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We're back with Noelle Custer for part 2 and boy does she get raw in this one. From miracles to struggles, to high highs and dark times, through fighting for her marriage and how God walked her through all of it. It's not good enough to just get by or just survive. God wants us to thrive, and the key is staying faithful to what you know to do even when it gets hard. It's not about what you do as much as who you are becoming.

Check out her website for pictures and Information: http://www.bigoakmeadows.com/

Please Note: This was recorded immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. You will hear references to gathering and connection and the importance of them. While we strongly feel we are to connect physically as well as virtually and the Bible teaches are are need to gather together regularly, we are practicing all of the temporary social distancing guidelines as set forth by the governor of Ohio. 

Meet Noelle Custer. She and her husband, Nate, own and operate Big Oak Meadows, which is a retreat center and the coolest new wedding venue In Northeast Ohio. I've gotten to know Noelle from retreats we've held on her property, and you are going to love her. Her story of following God even when it didn't make any sense to her is an amazing example of God giving us the desires of our hearts. I pray this encourages you to hold on to God and keep moving towards your dream. He will bring it to pass.

Check out her website for pictures and Information: http://www.bigoakmeadows.com/

Please Note: This was recorded immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. You will hear references to gathering and connection and the importance of them. While we strongly feel we are to connect physically as well as virtually and the Bible teaches are are need to gather together regularly, we are practicing all of the temporary social distancing guidelines as set forth by the governor of Ohio. 

Everything's opening back up all around us, at least in Ohio. The mall has opened. Hair salons and barbers have opened. Church is opening soon. Can everyone say praise the Lord? Restaurants and gyms and more public places are soon to follow. With all of this opening, we've seen some concern and confusion going on all around us, so we took a few minutes to talk about it. To mask or not to mask? If I wear one, am I In fear? If I don't wear one, do I hate people? What If I'm not ready to head back out? So many hot topics In this episode. Let us know what you think!

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We got to sit down with Pastor Lock P. Beachum Jr. from the VCC Liberty Campus, and my goodness it was rich! He talked about his journey, about the place sports held in preparing him to pastor, and about balancing business and ministry and family. The crux of the entire conversation can be wrapped up in this - the need to trust God in the mystery. I think we can all relate to that right now. Get ready to glean some incredible truths from our conversation with Pastor Lock.

Bio:
Lock Patterson Beachum Jr. is the Pastor of Victory Christian Center Liberty Campus, a significant and strategic multi-cultural and multi-generational ministry impacting culture locally and globally. He also serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Victory Christian Center, Incorporated under the leadership of his Pastor Bishop David L. Thomas, founder and CEO. 

A deep compassion for people from all walks of life is exemplified in his ministry. Lock's transparency, vision, tenacious spirit, love, sense of humor and most of all, his spirit of humility serve as an inspiration to many. 

Known for his character and integrity, he is a trailblazer and trendsetter who focuses on relevance and innovation. His God-given vision “Operation Impact” has helped to lift and transform the city of Youngstown and surrounding areas by pioneering and partnering in various Acts of Kindness. Although he envisioned his life traveling down a different path that included a professional football career in the NFL, it is evident God had another plan. 

Lock holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Miami (Ohio) University. He is honored to be married to First Lady Gloria Beachum & they are the proud parents of three children. 

From Brother Andre's journey of living by faith and not by sight to a global awakening and revival, we packed a lot into this episode. He dropped so many nuggets on what the faith life looks like for the believer in this season as well as speaking prophetically about what God is doing in and through the church now and what He is preparing us for as we move forward after quarantine. Get your pen and journal ready. Trust me. You'll want to take notes. Here's just one quote to whet your appetite: "When you have a salary, you have a guarantee. When you walk by faith, there are no guarantees but there are also no limitations." 

You can check out Brother Andre van Zyl's ministry at http://www.gnni.org/

Andre van Zyl, a native of South Africa, has been active in ministry since July 1980. Based in Atlanta, Georgia Andre actively ministers across the United States as the Lord leads him.

As a father of the faith to many, he has traveled to many parts of the world. Andre leads, and is involved with several leadership networks in the United States and abroad. Andre strongly believes in an Alliance of Kingdom Leaders to bring in the End Time Harvest. A major emphasis of this ministry is Church Planting and the training of Pastors in Africa and beyond. This includes a Bible School where approximately 700 leaders attend weekly for further training and equipping.

