The Unfolding Meridith Foster

Cait Taylor believes God can take even the hardest parts of our stories and make something good. Cait was born in England to a single mom.  From an early age she believed she was a mistake. For seven years she lived under the tyranny of an abusive stepfather. She focused all her energy on simply surviving. This led to an eating disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder. By the time she was 17, she hit rock bottom. That’s when she was introduced to Jesus and the power of Romans 8:28. Today, Cait is the founder of 828 Women, a Christian ministry that encourages women with Biblical truth, and the 828 with Cait podcast. 

 

Destiny Thomas shares about the times God revealed Himself throughout her time of dealing with infertility. 

In this world, you will have trouble.  The question is, how will you respond?  The Bible says to count it all joy when you experience trials because it makes your faith strong.  Heidi Lee Anderson was 23 years old when she faced the first real trial of her life.  She was diagnosed with cancer.  The prognosis, the side effects, the dire warnings about her future all threatened to take away her hope.  She felt overwhelmed by fear.  How could she count it all joy?   Heidi is the author of “P.S. It’s Going to Be Good,” and the host of the Trade a Lie for a Truth podcast. 

Stephen and his wife, Anna, are missionaries to Mexico. As they embark on their 4th new mission to Mexico over 11 years, they've seen God show up in little ways, showing glimpses of the path of the journey that He has them on. Stephen shares in this episode some of the ways they've partnered with God in the everyday. 
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A special episode for Memorial Day. We often hear the phrase, “Pray for our troops.” During his time in Afghanistan, Capt. Kyle Swanson saw prayer change things- the weather, the course of a grenade, and so much more. When Kyle says prayer changes things, it’s not a trite phrase. It’s his real-life experience and his story will inspire you to believe YOUR prayers can change things too.  

Kayla Gahagan shares about the Radical Joy she discovered as she shifted her focus from being a career mom to a stay-at-home mom. After avoiding a near tragedy with a bathtub incident, she felt God's pull to go all-in. As a mom of four, she's sacrificed aspects of a career in journalism, laying down and surrendering, and somehow, God used her writing career in ways she never could have anticipated.