Brent Gudgel: Free Burma Rangers, Miraculous, and more

Oh how I love to hear people’s stories and what allows them to experience God that encourages their faith. You might be tuning in this week with more of a skeptical ear thinking “I haven’t experienced God to the fullness that others have talked about” and for that I just want to encourage you to keep showing up! Keep inviting Jesus in and keep asking him to strengthen your faith. I just know he’s gracious enough to meet you where you’re at. And if you let him, like really let him in, it’ll be one epic journey! So today we have a really fun conversation to dive into with filmmaker and director, Brent Gudgel. We just so happen to talk about the amazing film, Free Burma Rangers, which is a documentary film exploring the extraordinary 20-year journey of missionaries Dave and Karen Eubank and their kids, as they venture into war zones where they are fighting to bring hope. The film itself is a testimony to people trying to walk after God, full of their own limitations, sins and mistakes, facing real enemies AND asking “CAN LOVE WIN?!” We talk about the film as well as radical ways God moved during the process. Even some of the other “no way but God moments” of Brent’s career. Brent Gudgel is a documentary film director and founder of the ministry Deidox. His credits include the documentary Free Burma Rangers which won Best Feature at the Justice Film Festival in NYC, was in theaters nationwide, and is now on Amazon Video. Previous work has been on Showtime, Hulu, for the Olympics, and featured during the Super Bowl. With over 20 years of experience, Brent has also directed and consulted on 250+ short documentaries for organizations such as Toyota, LA Clippers, Union Rescue Mission, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Saddleback, Willow Creek, Goodwill, and IJM, among others. He currently resides in Merced, CA with his wife and two growing children. There comes a point when we embrace what God is doing in our lives, twists, turns and unknowns. And I believe we ALL desire for tangible evidence of God working IN our lives to at least show us he’s real, right?! And the point isn’t the miracles in and of themselves…. These are unexpected and always come in different ways for EVERY ONE just because God is a personal God. But we want to keep in might that in pursuing him, we want to magnify HIM, NOT the signs. I love the journey we’re all on! God is so unique and so intricately involved in our lives. I’m confident that when people experience the love of the father, they’ll want nothing less and no counterfeits either. I’m so excited to share more of Brent’s story with you today. I hope his experiences give you the courage to believe God for more, as well! So without further adieu, Why dont you pull up a chair, grab that cup of coffee and dive in with us to the places between. www.deidox.org - All about Deidox. Even preview the Miraculous series! www.watchfbr.com to watch the film for free starting Aug 30th Free Burma Trailer can be viewed here, or on the Deidox Youtube page, here: https://www.youtube.com/@Deidox For church screening licensing of the FBR movie, visit https://fbrmovie.lifeway.com/ WATCH the interview with Wendy & Brent here: https://youtu.be/zqRizGZ7-Ss ***** ENJOY this episode?! Share the love by sharing this with someone you know! Go a step farther by supporting The Places Between to reach more listeners, OR give us a 5 star review! We'd be honored to have your encouragement and support!