AFRICA: Our Call is to Obedience
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🗓️ 18 April 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Steve and Debbie Wolcott have served for decades as missionaries in Africa, seeking to share the gospel and strengthen the church in Congo, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and other nations.
The Wolcotts are back this week to finish our conversation about sharing the gospel even when it's risky. They've gone to dangerous places to serve the church; listen as they explain how they think about risk-taking and the values that guide their decisions—decisions that have affected not only Steve and Debbie but their children as well.
Perhaps you or people you know are sensing God's call to serve Him in missions. Steve and Debbie, as experienced missionaries, are uniquely qualified to advise and encourage on that journey. They'll talk about discerning and answering that call, as well as their own journey of saying yes to God's call—separately and together—to serve Him and His church in Africa.
They will also equip listeners to pray for missionaries, and for the church in some of the African nations where they work—and where Christians are persecuted for the name of Christ.
You can hear Part 1 of our conversation with the Wolcotts here. Steve and Debbie are a part of Africa Inland Mission. Learn more about their ministry here.
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| 0:00.0 | When a parent takes risks for the sake of the gospel, it affects the whole family. |
| 0:06.0 | Debbie Walcott explains how her family handled risk as they serve together in Africa. |
| 0:14.0 | We have a policy of being very open with our kids and explaining what's happening and praying |
| 0:19.1 | together about it. |
| 0:20.9 | And it's not always pretty. And there are worries and there are stresses and we don't always know if Steve's going to come back |
| 0:27.9 | What's our first priority our first priority is a love of God and Jesus that we adore. Our second priority is as a family we love |
| 0:37.4 | each other. Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:43.2 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:46.7 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:49.6 | Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming true today in the lives |
| 0:54.8 | of his followers around the world. |
| 0:56.8 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 1:01.6 | Right now on the Voice of the martyrs radio network. |
| 1:04.7 | Welcome to the voice of the martyrs radio. |
| 1:06.4 | My name is Todd Nettleton. |
| 1:08.2 | Do you ever feel like you're not taking risks to share the gospel with your neighbors? You're going to be encouraged today to |
| 1:15.8 | trust God even when you feel nervous or uncomfortable about sharing the gospel. |
| 1:21.3 | Today we're going to hear part two of a conversation that we started |
| 1:25.1 | last week with Steve and Debbie Walcott. They are longtime gospel workers with Africa Inland Mission. |
| 1:33.4 | If you missed the program last week, |
| 1:35.4 | you can hear it on our website, |
| 1:36.9 | VOM radio.net, or in your favorite podcast app. Stephen Debbie talked about the power of simply being a good neighbor |
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