Episodes
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#028: God and Foreigners (Laura Moore)
Laura Moore works with refugees in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as a missionary with SEND International. She talks to us about what ministry to refugees looks like in Lancaster - helping refugee or recently immigrated families adjust to the ins and outs of life in their new home. Her concern for...
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#027: God on His Own Terms (Mark Osborne)
Mark Osborne pastors Mountain View Baptist Church in Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. In this interview, he talks to us how God has been revealing himself during the past year+ of COVID lockdowns. As with many of our interviews, this one covers a variety of topics, but Mark keeps coming…
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#026: Glimpses of Resurrection (Emma Moore)
Podcast host Emma Moore is the interviewee in this conversation between Jan and Emma about seeing God in the midst of potty training, child birth, and more moments in parenting. There is a surprising amount of poop talk on this episode, but as Emma says, "God is not afraid of our bodies." See...
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#025: Staying in Today (Cindi Syvertson)
Cindi Syvertson is a stay-at-home mom to biological, adopted and foster children. She and her husband were living nominally Christian lives but lacking a healthy personal relationship with God. A health scare at the time of Cindi's first pregnancy drew her to seek God for herself, and after...
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#024: According to the Scriptures (Harry)
Harry - Emma's dad and Jan's husband - is on the podcast this time, talking about how he has seen God recently. He's been isolated with Jan for the past year, by her side during surgeries and recoveries as well as working remotely throughout that time. He reflects on: seeing God better through…
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#023: Seeing God in Personal Finance (Lamar King)
Lamar King is a Financial Advisor and Vice President of Relationship Development at Bare Wealth Advisors. Bare Wealth is a financial planning and investment management group that focuses on advising clients to intentionally manage wealth in alignment with their God-given purposes. Lamar talks to…
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#022: Following the Torah as a Modern Christian (Kayte & Luke Abaffy)
Warning: This episode contains a brief description of a dream that may be frightening to very young children. Kayte and Luke Abaffy live in a tiny house in a field in Ohio. He's a freelance journalist, she takes care of the kids, and they make documentaries together. They believe that Jesus'…
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#021: The Year of the Curveballs (Katie Maynard)
Katie Maynard is a missionary with Chosen People Ministries in New Zealand with her husband, Brendan, and her two boys. She talks to us about 2020 and how God pulled the rug out from under their well-laid ministry plans when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. She voices the emotions that many of us had…
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Season 2: Introduction
We're kicking off Season 2 of the Seeing God podcast! In this introduction, Jan and Emma chat about what they thought about Season 1 and what to expect in Season 2. Bonus: cameos from Emma's son Finn and a pregnancy announcement!
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#020: Conversations with God (George Haines)
George Haines is a college student, about to finish his last semester at Lancaster Bible College. He volunteered to work on this podcast under a misconception of what he would be doing, and has been our sound engineer since. Not only that, but through his involvement with the podcast, God…
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Episode 19: Coral Reef Restoration, Weird Fish and Toothbrushes (Meagan Landis)
In certain areas of the Philippines, coral reefs have been killed by years of destructive fishing practices. This has damaged local livelihoods and food supply and made coastal communities more vulnerable to typhoons. Meagan Landis works as a marine biologist and missionary to share the Gospel,...
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Episode 18: Jan's Surgery Update #2
Emma gives an update on Jan's surgeries since May 2020, and on Jan's current medical status. She also talks about how she's seeing God right now, as she watches her mom go through this difficult experience.
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Episode 17: God Was Really Clear (Mark-Anthony and Erica)
When Mark-Anthony told Erica that he thought God wanted them to move to Cuba, she thought he was "off his rocker". Several months later, they quit their jobs and committed to a year in Cuba as missionaries. In this episode, they tell us about how God directed them to evangelism and equipping the...
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Episode 16: God's on Trial (Heather)
"You feel like you're on trial and that God's on trial, because if this baby doesn't make it, they're going to say, 'Well, you're telling me all about God, but He didn't save my baby.'" What is like to have what you say about God scrutinized so closely, in life and death situations, every day?…
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Episode 15: The Gospel for the Marginalized (Welton Bonner)
Warning: This episode includes mentions of violence, and may not be suitable for children. A series of stories about what God is doing in a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Welton Bonner is the preaching pastor at Greater Love Church. He and his wife, Kacie, both work at the church of just 22...
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Episode 14: God in Real Time (Hilary Yancey)
Hilary Yancey, PhD, author of "Forgiving God", talks about personhood and what it's like to interact with God in real time in a stimulating interview stemming from the birth of her son with craniofacial microsomia. If you'd like to know more about Hilary's story, "Forgiving God" is available from...
