Here I Am, Send Me : State of Independence
State of Independence
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28m
Joe Watkins interviews Pastor David and Barbara Cross—mentors to a generation of men and women who are serving God around the world. As missionaries, their life wasn’t a straight line, but one that zig-zagged through opportunities and obstacles that led them to simply trust God—to know his voice—to know that when he said it was time to move, they could just say yes. (original airdate 8-11-23)
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