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Our Community, Our Mission — 313 episodes

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Ep #313- Spiritual Wellness and Mental Health with Mike Schoettle

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Ep#312 - Faith and Public Safety: Meet TPD Chief Chris Vallejo

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Ep #311 - Meet Matt Fessman, Director of Main Shelter Operations

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Ep# 310- Inside Topeka Rescue Mission’s 2025 Annual Report

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Ep #309 – Purpose-Driven Partnerships: Part 2 w/GiDeanLeigh Ogilvie​​​​

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Ep #308 – Rebuilding with Relationships: Astra Mental Health & Recovery

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Ep #307 – How the Compassion Impact Center Streamlines Access to Resources

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Ep #306 – Running to Help: Inside Fleet Feet's Partnership with TRM

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Ep #305 – Turning Compassion into Action: Meet Jamie Clark

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Ep #304 – Moving Forward After a Challenging Year

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Ep #303 – The Power of Prayer, Our 2026 Theme

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Ep #302 – Building a Downtown That Benefits Everyone: Meet Jessy Moreno

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Ep #301 – Team Ringgold and the Joy of Serving

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Ep #300 – Responding with Dignity: Meet Fire Chief Chad Longstaff

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Ep #299 – Choosing Faith Over Fear in 2025 at TRM

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Ep #298 – How 'My Why' became 'Why Not': Meet Kelli Howerton

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Ep #297 – Serving Omaha With Conviction: A Conversation with Candace Gregory

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Ep #296 – More Than Presents: Feeling Seen During the Holidays

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Ep #295 – The Power of Transformation: Meet Mark Valdivia

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Ep #294 – Gratitude In Every Season

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Ep #293 – Holiday Help, Real Needs, Real Hope

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Ep #292 – Posture of Curiosity: A Conversation with GiDeanLeigh Ogilvie​​​​

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Ep #291 – A Season of Hope: Faith, Food, and Community at TRM

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Ep #290 – United Community: Preparing for the Season Ahead

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Ep #289 – Stories That Connect: A Conversation with Sarah Rieger

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Ep #288 – Walking Humbly, Loving Mercy, Acting Justly

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Ep #287 – Opening the Mailbag: Facing a Hard Question About Love and Limits

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Ep #286 – One Voice, Many Stories: Night of Praise 2025 Recap

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Ep #285 – Rediscovering Your Childlike Faith

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EP #284 – Holy Discontent and Bold Innovation with Matt Dildine

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Ep #283 – Loving in the Gap

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Ep #282 – Unity in Worship: Night of Praise 2025

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Ep #281 – More Than Supplies: Transforming Lives at TRM

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Ep #280 – Foundations of Care: Building a Purpose-Driven Team at TRM

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Ep #279 – Leading with Heart at Turlock Gospel Mission: Meet Thomas Hall

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Ep #278 – Law Enforcement with Heart: Officer Razo and the Power of Relationship

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Ep #277 – The Rainbow After the Storm: Meet Nancy Johnson

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Ep #276 – Heat, Hope, and Humanity

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Ep #275 – Purpose in the Pain: Meet Billy Brown

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Ep #274 – The Caring Place: Meet Antonio & Leah

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Ep #273 – Backpacks of Hope: Preparing Children for School Success

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Ep #272 – Lead Me Home: Reflections from the Citygate Conference

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Ep #271 – Jesus is the Answer: Meet Emily Monroe

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Ep #270 – Empathy Born from Brokenness: Meet Brandan Thomas

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Ep #269 – Crucified with Christ, Alive in Freedom: Meet Edward Tucker

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Ep #268 – Legacy of Love: Jenny Falk’s Path Through TRM and Beyond

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Ep #267 – Qualified by Calling: Lauren Clouse & the Winchester Rescue Mission

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Ep #266 – Heart for the Unseen — Jessica Croner’s Journey to Street Reach

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Ep #265 – A Journey to Serve: Meet Shelly Buhler

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Ep #264 – Celebrating Volunteers: The Heart of TRM

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Ep #263 – From Triumph to Resurrection: The Story of Holy Week

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Ep #262 – Leading with Faith: Meet Zack Bowles

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Ep #261 – Serving with Heart: Stories from the Men's Shelter

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Ep #260 – Drawing Near in the Season of Lent

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Ep #259 – Sheltering Hope: Meet Lisa Bryant

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Ep #258 – From Burnout to Compassion: Kaleb Chockley’s Journey

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Ep #257 – Faith, Fatherhood, and Second Chances

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Ep #256 – Warming Centers: Lifesaving Sanctuaries in Extreme Weather

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Ep #255 – Collective Compassion: A Conversation with Pat Yancy

