Having just returned from a 10 day trip to India, three PassionLife staff members will share perspectives and insights that have changed them and the way we will do our jobs going forward.

Jeanne Pernia joins John to share breathtaking stories of Cuban believers rescuing the most vulnerable, including the miraculous survival of Baby Moses and the establishment of a network of 23 pregnancy help centers across the island country. American grassroots generosity is providing essential food and medicine to those in severe affliction. Learn how you can partner with PassionLife to support these courageous churches.

It’s easy and tempting to serve the Lord out of our own willpower, especially when we’re young and full of energy. But eventually, it leads to burnout. And the answer to this problem, as Mark and John discuss it, is to serve by the strength which God supplies. It actually allows you to feel stronger even when you get tired.

As Christians committed to bringing the gospel of life to the neediest places in the world, PassionLife has focused more and more on India. Today we want to introduce to you the person that God has raised up to help us crack the code and overcome the difficulties in India particularly and Asia more generally.

Our special guest today is John Cissel to share his own story of adoption and how his testimony of adoption has led to the rescue and the adoption of many other children around the world. What is the Biblical foundation of adoption and how do we practice adoption today?

John and Mark discuss the weaknesses and burdens that plague them and all ministry leaders throughout history. Wherever God is doing a great work, He never exempts us from the challenges of life.

What looks radical to us is routine around the world. That faithfulness to Jesus and being arrested and jailed are routine experiences. And scripture calls us to share in their suffering as much as possible.

As we enter the new year with goals and desires to change and grow, we’d like to introduce you to Tammy De Armas. Her personal story of transformation will encourage you in your own efforts to grow in the grace of God.

The beginning of the new year always triggers the question, when will the Lord return? Will he come back this year? And what does it look like to live expectantly and to pray for the Lord’s return soon?