Christina Martinez of The Collective Effect tells us of the dire need of a well for the people of Iriri Uganda. Everyday, the women of Iriri make a 4 hours round trip walk to a "pond" to fill up a jug of muddy water, twice. This water is used to drink, cook, and if enough remains, maybe even clean. The trips to this source of water needs to be made in the morning and afternoon because it is too dangerous to go at night. A well in their village would literally change their lives. Water to cook and clean, water to maintain good hygiene,  and even water to grow crops is something a well would provide for these people.  If you donate to funding a well for the people of Iriri Uganda through the link below, my family will match up to $1000 for all donations made by December 25th! Let's give the gift of life changing water to our brothers and sisters in Iriri Uganda! Donation Link: https://linktr.ee/Ihtht Follow The Collective Effect on Instagram to learn more and keep up to date on all their work! https://www.instagram.com/thecollectiveeffect/

On today's episode, I hijacked Apologetiks' stream on twitch to interview another streamer, Joshua "JP" Park, while we were playing games! JP talks to us a little bit about how he got into streaming games and his art and even gives advice for people wanting to do the same. Come listen to this very unique episode with constant interrupts from in-game chat and sounds! Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

Youth pastor of 4Pointes church, Abe Kim, joins us today to give us his life story. He walks us through everything from moving from New Jersey to Georgia, experiencing a delayed trauma of his biological father leaving, his struggle with his identity as a pastor and other people's expectations, and even his undying loyalty as an Atlanta sports fan (despite some major disappointments). Abe's honesty and vulnerability is sure to inspire and encourage!  Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

Sarah Paik is with us today to talk to us a little bit about her life and what led her to becoming the extremely talented pianist she is today. Make sure to check out the "When I Grow Up" podcast episode with Sarah to hear about her day job and career! Make sure to follow Sarah on Instagram to get all of the music goodness! www.instagram.com/sarah.paik Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

In the previous episode I threw out that I have been skipping episodes some weeks because of anxiety, but I didn't really go into it much. Today, I wanted to share a little bit more about that. This episode is kind of a word vomit in one take (never happens when I do solo episodes), so it is very disorganized and hardly coherent, but it is my genuine expression of how I am doing in its rawest form.  Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

We finally have a long time friend of the podcast, Paul Hong, on as a official guest! We get to hear a bit about Paul's life, living in all different parts of the country, and how he ended up in pastoring in Dallas, Texas. In the latter half of the episode, we talk about a book recommendation Paul gave me in response to the previous episode where I address the American church. We discuss the book "Conscience: What It Is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ" and how the ideas in the book have been helping use navigate relationships within our churches when we have differing consciences. Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

I had a moment of revelation about a topic that has been heavy on my heart recently: division in the church. Listen as I share about my thoughts on how we can foster unity within the church and I hope one of two things happen 1) You are encouraged or 2) You find fault in what I am saying and you correct me. I am not a pastor or biblical expert, so the latter result is entirely possible.  Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

Today I am joined by Josh Kim as he tells us his life story. Initially, the plan was to mostly focus on his many crafts based talents (wood working, pottery, and pc building), but we dive into Josh's story of how an accident after a church retreat completely shifted the trajectory of his life.  Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

Good friend, Helen Bai, joins us all the way from New Jersey to talk to us about her life story. Helen was born in Korea, but mostly raised in America. She talks to us about how her desire not to disappoint her mother drove much of her life. One day, a life altering accident triggered a series of events that would ultimately help her heal her relationship with her mother with the help of her fiance, Justin.  Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

A good friend of my wife, Shirley, came by to talk to us about her story! Everything from growing up with siblings significantly younger than her (youngest sibling is 11 years younger!), to being involved with a global planning team for a global conference that got cancelled by COVID-19, and her latest project called "The Voicemail Project." Listen as we journey through her life and retrospectively witness God's leading and guidance. The Voicemail Project: https://instagram.com/thevoicemailprojectatl Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast