Pocketing God’s Promises: Stories for Great Commission Living

Pocketing God’s Promises is a practical podcast of Gospel Fellowship Association Missions that exalts the God who sustained previous generations of His servants and encourages believers to take the same God at His Word today.

In each episode, former cross-cultural missionaries, Jon Crocker and Tim Berrey, share stories from missions history that illustrate biblical truths and then apply them to the lives of the listeners. Episodes are bi-weekly and last about 10 minutes. Whether you are a pastor, parent, missionary, or another believer seeking to live a life of deeper consecration to Christ, this podcast is for you.

If you are not aware of this rich devotional resources, here are the first ten episodes to help you get started:

Episodes

Episode 1: Introducing Pocketing God’s Promises (the reasons for the series)

Episode 2: Impossible Journey Out of Africa

Episode 3: Thank God for the Fleas

Episode 4: The Ministry of Baby Kenneth

Episode 5: 10 O’Clock on a Saturday Night

Episode 6: One Man Against a Church

Episode 7: When All Seems Lost

Episode 8: Svea and the Egg Seller Boy

Episode 9: A Leper Among Lepers

Episode 10: In a Tree With Jesus

Do you have a favorite story from missions history? If you’ve listened to the podcast and see a story not told that you appreciate, let GFA know!

Podcast hosts

Mr. Jon Crocker (left), executive director of GFA, served as a church planting missionary to Mexico for 10 years and is grateful to have been part of Christ’s building His church in Mexico City. Jon and his wife, Andrea, have five children.

Dr. Tim Berrey, GFA’s director of missionary recruitment, served in the Philippines for nearly 20 years, training dozens of national leaders at a Bible college and seminary. Tim and his wife, Laura, have six children.

Both men have spoken across the US and around the world in churches, colleges, and conferences. The desire of their hearts is to see well-equipped gospel witnesses raised up in the next generation.