RBP 81: Afghanistan: A Missionary's Perspective | Guest: Missionary Scott

04/02/22 • 48 min

Episode 81

In the summer of 2021, the world witnessed the unmitigated disaster of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Like unwilling witnesses to a train wreck in progress, we were unable to look away as the nightmare unfolded. Desperate civilians clinging to departing planes fell to their deaths. Babies were handed to troops across barbed wire. The Taliban acquired abandoned military equipment and weapons. Allies and American citizens were abandoned behind enemy lines. The country fell to the Taliban in a matter of days. To boot, 13 American service members and about 70 Afghan citizens were killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport were untold numbers of people were waiting for a flight out.

Though virtually everyone is in agreement that the withdrawal was a failure, opinions are still split as to whether the U.S. should have withdrawn in the first place. In this episode on the Removing Barriers podcast, we have a conversation with Missionary Scott about this, what the withdrawal means for both countries moving forward, and other things that we should keep in mind as we evaluate this historic event.

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Episode 81

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RBP 80: On the Mission Field with Missionary Marco

Episode 80

Series: On the Mission Field - 6

Uruguay is a vibrant country in South America of nearly 3.5 million souls. Though different ethnicities exist, the people there are mostly homogenous in culture, language, and in a general disposition of agnosticism (though 57% report to be Christian). It is ripe for the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and in this episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast we talk with Marco, a missionary to Uruguay who is doing just that. After acknowledging God's call on his life, Marco pulled up stakes and settled down there, engaging with the people about the gospel and taking down barriers to salvation through the power of Christ. Join us on this latest installment of the On the Mission Field series to hear about God's work in Uruguay, and how he is using men like Marco to tear down barriers to salvation in the lives of Uruguayans all around him.

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RBP 82: Dr. Lynn Wilder, How Were Your Barriers Removed?

Episode 82

Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 22

In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we interview the mother of Micah Wilder, Dr. Lynn Wilder. Micah Wilder is a former Mormon missionary who came to faith in Christ after hearing the gospel from a Baptist pastor he was trying to convert to Mormonism. (Listen to Micah's testimony: https://removingbarriers.net/rbp_68/). After coming to genuine faith, he challenged his mother to read the scriptures like a child to see God for who He is. Dr. Lynn Wilder took him up on his challenge and by God's mercy, she encountered the true Christ and came to genuine faith. The barrier of Mormonism was a formidable one, especially since she was both a Mormon for 30 years and a tenured professor at Brigham Young University, but it was no match for the exceeding excellencies of the gospel of Christ. Join us as we find out how God tore those barriers down and how He is using her testimony to draw lost hearts to Him from all over the globe.

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