Frontier Missions Journal - Episodes

	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Obeying the Voice / God Saved His Life	25 Jul 2026	00:14:30
“What would have happened if I didn’t listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit for that second, and I didn’t turn around, but I kept on walking?” ---------------- Today’s first story is told by Heino Torlage, Executive Director of Abundant Life and AFM South Africa Trust. The second story is told by Helen Castillo, a career missionary on the Himadri Project in Central Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Brother Yah Yah	18 Jul 2026	00:14:30
“I am not a child anymore. I can make decisions for myself, and nobody can influence my decisions. I want to become an evangelist.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by George Tooray, AFM career missionary on the Malinke Project in Mali, West Africa. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	82 Percent, Part 2	11 Jul 2026	00:14:30
The second day, when we were in the hospital, I asked the doctor, “Will my daughter survive?” “We’re going to try our best,” he replied. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Helen Castillo, AFM career missionary on the Himadri Project in Central Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	82 Percent, Part 1	04 Jul 2026	00:14:30
“Your daughter has acute respiratory distress. Her blood oxygen levels are not good,” the doctor said, then paused before adding, “She might die.” With shaking hands, an aching heart and tears in my eyes, I signed the hospital admittance forms while thinking of our missionary journey so far. Finding it hard to pray, “God, let your will be done,” I said, “Whatever happens, God, may your name be glorified.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Nathan and Helen Castillo, AFM career missionaries on the Himadri Project in Central Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Becoming a Cross-Cultural Missionary	27 Jun 2026	00:14:30
Listen as Kyle Tumberg shares his journey to becoming a cross-cultural missionary in Central Thailand. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Kyle Tumberg, a former AFM career missionary on the Central Thai Project in Thailand and now AFM's Recruitment Director. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Giso’s Incredible Story, Part 3	20 Jun 2026	00:16:00
After young Giso’s body was badly burned during a fuel explosion, and after an urgent prayer saved him from dying at the hands of police officers after leading a life of crime, Giso, now a reformed believer, is in a spiritual battle for the life of his son. ---------------- Today’s story is written by Jason Sliger, an AFM career missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papua New Guinea. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Giso’s Incredible Story, Parts 1 and 2	13 Jun 2026	00:14:30
After young Giso’s body was severely burned during a fuel explosion, his mother told him, “God has a plan for your life. That is why you are still alive.” That would be only the first near-death experience to await Giso. ---------------- Today’s story is written by Jason Sliger, an AFM career missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papua New Guinea. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	The Harvest Dance	06 Jun 2026	00:14:30
Using their feet, the Alangan men do a two-step shuffle. They dance on the rice to remove the seed from the stem. It looks rather like someone trying to remove mud from one foot by using the other. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Tony Ingersoll, a former AFM career missionary on the Alangan Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Rita Becomes a Christian / Faith in Motion	30 May 2026	00:14:30
Deep in the mountains in the heart of Central Asia, an AFM missionary family seeks to share the gospel with the unreached people of this predominantly Hindu and Buddhist region. It’s a tall task, but what the Castillo family discovered was that God has already been working on hearts through the influence of the Holy Spirit. ---------------- Today’s stories are told by the Castillo family, AFM career missionaries on the Himadri Project in Central Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	People of the Book	23 May 2026	00:14:30
“Finally,” I said. “I want you to tell me why there are weeks.” Well, after some valiant attempts at manipulating the bucket, bottle and washbasin, representing the earth, moon and sun, my Muslim friends admitted they didn’t know why, though I could tell they really wanted to, now. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Tye & Tina Teal, former AFM career missionaries on the Malinke Project in Guinea, West Africa. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Birth Education	16 May 2026	00:14:30
I walked into one delivery and, by the mother, was a half-full glass of water with a coin in it. “That’s really weird! What’s that here for?” I asked. “Oh, we don’t know,” came the reply. “Okay, well, that tells me what it’s here for. Now, how is this connected to the spirits?” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Alisha Taylor, a former AFM career missionary on the Palawano Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Friendship Story / Mountain Trek to the Village	09 May 2026	00:14:30
And then we got to this part where the trail had … um … the trail fell down the mountain! ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Alisha Taylor, a former AFM missionary to the Himadri in Central Asia.