God spoke to Andre in 2009 that His church needed to return to the Upper Room. Out of that encounter was birthed an international prayer movement called Global Prayer Alliance. http://globalprayeralliance.com/

The GNN ministry also embraces a daily rescue center, called New Beginnings, taking care of approximately 1,000 people. Many different aspects of ministry are launched from this center including a ministry to orphan children.
 
Unless it touches the Heart of God, it is not a priority. His heart is people, and our focus must be people. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the Cross for people. People need the Lord, and the Lord loves people.

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Tony Cooke was one of our Bible School Instructors as well as a staff pastor at the church we attended while in school. We were so honored to get to interview Tony for the podcast today on Walking Well Through Adversity. It's such a timely message in light of what we're experiencing in our nation at this time. "People who do well through adversity are those that understand that life has adversity." We talk about expectations, being realistic AND faith-filled, faith and wisdom, and is God behind all this? We pray this will flood you with life and hope.

Check out Tony's website for more free resources (audio and articles):
https://www.tonycooke.org/

Bible Teacher and Author, Tony Cooke has been married to his wife, Lisa, since 1979. Together, they have been serving the Body of Christ since 1980.

Since 2002, Tony and Lisa have traveled full-time with an assignment of “Strengthening Churches and Leaders.” Tony’s passion for teaching the Bible has taken him to forty-seven states (US) and thirty-one nations.

The website of Tony Cooke Ministries has reached 2.7 million unique individuals, many of them pastors, missionaries, and other church leaders with encouraging and helpful ministerial resources.

Books authored by Tony include: Life After Death, In Search of Timothy, Grace: the DNA of God, Qualified, Through the Storms, Your Place on God’s Dream Team, The Work Book: What We Do Matters to God and Lift: Experiencing the Elevated Life. Various titles have been translated and published in nine other languages.

Prior to traveling, Tony was involved in pastoral ministry for more than twenty years, and served as an Instructor and the Dean of Rhema Bible Training Center. He also served for thirteen years as the Director of an International Ministerial Association.

In addition to being a 1981 graduate of RHEMA Bible Training Center, Tony studied Religion at Butler University, and received degrees from North Central University (Bachelor’s in Church Ministries) and from Liberty University (Masters in Theological Studies with a Church History cognate).

Tony and Lisa reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and are the parents of two adult children, Laura and Andrew, both of whom are worship leaders.

We sat down this week and just talked. We talked about good news. About what God is doing in the midst of this epidemic all around us. If you need a boost to your faith today, grab a cup of coffee and listen on our conversation of faith. And join us on a faith challenge and help us spread the word of what God is doing all over the Internet. #wearebettertogether

Are you ready for some good news from across the globe? My long-time friend from Bible School days, JudiJo Adams, joins us on the podcast with some good news. They have 45 Bible School campuses on 5 different continents, so she has a unique perspective from many different countries. And let me tell you, God is on the move! I know you're going to fall in love with JudiJo's heart and passion as she gives us her bird's eye view of what God is doing in spite of this pandemic all across the world.

You can connect with JudiJo through their ministry website:
https://ramworld.org/

Bio:
With passionate pursuit to “Train leaders & impact nations,” Judi Jo has a wonder-FULL life.  Spending over 25 years in the ministry with her husband, Russ, & adding her two boys, Wesley & Evan along the way, she lives to make a difference. 

In addition to her heart for women’s ministry with The Inspired Woman, she is the co-pastor at Church at Glass Chapel, Broken Arrow, OK.  Backing it all up to where it began, she & her husband have travelled to over 40 countries to minister with the Good news of the Gospel. Her love for world missions has always been an underlying theme of life.  

As founders of XploreNations Bible Colleges, they have over 45 campuses on 5 continents, including their local base at home.  To add icing on the cake, in recent years she became the owner of an historical event venue in the Tulsa area, Glass Chapel, where they also base their church.  From this vantage point, she balances being a wife, mother, minister, pastor & business owner. Yes, it’s a wonderful life!

It's day 13 of our prayer Initiative, Love the Lost! Join Mikel and Toni as they go through the devotional for today and share some powerful insight on prayer that they've experienced in doing this. Things happen when you pray that don't happen when you don't pray.