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From Illinois to Vienna - Young missionary family exploring issues of life, faith, family, missions, teaching, and more.

Tim and Danielle Totten


    • Mar 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES

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    Latest episodes from Because of the Hope

    Latest Update - Family, ICSV, Ukrainian Refugees

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 12:38


    Update from March 20, 2022. Talking family, ICSV, and Ukrainian Refugees.

    We're back....Sort of.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 13:06


    27 - Education, Spiritual Formation, Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 20:44


    In this episode we discuss what education and spiritual formation have looked like for Tim and ICSV throughout the 2020-2021 school year.

    26 - Christmas Covid Travels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 27:40


    Back for our first episode in over six months. Catching you up on the latest in our lives and ministry. Journey with us in this episode as we traveled home during the COVID pandemic. Thanks for listening!

    25 - Coronavirus Life in Austria - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 21:46


    Our first episode in nearly two months - here are some updates on life in Austria.

    24 - Coronavirus Life in Austria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 21:48


    NOTE: This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago, and our situation in Vienna has changed some. More on that in our next episode. Thanks for listening! 

    23 - Spring SEW/Reboot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 20:01


    Tim and Danielle discuss this year's spring Spiritual Emphasis Week at ICSV.

    22 - April 2020 Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 17:00


    Coronavirus, a new house, a new normal? It's been too long, but we're finally back. Thanks for your love and support! 

    21 - 2019 Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 31:57


    In this episode we take a look back on the year 2019, a year in which we experienced God's faithfulness as much as ever. 

    20 - Eine Eingewöhnungzeit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 29:00


    In this episode we talk about some recent happenings and focus in on our initial experiences having a kid in an Austrian preschool. 

    19 - Summer in the States

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 19:15


    A quick, albeit late, talk about our extended summer in the States!

    18 - Talking Life with Bob Dickey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 59:55


    On this episode of Because of the Hope, Tim sits down with Bob Dickey to discuss life, faith, ministry, and hope in Christ through difficult times. 

    17 - Post Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 31:37


    In this episode we discuss our experience at the general hospital in Vienna and spend some time talking with Eloise post-heart surgery. It's been a crazy past few weeks. 

    16 - Eloise, a Strange Mexican Encounter, and a Melting Pot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 33:16


    The title says it all - thanks for listening! 

    15 - Living Hope - An Interview with Julia Bleich

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 32:40


    In this episode, Danielle talks with former student and family friend Julia Bleich about holding onto hope in difficult times. Julia is currently a junior at Olivet Nazarene University.

    14 - Highlights and Challenges - First Five Months

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 37:28


    In this episode, we reflect on our first five plus months of life in Vienna. Listen in to find out about some highlights and challenges along with a funny/crazy story about our kids. 

    Simeon's Longing - Luke 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2018 12:11


    We all long for something -- this old guy named Simeon is a great example of that. Two years ago today, on Christmas Sunday, Tim had the opportunity to preach this "mini-sermon" at our home church in Gibson City. 

    13 - Making Moral People

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 29:37


    One common misconception about Christianity is that the main point of it is to make people behave better. We discuss this, among other things, in this episode. Note: we experienced some audio issues with file and you'll notice some hum and background noise - apologies in advance!  

    12 - Q&A with Danielle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 26:43


    83 days into life in Vienna, Danielle takes some time to answer listeners questions.

    11 - How to Choose the Right Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 26:49


    How can you go about finding the right church? We may not have all the answers, but in this episode we share some experiences and lessons we have learned while walking through the church hunting process. 

    Bonus Episode: Checking in with the kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 8:17


    Noah and Weezy share some of their experiences after being in Vienna a little more than a month.

    10 - Imaginary Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 21:23


    What shapes our view of who Jesus is and what He is like? In this episode, Tim and Danielle discuss different perspectives people have about Jesus and challenge listeners to get to know Jesus through the God's Word.

    09 - Oh Gibson City

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 28:05


    Gibson City will always hold a close place in our hearts. In this episode we spend some time reflecting on a great four years we spent there! 

    08 - First Impressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 22:37


    In this episode we share some experiences from our first few weeks in Vienna and discuss our first impressions. Vienna is a city that is extremely diverse, providing lots of opportunities to develop intentional, godly relationships with people around us. Thanks for your support! 

    07 - Down to the Sea in Ships, an interview with Robert Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 24:03


    Robert Lamb, better known to us as 'Pappy', is a retired Baptist pastor. In this episode, he joins us on the show to talk about life and share some thoughts on hope and a reason for living.

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