Christian Travelers’ Network

CTN 176 : Travelers Finding A Grief Community with Julie Spears

Grief can be incredibly isolating. It can leave us feeling like a totally different person that we used to be and we may find ourselves wondering if our old friends will be able to relate to us anymore. But the Lord doesn't want us to walk through grief alone. In this episode, Julie Spears, a paddle boarding instructor and kidney disease grief coach, shares how to find community, use travel to grow, and rely on the Lord in this season.

If you would like to connect with Julie, please visit her websites: www.JuleZ30A.com and www.juliespears.com.

Please subscribe and share this episode with a friend. If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 52: Processing Grief During Covid-19 and episode 68: Creating Christian Community.

To connect with our online community, and access our special budgeting sheet, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net
Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 175 : Building Friendships While Traveling with Ann Taylor McNiece

"Friendship takes a lot of work." Have you ever found yourself saying this? Or found yourself questioning why it's so hard to connect with others on your adventures? Ann Taylor McNiece, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, joins us in this episode to unpack some of the tools we can use to deepen friendships and why it matters for our mental health.

If you would like to connect with Ann, please check out her podcast: The Soul Grit Podcast. www.soulgritresources.com

Please subscribe and share this episode with a friend. If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 170: Making Friendships on the Road and episode 37: Worshiping On Your Commute with Shannon Davis.

To connect with our online community, and access our special budgeting sheet, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net
Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 174: 23 Ways To Save Money On Travel

Whether it's in the planning stage or once the trip has begun, we all are looking for ways to stretch our money the extra mile. Or to one more excursion. That's why I pulled together my 23 best tips to help you save money on your next adventure. We will cover options from accommodation to transportation, meals, excursions, and more! If you have any other suggestions, please don't hesitate to share!

Please subscribe and share this episode with a friend. If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 172: How To Create A Travel Budget and episode 173: ????? with Mathew???

To connect with our online community, and access our special budgeting sheet, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net
Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 173: Affordable Travel with with Mathew Backholer

Think visiting 40 countries is super expensive? The truth is that it can be an affordable experience. Mathew Backholer, from ByFaith Media, joins us to talk about different ways that he saves while traveling on mission. From learning to haggle with sellers to finding inexpensive accommodations - Mathew shares what methods he has used and how his adventures have brought him closer to the Lord.

You can connect with Mathew on the ByFaith Media website: https://byfaith.org/

To connect with our online community, and access our special budgeting sheet, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net If you liked this episode, please check out episode 172: How To Create a Vacation Budget and episode 20: How Generosity impacts Travel

Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 172: How To Create A Vacation Budget

Whether you are intimidated by numbers and budgeting or you realized you spent a little too much on your last vacation - this episode will help you get the most out of your money. We will walk through the four steps, hand in hand, to make your next vacation budget a piece of cake - or pie!

If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 113: 6 Tips to Be A Financially Wise Christian Traveler or episode 11: How To Budget for your travels.

To connect with our online community, and access our special budgeting sheet, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net

Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 171 : Using Photos To Remember God’s Role In Travel with Brenda Esdohr

What do you do with your photos after a trip? Do they get lost in the cloud forever - or do they tell stories of God for coming generations? Brenda Esdohr, a full time RVer and photo fanatic believes that preserving memories for the coming generations is one the best gifts that we can pass on. In this episode, she shares how to turn things into digital memories, how to attach stories to those moments, and what God says about remembering our past.

If you would like to connect with Brenda, check out her website, Preserving Memories. www.preservingmemorylane.org

To connect with our online community, sign up for our email list by visiting: www.ChristianTravelers.net

Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 170: Making Friendships On The Road

They never told us making friends would be a challenge. Growing up, making friends was easy - we were stuck in the same classes with the same people or we lived in the same dorms. Now? Thanks to the pandemic was may be working remotely and have more freedom to travel, but the cost can be seen in the increased difficulty to make friendships. We may have a great conversation with someone we meet - but how do we move from acquaintances to friends? And if they don't agree with you on everything - does that take friendship off the table? In this episode - we will unpack these nuances and take a closer look at how Jesus befriended others.

If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 166: An Online Platform Christian Travelers.

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Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 169: I Wish I Was Traveling More

If this statement, "I Wish I Was Traveling More," resonates with you - you are not alone. In this episode, we will take a closer look at what God says about travel, different ways we can respond to this thought, and how we are to respond when God calls us to go. We will also unpack the different things that may be making it difficult to travel - and ways we can navigate these challenges.

If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 119: How Do You Know If God is Calling You To Travel (Genesis 24) and 113: 6 Tips To Be A Financial Wise Christian Traveler.

To connect with our online community, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net

Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 168: RV Ministry

For the longest time, RV Ministry has been geared towards the retired individuals seeking to do some service projects. But with the ever changing world around RV & Van life - thanks to the pandemic - I expect that this view of RV ministry will be changing. In this episode, we briefly highlight some of the things to consider when thinking about this lifestyle, some of the different types of ministries, and how you can use this lifestyle for God's kingdom.

If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 84: RV Life and 145: God Has Wired Us To Be Explorers with Samuel Chestnut.

To connect with our online community, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net

Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.

CTN 167: 12 Hours Trapped In An Airport

If you have heard anything about flights lately, you won't be surprised that our recent trip involved a flight cancelation, 12 hours in an airport, a flight reroute, and an additional two hour drive - just to get to our destination. In this episode, I will be sharing our story, how we passed the time, and my suggestions on how to handle it differently. We got a little emotionally worked up, and in the process - we didn't consider all of our options. I hope that this helps you if you get stuck in an airport at some point.

If you liked this episode, I highly encourage you to check out episode 151: Airport Ministry with Bishop Hayes and episode 85: How To Navigate An Airport

To connect with our online community, please visit: www.ChristianTravelers.net

Thank you for your ongoing prayers, hitting the subscribe button, and sharing this with a friend. Until next time - safe travels and God Bless.