What happens when following God's call takes you somewhere you never expected—and then leads you somewhere you never expected to return?

After nine years serving throughout Latin America, missionary Nate Beil has seen God's faithfulness in remote villages, growing churches, unexpected provision, and the lives of national pastors whose quiet sacrifice has profoundly shaped his own faith.

In this episode of Kingdom Without Borders, Nate joins Mark for a conversation about missionary calling, the realities of cross-cultural ministry, putting Bibles into the hands of the Miskito people, partnering with national pastors, and learning that God's plan doesn't always look the way we imagined it would.

Through it all, Nate has discovered something that changed the way he sees missions: God's kingdom is much bigger than we think—and we simply have the privilege of joining Him in what He is already doing.

Nate Beil has served with CORE Missions for nine years, ministering throughout Latin America alongside national pastors and local churches. After two terms on the mission field, Nate and his family recently transitioned back to the United States due to family health needs, but his heart and ministry remain deeply connected to Latin America.

Today, Nate continues traveling throughout the region, strengthening national pastors and churches while helping develop Bible Institutes designed to equip believers for ministry. His years of cross-cultural service have given him a deep appreciation for the faithfulness and sacrifice of national believers—and a growing conviction that God’s kingdom is far bigger than any one country, culture, or ministry.

• The Beil Family: www.thebeilfamily.org
• CORE Missions: www.coremissions.org

Through CORE Missions, Nate continues to partner with national pastors and churches through church planting, Bible distribution, feeding centers, pastoral support, and ministry training throughout Latin America.

• Family Health & Transition // Pray for Nate and his family as they navigate ongoing health concerns and continue adjusting to this new season of ministry based in the United States. Pray for wisdom, strength, and God's clear direction as they serve Him through circumstances different from what they originally anticipated.
• The Miskito Bible Project // Pray for the continued effort to provide Bibles to the Miskito people in their own language. Ask God to provide the resources needed and to use His Word to strengthen believers, churches, and communities throughout the region.
• Bible Institutes // Pray for the development of new Bible Institutes throughout the countries where CORE Missions serves. Pray that God would use these institutes to equip national believers with biblical training and prepare a new generation of pastors and ministry leaders.
• National Pastors & New Church Plants // Pray for the faithful national pastors that CORE Missions partners with, including three new church plants started within the past year. Pray for these congregations to grow spiritually, reach their communities with the gospel, and develop strong national leadership for generations to come.

• Website: https://kingdomwithoutborders.org
• Email: mark@kingdomwithoutborders.org

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What does it look like when missions becomes more than going somewhere and becomes giving your life to people?

In this episode, Mark sits down with missionary Adam Walz, as he shares an honest and deeply personal look at cross-cultural ministry: learning Mandarin Chinese, facing the realities of culture shock, walking through unexpected heartache, and discovering the demanding, but beautiful work of life-on-life discipleship.

You'll also hear the remarkable story of a young Taiwanese man named Vision, who entered Adam's life as a language teacher and became something far more. His story is a powerful reminder that the goal of missions isn't to make people dependent upon the missionary; it's to make disciples who follow Christ and carry the gospel forward.

And perhaps the greatest lesson Adam has learned along the way? Following Jesus may cost us our comfort, but what we gain in knowing Him is infinitely greater.

Adam Walz and his wife, Ashley, have served as church-planting missionaries in Taiwan for nearly seven years. With a heart for life-on-life discipleship and training national believers, Adam has devoted much of his ministry to building relationships, sharing the gospel, and equipping Taiwanese Christians to carry the work forward. Today, the Walzes are seeing the fruit of that investment as believers they have discipled take greater responsibility in the local church and reach others with the gospel.

Want to learn more about the Walz family and their ministry in Taiwan? Visit ReachingTaiwan.com to follow their ministry, learn more about the work God is doing in Taiwan, and find ways to pray for and support their family.

Website: ReachingTaiwan.com
Email: reachingtaiwan@gmail.com

• For Vision and the church in Taiwan. Pray for God’s protection and strength as Vision and the other believers continue leading and serving while Adam and Ashley are in the States. Ask God to give them wisdom, unity, and continued opportunities to reach others with the gospel.
• For joy and encouragement. Pray that the believers in Taiwan would find genuine joy in serving Christ and grow in their understanding of just how deeply He loves them, especially as some face real costs for following Jesus.
• For continued discipleship. Pray that God would continue raising up Taiwanese believers who will faithfully make disciples, train others, and carry the work of the gospel forward for generations to come.
• For the Walz children. Adam and Ashley especially ask prayer for their children—Anna, Micah, and Moriah—that each of them would personally come to know Christ and choose to follow Him.

• Website: https://kingdomwithoutborders.org
• Email: mark@kingdomwithoutborders.org

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"The greatest adventure isn't living in the Amazon. The greatest adventure is spending a lifetime faithfully following wherever God leads."

For more than 43 years, Al and Kim Yoder have done exactly that. From pioneering church plants in Brazil to discipling future pastors and watching Brazilian believers become missionaries themselves, their story is a powerful testimony that God's Kingdom advances through ordinary people who faithfully say "yes" to His call.

In this conversation, Al and Kim reflect on decades of ministry, the lessons they've learned through hardship and joy, and why the greatest adventure isn't found in exotic places—it's found in faithfully following wherever God leads.

Al and Kim Yoder have faithfully served the Lord in Brazil for more than 43 years, investing their lives in church planting, aviation ministry, theological education, and biblical counseling. Today, they continue equipping pastors and church leaders through seminary ministry while encouraging the next generation to faithfully follow God's call.

• Website: https://theyoderministry.com
• Book: In Him: God Stories from the Mighty Amazon River (https://a.co/d/0asE54LQ)

• Pray for their ongoing ministry of training pastors and church leaders. Although their season of pioneering ministry in the Amazon has come to a close, Al and Kim continue investing in the next generation through theological education and biblical counseling. Pray that God would use their teaching to strengthen churches across Brazil and multiply faithful leaders.
• Pray for lasting fruit from decades of discipleship. One of the greatest joys they shared was seeing believers like Duda grow into mature disciples and eventually become missionaries themselves. Pray that the churches they planted and the leaders they trained would continue producing disciples who make disciples for generations to come.
• Pray for strength, wisdom, and good health. After more than forty-three years of ministry, Al and Kim remain passionate about serving Christ. Pray that God would continue to give them health, wisdom, and opportunities to encourage pastors, missionaries, and churches both in Brazil and around the world.
• Pray that God would use Al's new book, In Him. Pray that the stories of God's faithfulness shared in In Him: God Stories from the Mighty Amazon River would encourage believers, strengthen the faith of churches, and inspire a new generation to faithfully follow God's call wherever He leads.

• Website: https://kingdomwithoutborders.org
• Email: mark@kingdomwithoutborders.org

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