God Our Refuge and Strength

About this episode

Alex shares his miraculous journey of survival and faith, emphasizing that serving the Lord does not exempt us from challenges.

God has worked many miracles throughout Alex’s life—surviving the Rwandan genocide, receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox that planted seeds for the Gospel, and most recently, living on the other side of a brain tumor. Alex talks about how serving the Lord doesn't mean that challenging and even painful things will not happen in our lives. But we can take heart because God, our refuge and strength, has overcome the world. Resources: Hear more of Alex’s story!Listen to “The Body of Chr...

People in this episode

Guest: Alex

Topics covered

• faith
• miracles
• overcoming adversity
• spiritual strength
• personal testimony

Keywords

• Rwandan genocide
• brain tumor
• Operation Christmas Child
• faith
• miracles
• spirituality
• adversity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Operation Christmas Child, The Body of Christ

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