Brave Living Patti Ziemke

Today I am speaking with Lisa McGuinness, CEO of South East Asia Rescue Coalition and Haven (SEARCH) -- a non-profit formed to protect victims of sex trafficking in Myanmar. Lisa discusses how she became involved in this mission and how God prompted her to step out in faith, and contribute to this organization. She discusses how she initially was not at all interested in going on a mission trip to Thailand to visit a safe house. However, after hearing about the work the church was doing, she felt prompted by God to be a part of this experience. Her mission trip transformed her life and God clearly used this experience to speak to her. She has no doubt that God led her to volunteer and help give a grass-roots organization, stability and direction. Although Lisa's background in the publishing business gave her fundamental knowledge in building a business, she relies on God daily to accomplish the multiple tasks that are involved in growing this company.
I so admire her desire to help these women. Her story is a true step of trust and bravery. Lisa's heart and trust in God to help her and her colleagues grow SEARCH from the embryo-stage it is currently in, to the God-destined path it will become in the future, is inspiring. If you feel prompted to help SEARCH, either through prayer, or a financial contribution, please send her a note and let her know. Please send correspondence to: SEARCH, in care of Hillside Covenant Church, 2060 Magnolia Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
I hope you enjoy this discussion with Lisa. If you are enjoying this podcast, please drop me a message. I would love to hear from you. You can reach me at www.braveliving.blog or at Instagram at @braveliving_pz. Thank you so much for listening to Brave Living.

Today I am continuing my series on Brave Living through trusting God.Trusting God is not always easy. But even when we don't see it, God steps into our lives. On today's episode I talk about a time in my past when God stepped in and provided for us. I hope this story resonates with you and helps you see the times when God has intervened in your life. Once we understand that God is good and He is faithful, we can learn to trust Him; even when things aren't going the way we plan.
If you have a story you would like to share, please reach out to me. I would love to hear from you and listen to your story. You can reach me at braveliving.blog or on Instagram @braveliving_pz. I look forward to hearing from you.

Today I talk with Bethany Anderson. Bethany is a writer, speaker, and future podcaster. For over 10 years she served as a missionary in various countries including France and South Africa. Bethany speaks about hope and the joy you can find when you quiet your mind and take time to listen to God. As a missionary, Bethany learned to trust God with her every need. She shares how a difficult circumstance almost took her away from the mission field. But instead of listening to her voice of uncertainty, she leaned into God and trusted him to create beauty out of ashes.

Our God works miracles and He provides for us in the most meaningful ways. As Bethany explains, Gods plans are not necessarily the plans we anticipate. But even when we can’t see it, we can trust that He is working all things for good. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Bethany as much as I did.

You can reach Bethany at any of the following places:

www.jbethanyanderson.com (http://www.jbethanyanderson.com)
Instagram: jbethanyanderson
Amazon: Kiss My Fish: Tales of Chasing God Around the World (https://amzn.to/2CRKnCw (https://amzn.to/2CRKnCw))
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Hello and Thank you for listening to Brave Living! Today I set out some goals I have for my braveliving podcast. I talk about my story of trusting God through infertility. I brainstorm how trusting God is a necessity in order to live a brave life. It sounds so easy to just trust God, but in reality, it is really hard. There are a lot of mistakes and flops along the way. One of my goals for this year is to break my podcast into specific series. This first series is called Brave Living through Trusting God. I sincerely hope this topic touches you and helps you to live a brave life. If you have a story where it required you to trust God in order to make it through a difficult journey, will you please reach out to me? I would love to hear your story. I so strongly believe your story matters and will most certainly help others who are going through something similar. You can reach me by email at bravliving.pz@gmail.com or on my blog at braveliving.blog. I look forward to hearing from you.

In today's episode I discuss my two months absence from broadcasting and my future hopes and dreams for this podcast. I am so grateful to have started this podcast and I am really looking forward to how God will use it in 2019. I am looking for people who want to share their story. We all have a story and yours matters! Please reach out to me by emailing me at braveliving.pz@gmail.com, or through my blog at www.braveliving.blog and let me know if you are willing to share your story with me. I look forward to hearing how God is alive and at work in your life! In future episodes I hope to share amazing stories that inspire, encourage, and guide us from mediocrity to abundance. Thank you so much for listening to Brave Living. If you can, please rate this podcast and leave feedback. I would love to hear from you. Thank you!

Today I talk with Martha Luttrull about her 50 year search to find her son she placed for adoption in 1968. At 15, Martha found herself pregnant by a man she loved and respected. He happened to be 20 years older than her, married, and her teacher. Although I could have dove deeper into that story, this podcast focuses on her 50 year search to find her son she longed to know. Her story is moving and reminds us to never give up. I hope you enjoy this story as much as I did.
If you or someone you know has a life story to share, please get in touch with me. I would love to hear from you. You can reach me by following me on Instagram @braveliving_pz or via my blog at www.Braveliving.blog. I look forward to hearing from you.