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Dirty river water turns clear in seconds, and somehow that simple moment exposes everything we overcomplicate about faith. I’m joined by Jonathan Schmidt and Jared Carroll to walk through a Honduras missions trip that includes the Glow Center, mountain churches near La Campa, and the kind of gospel work that happens when you show up, work hard, and stay flexible. We talk about what it takes to get there after years away, why seeing the need firsthand changes the way you give, and how practical service like wiring a church can be worship in work boots.

We also break down the clean water filter distribution and why it matters so much in Honduras missions. Families often pull water straight from the river, and unsafe water can lead to parasites and long-term health issues. The team explains how the filter system works, how follow-up is tracked, and why the water distribution creates a natural door to share Jesus Christ without pressure or gimmicks. If you care about Christian missions, church planting, humanitarian aid, or sustainable ministry, you’ll hear how those pieces fit together in real life.

Then the conversation gets personal. Jared shares about losing his baby daughter, Laney, after two days of life, and what it means to trust God’s sovereignty while still believing in healing. We talk about grief, spiritual attacks, prayer, and the hard question that comes for every believer sooner or later: do you really trust Him when you don’t get what you begged for? This one is honest, heavy, and full of hope.

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A six-year-old’s vow becomes a roadmap for a lifetime of missions—this conversation traces how a simple yes led from Guatemala to India, Tanzania, and finally to a thriving Bible college in Zambia. We open with the origin story: a child praying to receive the Holy Ghost and promising God he would go wherever sent. Years later, that promise collides with reality on a first trip to Guatemala, where dramatic deliverance and a key friendship planted seeds that would grow into long-term impact.

Threaded through every segment is a conviction: there is something in the going. Trips don’t just bless communities abroad; they reshape the ones who go, spreading a generational fire as sons and church members step into leadership and mission. If you’re wrestling with calling, authority, or whether short-term trips matter, you’ll find both stories and structure here—faith that submits, serves, and builds for the long haul.

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In this podcast we share the texture of missions most people never hear: nights fending off bats with a flashlight, ice-cold showers punctuated by cheerful small talk in broken English, and roadside breakdowns that can turn risky in minutes. Between the adrenaline and the awe are the quiet threads that hold it all together—a shoeshine dad in the airport who needs ointment for his burned child, a crisp $100 that appears in a wallet, and a family that finds faith one conversation at a time. There’s a mountain grandmother who hears a message of intentional love through loudspeakers, steps away from despair, and chooses life. There are mass weddings, a dozen baby dedications, and twenty-nine baptisms in a cold brook.

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