Episode 30: Josepha Mbouma wanted to be a star athlete but God had a greater plan

11/10/20 • 23 min

Josepha Mbouma’s family came to the United States from Cameroon with God’s divine help. Though Josepha grew up in a Christian home, the most important thing in her life was always basketball. She had dreams of being a star athlete and achieved the impressive feat of being an NCAA Division 1 basketball player. But the highs and lows of being a college athlete led Josepha to question God and his plans for her life. And today she is thankful that happened because it reshaped her relationship with Christ.

Now out of college, Josepha works for national Community Church in Washington DC and coaches a high school basketball team. She is living out her greater purpose by pouring into the lives of young women around her. Josepha’s sharing her story on this episode of Limitless Spirit. This is the third episode in our “Greater Purpose” series.

2:44 – Coming to the USA and her love of basketball

6:05 – How she became a player on a Division 1 basketball team at Elon University

8:40 – Being on a college team didn’t turn out exactly how she was picturing

11:40 – Processing her identity and greater purpose, on and off the basketball court

13:30 – Going back to visit Cameroon and growing in her relationship with God

15:30 – Seeing how God works and how He’s using her to help other people through missions work, mentoring, and coaching

20:55 – Learning that life is a daily surrender of control and our will to God’s control and God’s will

21:21 – What Josepha thinks a greater purpose in life is

Would you like know more about how you can find your greater purpose? After you listen to Josepha's testimony, go to our website: www.rfwma.org and find out how World Missions Alliance can help you connect to your greater purpose. Find out more about the Greater Purpose Conference: https://rfwma.org/greaterpurpose/

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2:44 – Coming to the USA and her love of basketball

6:05 – How she became a player on a Division 1 basketball team at Elon University

8:40 – Being on a college team didn’t turn out exactly how she was picturing

11:40 – Processing her identity and greater purpose, on and off the basketball court

13:30 – Going back to visit Cameroon and growing in her relationship with God

15:30 – Seeing how God works and how He’s using her to help other people through missions work, mentoring, and coaching

20:55 – Learning that life is a daily surrender of control and our will to God’s control and God’s will

21:21 – What Josepha thinks a greater purpose in life is

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Episode 29: Businessman Barry Marks is asked to give away $100,000 to a 1000 people

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God calls each of His children to be generous, good stewards of the things He’s given us.

In the second episode of “The Greater Purpose Series,” entrepreneur and businessman Barry Marks shares an amazing story of how he saw God working when he went to Lake Charles, Louisiana to give away $100,000 in cash to people who had been devastated by Hurricane Laura.

Now, it wasn’t Barry’s money. But he was still blown away at how he was able to bless other people through a simple act of giving them a $100 bill and praying for them. Barry was also able to lead a young man named Damian to Christ. Since the trip, Barry has been processing how God is calling him to hold his money, time and talents loosely and with the heart of a steward. He also knows more about his greater purpose in life: to help others.

Would you like know more about how you can find your greater purpose? After you listen to this episode, go to our website: www.rfwma.org

2:55 – Barry talks about why he doesn’t want to work himself

5:30 – Why making time for others and their needs is the key to fulfillment

6:25 – The origins of the idea of giving away $100,000 to 1,000 families affected by Hurricane Laura

12:00 – The stories of blessings - Antonio and Damian

16:50 – Barry reflects on being a steward and seeing God multiply His blessing to people beyond just receiving a $100 bill

18:25 – How this experience has changed Barry’s life and his outlook on money, time, and stewardship

21:25 – The connection between missionary work overseas and at home

Would you like know more about how you can find your greater purpose? After you listen to Barry’s testimony, go to our website: www.rfwma.org and find out how World Missions Alliance can help you connect to your greater purpose. Find out more about the Greater Purpose Conference: https://rfwma.org/greaterpurpose/

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Episode 31: Sheila Ruffin's journey from brokenness to wholeness lead her to a new life with purpose

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On the fourth episode in the “Greater Purpose” series, Sheila Ruffin shares how she began a whole new life in Christ after healing from childhood trauma.

Even after accepting Christ as a Savior, Sheila struggled with addictions and depression for years until God led her on a journey to discover what was broken inside of her. The pain of losing her father in the Vietnam War, losing her mother to mental illness, and being molested by relatives was almost too much to bear. But when Sheila allowed Jesus to heal her, she discovered her greater purpose in life

Sheila reveals what it took to heal the brokenness and depression. She shares how while dealing with the challenges of menopause she started a new life, and why today she feels so happy and alive on this episode of Limitless Spirit.

3:36 – Sheila talks about her painful childhood, including her father’s death and mother’s mental illness

7:21 – Sexual abuse and trauma caused her to run away, then she met her future husband

9:40 – Sheila’s relationship with Jesus started at a tent revival

12:50 – Jesus helped Sheila overcome her addiction to porn, but she still struggled with fear and depression

17:12 – Sheila’s true healing journey begins

19:50 – How Sheila’s “new life” of missions work first began / hearing the call to go to Iraq

24:57 – Sheila shares why her new life brought her true happiness and how God is using her past to help others
Would you like know more about how you can find your greater purpose? After you listen to Josepha's testimony, go to our website: www.rfwma.org and find out how World Missions Alliance can help you connect to your greater purpose. Find out more about the Greater Purpose Conference: https://rfwma.org/greaterpurpose/

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