'I heard men's stories, ordinary people and it wasn't hard for me to put myself in their shoes'. When Graham Lapslie first started working as a Prison Chaplain, he thought he'd made the biggest mistake of his life. Within a couple of months, he discovered that hearing men's stories and coming alongside them as a neutral party was an honor and a privilege. Graham talks of finding God in the prison and shares on what he wishes people outside prison understood about those who are incarcerated. Support Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Where Kristel van Houte Marine & Freshwater Ecologist Finds God
'When you're in the ocean or in the forest, even people of no faith will tell me there's something there'. Kristel van Houte, a marine & freshwater ecologist is the National Director of A Rocha Aotearoa NZ a charitable trust focused on community-based conservation and education. She is also involved in the Karioi Project a Raglan based biodiversity restoration initiative. Kristel talks of how she developed her love of creation in her childhood, how she has passed this love of creation onto her children and her desire for all people to take care of the gift of creation God has given to us. Support Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Where Sam Garaway CEO Christians Against Poverty Finds God
'I grew up watching my parents, from a financial sense, lose it all. Living in a one-bedroom flat, my bedroom was in a garden shed.' Sam Garaway, CEO of Christians Against Poverty NZ has a big heart for adventure, living in spaces both personally and professionally which push him out of his comfort zone. Sam shares of a pivotal moment in his childhood where although his family were living in money chaos, Sam experienced something of God's presence that flipped the experience on its head. Support Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Where Lee Baker Broadcaster Finds God
Trigger Warning: This episode touches on sensitive topics that may impact some listeners. If you need to talk with someone, call 0800 lifeline or if you need prayer call NZ Christian prayer line on 0800 50 80 80. "And all the hard stuff, you've just got to sit it out and stay there and stick with God because he will deliver, every single time without fail". Lee Baker is one of the cohosts on the Sanctuary Breakfast show. Born in the UK he left the UK in 1997, spent 8 years living in Australia before settling in New Zealand. An open book, Lee shares some of the challenges of his life with honesty, humility and humor. The Morning SanctuarySupport Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Where Pastor/Author Mat Badger Finds God
‘I simply ask the question, God what are you up today and help me to partner with you’. Mat Badger is Senior Pastor/Corp Officer at The Salvation Army Johnsonville & Coauthor of "When The Light Goes Out". A book that details the dangers and pitfalls of unresolved grief and depression within the context of Christian leadership. Mat shares of his intentional daily practice of connecting with God, of where God was for him during his wife's mental health journey and talks of his love of history.When The Light Goes Out eBook : Badger, Jules, Badger, Mat: Amazon.com.au: Kindle StoreSupport Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hi, I’m Lizzie Oakes, and in 'Where Do You Find God' I talk with my guests about the ways they encounter God in their everyday lives.
Acts C 17 v 27 says “God intended that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us”.
God is close to all of us, what is often missing is our awareness of his presence.
One of the joys of making this podcast is that as I ask my guests about the ways they encounter God, often right in front of me, they start to encounter him. Suddenly, their tone of voice changes, their speech slows right down, and a look of understanding comes across their face.
As the scripture promises, if we reach out for him, we will find him.
Tune in each Wednesday at 4.30pm and listen live to Where Do You Find God on yoursanctuary.nz
Hosted & Produced by Lizzie Oakes
Audio Engineer Scott Gillen
Where Do You Find God Theme Song written and performed by Chris Dawson
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