Living on Mission From Cape Town to Nashville With Dustin and Carolyn Denning | Steeple People Podcast, Episode 11
What happens when you finally say yes to God? For Dustin and Carolyn Denning, the answer has been one adventure after another. Dustin moved to South Africa as a single missionary and, after a year of waiting, began praying persistently for a wife. Within days, a message arrived from Carolyn, a Nashville pediatric ER nurse who had felt God calling her to the same mission field. Their story of a long-distance friendship, a brave confession, and a God who answers prayer in surprisingly specific ways will make you smile.
But this episode of Steeple People goes far beyond a love story. Carolyn shares how she served laboring moms at a Cape Town public hospital and followed up with new mothers in the townships, while Dustin poured into children and young men who lacked a father figure at home. When a policy change brought them back to the States in 2019, they struggled to understand God’s plan, until a COVID quarantine at Carolyn’s parents’ house opened the door for both of her parents to come to faith in Christ.
Today, Carolyn is a midwife, and Dustin is a stay-at-home dad who shares the gospel at neighborhood parks, often with his kids watching. Their message is simple: living on mission starts with surrender and a daily prayer for God to put someone in your path. Listen now, and ask God who He’s placing in front of you this week.
Share it with someone who is waiting for the “right time” to share their faith, or who wonders whether God can use them right where they are.