"Unlikely Gifts" is a&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;for anyone looking for hope amid difficult circumstances. Life can be beautiful, unexpected, and, at times, profoundly difficult. It helps to hear from others who have grown from life's challenges and joys. That's why Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer are sharing how their experiences working with families impacted by disabilities in Africa have taught them about life’s most amazing gifts and its hardest tragedies.&nbsp;</p><br><em>For further information, please check out the following resources:</em></p><br><a href="https://kupenda.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Kupenda for the Children</em></a></p><br><em>Introduction&nbsp;by:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.wbaltv.com/news-team/177f1093-c194-4ee7-853a-d25c18f4d3c8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tom Tasselmeyer</em></a></p><br><em>Moderator:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.huntvalleychurch.org/sermons/previous-sermons/preacher/frank-boswell/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Frank Boswell</em></a></p><br><em>Guests:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://kupenda.org/our-team/staff-members/#CynthiaBauer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cynthia Bauer</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://kupenda.org/our-team/staff-members/#LeonardMbonani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Leonard Mbonani</em></a></p><br><em>Audio engineering:&nbsp;</em><a href="http://www.opposit.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Phillip Knowlton</em></a></p><br><em>Music composed by and used with permission from:&nbsp;Jacob Sanders</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
In our sixth and final episode of season 1 of "Unlikely Gifts," Frank Boswell sits down with Kupenda for the Children co-founders, Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer, to discuss the role that hope plays in their mission to families impacted by disabilities. Listen as they explore the sometimes painful origins that give rise to hope, how it compares to optimism, what it means to hold it for others, and how it can be a driving force towards new and life-changing opportunities.
For further information, please check out the following resources:
Introduction by: Tom Tasselmeyer
Guests: Cynthia Bauer, Leonard Mbonani
Audio engineering: Phillip Knowlton
Music composed by and used with permission from: Jacob Sanders
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In our fifth episode of "Unlikely Gifts," Frank Boswell sits down with Kupenda for the Children co-founders, Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer, as they explore their connections to a grieving world, particularly in their work with families impacted by disabilities. Listen as they discuss the forms grief takes on, what this grief represents, and what universal applications there are to navigate through it.
For further information, please check out the following resources:
Introduction by: Tom Tasselmeyer
Guests: Cynthia Bauer, Leonard Mbonani
Audio engineering: Phillip Knowlton
Music composed by and used with permission from: Jacob Sanders
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In our fourth episode of "Unlikely Gifts," Frank Boswell sits down with Kupenda for the Children co-founders, Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer, to discuss the topic of healing. Listen as they describe common expectations versus actual experiences of healing in the communities impacted by disabilities they serve. And hear how a greater understanding of healing's various forms can liberate people to be more powerful vehicles of "Kupenda" or "love" towards others.
For further information, please check out the following resources:
Introduction by: Tom Tasselmeyer
Guests: Cynthia Bauer, Leonard Mbonani
Audio engineering: Phillip Knowlton
Music composed by and used with permission from: Jacob Sanders
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In our third episode of "Unlikely Gifts," Frank Boswell sits down with Kupenda for the Children co-founders, Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer, for part II of our discussion on how they experience suffering, both in their own lives and in those of the families impacted by disabilities that they serve. Listen as they discuss how to "live the questions" that suffering brings and build meaningful connections from that place.
For further information, please check out the following resources:
Introduction by: Tom Tasselmeyer
Guests: Cynthia Bauer, Leonard Mbonani
Audio engineering: Phillip Knowlton
Music composed by and used with permission from: Jacob Sanders
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the second episode of "Unlikely Gifts," Frank Boswell sits down with Kupenda for the Children co-founders, Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer. Listen as they discuss the topic of suffering in their work with families impacted by disabilities--how it is experienced, what meaning can be drawn from it, what is helpful, and what it means to "suffer well."
For further information, please check out the following resources:
Introduction by: Tom Tasselmeyer
Guests: Cynthia Bauer, Leonard Mbonani
Audio engineering: Phillip Knowlton
Music composed by and used with permission from: Jacob Sanders
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the second episode of "Unlikely Gifts," Frank Boswell sits down with Kupenda for the Children co-founders, Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer, to discuss the topic of suffering--how it is experienced, what meaning can be drawn from it, what is helpful, and what it means to "suffer well."
For further information, please check out the following resources:
Introduction by: Tom Tasselmeyer
Guests: Cynthia Bauer, Leonard Mbonani
Audio engineering: Phillip Knowlton
Music composed by and used with permission from: Jacob Sanders
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the premiere episode of "Unlikely Gifts," Frank Boswell sits down with Kupenda for the Children co-founders, Leonard Mbonani and Cynthia Bauer, to discuss the topic of "love." The word “Kupenda” in Swahili means “a constant state of loving.” Listen as these two individuals share stories about demonstrating love to children and families impacted by disabilities, how they have seen this love take root and grow in various communities, and what they have learned in return.
For further information, please check out the following resources:
Introduction by: Tom Tasselmeyer
Guests: Cynthia Bauer, Leonard Mbonani
Audio engineering: Phillip Knowlton
Music composed by and used with permission from: Jacob Sanders
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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