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The Mission Suitcase

by Lisa Batchelor

You have a part in the most amazing story! Join Lisa Batchelor, Bible Encourager and Missions Mobilizer, as we unpack all things missions through devotionals, conversations with friends all over the world, and exciting stories and tips.

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Episodes

  1. Divine Setups

    How does someone go from having no medical knowledge whatesoever to becoming founders and directors of an international medical missions organization? Meet Bola and Aimee Adebisi and hear their amazing story of how God has gotten them at the right place at the right time, over and over again, by...

  2. Missions: Right Outside Your Door

    Join me for an amazing conversation with a "definitely not average" woman of God - Becky Still. God is using her to be HIs hands and feet to women around the world, to the homeless, to the marginalized, to the forgotten, to young people, and to anyone who needs someone to reach out with the love…

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  3. Impacting the World One Child At A Time

    "You can't outbless God!" This episode features special guests from Scotland - Andrew & Alison Ramsey of Living Water Adopt-A-Child. The Ramseys share how they have been used by God to impact children and widows through Living Water - and the impact this has had on them as well. Their beautiful...

  4. One Step At A Time with Cindy Kopsick

    In this episode, Cindy Kopsick, Mission Leader Manager and Head Coach at Adventures in Missions, reminds us to take one step at a time as we trust God and step out in what He calls us to do. You will hear from Cindy what it is like to mobilize mission trip leaders to lead short term mission teams...

  5. Just Say "YES!" with Jenifer Cass

    There is no age limit on fulfilling God's call! Jenifer Cass went on her first mission trip at age 45 and her life was forever changed. A few years later, she and her husband Tod lead an international missions ministry and have developed a training curriculum that has already been translated into...

  6. The More You Go, The More You See! with Pastor Bob Hasty

    Join me as I welcome Pastor Bob Hasty of 3BuildGlobal! Pastor Bob is doing some amazing things around the world and comes on the podcast to encourage us to GO FOR IT in missions! "Missions is very simple: I don't think we need to complicate it. Let's go! Let's take Jesus with us and the resources...

  7. Fanning the Flame with Christina Barnes

    This episode is packed with great encouragement on what the Lord is doing all over the world and super practical ways to get involved! Christina Barnes from Adventures in Missions is my special guest and she shares everything from the harrowing and miraculous story of a missions team getting off…

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  8. Cambodia Chat with Erin Kennedy

    Hear how God is using Erin Kennedy's heart for missions in her engineering career! You will be encouraged as she shares a "beautiful testament of His faithfulness to what He tells us and what He commands us to do."

  9. Follow The Voice of The Lord

    Join special guest Brooke Pinyan, as she shares the incredible behind the scenes of a recent evangelistic crusade in Africa. Brooke also tells how the Lord paired her education and work experience with her love of missions. "The Lord knows what He wants to do with your life and He knows how to…

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  10. Strategic Connections with Ann Dunagan

    God wants to give you strategic connections for the Kingdom of God. He cares about the big things and the small things and your heart will be encouraged as you listen to Ann Dunagan share from four decades of global missions ministry and the joys of every season of life! Ann and her husband Jon...

  11. Don't Be Anxious

    Anxiety loves to come knocking but we'll look in Scripture at how to keep that door closed and locked! Join me for the first episode of Season 8!

  12. The Other Side of Obedience with Roman & Tamara Statkiewicz

    Roman & Tamara have served as missionaries in Eastern Europe for over 25 years. In 2015, they followed God's leadership to move to Poland. They had no idea why they were moving or what lay ahead but found themselves perfectly positioned and trained for what would hit their city in the beginning…

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  13. The Richards Sisters

    Join me in this conversation with four sisters in the American mid-west who live on mission in their community, in other states, and throughout the world! You'll be encouraged that whatever season of life you're in can be an adventure with Jesus! Great links from this episode: Beauty For Ashes...

  14. Kira Banks

    Kira Banks, the founder of Royal Girls, is an inspirational coach and leader who leads young women to discover their identity, value and purpose in Christ. She helps them unlock their true potential and equips them with the skills they need to become confident, courageous, and successful...

  15. Short-Term Missions with Karla Oliver-Ayala

    Great insights from missions coach and public relations coordinator, Karla Oliver-Ayala. After over two decades as a teacher, Karla recently left the classroom to serve with Beauty for Ashes full-time. This episode will encourage and challenge you. in your purpose and part in The Great Commission!

