The Rest is Just Geography
The Rest is Just Geography
Podcast Description
Navigating cross-cultural life and living on mission for Jesus as an emerging adult can be both exciting and scary. Listen to those who’ve gone before you as they share some things they’ve learned along the way; and hear stories of the way God has been faithful. This podcast is for the goer, the sender, the receiver, the returner, the TCK, and everyone in between. Together we’ll explore what it takes to be successful in the journey, remembering that at the end of the day God calls us to Himself, the rest is just geography.
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This podcast focuses on themes such as cross-cultural living, personal faith journeys, and the concept of being a sojourner in a globalized world. Episodes include discussions on embracing impermanence in life and testimonies of faithfulness to God, with explorative topics like the significance of finding one's true citizenship beyond earthly existence.
Navigating cross-cultural life and living on mission for Jesus as an emerging adult can be both exciting and scary. Listen to those who’ve gone before you as they share some things they’ve learned along the way; and hear stories of the way God has been faithful. This podcast is for the goer, the sender, the receiver, the returner, the TCK, and everyone in between. Together we’ll explore what it takes to be successful in the journey, remembering that at the end of the day God calls us to Himself, the rest is just geography.
In this episode of The Rest is Just Geography, Chesed sits down with Brian, who grew up in South Africa and later returned there with his wife to work and raise a family. Brian shares his story of growing up cross‑culturally, navigating layers of belonging, and what it has been like to move back and forth between places while remaining anchored in an identity that does not change.
As they swap TCK stories, Chesed and Brian reflect on both the gift and the weight of growing up between worlds. Together, they explore what it looks like to hold the TCK experience with gratitude—acknowledging the ways it shapes us—without allowing it to become the primary source of our identity.
The conversation presses into the difference between appreciating a formative story and rooting our identity more deeply in Christ—and how that distinction shapes our ability to live faithfully wherever God places us.
This episode was produced by Chesed Anne Dent Fitzsimons.
Podcast editing: Chesed Anne Dent Fitzsimons & Peyton Rice
Podcast music: Endless Bliss — written by Sander Kalmeijer, performed and produced by Sounds Like Sander.
Podcast cover image: Photography and design by Jonathan Brown.
Please note that guests of this podcast may use pseudonyms.
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