#12minconvos with Jesus Believers

An immigrant from India to the U.S., Mabel is a writer, speaker, and Bible teacher. Her mission is to inspire believers to fix their eyes on Jesus as they navigate the ups and downs of the pilgrim path and to encourage them to anchor their trust and hope in Him.

In her award-winning book, Far from Home: Discovering Your Identity as Foreigners on Earth, Mabel draws from her experience as an immigrant and examines the lives of biblical immigrant heroes to shed light on how to live with purpose and joy as citizens of heaven.

Through her podcast, Far from Home with Mabel Ninan, she hopes to urge Christians to think biblically about immigration and migrant communities. Mabel holds an M.A. in Theological Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She lives in Northern California with her husband and teenage son.

Connect with Mabel:

• Get a FREE 3-day devotional journal on finding home – https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/675117/163222582784427402/share
• Website - https://mabelninan.com
• Podcast – https://mabelninan.com/far-from-home-podcast
• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mabel_ninan

Pat Welsh is a retired Superintendent of the Dayton, Ohio Police Department, with over 25 years of service on the front lines in one of America’s most challenging and high-crime environments. His career was built in high-stakes leadership situations where decisions carried real weight, and resilience was not optional.

Through years of navigating chaos, crisis, and human suffering, Pat developed a deep understanding of what it means to lead with courage, integrity, and compassion under pressure. These experiences shaped both his leadership philosophy and his personal faith journey.

Today, he shares from those lived experiences through his Warrior Servant Leader mindset blending real-world leadership lessons with faith-driven principles. His focus is on helping others find strength in adversity, lead with conviction, and grow through life’s most difficult seasons.

Pat brings a grounded, honest perspective shaped by service, struggle, and faith, offering insights on leadership, resilience, and personal transformation rooted in real-life experience.

Link to my website: https://www.thewarriorservantleaderpodcast.com

Rachel Kerr Schneider is an author, speaker, media personality and faith-filled entrepreneur who has lived the journey of helping someone finish well. Her memoir, The Widow Chose Red? inspires others to face heartbreak with honesty, courage and hope.

Rachel blends story telling with practical tools that help people navigate loss and provide practical strategies for putting the 'I" back in Spirit.

Website:

http://Prosperity.com

Dustin Kleinschmidt grew up outside the faith in a home shaped by instability and trauma, met Jesus in high school, and fell forward into ministry. Over 25 years he served in nearly every pastoral role student ministry, worship, lead pastor, church planter before stepping away after a long season of burnout.

Out of that wilderness came The Wilderness Way- a book built on a single honest discovery: this life between rescue and full restoration is the wilderness. Not a season to escape. The permanent terrain where beauty and brokenness coexist, and where God is present and forming us all along.

He now writes, and coaches ministry leaders

• Website: dustinkleinschmidt.com
• Book: The Wilderness Way: Finding Freedom in Life's Fractures : https://a.co/d/iXX78qP
• Substack: dustinkleinschmidt.substack.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/dustinkschmidt
• Facebook: http://facebook.com/dustin.kleinschmidt

Darcy Hicks is a passionate Christian communicator dedicated to inspiring others to stand strong in their faith, trust God through life's toughest moments, and embrace the life-transforming power of His Word and unwavering love. With over 30 years of experience as a nurse—primarily in nursing leadership and mental health—Darcy has cultivated a deep compassion for those navigating challenging seasons.

Darcy makes her home in Northwest Florida with her husband, Terry. Together, they've celebrated 34 years of marriage and continue to say "I do" by God's grace, even on the hard days. She is grateful to be a wife, a mom to four children, and a daughter-in-love.

Darcy's mission is to share biblical encouragement with practical insights, empowering others to remain rooted in truth, strengthened by hope, and anchored in God's transformational love.

