Episodes

  • 3.10. Saying “Yes” to God’s Plans (part 1 with Bella Wellborn)

    3.10. Saying “Yes” to God’s Plans (part 1 with Bella Wellborn)
    Nov 1 2024

    On part one of this two-part episode, we talk with Bella Wellborn, TCK from Argentina.

    Join our conversation as we talk about saying “yes” to God’s plans for our lives - how surrendering our plans and trusting God’s will lead us on a great adventure, and how God can do beyond what we can imagine when we listen and follow His voice. Bella shares her own story of how she learned she could trust God with her “yes” to anything He asked her to do. You’ll hear personal stories and amazing testimonies that all began with one simple “yes.”
    What questions do you have about this episode? How can we help support you or your TCK? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us HERE.

    HOSTS: Michelle Ellis

    SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

    SHOW NOTES:
    18:47, 24:12 | The Next Level by Pastor Scott Wilson
    24:45 | Luke 1:26-38 - “‘…I am the Lord’s servant… May everything you said about me come true.’”
    35:48 | 2 Corinthians 1:17-20 - “….as God’s ultimate “Yes,” he always does what he says. For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory.”

    KEY QUOTES:
    30:51 | “…I had been getting filled so filled with the love of Jesus in my own heart and I knew my identity that I understood that He was wanting other people to understand their identity and understand that they're loved - so deeply loved.”
    32:48 | “What I found out was sometimes the best way to help is to just be there as a friend.”
    37:23 | “We don't say ‘yes’ for us to go to stages, for us to have a voice or influence. We say yes to give Him glory.”
    39:32 | “I thought about it a lot then, I think about a lot now in ministry is just the ministry of presence and just being with people.”

    CONNECT WITH US:Website | Instagram

    COMMON TERMS:

    TCK - third culture kid

    MK - missionary kid

    LAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    43 mins
  • 3.9. Experiences That Shape Us (with Ethan Pruitt)

    3.9. Experiences That Shape Us (with Ethan Pruitt)
    Oct 1 2024

    On this episode, we talk with Ethan Pruitt, TCK from Ecuador.

    Join our conversation as we talk about different ways our experiences shape us - from transitions to gaining new perspectives to immersing yourself and embracing the season you’re in. Ethan shares from his own experiences of how growing up as a TCK helped equip him for the life he lives now. You’ll hear personal stories and helpful insight on what it looks like to trust the Lord through transitions, the unknown, and while facing your fears.

    What questions do you have about this episode? How can we help support you or your TCK? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us HERE.

    HOST: Michelle Ellis

    SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

    SHOW NOTES:
    19:12 | 3.5 The Practice of Surrender (part 1 with John Michael Caldwell) - “…being a TCK is an incredible privilege, but it's also just a season. It wasn't what I was meant to do forever.”

    COMMON TERMS:
    TCK - third culture kid
    MK - missionary kid
    LAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    37 mins
  • 3.8. The Hope of Suffering (part 2 with Abigail Marsiglio)

    3.8. The Hope of Suffering (part 2 with Abigail Marsiglio)
    Sep 1 2024
    On part two of this episode, we finish our conversation with Abigail (Ramos) Marsiglio, TCK from Guatemala. Join our conversation as we talk about the hope of suffering and surrender. Abigail shares from her own experiences of loss, sorrow and grief, and how she consistently saw the goodness of God each time. You’ll hear personal stories and amazing perspective on clinging to hope and the faithfulness of God. What questions do you have about this episode? How can we help support you or your TCK? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us HERE. HOST: Michelle Ellis SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi SHOW NOTES:4:35 | Sing Hallelujah (with Natalie Grant) by Naomi Raine - (6:10) “it’s not a ‘has been goodness,’ it’s a ‘right now goodness.’ It isn’t just a ‘he has been good,’ it’s ‘he is good.’ He is good. He’s right now good.”14:58 | 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 - “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”16:54 | Hebrews 12:1-2 - “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.”25:53 | Lake Atitlán in Guatemala KEY QUOTES:2:16 | “I learned that my hope was in Christ and not in the situation.”3:53 | “If we have that mental shift of putting your hope in the thing into putting your hope in God then it's so much easier to have that hope, because you're then hoping in something that never changes. You're hoping in something that never fails. You're hoping in something that is always good. You're hoping in something that's always faithful. You're hoping in new mercies every morning. You're hoping in love that's never ending. And so that is what keeps you going. That is what charges you every morning.”4:58 | “He is good and He will remain good.”10:55 | “…despite what I feel, He is still good.”11:09 | “I'm truly thankful for the difficult seasons because they would not have made me the person that I am today. They would not have allowed me to have such a deep rooted faith in Christ if I hadn't gone through those seasons, and if I hadn't surrendered to what God, to the will of God and what He had for my life.”11:40| “…trust that God is good. Even in the hard times, even in the scary times, even when you feel like there's no hope in the world, God is still good and He will always be good.“16:38 | “…no matter what, I still win because there's victory in Jesus. We can walk through every season almost with a sense of peace […] knowing that Christ is the reward at the end of the day.”24:36 | “…find your people even if it's just one person right now that you can fully trust.”25:25 | Becoming a Youth Pastor with Abigail Marsiglio - (Season 1, Episode 11)CONNECT WITH US:Website | Instagram COMMON TERMS: TCK - third culture kid MK - missionary kid LAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    29 mins
  • 3.7. The Hope of Suffering (part 1 with Abigail Marsiglio)

    3.7. The Hope of Suffering (part 1 with Abigail Marsiglio)
    Aug 1 2024

    On part one of this episode, we talk with Abigail (Ramos) Marsiglio, TCK from Guatemala.