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Episode 13: The Local Church & God's Laughter (Ryan Keith)
Ryan Keith tells us about how God is working through the local church around the world to care for widows, orphans and vulnerable children, whether we personally see it or not. Ryan is the Pastor of Strategic Initiatives at West Shore Free Church in Mechanicsburg, PA. Before serving there, he...
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Episode 12: Dangling (Harold & Shawne)
Harold and Shawne have been working together to share the good news of Jesus for over 30 years. For most of that time, they were in South Asia doing Bible translation, literature development, teaching and training. They saw God do lots of amazing things. They're now in what they call a win-win...
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Episode 11: This Is Not the Appalachians (Allison Griffiths)
When Lewis and Clark finally saw the Rocky Mountains, they were expecting something like the Appalachians. Allison imagines that they must have been amazed at how much bigger the Rockies were than they had expected them to be. That's what she says it was like to see God for herself. Allison was...
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Episode 10: Finding the 7000 (Ely)
Ely, a missionary nurse in South Asia, tells us the story of a patient who showed up at the hospital with a severe infection. Ely also tells us about local Christians who are passionate about sharing the story of Jesus, despite severe persecution. Please note: This episode includes topics that…
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Episode 9: More and More Dependent (Bo and Kandra Miller)
"I love to see tangible results of what I've done, and you don't always get that with children. You're just putting food on the table and cleaning up messes for much of the day, and I struggle to feel like I'm doing what I should be doing with my life sometimes." Bo and Kandra Miller talk to us...
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Episode 8.5: Jan's Surgery Update
Jan had lung surgery this week, so instead of a regular episode we have a brief update on how she's doing. We should be back to regular interviews next time!
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Episode 8: Not One Shred of Gratitude (Jan Gebert)
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of medical procedures and physical experiences that may be difficult for some listeners. Emma interviews Jan (her mom) about a serious illness that she experienced in 2010. Jan does most of our interviews, but in this episode she gets to talk about a…
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Episode 7: A Deployment at Home (COVID-19 Story)
Last time, we heard from our family member and COVID survivor Anna Kober. This time, we hear from her husband, Erik Kober. Anna was isolated in her bedroom from March 16-April 1. During that time, Erik, cared for their four children while also being quarantined to the house. Erik recently retired...
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Episode 6: Nothing Unkind Near Me (COVID-19 Story)
Anna Kober is Jan's daughter and Emma's sister. She was diagnosed with the coronavirus on March 19. Anna spent 16 days in isolation in her bedroom, while her husband, Erik, cared for their four children while also being quarantined to the house. You can hear his side of the story in the next...
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Episode 5: A Missions Movement of Young People
"The snapshot of what God has in the coming years [for us] is empowering young people not just in America, but all across the world, in some of the poorest nations and in some of the richest, to say, 'ALL of us, as believers, have a call to be the light of the world, and have a call to go and to...
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Episode 4: My Big God
This episode features Les and Deb, missionaries in South Asia. Before going into missions about ten years ago, they had careers in home-building and a law office. They talk to us about saying, "Yes," to each new thing that God asks, even when it seems like it may be something beyond their...
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Episode 3: The Miraculous Church
In this episode, Emma Moore interviews Brad and Stella Reed. They pastor a church called the New York Dream Center, and talk to us about how they ended up in New York City and how they recognize God at work there. They'll also talk about God's surprising kindness, dropping out of college to go...
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Episode 2: Here We Go, Here We Go (Part 2)
This is Part Two of our interview with Deb Newsome, a missionary to the Gambia. In Part One we heard about her journey into missions and what life has been like for her on the field. She talks about her experience with cancer, her bucket list, and one of her favorite moments with God. We recorded...
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Episode 1: Here We Go, Here We Go (Part One)
Warning: This episode contains a description of spiritual oppression (between 25:30 and 31:30) that may be disturbing or otherwise unsuitable for children. This is part one of a two-part interview with Deb Newsome. Deb has been a missionary in the Gambia for 30 years. In this first part, we hear...
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Introduction
This is the episode where we tell you what Seeing God is about and why we're doing it. So if you're wondering, "What is this podcast?" then this is the episode for you.
About this show
Seeing God Podcast tells stories about what God is doing right now in the world. A podcast whose only agenda is to tell what is happening with, in or through Christians in the world. No morals to the story or packaging. Just the story.
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