Join us for an inspiring episode of the Circle 31 International Women's Ministry Podcast as we sit down with Kim Tschirret, the founder of Hope Reins. Established in 2010, Hope Reins is Kim’s heartfelt response to a childhood marred by abuse and trauma. Finding solace in her loyal horse, Country, amidst familial alcoholism, Kim embarked on her own journey of hope and healing.

Today, the 38-acre Hope Reins ranch in Raleigh, North Carolina, has become a sanctuary where more than 3,000 children have found hope and healing alongside 18 rescued horses, with all services provided free of charge. The ranch gained national attention in 2018 with the release of the best-selling book “Joey” by volunteer Jennifer Bleakley, which narrates Hope Reins’ origins and the transformative role of a blind Appaloosa horse in helping children heal.

Kim has been featured in various national publications including Focus on the Family and has been a guest on podcasts such as Nothing is Wasted, Treasured Ministries, and Grace Enough. She recently appeared on PBS’ Side by Side with Dr. Nido Qubein. In 2020, Kim received the Triangle Business Journal’s Women in Business Award, recognizing her as a dynamic leader in business and community service. Kim lives in Raleigh with her husband Michael, two kids, Chance and Isabel, and three dogs.

Tune in to hear Kim’s incredible journey and learn more about the transformative work of Hope Reins.

Dave and Bobbie Ebert are newly appointed US Missions Candidates with the Assemblies of God. For the last 8 years, they have served in children’s ministry together, but are bittersweetly releasing this ministry to pursue full-time ministry as US Missionaries. Their ministry as missionaries will be to serve survivors of trauma, focusing on sex trafficking survivors, using improv comedy. This is a ministry Dave has been doing part-time since 2018, and now Dave and Bobbie will be moving into full-time ministry. 

Dave and Bobbie lead Well Versed Comedy, an improv comedy ministry troupe, that has served Chicago-land churches and ministries since 2013. Bobbie is also a leader in Moms in the Making, a faith-based fertility support group for married women seeking to grow their family. Dave and Bobbie have been married since 2015, and are waiting expectantly for their own children. 

Charlene Ridley loves God more than anything this life could ever give.  Her faith and passion for praying serve as her guide in navigating every situation, decision, or endeavor. 

Charlene is the founder of Unpause Your Dreams, a dream development agency that empowers women to stop putting off their dreams for “someday” and to take action to dare to live them NOW. Using her MBA & 20+ years corporate leadership and personal development experience, Charlene has coached hundreds to realize their dreams. This work earned her the honor of being recognized by Influence Digest as one of the top coaches in Charlotte, NV for 2023. 

Charlene’s expertise in business strategy, leadership development, and mindset transformation has earned her several features and recognitions in national and local publications. 

In addition, to these accomplishments, Charlene is a mother of 3 and speaker who openly shares on a wide variety of topics from mindset to her own personal grief journey of losing her 16 year old son in 2023.  She is also active in her community—serving as board member, leader of a church small group and prayer team.

Believing there is no time to waste when it comes to reaching people for Christ, Reaching Souls International™ is proud to announce they have added the support of women National Missionaries as part of their strategy to spread the Gospel around the world. 

For more than 35 years, Reaching Souls has provided evangelism training, ongoing discipleship and other essential support to empower thousands of National Missionaries around the world to reach their own people with the Gospel. For a long time, cultural barriers and denominational stereotypes that exist in some countries hindered the ministry from formally including women as National Missionaries but it has been a goal to do so for many years. 

“Everything has its time and recently the idea of women National Missionaries was met with applause by the ministry’s Latin American and African leaders,” said Director of Women’s Ministry for Reaching Souls, Mischelle Manis. “In January of this year at our annual Summit in Africa, the feedback we heard was, ‘We’ve witnessed the women in our communities doing the work of the ministry for many years. We are ready!’ There is universal agreement that this is the right time to come alongside women and support them as they reach their own people for Christ.” 

It was during her first trip to Africa in 1990 that God placed a passion for women in Manis’ heart, but the doors were still largely closed for women missionaries at that time. As God has steadily positioned Reaching Souls to be able to offer more support to local women evangelists, it has affirmed her vision and confirmed that His timing is always perfect. 

