The Pelican Life
The Pelican Life, from Praying Pelican Missions, exists to tell the stories of participants, leaders, host pastors and workers that have encountered God's love in the missions field. We're here to share those experiences, and in turn spread light throughout the world!
Episodes
25 episodes
The Pelican Life - Episode 24 (Pastor KJ, Zion Community Church)
In this episode we speak with Pastor Kujanga Jackson at Zion Community Church in Tulsa, OK. Pastor KJ has brought mission teams on PPM trips in the past, and has now stepped up to the plate to be a host pastor as PPM launches Tulsa as a new loc...
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Episode 24
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35:14
The Pelican Life - Episode 23 (Marko, The Youth Cartel)
How do junior high kids react differently on a mission trip than adults or high schoolers? How can short-term missions be productive and avoid being harmful? Marko from The Youth Cartel joins us to talk about all that and more on this episode o...
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Episode 23
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33:13
The Pelican Life - Episode 22 (Deanna VerSchneider, Washington DC)
The United States Capitol, Washington DC, is a constant target of adversaries both spiritual and physical. Whether it be political leaders or civilian citizens, DC is a city that needs love just like any other, if not more so. In this episode w...
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Episode 22
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19:49
The Pelican Life - Christmas Special
In this Christmas episode of The Pelican Life, Adam speaks with Julie Profitt, who has been on multiple mission trips during Christmas time with PPM to Costa Rica! Make sure to stick around until the end when Adam will have a special reading of...
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Episode 22
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33:09
The Pelican Life - Episode 21 (Stephanie Lindsay, FPC Asheboro)
What's the difference between serving in Puerto Rico and Alaska? What's it like when you go behind the curtain and work for PPM instead of leading a team? We'll answer those questions and more with Stephanie Lindsay on this edition of The Pelic...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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32:01
The Pelican Life - Episode 20 (Chris and George, Christ's Church Roswell)
When Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana, Chris and George felt God calling them to build a team and respond, even in the midst of a pandemic. Eventually, they would find a very specific reason that God brought them hundreds of miles to ...
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Episode 20
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30:06
The Pelican Life - Episode 19 (Adam McLane, PPM Global)
What would it be like if you could empower someone in another country to go and serve their community, or another community, or even send them to a NEW country to serve. In this episode, we talk to Adam McLane about PPM's new initiative, PPM Gl...
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Episode 19
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25:06
The Pelican Life - Episode 18 (Nicole Moncrief, Christian Baptist Church, SWLA)
What is it like watching your city experience a Category 4 hurricane? What can the local church do in the aftermath? What is PPM doing to help? We'll talk to Nicole Moncrief, a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana, about her experience with Hurr...
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Episode 18
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32:57
The Pelican Life - Episode 17 (Laura Yoch, USA Ops)
What was PPM like as an organization 10 years ago? How far has God led the organization? What's next? We'll talk to Laura Yoch about these questions and more on this episode of The Pelican Life!
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Episode 17
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27:41
The Pelican Life - Episode 16 (Carissa Hildebrandt, Disaster Relief)
Just after Hurricane Laura hit southwest Louisiana, Jim Noreen, Laura Yoch and Carissa Hildebrandt made a trip down to see how PPM could be of help. Between our fantastic partner churches who sent supplies and the new partnerships established, ...
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Episode 16
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34:45
The Pelican Life - Episode 15 (Pastor Andrew Mook, Sanctuary Church, Providence, RI)
What's it like to be a pastor in a post-church city? What's it like to have a mission team stay with members of your congregation? What's it like to bridge the gap of social justice tension during a pandemic? Pastor Andrew Mook of Sanctuary Chu...
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Episode 15
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39:21
The Pelican Life - Episode 14 (Taber Smith, Aldersgate UMC)
In this episode, Adam is joined by Taber Smith, a participant, parent and co-leader at Aldersgate UMC in Wilmington, Delaware. Taber brings great perspective on what it's like to see your child go through the experience of a mission trip and th...
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Episode 14
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33:04
The Pelican Life - Episode 13 (Lonnie Maley, Appalachian Ops)
While many trips and summer plans have been changed due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Lonnie Maley has found himself (at least in some ways) right where he thought he'd be! Lonnie gives us an update on how God is moving via mission trips this su...
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Episode 13
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30:48
The Pelican Life - Episode 12 (Annie Shoessler and Andy Bost)
What do you do with your first summer at home in a decade? That's what Annie and Andy had to learn this summer. See how God is working in their lives and the lives of others in this edition of The Pelican Life!
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Episode 12
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40:54
The Pelican Life - Episode 11 (Pastor Derrick Joyce, Segment 2)
This is part two of our conversation with pastor Derrick Joyce as we continue our discussion about the Church and race relations in America? What can we do to stand alongside each other in this trying time? Find out here.
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Episode 11
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33:17
The Pelican Life - Episode 10 (Pastor Derrick Joyce, Segment 1)
This is a trying time in the United States and around the world. In addition to the pandemic, we've seen a rise in tensions around race and police brutality. The only way to continue to grow during this time is to center our discussions and int...
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Episode 10
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57:53
The Pelican Life - Episode 9 (Tim Medley, FBC Childress)
In Episode 9, Adam speaks with Tim Medley of FBC Childress. Tim's church has built a long-term relationships with Rock of Ages Church in Belize. From a re-vamped church building, to encouraging Rock of Ages to send out its own missionaries, the...
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Episode 9
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33:42
The Pelican Life - Episode 8 (Randy Stacks, FBC Waldorf)
Randy is a pastor and group leader who has been on both international and domestic trips with PPM. In this episode, Randy speaks to the busy life of a minister, being impacted by God on the missions field, and what it was like to have mission o...
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Episode 8
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35:29
The Pelican Life - Episode 7 (Jonathan Alvarez, Costa Rica Ops)
How does one go from rainforest tour guide to full-time ministry work? What happens when the only road to your mission destination gets washed out? Jonathan Alvarez can speak to both of those circumstances, and he joins us on Episode 7 of The P...
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Episode 7
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31:45
The Pelican Life - Episode 6 (Tim Desilets)
What's it like to leave your career to dive into a life of ministry? How do you find peace in chaotic times? What happens when your flight home gets delayed and you're in a country where you don't speak the language? We ask Tim Desilets all tho...
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Episode 6
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44:40
The Pelican Life Episode 5 - Jim Noreen (PPM President)
In this episode, we speak with PPM President Jim Noreen! Jim details how his heart for missions lines up with PPM's vision and pillars. He also discusses raising kids and working in missions, and how a mission trip to Canada put him on his path...
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Episode 5
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37:55
The Pelican Life Episode 4 - Jenna from Indiana
Episode 4 features our first trip participant as a guest! Not a leader, not a host pastor, not a staff member, a participant. PPM is blessed to get to play a part in thousands of youth group members and young adults experiencing Christ on the m...
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Episode 4
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36:52
The Pelican Life Episode 3 - Rudy and Caroline Bazin
Episode 3 marks the first time we speak with someone who works for PPM. Rudy and Caroline met on the missions field and have seen God lead them in more ways than they can count. What was it like working together as a couple for the first time? ...
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Episode 3
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43:38
Episode 2 - Pastors Fernando and Andrea Matitz, St. Andrews UMC - Boston
In Episode 2 we hear from the husband and wife pastoral team at St. Andrews UMC in Jamaica Plain, MA! Fernando and Andrea were appointed to their church in a Boston suburb after PPM had already been partnering there, and they've been incredible...
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Episode 2
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44:14