	The Saga of Keren's Broken Leg / Precious Time	25 Apr 2026	00:14:30
“White man, moro! White man, moro!” the small child began shouting. The adults and older children began chuckling. “Hi! Good afternoon,” I said. “White man, moro!” the child said again, laughing before running away and hiding. ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Keren and Orion Lawrence, AFM career missionaries on the Sepik Project in Papua New Guinea. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Do You Want to Go Inside the Ark, Too? / The Blue Flip Flops	18 Apr 2026	00:15:30
I paused the story right there, and I asked, “Would you go inside the ark, too?” One little boy jumped up, and he said, “NO! I would not go inside.” “Why?” “Because it would be stinky inside!” ---------------- Join us for two missionary tales from Southeast Asia with missionary Joelle Thea.
	Dieu A Donne / An Expensive Mistake	11 Apr 2026	00:14:30
The night sky was covered by threatening clouds, and distant thunder promised rain. Streaks of lightning arced across the horizon and eerily illuminated the hillside. In the midst of my deep concentration, I was startled by a faint noise. ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Herb Prandl, a former AFM career missionary on the Lobi Project in Burkina Faso and Sandy Ackmoody, a former AFM career missionary on the Malinke Project in Guinea. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Gladys	28 Mar 2026	00:14:30
“My mind was relieved that little Gladys’ mother was alive! However, I will admit I felt betrayed . . . and disgusted, with thoughts like, ‘That little liar!’ going through my mind.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Margaret Unglaub, former AFM career missionary on the Lobi Project in Burkina Faso. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	The Night the Village Burned	21 Mar 2026	00:14:30
As Keren Lawrence lay awake, battling malaria, she heard the sound of angry shouting and intense fighting coming from inside the village. Awakening her husband and alerting him, she urged, “Please, can we pray together?” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Keren Lawrence, an AFM missionary serving at the Sepik project in Papua New Guinea.
	Can I Make Sago?	14 Mar 2026	00:14:23
"If you didn’t make it with clean water, like if it was made it with swamp water, it will taste a little like swamps. If you make it from the flowing river water, it tastes a little better." Hmm….you hungry? Listen up to learn how you can make Sago. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Keren Lawrence, an AFM missionary serving at the Sepik project in Papua New Guinea.
	Surely God Healed You	07 Mar 2026	00:14:30
“Yup, everything looks good,” the old doctor said. I smiled and paid him, but didn’t really rely on his X-ray reading. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Carly Tirado, an AFM missionary serving at the Great River People project in Cambodia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Ramone, Part 2: Dreams and Angels	13 Feb 2026	00:16:30
“An angel opened my Bible as I dreamed and started showing me the verses that I should preach from. When I stood in the pulpit the next morning, I could see all that the angel had shown me.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by John Holbrook, an AFM missionary serving on the Tawbuid Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Ramone, Part 1: The Bible and the Altar	13 Feb 2026	00:14:30
Have you ever felt that, because of your sins, God has disconnected from you and does not want anything to do with you anymore? So did the Alangan tribe . . . until they learned that God hadn’t abandoned them, was interested in them, and was actually trying to bring His people back into a relationship with Him. ---------------- Today’s story is told by John Holbrook, an AFM missionary serving on the Tawbuid Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	You Did It for Me	27 Jan 2026	00:14:30
It was really, really tough. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people out of work. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. And if you don’t get paid, you don’t eat. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Bruce Hayward, a current AFM Field Director in Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	“Sure, I’ll Come.”	20 Jan 2026	00:14:30
God’s timing is always perfect. I pray that whenever Jesus calls Elizabeth to do something for Him, her response will be, “Sure, I’ll come.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Lori Erickson, a current AFM Field Director and former missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papua New Guinea. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	The Loss of a Young Teacher	12 Jan 2026	00:14:30
A teacher came running out of her office and straight for our bus. “Sir, we are so happy that you are here at our school. We have had a tragedy, and it is as if God has sent you here today. One of our young teachers died last night, and we don’t know how to handle the situation.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Heino Torlage, Director of AFM South Africa and Abundant Life Ministries. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Precious Annabelle	03 Jan 2026	00:14:30
As the week of prayer came to a close, demons attacked Annabelle and three of her friends. When a dark figure appeared on a trail and called out to some of the girls, they fainted out of fright. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Eva Truitt, a former AFM student missionary who served on the Palawano Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Students Cheating	30 Dec 2025	00:14:30
