Advancing the Mission

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay an episode from 2023 when our Children's Pastor, Stacey Zeisloft, joined me to interview Sophie Kihm. Sophie is a missionary kid who is growing up in Budapest, Hungary. She shares some of her unique experiences as someone growing up in another culture. You won't want to miss her talk about this and see how things like school and grocery shopping are different there compared to life in the United States.
If you'd like to learn more about the work of Three Worlds or the Kihms, you can follow them on Facebook here:
Three Worlds: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/3wchog⁠
Dan & Christy Kihm: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/kihms3w

This week on Advancing the Mission we replay an interview from 2022 that Pastor Chris recorded while traveling in Tanzania. He interviews John Johnson, Regional Coordinator for Africa with the Church of God. Join us as he talks about some of the fantastic work happening on the continent of Africa and as he shares stories of his lifelong work in Global Missions.

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay an interview with Alejandro & Carmen DeFrancisco from back in 2023. The DeFrancisco's are missionaries to Madrid, Spain, with Three Worlds. This interview was part of our lunch & learn after service on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay an episode from back in 2020 where we talk about the persecution of Christians with Global Strategy missionaries to Sri Lanka, Steven and Peggy Beverly. This is an excellent perspective for us in the United States to hear about violence and persecution happening around the globe.
Check out the Beverly's page on Global Strategy: ⁠https://www.chogglobal.org/team/spbeverly/

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay an interview with Dan Kihm, a missionary to Hungary. This interview was from the first year of the war in Ukraine back in 2022. Dan speaks to us about the need for Jesus in Europe, the war in Ukraine, how Three Worlds is coming together to support churches there, and how God has worked through empowering young leaders in Europe and the Middle East.

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay an interview Lola Langford from 2023. At the time, Lola was a 6-year-old living in Birkenhead, England with her parents, Zach & Audrey Langford. The Langfords are missionaries with Three Worlds who pastor Egan Road Church of God. Listen as we talk with Lola about what life is like for her as a missionary kid.

This week on Advancing the Mission, we are reposting an interview with Three Worlds missionaries that we did back in October 2023. Their ministry was one of the Joy to the World recipients that year and received over $30,000 thanks to the generosity of County Liners!
They are in sensitive and dangerous work, fighting trafficking in Germany. This is an incredible opportunity to learn more about what is happening through the Church of God in Europe.

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay a conversation from 2023 when Pastor Chris was on site in Botswana with Corey and Abby Stocksdale, missionaries there. This is an excellent conversation about how they got on the field, their role, and even some of the culture in the country.

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay an interview from 2022 with long-time missionaries, Patrick & Jamie Nachtigall. Patrick and Jamie came off the field and moved back to the US last month after 24 years. We are grateful for their faithful service to the Kingdom of God. Three Worlds was their vision and ministry in Europe and the Middle East looks different because of their leadership.
In this interview, they talked about their move to Italy (at the time) and stay tuned for a fantastic story at the end! Our apologies for a few audio issues throughout.

This week on Advancing the Mission, we replay an interview Nate & Stacy Tatman from 2022. They provide us with a significant update on what is happening in their region and through the ministry of Three Worlds.