Links:

Website: https://darcyhicks.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566115704209

Catherine Kapyanga - Environmental health technician,founder and vision carrier of BE YOUR OWN MODEL BRAND a brand that helps you unleash your inner potential and God given purpose. Director of NEAVAH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS a marketing agency. Founder of BRIDGING THE GAP CAMPAIGN a campaign designed to prepare school leavers for life after high school and a mum.

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My life’s work has unfolded at the intersection of service and compassion. I spent my career in the healthcare field, serving as a nurse, consultant, compliance officer, hospice specialist, legal nurse consultant, coding specialist, educator, and supervisor. In every role, I bore witness to the fragility and resilience of the human spirit. Beyond my profession, I have remained devoted to community service, volunteering in blood drives, community health fairs, and home-care initiatives where care is not merely given, but shared.

Writing entered my life when I was eight years old and never truly left. What began as a quiet inclination became a lifelong calling one that grew alongside experience, loss, faith, and love. Over the years, I have written hundreds of poems, crafted personal greeting cards, prepared legal and clinical narratives, authored policies, and contributed professional magazine articles. Writing became both refuge and testimony: a way to make sense of the world and to give voice to what is often left unspoken.

A defining influence in my journey as a writer came during my senior year at Waite High School, where a demanding, college-level literature teacher shaped my discipline and sharpened my voice. Her rigor taught me that words matter that clarity, honesty, and courage are essential to prose that endures.

My poetry has been published in the National Library of Poetry. I share my life with my husband, John, and together we are blessed with five children and fourteen grandchildren each one a living reminder that love multiplies when it is given freely.

I am a local author whose work spans multiple genres, rooted in family, faith, service, and lived experience. Whatever the future holds, I intend to remain faithful to the work of reflection and creation, just as I have throughout my career and well into retirement. I write because it is how I listen. I write because it is how I remember. And, by grace, I will keep writing.

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Azam Aziz was born into a Muslim family and spent much of his early life following the Islamic faith. In 2014, his life took a remarkable turn when he had a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ, an experience that deeply transformed his faith and perspective. Since that encounter, Azam has embraced his relationship with Jesus and continues to grow in his spiritual journey.

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Azam carries a unique testimony of faith, transformation, and the power of a personal encounter with Christ. His story reflects the impact of God’s work in his life and serves as an encouragement to others who are seeking purpose, truth, and a deeper relationship with God.

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Val is wife to her Prince Charming "Hubs" for over two decades, mother to Little Miss and Little Man who endure her homeschooling dance parties, and bereaved mother to Harlynn who was born sleeping in 2013. She is a homesteading enthusiast, residing in central South Dakota. She has been writing and speaking since 2008, and has been the host of The Motherhood Experience podcast since 2023.

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Kristin Kurtz is a Christ follower, woman of WONDER, wife, mom, Prophetic LIFE COACH, spiritual midwife, locksmith, author and speaker passionate about unlocking women into bold, Kingdom purpose. As founder of New Wings Coaching 🦅 and host of the top 1% globally-ranked Hope Unlocked 🔑 podcast, Kristin empowers wild-hearted women of faith to break out of limitation, soar in their God-given calling, and roar with their God-given voice. Kristin offers Holy Spirit-led coaching experiences, both 1:1 and in group settings that awaken identity, ignite hope, and unleash what's been hidden. She is also the creator of the Life Unlocked 🔑 Collective, a community for courageous women ready to rise together in faith and mission.

Based in the Minnesota with her husband of 24 years and their two miracle young men, Kristin often finds refreshment on wonder walks with the Lord where the quiet of nature becomes a sacred space of revelation and rest. Her motto is simple: Live Unlocked. Fly Free.

Ways to connect with Kristin Kurtz

• Website - https://www.newwingscoaching.net
• Email - [email protected]
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/renew.wings/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/moodykurtz/
• Linked in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-kurtz
• Pinterest - https://pin.it/1MlxKcXxa
• Hope Unlocked 🔑Podcast - https://hopeunlocked.buzzsprout.com