Once a week 24 minute interviews focusing on personal Christian faith stories and spiritual calling. Email the host: Wayne@wayneshepherd.net
Wheaton College Professor of History Tracy McKenzie joins Wayne Shepherd in a discussion of what we know about the Pilgrim roots of our American Thanksgiving holiday. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Terry Wardle, author of SOME KIND OF CRAZY , grew up in a hardscrabble, dysfunctional family and never felt that his life amounted to anything. He talks with Wayne Shepherd about his faith that sustained him through his brokenness all the way to spiritual transformation. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!...
Through a season of personal grief following the deaths of her mother, father, and husband, plus battling cancer herself, Anne Graham Lotz talks with Wayne Shepherd about the reality of the Holy Spirit in a believer's life. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Stephen Welch was unmistakably called by God to work at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. But he talks with Wayne Shepherd about the unusual circumstances God used to put him in that job. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
A new book on the life of Corrie ten Boom, VICTORIOUS, was written by Stan Guthrie who joins Wayne Shepherd in conversation about Corrie's life and the lessons it conveys to us today. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Originally from Pakistan, Ali Master flunked out of college, was unemployed, and attempted suicide. His life changed when he converted to Christianity. Now a successful businessman and church leader, Ali talks with Wayne Shepherd about his life story. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!...
Actor Robert Amaya talks with Wayne Shepherd about his professional career as well as a recent decision to follow God's call into a men's ministry. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Called from his home in Britain to rescue street kids in Guatemala, Duncan Dyason talks with Wayne Shepherd about the plight of these children and what Street Kids Direct is doing to help in the name of Jesus. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
The President and Founder of Women at Risk, International (WAR), Becky McDonald, talks with Wayne Shepherd about the mission of WAR to protect victims of abuse, sexual trafficking, and exploitation. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Now Professor of Jewish Studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute, Michael Rydelnik talks with Wayne Shepherd about growing up as the son of Holocaust survivors and what led to his decision to become a follower of Jesus Christ. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
The host of radio's PARENTING TODAY'S TEENS and the Founder of Heartlight MInistries, Mark Gregston, talks with Wayne Shepherd about his life of helping parents and teens who are struggling in life. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Wayne Shepherd interviews a veteran Canadian missionary who makes regular trips to Cuba and reports on the growth of the church in that communist nation. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Craig and Gina Morgan talk with Wayne Shepherd about the unique challenges of the blended family and their desire to help others through their ministry Blended Together Forever. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Annette Hubbell, author of Eternity through the Rearview Mirror, talks with Wayne Shepherd and details the stories of several people through history whose stories of personal faith in God inspire us today. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
With work experience in 38 countries helping to set up or empower over 150 development projects, Dr. Phil McDonald talks with Wayne Shepherd about a few of the many lessons he has learned along with a few adventures he and his family have experienced. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!...
An update from his recent travels as Ed Cannon of the Far East Broadcasting Company talks with Wayne Shepherd about the continuing effectiveness of shortwave radio to reach largely rural areas even as social media listeners to FEBC number in the millions. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!...
Wayne Shepherd talks with Max McLean, an award-winning actor and founder and artistic director of New York City-based Fellowship for Performing Arts which is committed to engaging diverse audiences with theatre from a Christian worldview. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!...
Born in poverty in Sierra Leone, Dr. Glena Davies talks with Wayne Shepherd about the way God provided for her, developed her character, and guided her education and career as a pediatrician. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Billy Kim was plucked out of poverty and obscurity during wartime in Korea by an American GI. Talking with Wayne Shepherd, Dr. Kim tells his story of coming to America, giving his life to Christ, and serving for many years as a Christian leader, pastor, evangelist, and broadcaster with the Far East Broadcasting Company--not only in his homeland, but all over the world. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting C...
Louis Dooley, a young man who was once imprisoned with a life sentence for theft and attempted murder, talks with Wayne Shepherd about the turnaround in his life when he gave his life to Jesus Christ. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Retired Admiral and current Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, Barry Black, talks with Wayne Shepherd about his life story and spiritual responsibilities in Washington D.C. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
A recent graduate of Biola University, Joshua Sun of The Far East Broadcasting Company talks with Wayne Shepherd about his radio program which reaches an estimated audience of millions in his homeland of China. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Musician Tommy Coomes talks with Wayne Shepherd about being an early member of the CCM group Love Song, his role in forming Maranatha Music, and his life today with The Tommy Coomes Band. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Paul Sheppard, pastor of Destiny Christian Fellowship in the San Francisco Bay area and host of radio's DESTINED FOR VICTORY, talks with Wayne Shepherd about his life growing up in Philadelphia and being called by God into ministry. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!...
Originally from India, Peter Duraisami is now the Executive Director of the Scott Mission in Toronto, ON. He talks with Wayne Shepherd about his calling and the mission of reaching the poor and needy of his city. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Beloved pastor and author Warren Wiersbe died just a month ago. This week we reach into the FIRST PERSON archive for an interview as Dr. Wiersbe talked with Wayne Shepherd about his life and ministry. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
When back-to-back tragedies struck a Southern California community in 2018-- a shooting and a devastating wildfire-- Shawn Thornton and the people of Calvary Community Church responded with the love and compassion of Christ. Shawn talks about the experience this week with Wayne Shepherd on FIRST PERSON. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERS...
Andy King, the Executive Director of the Dream Center in Peoria, Illinois, talks with Wayne Shepherd about the mission and ministry of this inner-city organization which is making such a spiritual difference in the community through compassionate care. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!...
Michael Card joins Wayne Shepherd in interviewing two guests: Author and speaker Kenneth Boa on the wonder in the skies above and Mary Francis Bowley and her mission to rescue young women from sex trafficking. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
The on-air host of The Voice of the Martyrs, Todd Nettleton, talks with Wayne Shepherd about reporting on the persecuted church and the lessons he has learned from the experience. Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
