Through weekly guest interviews, hosts Melissa Ens and Tracy Vilanova offer gifts of understanding for those who have recently returned from living abroad, reflection for those who have been back for years, and insight for those who have never left their home country. These stories help us all understand the world and ourselves just a little better. www.roundtripstories.com
Round Trip Stories
Claim This Podcastby Tracy Vilanova and Melissa Ens
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86 episodes
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Through weekly guest interviews, hosts Melissa Ens and Tracy Vilanova offer gifts of understanding for those who have recently returned from living abroad, reflection for those who have been back for years, and insight for those who have never left their home country. These stories help us all understand the world and ourselves just a little better. www.roundtripstories.com
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May 20, 2026
85 | He is in Your Boat: Andy and Mary Ellen's Return Stories to Canada
<p>Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Andy and Mary Ellen Faust, Canadian Americans who have worked with a mission organization focused on Bible translating for over 20 years. Mary Ellen is a recruiter and missions coach, and Andy is an instructor at the Canada Institute of Linguistics. Separately, they spent many before marriage in former Soviet bloc countries, and then they met in and returned to Central Asia as a young family. Listen to their stories of what they thought would be a short return to Canada that turned into 16 years.</p><p><strong>See photos of our guests and sign up for our email list at </strong><a href="https://www.roundtripstories.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>roundtripstories.com</strong></a><strong>. Follow @roundtripstoriespodcast on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/roundtripstoriespodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>facebook</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/roundtripstoriespodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>instagram</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p>
May 15, 2026
84 | Translating the Needs of their Own Family: Andy and Mary Ellen's stories from Russia and Kyrgyzstan
<p>Our guests today are Andy and Mary Ellen Faust, Canadian Americans who have worked with a mission organization focused on Bible translating for over 20 years. Mary Ellen is a recruiter and missions coach, and Andy is an instructor at the Canada Institute of Linguistics. Separately, they spent many years before marriage in former Soviet bloc countries, and then they met in and returned to Central Asia as a young family. Listen to Part 1 of Andy and Mary Ellen’s stories, from when the locals celebrated as Andy and Mary Ellen met at an international church in Uzbekistan to when they moved to neighboring Kyrgyzstan to help with a translation project. With toddlers in tow and making two international moves, the needs of the family became greater than just finding alternative flour sources.</p><p><strong>See photos of our guests and sign up for our email list at </strong><a href="https://www.roundtripstories.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>roundtripstories.com</strong></a><strong>. Follow @roundtripstoriespodcast on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/roundtripstoriespodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>facebook</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/roundtripstoriespodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>instagram</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p>
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83 | Still Supported by the International Community: Marie-Cécile's Return to France
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