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Ep #254 – Faith, Leadership, and Mentorship: A Conversation with Jordan Smith

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Ep #253 – Warming Centers, Housing Navigators, and the Power of Community

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Ep #252 – Rooted in Community: A Conversation with Marc Giffin

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Ep #251 – The Spirit of Giving: Holidays with Heart

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Ep #250: Transformation Tuesday with John Ostenson

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Ep #249 – Making Spirits Bright: Stories from the Christmas Bureau

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Ep #248 – The Impact of Connection

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Ep #247 – A Season of Service: Holiday Volunteering at TRM

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Ep #246 – Learning, Loving, Living: Serving with Lighthouse Bible Church

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Ep #245 – Creating Community and Conversations at TRM's Fall Festival

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Ep #244 – Literacy, Learning, and Connection: A Conversation with Marie Pyko

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Ep #243 – Facilities & Security: Behind the Scenes at Topeka Rescue Mission

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Ep #242 - Voices for the Vulnerable: How CASA Advocates for Children in Crisis

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Ep #241 – Uniting Through Worship: Reflections on Night of Praise

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Ep #240 – Night of Praise 2024

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Ep #239 – Hope & Housing: Thoughts from the Kansas Housing Conference

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Ep #238 – Changing the Status Quo: A Conversation with Pedro Concepcion

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Ep #237 – All Hands on Deck

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Ep #236 – Trauma & Transformational Research

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Ep #235 – You are Valuable: A Conversation with Mick Ballinger

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Ep #234 – Meet Issiah Thurman

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Ep #233 – Home is the Key: A Conversation with Janice Watkins

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Ep #232 Back to School and Beyond: Community Efforts to Combat Hunger.

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Ep #231 – Innovative Partnerships for a Healthier Community with Bill Persinger

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Ep #230 – The Supreme Court's Impact on Homelessness: Navigating Compassion, Law, and Community Solutions

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Ep #229 - Citygate Conference 2024: Empowering Leaders and Building Connections

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Ep #228 – Empathy-Driven Solutions for Lasting Change

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Ep #227 – Faith and Recovery: Kenny's Transformative Path

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Ep #226 – The Heavenly Father's Love

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Ep #225 – The Why and The How: A Conversation with Connor Kraus

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Ep #224 – Compassion and Professionalism: A Conversation with Kim & Miranda

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Ep #223 – Uniting Community to Address Homelessness: A Conversation with Topeka JUMP

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Ep #222 - Meet John Schardine

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Ep #221 - The Impact of Volunteers at Topeka Rescue Mission

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Ep #220 – Nurturing Change in Culinary Services

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Ep #219 – Grace in Change: Holton's Farewell, Andrew's Arrival

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Ep #218 – Unpacking the Ordinance: A Discussion on Policing and Advocacy

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Ep #217 – Meet Johnathan Sublet

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Ep #216 – What is Love?

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Ep #215 – Recovery, Relationships, and Reintegration with Matt Baldwin

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Ep #214 - Donor Relations: Meet Jamie Wiegert

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Ep #213 – Unity, Vision, & Service

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Ep #212 – Corrections with Care: Meet Brian Cole

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Ep #211 – Meet George Cunningham

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Ep #210 - Warmth in Topeka: Community Helping Community

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Ep #209 - The Distance of Love

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Ep #208 - Hold on Tight

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Ep #207 – 2023 Reflections: Tension that Plays the Tune

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Ep #206 - Transformation and Solidarity: The Impact of Citygate Network

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Ep #205 - Warmth Beyond the Weather: A Story of Compassion and Courage

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Ep #204 - From Uncertainty to Spiritual Wellness with Mike Schoettle

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Ep #203 - Meet Cindy Risch: Christmas Coordinator

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Ep #202 - Max Manning

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Ep #201 - A TRM Christmas

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Ep #200 - Giving Tuesday & The Why

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Ep #199 - Thankfulness & Redemption

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Ep 198 - Homeless Awareness

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Ep #197 - The Power of Connection

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Ep #196 - Meet Isabell Chronister

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Ep #195 - Conversation with a Landlord: Meet Steve Vogel

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Ep #194 - The Battles We Can't See

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Ep #193 - Clarity through Disaster: Meet Steve Saffa

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Ep #192 - The Path We are On

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Ep #191 - Night of Praise

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Ep #190 - Called to be Faithful: Meet Pastor Gabe Pennington

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Ep #189 - Meet Suzie Paslay

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Ep #188 - Unity in Action: Addressing Homelessness through Community Engagement

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Ep #187 - FHL Bank & Trauma Informed Renovation

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Ep #186 - Unleashing Leadership Potential in Adversity

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Ep #185 - A Beautiful Mess

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Ep #184 - Looking for the Daily Bread