    Join our conversation as we talk about the hope of suffering and surrender. Abigail shares from her own experiences of loss, sorrow and grief, and how she consistently saw the goodness of God each time. You’ll hear personal stories and amazing perspective on clinging to hope and the faithfulness of God.

    What questions do you have about this episode? How can we help support you or your TCK? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us HERE.

    HOST: Michelle Ellis

    SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

    SHOW NOTES:
    12:30,17:49 | John 15:2 - “He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.”
    21:54, 25:26, 25:09: | Galatians 5:22-23 - “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
    24:33 | Psalm 34:8 - “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
    KEY QUOTES:
    13:11 | “…Sometimes when God chooses to prune in our life or cut out bad branches it’s not because of punishment. It's because we need it to happen in our life.”
    13:35 | “[I’ve had a] shift from, ‘what did I do?"‘ to ‘God, what do I need to learn in this season?‘“
    14:08 | “…truly God knows exactly what we need, when we need it, and how we need it.”
    15:41 | “…the thing that brought me the most joy became the bane of my existence because of that season of pruning.”
    21:27 | “God doesn't ever do anything for no reason, right? God has a plan and a purpose for every season of life we go through.”
    21:47 | “He was faithful then. He will be faithful now.”
    23:43 | “…when you go through emotions, it's okay to be angry.It's okay to be upset. It's okay to be sad. But it's how we respond in those emotions.”

    COMMON TERMS:
    TCK - third culture kid
    MK - missionary kid
    LAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    28 mins
  • 3.6. The Practice of Surrender (part 2 with John Michael Caldwell)

    3.6. The Practice of Surrender (part 2 with John Michael Caldwell)
    Jul 1 2024

    On this two-part episode, we talk with John Michael Caldwell, TCK from Uruguay. John Michael and his wife, Nicole, have served in ministry for many years.

    Join part 2 of our conversation as we talk about the practice of surrender - how it starts with identity, deals with control, and ends with encountering more of the presence and person of Jesus. John Michael shares from his own experiences of having to surrender things to the Lord - both good things and harmful things. You’ll hear personal stories and incredible insight into how to take brave steps of surrender.

    What questions do you have about this episode? How can we help support you or your TCK? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us HERE.

    HOST: Michelle Ellis

    SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

    SHOW NOTES:
    22:36 | Romans 8:28 - “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”
    22:40 | Jeremiah 29:11 - “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
    23:27 | Romans 8:18 - “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
    25:46 | Hebrews 4:14-16 - “…For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin…”

    KEY QUOTES:
    6:02 | “I was not the one that God specifically called out to walk in obedience. My parents were the ones who were called. However, I was chosen. I was chosen to be a part of the process.”
    19:41 | “When you surrender to the fact that it's okay to not be okay, it frees you to seek out help and realize that you don't have to fight battles alone.”
    22:19 | “When you consider what it is that you might need to lay down and compare that to the glory and the faithfulness of God, you have nothing to lose.”
    23:53 | “Your story is beautiful to God because He's trying to weave something together that shows His glory and His love and His plan in you and for you and through you. “
    24:23 | “Be more afraid of not opening up than of being afraid of whatever people might think if you do open up.”

    COMMON TERMS:
    TCK - third culture kid
    MK - missionary kid
    LAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    36 mins
  • 3.5. The Practice of Surrender (part 1 with John Michael Caldwell)

