LiveBeyond’s Podcast Will Share Messages on Living Missionally
THOMAZEAU, Haiti, April 28, 2021 -- Faith-based Humanitarian organization LiveBeyond is announcing the launch of a podcast focused around the theme of living missionally. It will feature conversations with missionaries as well as committed believers who live every day on mission, with the first few episodes highlighting Dr. David Vanderpool, LiveBeyond founder and CEO.
In each episode, those who have served either in the short term or as full time missionaries will share stories from the field as well as insight into what it means to live missionally wherever we may find ourselves in our current life circumstances.
“I love having this avenue for sharing with listeners what God is teaching me in the field, as well as how it can apply in our daily lives,” said Dr. Vanderpool. “Whether we are serving in Haiti or Honduras or here at home, we are called to live on mission for Jesus in everything we do.”
In the first podcast episode, Dr. Vanderpool is interviewed by his daughter, who also serves on staff with LiveBeyond, and they discuss his recently released book “LiveBeyond: A Radical Call to Surrender and Serve.” Dr. Vanderpool shares the inspiration behind writing it and gives listeners a taste of what to expect when reading the book. He highlights stories included in the book and how serving on missions as a 16-year-old boy changed the trajectory of his life. He explores the realities and struggles that face the country of Haiti, and his journey of learning to live life on mission.
“Looking at the television screen on Jan. 12, 2010, I could not take my eyes away from the horror caused by the earthquake -- I felt the Lord telling me to go,” Dr. Vanderpool said. “There was a change and sense of urgency that I felt I needed to share what I had been given with others. In the Bible, Paul talks about the idea of equality and that we share what we have been given with others, and that really had an impact on me.”
“LiveBeyond: A Radical Call to Surrender and Serve” gives the inside story of how and why Dr. Vanderpool listened to the calling from God and uprooted his life as a surgeon in Brentwood, Tenn. Readers will be given a first-hand account of what life in the poverty-stricken country of Haiti is like and the challenges and rewards that come with serving there full-time.
To listen to the podcast and learn more about LiveBeyond, visit https://livebeyondpodcast.home.blog/.
About Dr. David Vanderpool
Dr. David Vanderpool is founder and CEO of LiveBeyond, a faith-based humanitarian organization bringing medical and maternal health care, clean water, education, orphan care, community development and the gospel of Jesus Christ to the oppressed in Thomazeau, Haiti. A successful trauma surgeon, Dr. Vanderpool served as a volunteer for more than 20 years providing free health care in developing countries that suffered from either natural or man-made disasters. After serving as first responders for a devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the Vanderpools felt called to truly help the Haitian people and provide a lasting impact in this country. In May 2013, Dr. Vanderpool and his wife Laurie officially moved to Thomazeau, Haiti, on a full-time basis. They sold both their home in Brentwood, Tenn., and Dr. Vanderpool’s private medical practice. To learn more visit, https://livebeyond.org/.
About LiveBeyond
LiveBeyond is a faith-based humanitarian organization bringing medical and maternal health care, clean water, education, orphan care, community development and the gospel of Jesus Christ to the oppressed in Thomazeau, Haiti. LiveBeyond purchased 63 acres in this region outside of Port-au-Prince. The LiveBeyond compound consists of the Hamilton Guest House, a medical clinic, worship center and a school, in addition to housing for orphans and other missionaries.
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