122: Pursue Purpose this Christmas

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SHOW GUESTS: Mark & Cherry Brumbelow

Ministry: Samaritan’s Purse

Part 1 of the 3-Part Series Operation Christmas Child for Retirees

In this special series of the iRetire4Him Podcast, co-hosts Bruce and Jim, and guests Mark and Cherry Brumbelow, want to present you with an excellent idea to add more purpose to your Christmas preparations. They explore the life-changing impact of Operation Christmas Child, a project by Samaritan’s Purse. The Brumbelows share their journey into this ministry, inspired by Mark's mother, who instilled in them a passion for spreading joy and the Gospel through the simple shoebox gifts.

Operation Christmas Child has become a powerful way for the Brumbelows to find purpose in their later years, and it might just be a project that God is calling you to, too. It connects people of all ages in a shared mission of love and service. Why not bring it to your church and/or community? Check out the Samaritan’s Purse website for details on how to get involved. We’ll leave you with a powerful statement Mark made concerning his retirement years:

“I don't want to be just involved in good stuff. I want to be involved in the best possible stuff when He comes back.”

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Although Jim is not yet at retirement age, he and his wife Martha lived twenty years residing in 55+ communities in Florida. Their experience has highlighted the harsh reality of retirement in the United States, showing the discontent that can come when people lack purpose in their later years. Surrounded by parents in their nineties and friends in their sixties, seventies, and eighties, Jim and Martha find motivation in observing those who live out their faith in retirement, while also witnessing the frustration of those who do not.

Jim has been hosting the iRetire4Him Podcast for nearly five years, has spoken at conferences, and has co-authored the book iRetire4Him: Unlock God’s Purpose for Your Retirement, with his father-in-law. Although he currently Works4Him, he looks forward to Retiring4Him one day!