Episode 41: Ricardo White

We are back after a brief hiatus! In this episode of The 411 Podcast, we have our good friend and special guest Jesse Landis on to share he and his wife's journey through the missions field! Jesse shares about his time growing up here at Life Center, and specifically how his time in Heirborne youth ministry helped stir his heart for missionary work. He explains how God has continuously disoriented his family's original plans, and stresses the importance of being faithful and obedient to the Lord's directions. Lastly, Jesse details how their family has relied on the presence and word of the Lord through difficult times, along with ensuring their family unit is a secure and strong foundation. We are so thankful for Jesse and his family's heart to see people equipped, trained, and sent out into the least reached places to spread the Gospel!

Senior Pastor Charles Stock rejoins us for Part 2 of his interview! In this episode of Season 2, Charles continues to take us through the journey he and Anne navigated during their time in California, his desire to know the Word of God inside and out, and some of the most difficult seasons of their lives, just up to the point where they moved to Pennsylvania. We are so thankful for the lives of Charles and Anne, and their desire to see the presence of God flourish wherever they are.

Such a special episode! We continue with our second episode of Season 2 with special guests Reinhard and Debi Hirtler, who are not only part of our lifelines missionaries, but very close and longtime friends of ours. Reinhard and Debi explain the incredible story of their relationship, how they navigated early years of marriage and ministry, and their continual obedience of following the Lord's call and direction. We are so thankful for these amazing and humble missionaries! We pray this episode stirs your faith and challenges you to pursue the Lord's voice.

Senior Pastor Charles Stock joins us to kick off Season 2 of the 411 Podcast! Charles dives into great detail to describe his upbringing, how and where he grew up in California, the different trends and spirits that defined his generation during the 1960s, his pursuit of his wife Anne, and their pursuit for the way, the truth, and the life (God) together. We are so thankful for Charles' heart to pursuit an encounter with Jesus above all else!

For episode 42 of the 411 podcast, we bring on Brent Ulrich! Brent is our lead sound and techinical engineer here at Life Center, and has been on staff since 2017. Brent joins us for the last episode of Season 1 and caps off our one-year anniversary by taking us into his background of touring with different bands in his late teens and early 20s, to making his way into the sound and audio (front of house) department of music, and finally how he began to form relationships with people here at Life Center in 2011. We are beyond thankful for Brent's servant heart towards the Lord and His people, and how he cares and stewards the sound that is released from this house!

Ricardo White joins the 411 podcast! We are so thankful to have Ricardo share about what is happening and going on in he and Liz's lives, their struggles and battles over the last few years, and how God is healing, restoring, and showing His faithfulness towards Ricardo and Liz. What an incredible episode, with an even more incredible person! Ricardo truly embodies and displays what it looks like to pursue and worship the Lord despite our circumstances and trials.

Some of the best people here at Life Center, Rusty and Mia Fuller join the 411 Podcast! In this episode, Rusty and Mia share in further detail the wild story of how they met, how their relationship developed, and how they eventually found themselves back in Central Pennsylvania and calling Life Center their home. Rusty and Mia are genuine, authentically themselves, and true friends who are dedicated to serving and reaching the next generation! We are so thankful for their hearts!

Jason Burmeister joins the 411 podcast for episode 39! This episode is filled with so many stories and details of God's faithfulness. Jason explains how he and his family first began attending Life Center on Easter Sunday in 1998, how he became heavily involved in our Heirborne Youth Group, and how God eventually led him to meet his wife in Austria! Jason and his wife Sula's story truly stirrs our faith, as it is an amazing testament to God's faithfulness and goodness in their lives. We are beyond thankful they are here and part of our Life Center family!

Recorded live during Life Center Conference 2023! We were so thankful to have guest Chris Palmer join us on the 411 Podcast. Chris jumps on to discuss his first connection with Life Center in January, how he knew he wanted to preach from a young age, to the Lord shifting his focus to studying the Bible, and his role and the vision for TheosU and Theos Seminary. Chris and the team at TheosU are incredible people who have a heart to see others be true and faithful witnesses of God's word!

In this special episode of the 411 Podcast, we bring on our incredible friend Steve Espamer! Steve joins us to explain his amazing testimony, takes us through his time in ministry, and how God revealed the call of international missions in his life. Steve is the father of Katie Horst (episode 33) and the grandfather of Nathaniel Horst (episode 32), which made having Steve on this podcast even more special! We are so thankful for Steve's powerful testimony and how God has used Steve to advance His kingdom!