The Gen Z missionaries leaving healing miracles in their wake
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Beth Ward is part of Circuit Riders, a movement of young missionaries travelling from city to city, sharing the good news of Jesus and praying for people on the streets, university campuses and in churches. The name comes from the original Methodist “circuit riders”, travelling preachers in the 18th and 19th centuries who rode on horseback from town to town. Beth joined Esther Higham to share about the movement and some remarkable healings she says she’s witnessed in recent weeks.
Released on 11 Mar 2026
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