In this episode, hosts Mike Tapia and Cody Hall speak with Alan Shea, a longtime missionary with SIM who serves in Liberia through broadcast engineering, electrical infrastructure, and logistics support. Alan's decades-long ministry has included keeping Christian radio stations running, ensuring hospitals have clean water and reliable electricity, and responding to crises like Ebola and civil war evacuations.Alan was born at ELWA Hospital in Liberia, where he now serves as a technical advisor, continuing a legacy started by his missionary parents. Through remarkable stories of faith, risk, and obedience, Alan reflects on how God uses people with technical skills in powerful and unexpected ways. This episode is full of wisdom for anyone wrestling with calling, risk, or the quiet but essential roles in missions that make gospel work possible.Subscribe now to stay up to date on The Go and Send Podcast!Contact us at [email protected] & Links:SIM USA: https://www.simusa.orgELWA: https://www.elwaministries.org/The Shea’s ministry page: https://alan.shea.net/My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers: https://utmost.orgBruchko by Bruce OlsonEternity in Their Hearts by Don RichardsonFinding Jesus in the Old Testament by David LimbaughI Married You by Walter Trobisch 00:00 – Intro: Meet Alan Shea, Missionary Engineer With SIM01:00 – Technical Missions: Radio, Hospital, and School Support03:00 – Power and Infrastructure in Liberia06:00 – Water Treatment and Becoming a “Water Engineer”08:00 – How Alan Helps Enable Pastors and Church Planters09:30 – Alan’s Family’s Legacy at ELWA12:00 – A Technical Call Shaped by Obedience15:00 – Education, Bible Training, and Radio Experience18:00 – Why Heart-Language Radio Matters20:00 – Strategic Power of Radio in Africa Today22:00 – Shortwave’s Impact During Ebola Outbreaks24:00 – Broadcasting to 330 Million Across Africa26:00 – Evangelism Through Media: Local Voices, Local Languages29:00 – War in Ivory Coast: Evacuations and God’s Provision32:00 – “What Happens to You Is God’s Problem”35:00 – Safety vs. Obedience: Trusting God in Hard Places38:00 – God’s Call, God’s Care—And Meeting His Wife Sherry41:00 – Family Connections in Missions Across Generations43:00 – Starting Full-Time Service in Liberia46:00 – Ebola Response and Medical Ministry49:00 – SIM Missionaries Contracting Ebola: Survival and Witness52:00 – Why Healing Isn’t Enough Without the Gospel54:00 – Long-Term Investment: Mentoring, Building, Equipping56:00 – Urgent Technical Needs in Liberia Today58:00 – Who’s Needed? Mechanics, Electricians, Trainers, Engineers01:00:00 – God Uses What You Have—Even if It’s Not Enough01:01:00 – Discernment, Community, and Calling Into Missions01:02:00 – Final Encouragement: God Calls, Equips, and Sends To learn more about SonSet Solutions, go to our website or follow us on social media @SonSetSolutions.Website: https://www.sonsetsolutions.org

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