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Ep #183 - Meet Greg Armbruster

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Ep #182 - Meet Danielle Norwood

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Ep #181 - A Drunk in the Street

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Ep #180 - Meet Lino Munoz

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Ep #179 - Citygate Recap: Part 2

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Ep #178 - Citygate Recap: Part 1

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Ep #177 - Partnering for Mental Health

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Ep #176 - Darryl Lilly's Story to Hope

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Ep #175 - Above & Beyond for Second Chances

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Ep #174 - Turning a Corner

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Ep #173 - The TED Team

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Ep #172 - Relational Leadership

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Ep # 171 - Remembering our friend, Hal Smith (1937-2023)

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Ep #170 - Volunteer Impact

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Ep #169 - Meet Scott & Kristina

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Ep #168 – Meet Dr. Jarrett Romine

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Ep #167 - Breakthrough House

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Ep #166 – John "The Iron Man" Cantrell

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Ep #165 - The Power of Partnership

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Ep #164 - Meet Sgt. Matt Rose

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Ep #163 - Meet Jacob & Megan

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Ep #162 - Transformation in 2022

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Ep #161 - We is Greater than Me

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Ep #160 - Meet the Chaplains

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Ep #159 - Experiencing Homelessness: An Inside Look

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Ep #158 - The Hope Dealer

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Ep #157 - Modern Day Slavery

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Ep #156 – Leadership Reflections

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Ep #155 - The Blessings of 2022

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Ep #154 - Cold Weather, Warm Community

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Ep #153 – You are Worthy

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Ep #152 – A Life of Service

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Ep #151 — The Solution of Connection

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Ep #150 — The Special

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Ep #149 - Continuing to Produce Impact

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Ep #148 - Intentional Holidays

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Ep 147 - Assignment to Love

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Ep #146 — Surviving Winter

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Ep #145 — United to Bring Hope

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Ep #144 — Go (Topeka) Chiefs!

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Ep #143 — Love the One in Front of You

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Ep #142 — Other Duties as Assigned

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Ep #141 — Medicine for the Soul

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Ep #140 — Compassion Strategies: Part 2

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Ep #139 - Compassion Strategies: Part 1

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Ep #138 - The Importance of a Servant's Heart

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Ep #137 - Making the Impossible, Possible

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Ep #136 - It Takes Relationships

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Ep #135 - A Blessing to Bless Others

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Ep #134 - From the Community, For the Community

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Ep #133 - Here for the People

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Ep #132 - Be a Light Bearer: Meet Pastor Timm Collins

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Ep #131 - Meet Deb Peterson

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Ep #130 - Citygate Network: Creating Bridges

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Ep #129 - Life Transformation Through Culinary Arts

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Ep #128 - Meet Sheriff Brian Hill

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Ep #127 - MAP Update & An Important Event Announcement

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Ep #126 - Impeccable Devotion to People: Meet James Chiselom

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Ep #125 - The Story Behind the Voice: Meet Miriam Krehbiel

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Ep #124 - Friends of NOTO

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Ep #123 - Relationships & Housing

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Ep #122 - Meet Chief Bryan Wheeles

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Ep #121 - "If not me, who else?"

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Ep #120 - Miracles & Provisions of God

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Ep #119 - Then. Now. Next: Part 4

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Ep #118 - Then. Now. Next: Part 3

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Ep #117 - All in for Kids

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Ep #116 - Then. Now. Next: Part 2

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Ep #115 - Then. Now. Next: Part 1

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Ep #114 - Leadership Transition Q&A

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Ep #113 - The Heart of Distribution Services

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Ep #112 - Meet Reden & Dina

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Ep #111 - Caring for Our First Flock

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Ep #110 - Meet Mike Kagay

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Ep #109 - Value of Relationship

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Ep #108 - Restoring Hope

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Ep #107 - Moving Forward: 2022

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Ep #106 - A Special Christmas Guest

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Ep #105 - Law & Love: Behind the Scenes of Shelter Services

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Ep #104 - Meet Dr. Aarion Gray

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Ep #103 - Stories of Outreach

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Ep #102 - Others

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Ep #101 - United for Christmas

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Ep #100 - Meet Holton Witman

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Ep #99 - Meet Keegen & Marcus

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Ep #98 - Understanding the Value of Pets in the Lives of the Homeless

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Ep #97 - Friends from Seattle

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Ep #96 - Taking OFS to DC

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Ep #95 - Behind the Board: Meet Mike Rinehart

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Ep #94 - Go Serve

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Ep #93 - Overseeing God's Kitchen

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Ep #92 - Loving Those Who are Worth It

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Ep #91 - Behind the Scenes: Meet Josh Turley

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Ep #90 - Cornerstone of Topeka

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Ep #89 - Hope at the Center: Meet Sharisse Verser

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Ep #88 - Going Deeper: Meet Chris Stewart

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Ep #87 - Meet Kevin Swift

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Ep #86 - Ambassador of Hope: Meet Dr. Tiffany Anderson

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Ep #85 - What is Trauma?