    3.5. The Practice of Surrender (part 1 with John Michael Caldwell)
    Jun 1 2024
    On this two-part episode, we talk with John Michael Caldwell, TCK from Uruguay. John Michael and his wife, Nicole, have served in ministry for many years. Join part 1 of our conversation as we talk about the practice of surrender - how it starts with identity, deals with control, and ends with encountering more of the presence and person of Jesus. John Michael shares from his own experiences of having to surrender things to the Lord - both good things and harmful things. You’ll hear personal stories and incredible insight into how to take brave steps of surrender. What questions do you have about this episode? How can we help support you or your TCK? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us HERE. HOST: Michelle Ellis SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi SHOW NOTES:9:45 | 1 Peter 5:6 - “So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.”9:45 | James 4:10 - “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.”11:19 | Lord (I Don’t Know) by Newsboys11:57 | Psalm 46:10 - “Be still, and know that I am God…”12:00 | Proverbs 3:5-6 - “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”15:51 | 2 Corinthians 3:18 - “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”16:03 | Philippians 4:7 - “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”27:13 | John 21 KEY QUOTES:11:31 | “It's okay to admit, ‘I don't know. I don't understand.’ Sometimes surrendering to that idea and just trusting God and saying to the Lord, ‘hey, however I am, whoever I am, whatever I am, God, here I am. And I'm just laying it all down before you and I'm gonna trust you.’”13:44 | “…being a TCK is an incredible privilege, but it's also just a season. It wasn't what I was meant to do forever.” 14:42 | “Surrendering that MK/TCK identity really opened up the door for God to teach me things that I really wouldn't have learned otherwise.”15:18 | “I realized that as I surrender to God's will there are pressures that just naturally come off. Pressures that I put on myself and pressures that other people put on me.”16:09 | “ I don't know what's next. I don't know all the answers, but I know who's got the answers. I know who's with me throughout every step of the way.”18:15 | “I discovered early on that the moment I surrendered to Jesus is the moment that I truly lived.”26:04 | “If I surrender my identity to Jesus, then that means He needs to shape it for me every day. I'm not in charge of who I am. He is. He is going to help me discover that and He's going to teach me what I need to know. If I am really trying to discover God's will for my life and God's call for my life and the purpose of why I'm here, I have to surrender to what God is asking me to do.”31:26 | “God will teach us about ourselves through our emotions, but He's always working something bigger in spite of them.” COMMON TERMS:TCK - third culture kidMK - missionary kidLAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    36 mins
  • 3.4. Growing with God (part 3 with Ben Stubbs)

    3.4. Growing with God (part 3 with Ben Stubbs)
    May 1 2024
    On part three of this episode, we finish our conversation with Ben Stubbs, TCK from South Africa and current campus missionary with Chi Alpha. Join part three of our conversation as we discuss why the ways of Jesus are so much better than living by the standards of the world. Ben shares about what God is teaching him about finding fulfillment in living the life He intends and about the fruit that comes from a life centered on God. We talk about the power of forgiveness, the choice to trust, counting the cost, the pain and necessity of change. You’ll hear stories, powerful testimonies, and really helpful insight in growing as a follower and disciple of Jesus. HOSTS: Michelle Ellis & Chloe Jones SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi SHOW NOTES:6:44 | John 10:10 - “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”17:55 | Philippians 4:8 - “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”18:27 | Psalm 119:103 - “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”19:14 | John 15:26-27 - “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.”19:29 | John 16:13 - “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”29:29 | ⁠Building Your Own Faith (part 2 with Gracie Bueno and Izzy Perez)⁠ - 19:19 31:59 | Matthew 7:17-20 - “A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit…”31:59 | John 15:1-2 - “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”37:12 | ⁠2 Corinthians 4:17⁠ - “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” 39:50 | ⁠Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses⁠ in Brazil KEY QUOTES:2:04 | “God created us to live a certain way. He designed us to live with a certain set of laws and morals and ideals. When we are existing outside of that, it doesn’t feel like joy. It doesn’t feel like satisfaction or fulfillment.”6:30 | “The more that you test His words, the more that you attempt to live it out, you see that it’s real, it’s true, it’s life-giving, it’s the way to an abundant life - the life that Jesus promises us in John 10:10.”9:44 | “There is life in forgiveness.”25:20 | “There's always something off when the devil is trying to convince you of something. And you can almost always tie it to fear or worry or shame or anxiety or just a lack of self worth.”29:51 | “We have a choice in trust.”31:50 | “ Is the fruit that I'm seeing in my life indicative of my heart's condition?”34:30 | “Until the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of change we will never change.” CONNECT WITH US: Website | Instagram COMMON TERMS: TCK - third culture kid MK - missionary kid LAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    45 mins
  • 3.3. Growing with God (part 2 with Ben Stubbs)

    3.3. Growing with God (part 2 with Ben Stubbs)
    Apr 1 2024

    On part two of this episode, we continue our conversation with Ben Stubbs, TCK from South Africa and current campus missionary with Chi Alpha.

    Join part two of our conversation as we discuss spiritual formation and disciplines such as prayer and silence. Ben shares about the many things God is teaching him in this season about walking in the ways of Jesus. You’ll hear stories, powerful testimonies, and really helpful insight in growing as a follower and disciple of Jesus.

    What questions do you have about this episode? How can we help support you or your TCK? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us HERE.

    HOSTS: Michelle Ellis & Chloe Jones

    SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

    SHOW NOTES:
    1:54 | The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
    2:04 | Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
    9:11 | Winning the War on Your Mind by Craig Groeschel
    10:24 | 2 Corinthians 10: 5 - “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
    13:01 | Psalm 27:4 - “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.”
    17:12 | Psalm 84:10 - “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere…”
    20: 47 | Isaiah 6:8 - ‘Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”’
    33:42 | Elisabeth Elliot - “My heart was saying, 'Lord take away this longing, or give me that for which I long.' The Lordwas answering, 'I must teach you to long for something better.'”
    35:42 | Job 1:21 - “…The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

    Interested in partnering with Ben Stubbs in prayer, one-time giving, or monthly giving? Do that HERE.

    COMMON TERMS:
    TCK - third culture kid
    MK - missionary kid
    LAC - Latin America Caribbean
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    37 mins