Meet Leah - encouraging mums from her everyday living! In this episode, Leah shares about her heart for Jesus, and raising kids that are disciples of Jesus. We unpack what it means to see motherhood as mission, how discipleship starts at home, and simple ways to weave faith into everyday family life. You'll be encouraged to nurture faith in your kids, even through the weariness of life with young kids, and be reminded that your home can be your most powerful mission field. Go and give Leah a follow at @raising.disciples_ if you want practical, incredibly down to earth, Jesus filled, Biblical encouragement!
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Embracing cross-cultural motherhood - with Jenny
We're back with another episode after a little break! In today's episode we hear from Jenny about serving in Mexico with a cross-cultural family, navigating cultural differences, and embracing the unexpected joys and challenges of raising a family. Jenny's story is inspiring and beautiful, and shows the power of community for mums.
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A Journey of Faith to Central Asia - with Melissa*
Meet Melissa*, serving the Lord in Central Asia. Honestly, this is one of the most edifying things you'll listen to this week. Mel shares about her childhood in Thailand as a missionary kid, her journey into the mission field in Central Asia, and how the Lord is faithful through every season and every challenge. Mel shares about loneliness, heartache and incredible joy in serving in a new home and culture, and how these challenges lead us to the cross of Christ. *Melissa is a pseudonym for privacy and security reasons, based on the location where her family serves.
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From Missionary Kid to Missionary Mum - with Hannah
Enjoy this awesome episode with Hannah, former YWAM missionary kid and missionary, as she shares about becoming a mum whilst serving, and then the transition 'home'. Her heart for Jesus and others is beautiful, you won't want to miss this one! A BONUS episode this week that I thought I had LOST! This episode was recorded during a thunderstorm, and until recently I thought the files had been lost, but thank the Lord we have found a way to restore these files!
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From Siberia to Sydney - with Jo
Meet Jo - missionary extraordinaire, mum of 5, heart sold out for Jesus. Her words will fill you with joy, hope, inspiration and remind you why we follow our incredible God. Jo shares about her faithful waiting to be sent into the mission field, how her family learnt to serve and love Jesus in a new context, and how war and a pandemic led to them relocating 'home' again. Listen as she shares practical tips for mums raising families in different cultures, what's truly the most important thing, and how faith in Christ shapes everything we do.
Missional Mamas is a podcast to encourage Christian mums who long to live with intentionality and serve Jesus in the everyday. Hosted by Bek Raynor, each episode invites you to discover what it means to live missionally - whether you're at home, in your community, at church, or serving across the world in a culture different from your own.
You'll hear inspiring interviews with mums living out their faith in ordinary and extraordinary ways, with extra content to encourage you biblically, helping you stay grounded and purposeful in motherhood.
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