Ep 209 A Legacy of Moving Mountains for the Marginalized with Kristen Welch

Kristen Welch went to Kenya on Compassion trip with an agenda. God wrecked her instead, all for His glory and purpose. Kristen thought she had God and faith figured out but instead she realized she had not been really living the Christian life as God requires all of us to live who call ourselves followers of Jesus. As a result of that encounter with God and with the world's poverty, Kristen founded the non-profit, Mercy House Global. You can hear more of story in her book, Rhinestone Jesus, and today's conversation will encourage you and maybe even wreck you, all for heaven's sake. 

Kristen will be hosting a giveaway of her great book, Made to Move Mountains: How God uses Our Dreams and Disasters to Accomplish the Impossible.

You may already know Kristen from her great mom-blog, WeAreTHATFamily.com.

 

Some gems:

• You never know when you say that "yes" of obedience where God will change you and use you.
• My normal was impacted by the world's normal: 75% of the world live on $5.00 a day. 
• Generosity is a spiritual discipline.
• When we see someone start something big we use it as an excuse to not do anything.
• Abiding in Christ is the main thing that keeps me from discouragement because the work is exhausting but it is His work.
• Everyone is commanded to remember the marginalized.
• Doing nothing is a response too.
• I found myself in the classroom of Surrender, 101, and I stopped expecting it to be easy. 

 

Kristen is passionate about empowerment, taking action, responding to God’s command to care for vulnerable people and making a difference with how we spend money. Find all you need to know on MercyHouseGlobal.org.

And prayerfully consider buying your Chirstmas gifts from Mercy House Global. Those subscriptions boxes sound amazing!