Lord, I love my students and want to see them thrive. How do I teach them that cheating is wrong? ---------------- Today’s story is told by Eva Truitt, a former AFM student missionary who served on the Palawano Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Where Are You Going? / Papaya Christian / Loud Calls in the Night	24 Dec 2025	00:14:30
“You know, there’s a man who lives in those clouds. Usually, he sleeps. But when he does wake up, he will open his eyes and do something between a grimace and a smile. When he does that, lightning will flash out from his large front tooth.” ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Dawn Spoon, former AFM career missionary on the Palawano Project in the Philippines, and John Kent, former AFM career missionary on the Iwam Project in Papua New Guinea. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s stories!
	With God, Nothing Is Ever Wasted	11 Dec 2025	00:15:00
Ding Dong! I went downstairs and saw the younger neighborhood kids I had befriended. I was shocked. How did these little detectives know where I lived? I didn’t tell them. “Hi,” I said. “Hey. We saw your shoes and your dog.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by the Aleman family, AFM missionaries serving on the Isan Thai Project in Thailand. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Please Help Us	02 Dec 2025	00:14:30
One quiet evening in Reva’s home, the children suddenly awoke to strange noises echoing through the room, breaking the silence. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Bala Patel, a former AFM missionary who served on the Himadri Project in the Himalayas. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Loneliness Belongs to God / Raahim Was Here	22 Nov 2025	00:14:30
“Loneliness belongs only to Allah,” Hakan wrote. “It’s an old proverb in our culture. Loneliness is exclusive or unique to Allah.” I stared at the words as if I had just stumbled upon the devil’s smoking gun. ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Jacob Bridger, AFM career missionary on the Turkish Project in Turkey. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s stories!
	Texting on a Rainy Day / Go Talk To Him / Listening to that Little Prompt that God Gives You	15 Nov 2025	00:14:30
“Go and talk to Him.” Lord, I don’t know who He is. What do you say to a total stranger who’s in the hospital? “Oh, hi. I’m your neighbor from across the hallway. And I’m talkative, and I like to talk to new people,” I said to the teenage boy. ---------------- Today’s stories are told by Claudette Aleman, AFM career missionary on the Isan Project of Northeast Thailand. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s stories!
	Witness Through Sports / What Can I Give?	09 Nov 2025	00:14:30
The next thing we knew, we had twenty-eight players. “What are we going to do now? We have to either rent a bigger field or we have to rent two fields.” When Rene Aleman shared with God that he wanted to reach people through sports, God more than delivered. ---------------- Today’s stories are told by René Aleman, AFM career missionary on the Isan Project of Northeast Thailand, and Bethany Nicholaides, of the Hill Tribes Project in Northeast Cambodia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s stories!
	Ahmed	01 Nov 2025	00:16:00
The phone rings. The man on the other side is crying, desperate for help and wants to meet us. He is in deep trouble. ---------------- Today’s story is told by John Smith, a missionary serving on the Turkish Project. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Lost And Found	25 Oct 2025	00:14:30
“Oh, you’ve given me a special book. It’s about Jesus,” the police officer said. “Yes,” Tafara replied. “Well, I don’t believe in Jesus. I believe in ancestors,” the officer followed up. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Tafara Chogugudza, a young man serving with Abundant Life, a sister organization to AFM South Africa. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	A Day Among The Olives	11 Oct 2025	00:14:30
Listen to today's radio flashback and discover what life was like in Albania about 30 years ago, when AFM missionaries first entered the country. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Anna Kvanli, a career missionary on the Shqiptaret project in Albania about 30 years ago. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Priscilla's Story	04 Oct 2025	00:14:30
Poverty, alcoholism and childhood neglect loomed large over Priscilla’s early life. She and her loved ones walked a path marked by brokenness and despair. But an unwavering power of prayer and unshakeable faith in God transformed not just her life, but the lives of her entire family. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Priscilla Lepilla, a student missionary in South Africa. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	The Godpod / A Long-term Stay at the Mountain Clinic	24 Sep 2025	00:16:00
“I must keep listening to the Godpod,” the witch doctor said. “If I stop . . . the spirits will oppress me again.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Alisha Taylor of the Palawano Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	A Dead Man’s Influence / Mena’s Journey	15 Sep 2025	00:14:30