The ministry believes that partnering with indigenous leaders who are relationally and culturally connected to their communities is not only the most effective way to share the Gospel, but also the most efficient. Across the world, Reaching Souls works diligently to identify local evangelists who have a passion and calling to reach their people for Christ. 

Reaching Souls has trained women in evangelism for over two decades. 

“I’m excited to be able to begin supporting the work of women National Missionaries in this new way,” shared Manis. “I have walked together with thousands of godly women to the streets, villages and countryside with the Gospel. Women are strong, bold, and effective evangelists. Women across the globe understand what it’s like to feel unseen. Especially those in compromised environments. This gives our women National Missionaries a powerful connection to the most vulnerable in their community.” 

Reaching Souls recognizes that women are uniquely gifted for the work of the Lord. Often women are the ones ministering to kids in the streets, to those who have been orphaned, and to those who have a mistrust of men. In those situations, women are welcomed. 

“Women are seen as nurturers and as mommas,” said Manis. “There are places where women can minister that men simply do not have access. As a ministry, we're missing an opportunity to reach people that we could if we add women.” 

Pastor Blondin is a fun-loving person who loves people and loves doing the work of the Lord. He has a heart for preaching and teaching the Word of God, serving others, and reaching those not yet saved. He is also passionate about young people reaching their spiritual and educational potential by helping them learn more about God’s goodness and the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Pastor Blondin is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior in April 1989. He was baptized in August of that same year at Antioch Baptist Church,  Fairfax Station, Virginia.  He acknowledged and accepted the calling on his life to preach the gospel in September 1998. He was also licensed to preach in November 2000 at Antioch Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Marshal Ausberry. In November 2001, Pastor Blondin accepted God’s call to serve as the full-time Children and Youth Pastor at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Herndon, Virginia. He loved serving in that ministry along with his other passions, which include evangelism and missions. He has been on many life-changing, spiritually enriching, international mission trips to several African countries, Brazil, and the Virgin Islands evangelizing, preaching, and teaching the gospel. Pastor Blondin was ordained in December 2002 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church under the pastoral guidance of Pastor James L. Graham, Jr. Upon relocation to the Central Florida area, Pastor Blondin was blessed with the privilege of serving as an associate minister at St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Arthur Graham, Jr.  He has worked in leadership positions within Orange County Community Corrections, as well as The Orange County Village Facility. Pastor Blondin also volunteers as the Executive Director for Hearts For Ministry Foundation, Inc. He has also served as the Director of Operations for Frontline Outreach Ministries. Pastor Blondin was educated in the Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia areas and studied at the University of the District of Columbia, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He also holds a Master of Science from the American University and a Master of Divinity from Faith Christian University and Bible Seminary. 
Pastor Blondin has been happily married to Dr. Karone Blondin, PhD, for 30 years.
Dr. Karone Blondin, Ph.D., is a kindhearted and genuine person who loves people and enjoys seeing them reach their full potential. She is also passionate about shaping young people and building their self-esteem. Since relocating to Florida, she supports, partners, and volunteers with many non-profit organizations.

In the past, she has served as a Sunday School and Bible Study teacher, as well as a children and youth advisor. She has also had the pleasure of serving the children and youth while on the mission field to the Virgin Islands.

Dr. Karone Blondin, Ph.D., is a native of Durham, North Carolina, and has served as a civil servant for over 30 years in the Federal Government including working with the General Services Administration and the Department of the Navy. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, and her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the American University, Washington, District of Columbia.  Dr. Karone Blondin, Ph.D., has been happily married to Reverend Dr. Weaver Blondin, D.Min, for 30 years. 

