My Only Option was to Obey — with Emer Evangelista

About this episode

Emer Evangelista shares her journey of obedience to God's call to serve her people in the Philippines.

Coming to you from the Philippines, Tanner Peake is with Every Home’s director for the Philippines, Emer Evangelista. Listen in as Emer shares the incredible story of how God called her out of a high-paying foreign job to return to her people and give her life to ministry. Through Emer’s obedience and suffering, she developed a heart of compassion that has been surrendered to the Lord in beautiful ways. Her ministry is marked by profound kindness, gentleness, and patience, and it bears the fruit of transformation and hope. You’ll be inspired to love the people of your world in simple ways and encouraged by Emer’s heart for her people. Emer has served with Every Home since 2006 and in her current role as national director since 2015. She lives in Manila, the Philippines with her husband, Sam, and together they have two children. Show Notes To support Emer’s ministry in the Philippines, visit: https://everyhome.org/give/ Redeeming Missions is a podcast produced by Every Home. Join us at: https://everyhome.org/ On Instagram: @everyhomeintl On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyhomeintl Connect with Tanner: TannerPeake.com Check out Tanner’s latest book, Love: Mission from the…

People in this episode

Host: Tanner Peake

Guest: Emer Evangelista

Topics covered

• obedience
• ministry
• compassion
• transformation
• faith
• suffering

Keywords

• ministry
• obedience
• Philippines
• compassion
• Every Home
• faith
• transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Every Home for Christ

Places: Philippines, Manila

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