“Talal is a man of God. We are the kafir, the apostates, not him,” Usman said, his words an arrow to the conscience. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Gabriella Lincoln of the Sahara Project in West Africa. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Stuck in the Mud, Part 2	06 Sep 2025	00:14:30
With their car bottomed out on a sand bank after a deluge on Sunday, it was now Tuesday night. The Havenga family was certain they would be rescued on Wednesday. As they readied themselves to sleep in their car, it started to pour. Again! ---------------- Today’s story is told by Jo-anne Havenga and comes from our AFM South Africa office and Abundant Life Ministry. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Stuck in the Mud, Part 1	31 Aug 2025	00:14:30
We drove into a torrential rainstorm, trying to maintain momentum to avoid getting stuck in the muddy sand. Hitting a deep pool of water, our car slipped onto an embankment. Now we were stuck! “We may as well make ourselves comfortable, spend the night in the car and investigate in the morning,” we decided. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Jo-anne Havenga and comes from our AFM South Africa office and Abundant Life Ministry. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	A Visit with Kai	23 Aug 2025	00:14:30
Our conversation remained void of anything religious throughout our entire visit, leaving me a little confused. “I thought we were coming here to witness and minister.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Elisha Joy of the Sinim Project in Southeast Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	The Longest Hike, Part 1	13 Aug 2025	00:14:30
Thorns and leeches made the journey more painful. Knees and ankles begged for mercy. We were tired. It had been more than 20 hours since we left Kamantian. Fatigue discouraged us, but the urgency restored our determination as a life was at risk. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Andre Rodrigues, a former student missionary at the Palawano Project of the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	The Longest Hike, Part 2	13 Aug 2025	00:14:30
For three days, we took turns manually ventilating Maman’s wife so she could breathe. It was an agonizing time when life and death crossed paths. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Andre Rodrigues, a former student missionary at the Palawano Project of the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Robin / Dena	02 Aug 2025	00:14:30
“As a teenager, I saw a movie about somebody who healed people and loved people and was so kind. And at the end of the movie, he ended up dying, nailed to a cross, with a whole bunch of people who he had helped and loved watching him, and he forgave them,” Dena said. “Wow! That’s Jesus,” Elisha replied. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Elisha Joy of the Sinim Project in Southeast Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	The Knife that Turned into a Sword	26 Jul 2025	00:14:30
Usually, when I share the gospel with people, I don’t yell at them. But in that car, as I was being yelled at, I don’t know what happened. I got emotional, and I started yelling back. “Remember this day! Not only your son, but YOU will be running to our church before your son.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Sergo Namoradze, a member of AFM's International Field Operations department. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	George’s Hidden Bible	12 Jul 2025	00:14:30
He tore down his room in searching for his Bible, pretending he was making some renovations in his room so that his parents wouldn’t suspect anything. ---------------- Today’s story, coming from the Georgian project, is told by Sergo Namoradze, a member of AFM's International Field Operations department. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	A Lesson in Reconciliation	30 Jun 2025	00:14:30
“By blocking the wheels of a foreigner’s car, it is more than just an aggressive move. It is a symbolic accusation of being a thief. In our West African culture, that is a serious insult to a guest. You are not only making yourself look bad, you are dishonoring your country.” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Michée Badé, AFM missionary formerly to the Otamarri and Dendi Projects in Benin, West Africa. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Once Upon a Witch Doctor	21 Jun 2025	00:14:30
Once upon a time, in a far-away village up in the mountains of Palawan, lived a polite but eccentric old witch doctor. . . . ---------------- Today’s story is told by Leonda George of the Palawano Project in the Philippines. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	My Journey to Missions / Riva / The Cucumber Witch / The Missing Water Filter / Mary	14 Jun 2025	00:14:30
“Hmmm. What’s going on? Why such a long prayer over cucumbers?” Listen to Alisha Taylor tell several stories from her time on the Himadri Project. ---------------- Today’s story is told by Alisha Taylor of the Himadri Project in Central Asia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!
	Medical Mystery	07 Jun 2025	00:14:30
At the top of the hill, we parked, and . . . our brakes went out. The truck started rolling backward through traffic down the hill, and there was nothing we could do to stop it. I opened the door and started waving frantically and shouting, “Get out of the way! Get out of the way!” ---------------- Today’s story is told by Joshua Lewis of the Great River People Project in Cambodia. Subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to today’s story!