  16. Why You Should Forgive Anyway

    Listen as I share how to walk in greater freedom in your life! Unforgiveness may be holding you back from living in all God has called you to live. I lay out the who, how, and why in this necessary process of forgiveness.

  17. Yeyson with City of Refuge

    The old neighborhood of Pablo Escobar is now a beacon of hope and restoration in Medellin, Colombia. One of the leaders of City of Refuge - Yeyson ("Jason") Marin - shares the amazing things taking place there and the transfomation in his own life... from drugs and anarchy to joyful follower of...

  18. Looking for Love with Dr. Deepa Sukumar

    Dr. Deepa Sukumar grew up as a Hindu in India. She shares the miraculous story of how the Word of God preached the Gospel to her as an adult and she received the Love which she had been looking for in Jesus.

  19. Morgan Malone: The Other Side of Obedience

    Listen to amazing things that happen on the other side of obedience in this chat with Morgan Malone, missionary to Guatemala! Adventures in Missions Guatemala

  20. But God!

    This two-word phrase is found over 40 times in the English Bible and packs a powerful punch! This episode takes a look at what follows the "But God!" moments in your life!

  21. Living Undistracted

    Things always come that can keep us from living a missional life. In this episode, we consider how to DISS DIStractions and live a focused life!

  22. Pop Quiz: Will You Pass The Test?

    Tests will always come your way - will you pass? This episode will help prepare you to be an overcomer in the tests of life!

  23. KWITCHYERBELLYAKIN: Getting Rid of the Grumbles

    Are you a grumbler? Do you have grumblers in your life? This episode will help you get free from the grumbles!

  24. You CAN Do It All!

    You've probably heard it said and even proclaimed yourself the words of the well-known sentiment - "you can't do it all"... But in this episode, I want to invite you to look at things in a different perspective as I share how you CAN do it all. YOU. CAN. DO. IT. ALL!

  25. Whose Report Will You Believe?

    In this episode, we consider the different "reports" that come to us throughout life - and why believing the right one makes all the difference!

  26. Prepare To Be Amazed!

    The Lord is inviting you -in 2022- to LIVE in the expectation of being amazed by Him! Here's how! Learn More Here

  27. What's In Your 2022 Suitcase?

    I've got a question for you and how you answer will affect how your 2022 goes, regardless of what the circumstances on the world stage may be...

  28. 2021 Wrap-Up

    This wraps up Season 5 of the podcast! Please listen as I share an exciting announcement about the future of The Mission Suitcase!

  29. Praying the Psalms with Sarah Keeling

    Engaging with the Word of God is an awesome way to pray for nations, to pray for our families, and to exalt the Lord. Christian author, podcaster, wife and mom Sarah Keeling has a God-given strategy of praying the Psalms that is tangible, easy, and fun for all ages! Join me in the episode - as...

  30. Why Albania? with Pastor Erion Cuni

    Erion Cuni - a pastor, church planter, and missionary within the beautiful nation of Albania - articulates how Albania is perfectly poised for Gospel impact in that area of the world and beyond, how to have a successful short-term mission trip, and more!

  31. Where In The World Is Albania?

    Albanians get that you may not know much of their history or even where they are located. But they want you to know. They want you to see their photos and hear their stories. And they want you to come. In this episode, you'll find out why this is a fantastic time - and place - to share the…

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  32. The Harvest Field in Front of You

    'Think you are too busy to share the Gospel with others? Wait until you hear Lydia's fascinating story of following and obeying God! You'll be challenged and encouraged in this episode by this mother of nine who stepped out into the harvest field in front of her and is regularly leading people to...

  33. Man Your Station with Becky Murray

    In the Season 5 opener, Becky Murray - of One by One Missions and The Dignity Project - returns to encourage us to "man our station." She also shares exciting news out of Kenya and some heartbreaking news out of Pakistan. Becky has also published a new book, entitled, "Embrace the Journey", which...

  34. Simple Obedience with Ginger Cummins

    What if missions was as simple as God putting things in your heart and then you stepping out in simple obedience under His leadership to do those things? Hear Ginger Cummins' story of how God exposed her to Germany all through her life and then opened the door for her family to go - for a very...

  35. The Gospel Meets Needs

    A missionary and homeschool mom, Joye and her husband Joel and their seven children loaded up and moved to Kenya at the end of 2019. They spent much of 2020 in a village where God sent them to do one main thing... dig a well. Hear Joye's story of miracles and God's faithfulness - and how YOU can...

