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?

Every year in missions, there are breakthroughs and there are disappointments that require steadfastness, prayer, giving. In this program, we review the highs and the lows of the year 2025.

The journey of the wise men is a particularly instructive and inspiring portion of the Christmas story. For they gave their lives to follow the word of God as they understood it. Today we’ll discuss them in contrast to the scribes and to Herod and their response to the word.

Mark Nicholson’s recent travels to Egypt reminded him of Egypt’s preeminent role in the birth story of Jesus. Join us for discussion of Egypt’s protection of Jesus as a little boy until the Lord delivered him back to Israel.