Obeying the Voice / God Saved His Life

25 Jul 2026

00:14:30

“What would have happened if I didn’t listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit for that second, and I didn’t turn around, but I kept on walking?”

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Today’s first story is told by Heino Torlage, Executive Director of Abundant Life and AFM South Africa Trust. The second story is told by Helen Castillo, a career missionary on the Himadri Project in Central Asia.

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Brother Yah Yah

18 Jul 2026

00:14:30

“I am not a child anymore. I can make decisions for myself, and nobody can influence my decisions. I want to become an evangelist.”

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Today’s story is told by George Tooray, AFM career missionary on the Malinke Project in Mali, West Africa.

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82 Percent, Part 2

11 Jul 2026

00:14:30

The second day, when we were in the hospital, I asked the doctor, “Will my daughter survive?”

“We’re going to try our best,” he replied.

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Today’s story is told by Helen Castillo, AFM career missionary on the Himadri Project in Central Asia.

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82 Percent, Part 1

04 Jul 2026

00:14:30

“Your daughter has acute respiratory distress. Her blood oxygen levels are not good,” the doctor said, then paused before adding, “She might die.”

With shaking hands, an aching heart and tears in my eyes, I signed the hospital admittance forms while thinking of our missionary journey so far. Finding it hard to pray, “God, let your will be done,” I said, “Whatever happens, God, may your name be glorified.”

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Today’s story is told by Nathan and Helen Castillo, AFM career missionaries on the Himadri Project in Central Asia.

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Becoming a Cross-Cultural Missionary

27 Jun 2026

00:14:30

Listen as Kyle Tumberg shares his journey to becoming a cross-cultural missionary in Central Thailand.

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Today’s story is told by Kyle Tumberg, a former AFM career missionary on the Central Thai Project in Thailand and now AFM's Recruitment Director.

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Giso’s Incredible Story, Part 3

20 Jun 2026

00:16:00

After young Giso’s body was badly burned during a fuel explosion, and after an urgent prayer saved him from dying at the hands of police officers after leading a life of crime, Giso, now a reformed believer, is in a spiritual battle for the life of his son.

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Today’s story is written by Jason Sliger, an AFM career missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papua New Guinea.

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Giso’s Incredible Story, Parts 1 and 2

13 Jun 2026

00:14:30

After young Giso’s body was severely burned during a fuel explosion, his mother told him, “God has a plan for your life. That is why you are still alive.” That would be only the first near-death experience to await Giso.

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Today’s story is written by Jason Sliger, an AFM career missionary on the Gogodala Project in Papua New Guinea.

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The Harvest Dance

06 Jun 2026

00:14:30

Using their feet, the Alangan men do a two-step shuffle. They dance on the rice to remove the seed from the stem. It looks rather like someone trying to remove mud from one foot by using the other.

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Today’s story is told by Tony Ingersoll, a former AFM career missionary on the Alangan Project in the Philippines.