  36. Kanita Benson, Part 2

    This episode is the conclusion of a two-part conversation with Kanita Benson. Kanita currently serves as Director of Intercultural Prayer & Missions for the National Day of Prayer Task Force, she is the Founder of an international nonprofit called She Saves a Nation, and she is currently pursuing…

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  37. Kanita Benson, Part 1

    Kanita currently serves as Director of Intercultural Prayer & Missions for the National Day of Prayer Task Force, she is the Founder of an international nonprofit called She Saves a Nation, and she is currently pursuing a Doctor of Missiology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a strategic...

  38. Conversation with Elizabeth Giles

    What if you were in a remote village thousands of miles from home and family when a global pandemic hit? What would life be like? You're about to hear an awesome first-hand account from my missionary friend Elizabeth Giles, who was serving cross-culturally in Central America when everything...

  39. What's In Your Lunchbox?

    As you begin a new year, this episode will encourage you to see what you have to offer and how it will have a global impact! God wants to take your loaves and fishes and turn them into a bountiful feast!

  40. Lighting the Window

    Light the Window is a global prayer alliance with the purpose of mobilizing 10 million believers to pray daily for the unreached peoples of the 10/40 Window Region. In this episode, we will talk with David Taylor, who researches and compiles the information on these people groups into an annual...

  41. What's So Great About The Great Commission?

    Over half of churchgoers in the U.S. are not familiar with The Great Commission, yet it is the very foundation of evangelism and cross-cultural missions. Learn what makes The Great Commission so great, where it originated, and how it affects your purpose on earth.

  42. God Is Greater

    In this episode I've simply entitled "God is Greater", I want to share with you my story – my testimony – of overcoming Covid-19 and the faithfulness of the Lord through it all. How did I stay in perfect peace and full of hope and joy in a room with no window and visitors for eight days? The…

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  43. The Dancing Missionary

    Passionate about equipping the next generation through her two passions: dance and coffee, Jaime Gilbert "The Dancing Missionary" serves as a missionary in the Dominican Republic. Jaime shares about the rewards of obedience to the Lord and how He can take your passions and turn them into ministry...

  44. Go Tell Someone with Marie Tsuruda

    Marie Tsuruda has ministered in child evangelism in 79 nations and counting with her ministry, Family of Faith Global Missions. The vision is to evangelize children, so children can evangelize the world. Marie loves families on mission, and she and her husband have taken their three children into...

  45. Beautiful Feet International with Melissa Heiland

    Hear a wonderful story of how the gift of one house turned into pregnancy centers across the globe! ​Melissa Heiland is an author, international speaker and teacher, and the founder and president of Beautiful Feet International. Beautiful Feet sends and assists churches in sending short-term...

  46. Evangelist Andrew Cannon Part 2

    Andrew Cannon is an evangelist born and raised in Liverpool, UK. The hand of God radically touched him in January, 2010, when he called upon the Name of Jesus. His life was full of alcohol and addictions, drugs, and self-harming - but in an instant, everything changed! In this episode (the second...

  47. Evangelist Andrew Cannon Part 1

    In this episode, the first of a two-part conversation, Evangelist Andrew Cannon from Liverpool, England shares his awesome testimony of how God delivered him from a life of addiction and destruction in a moment! His mess was instantly turned into a message! Gospel Grenades

  48. An American in Russia

    This former long-time missionary to Russia has now turned into a successful businessman in Russia. He is building bridges among nations by highlighting the creative things Russia has to offer the world. And he does it all out of love of God and country - a foreign country - that is now home.…

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  49. Raising Hope with Sonya Schweighardt

    Sonya Schweighardt shares about her work with the Batwa people in Uganda and how Covid-19 has affected them. How does this mom of 15 maintain life in quarantine while leading a ministry that impacts thousands on the other side of the world? Listen to her amazing story of how God called her and…

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  50. The Best Is Yet To Come!

    While there is widespread panic in our land, I believe God is going to bring beauty out of the ashes because that's what only He can do! He is a Redeemer and we can dare to trust Him! You still have a role in The Great Commission, regardless of flights being cancelled and nations on lockdown.…

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You have a part in the most amazing story! Join Lisa Batchelor, Bible Encourager and Missions Mobilizer, as we unpack all things missions through devotionals, conversations with friends all over the world, and exciting stories and tips.

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You have a part in the most amazing story! Join Lisa Batchelor, Bible Encourager and Missions Mobilizer, as we unpack all things missions through devotionals, conversations with friends all over the world, and exciting stories and tips.

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