 With a powerful and dynamic presence, Pastor Tiffany Bell has dedicated over two decades to changing lives through her inspiring story and unwavering compassion. From a tumultuous upbringing to a radical encounter with Jesus Christ, her journey exemplifies the transformative power of faith. Early on, Pastor Tiffany witnessed the Hand of God protecting her amidst the challenges of being raised in the home of a backslidden pastor turned drug dealer. Her resilience and growing connection to an unknown God fueled her inner strength, unbeknownst to her that more incredible plans awaited. At the age of 22, a pivotal moment at an Assembly of God church service led Pastor Tiffany to say "yes" to God, forever altering the course of her life. Embracing a passionate pursuit of souls, she embarked on intensive discipleship training, swiftly stepping into a mentoring role and teaching addiction recovery classes based on the Teen Challenge curriculum. Her dedication soon found expression as a youth pastor and co-pastor of a thriving church plant. Today, Pastor Tiffany Bell and her husband, Apostle Dr. Howard Bell, lead the internationally recognized ministry "Yielded Life." Through their platform spanning social media, television, and live events, they passionately advocate for yielding to God with a posture of love, awakening individual identity, activating purpose, and igniting destiny. Pastor Tiffany Bell's inspiring journey serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the life-transforming power of faith. Her captivating speaking style and unwavering commitment to spreading hope have touched the lives of countless individuals worldwide. In partnering with "Yielded Life," you can join the movement of igniting transformation and empowering individuals to embrace their true destinies.

Bishop Darryl Sylvester Brister was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 26, 1966. He received his license to preach in 1989 and was ordained on May 1, 1992, under the administration of Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. On January 26, 1996, at the age of 29; he was consecrated to the highest position in the church, the office of a “Bishop”. He is the Apostle/Overseer of Beacon Light International Ministries and since July 1993, has served as the Senior Pastor and Teacher of Beacon Light International Baptist Cathedral. He serves as the 2nd Presiding Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International. 

Bishop Brister has authored ten books that have ministered to thousands entitled, Exposing the Enemy, The Monster Within, Recovering From Ruptured Relationships, Don’t Fight the Process, Talk To Me Afterwards, Look To the Hills, Living the Dream, Doing Right In A Wrong World, Against All Odds – “Turning Obstacles into Opportunities” and most recently The 99% Woman. In March of 1999, Bishop Brister and the Beacon Light Mass Choir released their first CD entitled, “It’s All About Him”. He serves as President and Founder of the Darryl S. Brister Bible College and Theological Seminary, which was established in August 1999 and is also the Founder of the Beacon Light Christian Academy, which was established in August 2002. He is the Apostle/Overseer of the Beacon Light Baptist Church of Houma, LA, Beacon Light Baptist Church of Hammond, LA, Beacon Light Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, LA, Beacon Light of Haiti at New Orleans, Beacon Light of Panama City, FL, and Beacon Light of LaPlace, LA. 

Bishop Darryl S. Brister is married to Dionne Flot Brister and is the father of five children. He is a man of vision whose life embraces destiny and purpose. He has a deep hunger to win souls for Christ and is committed to serving God, dedicated to follow wherever God may lead, and excited as God continues to do “A Brand New Thing” within his life and ministry.

In this captivating episode of the Circle 31 podcast, we delve deep into the heart of motherhood and its profound impact on raising sons to be Godly men. Our special guest, Rhonda Stoppe, a renowned author, speaker, and host of the podcast "Old Ladies Know Stuff," joins us for an insightful conversation that explores the intricate dynamics of the mother-son relationship.

📚 Rhonda Stoppe is a trusted voice known for her honesty, engaging style, and biblically rooted teachings. With 7 bestselling books under her belt, she has garnered a dedicated audience that hangs onto her every word. Audiences often exclaim, "I could have listened to Rhonda talk all night," a testament to the wisdom and authenticity she brings to her discussions.

🎤 As the host of "Old Ladies Know Stuff," Rhonda offers pearls of wisdom garnered from her rich life experiences. Her sought-after speaking engagements span the globe, gracing national and international TV and radio platforms. Rhonda's expertise extends to the realm of homeschooling, where she is a respected presenter at conferences and events. Her speaking prowess has also been showcased at the esteemed Legacy Grandparenting Summit.

👪 With nearly four decades of ministry alongside her pastor husband, Rhonda Stoppe understands the delicate art of balancing marriage, parenting, ministry, and homeschooling. Her perspective is shaped by navigating the challenges of real-life scenarios, and she's eager to share her invaluable insights with you.