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Rita Becomes a Christian / Faith in Motion

30 May 2026

00:14:30

Deep in the mountains in the heart of Central Asia, an AFM missionary family seeks to share the gospel with the unreached people of this predominantly Hindu and Buddhist region. It’s a tall task, but what the Castillo family discovered was that God has already been working on hearts through the influence of the Holy Spirit.

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Today’s stories are told by the Castillo family, AFM career missionaries on the Himadri Project in Central Asia.

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People of the Book

23 May 2026

00:14:30

“Finally,” I said. “I want you to tell me why there are weeks.”

Well, after some valiant attempts at manipulating the bucket, bottle and washbasin, representing the earth, moon and sun, my Muslim friends admitted they didn’t know why, though I could tell they really wanted to, now.

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Today’s story is told by Tye & Tina Teal, former AFM career missionaries on the Malinke Project in Guinea, West Africa.

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Birth Education

16 May 2026

00:14:30

I walked into one delivery and, by the mother, was a half-full glass of water with a coin in it. “That’s really weird! What’s that here for?” I asked.

“Oh, we don’t know,” came the reply.

“Okay, well, that tells me what it’s here for. Now, how is this connected to the spirits?”

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Today’s story is told by Alisha Taylor, a former AFM career missionary on the Palawano Project in the Philippines.

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Friendship Story / Mountain Trek to the Village

09 May 2026

00:14:30

And then we got to this part where the trail had … um … the trail fell down the mountain!

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Today’s stories are told by Alisha Taylor, a former AFM missionary to the Himadri in Central Asia.

The Saga of Keren's Broken Leg / Precious Time

25 Apr 2026

00:14:30

“White man, moro! White man, moro!” the small child began shouting. The adults and older children began chuckling.

“Hi! Good afternoon,” I said.

“White man, moro!” the child said again, laughing before running away and hiding.

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Today’s stories are told by Keren and Orion Lawrence, AFM career missionaries on the Sepik Project in Papua New Guinea.

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Do You Want to Go Inside the Ark, Too? / The Blue Flip Flops

18 Apr 2026

00:15:30

I paused the story right there, and I asked, “Would you go inside the ark, too?”

One little boy jumped up, and he said, “NO! I would not go inside.”

“Why?”

“Because it would be stinky inside!”

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Join us for two missionary tales from Southeast Asia with missionary Joelle Thea.

Dieu A Donne / An Expensive Mistake

11 Apr 2026

00:14:30

The night sky was covered by threatening clouds, and distant thunder promised rain. Streaks of lightning arced across the horizon and eerily illuminated the hillside.

In the midst of my deep concentration, I was startled by a faint noise.

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Today’s stories are told by Herb Prandl, a former AFM career missionary on the Lobi Project in Burkina Faso and Sandy Ackmoody, a former AFM career missionary on the Malinke Project in Guinea.

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Gladys

28 Mar 2026

00:14:30

“My mind was relieved that little Gladys’ mother was alive! However, I will admit I felt betrayed . . . and disgusted, with thoughts like, ‘That little liar!’ going through my mind.”

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Today’s story is told by Margaret Unglaub, former AFM career missionary on the Lobi Project in Burkina Faso.

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The Night the Village Burned

21 Mar 2026

00:14:30

As Keren Lawrence lay awake, battling malaria, she heard the sound of angry shouting and intense fighting coming from inside the village.

Awakening her husband and alerting him, she urged, “Please, can we pray together?”

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Today’s story is told by Keren Lawrence, an AFM missionary serving at the Sepik project in Papua New Guinea.

Can I Make Sago?

14 Mar 2026

00:14:23

"If you didn’t make it with clean water, like if it was made it with swamp water, it will taste a little like swamps. If you make it from the flowing river water, it tastes a little better."

Hmm….you hungry? Listen up to learn how you can make Sago.

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Today’s story is told by Keren Lawrence, an AFM missionary serving at the Sepik project in Papua New Guinea.

Surely God Healed You

07 Mar 2026

00:14:30

“Yup, everything looks good,” the old doctor said.

I smiled and paid him, but didn’t really rely on his X-ray reading.

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Today’s story is told by Carly Tirado, an AFM missionary serving at the Great River People project in Cambodia.

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