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Ep #84 - A Vessel for Him: Meet LaManda Broyles

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Ep #83 - The Faith Touch: Meet Shampayne Lloyd

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Ep #82 - Following God: Meet Jennifer Montgomery

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Ep #81 - Man for the Times: Meet Bill Cochran

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Ep #80 - OFS: A Year in the Life

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Ep #79 - The A Team

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Ep #78 - The Law & Grace: Meet Penny Moylan

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Ep #77 - Because She Cares: Meet Misty Bosch-Hastings

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Ep #76 - What is MAP?

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Ep #75 - Housing Those in Need

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Ep #74 - Falling from the Sky

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Ep #73 - Answering the Tough Questions

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Ep #72 - Impact Avenues

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Ep #71 - Super Volunteers

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Ep #70 - Meet Kenny Ball

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Ep #69 - Working to Make a Healthy Community: Meet Karla Hedquist

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Ep #68 - The Heart of a Police Officer: Meet Sgt. Josh Klamm

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Ep #67 - Adapting at TRM

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Ep #66 - Arctic Outreach

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Ep #65 - Meet Terry Hund

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Ep #64 - Meet Hal Smith: TRM Board President

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Ep #63 - Grace in the Eye of the Storm

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Ep #62 - Meet Chef Sean Hall

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Ep #61 - Rapid Rehousing

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Ep #60 - What We Learned in 2020

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Ep #59 - Pay it Forward

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Ep #58 - Bringing Joy to TRM!

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Ep #57 - "Honk if You Love Jesus!"

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Ep #56 - What does the Lord require of you? - Meet Debra Sabb

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Ep #55 - Mike Shinkle: A Life Well Lived

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Ep #54 - Out of the Ashes

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Ep #53 - Our Call

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Ep #52 - Insane Love

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Ep #51 - "Not in Our Community!"

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Ep #50 - Conversation with Harvesters COO, Steve Davis

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Ep #49 - Meet Jenny Falk

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Ep #48 - Interview with TRM Senior Director of Homeless Services

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Ep #47 - Reaching the Unsheltered

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Ep #46 - United Together

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Ep #45 - TRM Internships

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Ep #44 - The Hands & Hearts Behind a Million Meals

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Ep #43 - A House of Cards

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Ep #42 - Frank's Story: Part 2

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Ep #41 - Frank's Story: Part 1

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Ep #40 - Manny's Story

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Ep #39 - TRM Q&A

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Ep #38 - Deep Dive

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Ep #37 - The Heart of a Teacher

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Ep #36 - Perfect Love

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Ep #35 - More than Food

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Ep #34 - The Why of Operation Food Secure

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Ep #33 - Operation Food Security

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Ep #32 - Race Relations: A Matter of the Heart

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Ep #31 - Calm in the Time of Protest

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Ep #30 - Hope Deferred

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Ep #29 - Trust the Guide

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Ep #28 - What is Certain?

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Ep #27 - 5.5.20 TRM Updates

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Ep #26 - COVID-19 Update: Remembering Victims of Human Trafficking

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Ep #25 - 4.21.20 TRM Updates

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Ep #24 - 4.14.20 TRM Covid-19 Update

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Ep #23 - 4.7.2020 TRM Covid-19 Update

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Ep #22 - Stronger Together

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Ep# 21 - TRM Update 3.24.2020

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Ep #20 - COVID-19 Response

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Ep #19 - Forgiveness

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Ep #18 - Keeping Health a Priority

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Ep #17 - Seeing Through the Littlest Eyes

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Ep #16 - "Tent City" Update

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Ep# 15 - What Does Love Look Like?

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Ep #14 - One Man's Call from the Lord

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Ep# 13 - It Starts with Food

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Ep #12 - It's Not that Simple

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Ep #11 - Get Involved in the New Year

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Ep #10 - 2019: It's a Wrap!

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Ep #9 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

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Ep #8 - Unpacking Homeless Ordinance

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Ep #7 - Season of Giving

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Ep #6 - The Most Terrible Form of Poverty

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Ep #5 - Attacking Systems of Human Trafficking

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Ep #4 - The Unsheltered Homeless

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Ep #3 - The "Why" of the Children's Palace

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Ep #2 - Volunteers: Love in Action

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Ep #1 - Beyond Housing: Helping the Vulnerable