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5.59 Back on the Field: Rhoda Smith | Barbados
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- Help Me Abide
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- Nov 3, 2025
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Summary
Welcome back to The Help Me Abide Podcast. I am truly honored to introduce today’s guest. Joining us is Mrs. Rhoda Smith, a faithful missionary who, along with her husband Robert Smith II, has served the Lord for over thirty five years on the mission field. Together, they’ve had five children, two of whom are living, and have dedicated their lives to sharing the Gospel around the world. The Smiths began their missionary journey in Nigeria, West Africa, where God used them to start a church that continues to bear fruit to this day. From that work, around thirty people have gone out to serve in ministry, with more than sixteen currently pastoring, one serving as an evangelist, and others training in Bible college. Today, the Smiths serve faithfully in Barbados, where they have planted the St. Philip Independent Baptist Church, an inspiring ministry named for the location they serve in. God has blessed their ministry with faithful believers whose spiritual growth, as local pastors say, is “like watching a tree grow.” Slow, steady, but truly miraculous. The kind of growth that only God can bring. The Smiths have also had the joy of witnessing something rare and precious on the island, marriages. In a nation where most homes are led by single parents, they’ve seen God transform lives and families, and they’ve even had the honor of helping some couples take that beautiful step of faith together in marriage. Most importantly, through countless visits, Bible studies, and conversations, they’ve been able to share the truth of salvation by grace and the free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ with many who had never heard the message clearly before. One of Rhoda’s favorite stories is of a dear older woman who began to weep as she heard for the very first time that eternal…