Today on the podcast I’m sitting down with Steve Stirling. In this episode, you’ll learn how Steve, who was stricken by polio and orphaned at a young age, has been able to live a thriving life in America and ultimately serve those with needs that are similar to the needs of his own as a young boy in Korea so many years ago.
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Today, Steve is President and CEO of MAP International, a kingdom assignment God has so evidently and uniquely prepared him for through his own life experiences.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Hear Steve’s very inspiring story of how God lead him on a blessed journey beginning as an orphan stricken with Polio in Korea to becoming President and CEO of MAP International.
- Hear his personal adoption story and how he ended up living in the United States.
- Learn how God equipped Steve for His kingdom work through his corporate and nonprofit experiences.
- Understand MAP International’s unique model of distributing medical supplies and life saving medicines worldwide.
I met Steve multiple years ago already, and have had the chance to interact with him and others from MAP on multiple occasions, including vision summits, galas, donor meetings, and more. You’ll learn why MAP is one of my absolute favorite organizations as you listen in!
Links mentioned:
- Read Steve’s book, The Crutch of Success!
- Check out Map.org for ways you can get involved with MAP, whether it’s volunteering to pack disaster health kits, bringing kits with you on medical missions, or donating to provide life saving medicines worldwide.
Steve's bio:
President and Chief Executive Officer, MAP International
When Steve was only 5 years old, his father dropped him and his sister off an orphanage, where they spent the next 5 years before being adopted by a couple in the U.S. Steve eventually graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Agricultural Economics and earned his MBA in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University.
Prior to joining MAP International, Steve held executive-level positions with nonprofits including Child Fund International, Heifer International, ChildHelp and WorldVision US and in corporations including: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Conagra Foods, AmeriTrade and Univera Life Sciences.
In 2014, Steve was approached by MAP International. Because MAP is a Christian organization, Steve saw this as an opportunity to live out his faith through his work. He has dedicated his life to bringing critically needed medicines and health supplies to some of the world’s poorest people, so that no child suffers the same fate that he did simply because of a lack of access to medicine.
God redeemed every experience in Steve’s life, even polio, to prepare him for his role at MAP International. He is particularly motivated by Jesus’s words in Matthew 25:36, “I was sick, and you looked after me.” Steve is passionate about MAP International’s mission and he invites you to join him in helping to provide life changing medicines and health supplies to people in need around the world. MAP.org
Steve's book: The Crutch of Success:
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