'Start praying. Your prayers don't have to be carefully designed and sanitized'. Bishop Anne Van Gend was born in South Africa and is currently the Bishop of Dunedin serving over 360 000 people living across Otago & Southland through the dioceses 30 Anglican Parishes. Bishop Ann talks of the weight of the role she carries, knowing she can only perform it with God's strength & provides some down-to-earth tips on how to pray. Support Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where Author Jennifer Andrewes Finds God on the Via Francigena
24/03/2026 | 13 mins.
'Faith is the rhythm of putting one step in front of the other, rather than the destination'. Jennifer Andrewes, Author of - The Only Way is Up On Foot to Rome talks with Lizzie Oakes about her journey of Long-Distance Walking while living with early on set Parkinson's.
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Where Jonathan Moody Speed Skater for Great Britain Finds God
17/03/2026 | 14 mins.
'I remember going into the Olympic season, we have to do this & I was aware I was starting to feel anxious'. Jonathan Moody is a Short Speed Skater for Great Britain. Born in New Zealand he fell in love with the sport when he was 12 years of age. Now based in Nottingham, UK and home for the summer he joined Lizzie on the podcast to talk about the highs and lows of elite sport and of how an earlier encounter with God changed everything for him in terms of his identity and self-worth. Support Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where Brook Turner Finds God in Thin Places & People's Pain
10/03/2026 | 16 mins.
'Get close to hardship and God turns up'. Brook Turner is the Director of Partnership Services at Vision west Community Trust. He shares of finding God in places he has visited (thin places) but also of finding God in the pain of the people that Vision West serve. Support Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where Tom Francis Broadcaster with A Deep Love of the Word of God Finds God
03/03/2026 | 11 mins.
'It's God who does the work and he's been doing it from the beginning of creation & we're part of that process'. Tom Francis is a radio broadcaster with Rhema Media. Having started his work life off as a mechanic with the AirForce, he has also worked as an ambulance driver. These days he is the day show host on Sanctuary Radio. Tom shares his heart for studying the word of God and the joy of discovering that God himself is to be found there. Support Sanctuary Radio: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?brand=sanctuary See 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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