🎉 Rhonda's appearance on "Moms Raising Sons" at Focus on the Family was even recognized in their "Best of Episodes," a testament to the depth and significance of her message. Her passion for nurturing strong, Godly men shines through as she discusses the critical role mothers play in shaping their sons' characters.

🏡 Personally, Rhonda is a proud mother of four adult children and a doting grandmother to fifteen grandchildren. Her genuine love for her family underscores her teachings on mother-son relationships, creating a compelling and relatable narrative that resonates with listeners.

🎁 To learn more about Rhonda Stoppe and to receive a free gift, visit her website at NoRegretsWoman.com.

Tune in to this episode for an enriching dialogue on how mothers can foster resilient, God-centered relationships with their sons, laying the foundation for them to grow into honorable men.

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Christel is a passionate confidence coach, author, mom, and women’s ministry leader. She finds great joy in empowering women and helping them embrace their identity and purpose in Christ. 

Based on her personal life experience, her Christian coaching practice, and the Word of God, Christel wrote The God of New Beginnings. She is currently laying the last hand on her next book I can do it! Finding confidence in Christ. She writes for Christian Women Living Magazine and Pray With Confidence, and has her own blog in which she encourages women to grow in faith and become confidence no matter what life throws at them.  

Christel knows difficulties and trials can make us feel downcast, powerless, and without a clue about what to do. With her true and encouraging story about overcoming a sudden spinal injury, she won a writing contest of Christian Writers for Life. The book ‘Triumph from Tragedy’ features her story.

Dutch by birth, Christel is married to Mr. Dowuona Owoo, a Ghanaian and thriving gospel artist (NDowuona Music). God blessed them with a handsome young chap. Swimming is Christel’s go-to activity outside of writing and coaching. 

Through purpose and strength-based coaching, Christel empowers Christian women to reconnect with their God-given purpose. She believes God has a plan for each of us, no matter our backgrounds, circumstances, or the trials we face. 

How to connect with Christel:

·       Blog: www.christelowoo.com 

·       FB profile: Christel.Owoo 

·       FB group: Becoming a Confident Woman in Christ 

·       Instagram: christel_owoo

·       Twitter: ChristelOwoo 

Welcome back to the Circle 31 Podcast! In today's show, we have a special guest, Bethany Rodgers, a Christian author, joining us. Bethany shares her personal journey of overcoming emotional abuse as a child and emphasizes the importance of valuing and sharing our individual testimonies. Prepare to be inspired as we dive deep into Bethany's story and draw wisdom from her experiences. Don't forget to check out her powerful books, "The Journey Home" and "From the Ashes," available on Amazon.

Episode Highlights:

1. Introduction to Bethany Rodgers:
   • A warm welcome to Bethany Rodgers, Christian author and advocate.
   • Brief overview of Bethany's background and her two books: "The Journey Home" and "From the Ashes."
2. Bethany's Experience with Emotional Abuse:
   • Bethany opens up about her personal journey and battles with emotional abuse during her childhood.
   • The impact of emotional abuse on mental and emotional well-being.
   • Bethany's realization that her testimony, though not as dramatic as others, holds immense value and significance.
3. The Power of Sharing Testimonies:
   • Bethany emphasizes the importance of sharing our testimonies, regardless of how big or small they may seem.
   • Recognizing that everyone's story has the potential to encourage and uplift others.
   • Encouragement to break the silence and stigmas surrounding emotional abuse and seek healing.
4. Key Scripture: Isaiah 43:2 (NIV):
   "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."
5. Discussion on Bethany's Books:
   • Introduction to "The Journey Home" and "From the Ashes" 

We are incredibly grateful to Bethany Rodgers for sharing her personal journey of overcoming emotional abuse on today's episode of the Circle 31 Podcast. Her story reminds us of the importance of valuing and sharing our testimonies, no matter their size or perceived significance. We encourage our listeners to seek out Bethany's books, "The Journey Home" and "From the Ashes," available on Amazon, as they offer profound insights and inspiration for those in need of healing and hope. Remember, your story matters, and together, we can create a supportive community rooted in faith.

Stay tuned for more empowering conversations and insightful episodes on the Circle 31 Podcast!

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