#65 Among the Cannibals & Headhunters - Steve Richardson

Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies

Paul Hastings

Personal Journals, Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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When Steve was just a child, he and his parents traveled halfway across the world to New Guinea and moved in with a tribe of Stone Age cannibals and headhunters. Their purpose? To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the ends of the earth. Their reception? Unbelievable. Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/steve-richardson ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out. Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We came back with five or six really courageous warriors from this enemy tribe.
0:13.0	We were literally taking their lives in their hands by escorting mom and dad and me.
0:19.0	By that time I was seven months old, into the
0:21.8	Sawi domain. And we rounded the last bend in the river after paddling from Sunup.
0:26.6	The sun was now setting, and silhouetted against that setting tropical sun,
0:32.4	was a throng of 400 Sawi warriors waiting to welcome us. The word had gotten out. So just 400 warriors.
0:39.4	Just men with their headdresses, some of them were holding long drums, they were holding spears,
0:45.6	bows and arrows, ready for anything.
0:48.1	Hi, I'm Jenny Rice in Arcadia, California.
0:59.5	I've been a part-time medical transcriptionist for many years while being mom and homeschooling
1:06.0	are five kids, but now I am a part-time teacher at a Christian school too. I feel compelled to pour
1:14.1	love and God's truth into the next generation in these times of cultural chaos. I love listening
1:21.5	to compelled on my commute after catching up on the day's news because it refocuses my mind on things that matter for eternity.
1:30.3	I am in awe of God's power showcased in each episode and am reminded that greater is he that is in us
1:38.8	than he that is in the world. Enjoy today's episode. I'm Paul Hastings and you're listening to Compeld,
1:48.6	where we use gripping, immersive storytelling to bring Christian testimonies to life. Our last
1:54.3	episode was with Curtis and Deanne Lewis, who took their five-year-old daughter Natalie in for a routine
1:59.6	heart procedure.
2:04.5	But during that operation, her heart was accidentally punctured,
2:07.0	and she stopped breathing for 15 minutes.
2:11.5	The doctors shared the terrible news that Natalie would never recover and possibly not even survive.
2:14.3	And just like that, Curtis Indian were thrust into the most difficult season of their
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