What Childhood Could Be – and What it might be
From The Great Shalom Podcast : Overcoming Learning Problems by Sharon Sarles
May 29, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
Simon Okwayo shares inspiring stories from his childhood in Africa and discusses the importance of including children in faith and community.
Simon Okwayo has visited Austin a couple of times that I know about. The first time, I was able to prevail upon him to come to the studio. He told some stories of his childhood. Amazing. Now, he grew up in Africa, in a situation with a lot less material abundance than we in the States had then and have now. But he and his family were believers. And as a young boy, he moved out on that faith. Very surprising result. Very inspiring. And it turned out that he was indicative of his life's work. He is known as an apostle because he has started many churches, including in the Middle East. I am sure you will enjoy hearing Brother Simon's history. It is a great story to contemplate as you plan the summer for your children. Think what childhood could be. Think what youth could be. The last time I saw Apostle Okwayo was at a house church meeting in Lake Travis. We were packed in. Before he started his comments, he challenged us, where were the children? We should not leave our children behind. The one father who was there who was young enough to have a child (by our expectations) pointed out that he had his son right there with him. The rest of the crowd didn't respond, even with their…
People in this episode
Host: Sharon Sarles
Guest: Simon Okwayo
Topics covered
- childhood
- faith
- inspiration
- education
- family
Keywords
- childhood
- faith
- inspiration
- education
- family
- church
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Austin, Middle East, Lake Travis
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