02 -- Launching a Second Station, Q Radio 37:22 -- Ministering to a Traumatized Generation 38:17 -- Addressing Drug Addiction on the Airwaves 38:53 -- Training Young People to Reach Their Peers 41:11 -- Estimating an Audience of Over 3 Million 44:14 -- The Blind Man Who Says the Radio Helps Him "See" 46:41 -- A Late-Night Call That Saved a Life 47:28 -- Reaching a Witch Doctor With the Gospel 49:50 -- Facing Sickness and Spiritual Opposition on the Field 56:04 -- Why Radio Is Such a Powerful Tool in Africa 59:41 -- Expanding the Vision: New Life Africa / Your Network of Praise 01:01:00 -- Reaching Migrant Workers in the Middle East via Podcast 01:03:09 -- Encouragement for Those Considering Missions 01:08:22 -- A First Step for Anyone on the Fence 01:09:47 -- Where to Learn More About Vox and Q Radio   To learn more about SonSet Solutions, go to our website or follow us on social media @SonSetSolutions. Website: https://www.sonsetsolutions.org