Let's Share!

The Let's Share Podcast guest in this episode is Jim Wyrostek who is the Founder of Ocala For Jesus, a nonprofit with a mission to share Jesus in the community. This podcast covers the scope of the nonprofit effort and also the personal sharing of testimonies with host and Founder and President of Have A Need A Ministry, Leigh Byers. The big C Church effort is not limited to certain denominations in the Christian faith, but serving our responsibility to share Christ with the world --Acts 1:8- "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” To learn more about Ocala for Jesus go to OcalaForJesus.net.

In this short episode Leigh Byers, Founder & President of Have A Need A Ministry aka HANA Ministry, discusses the foundations that inspired and validated this faith-based nonprofit effort. The convenience stores that provide a dish of pennies for people to leave a penny or take a penny is the concept that inspired the title - listen also on HANA aligns with the story in the Old Testament 1 Samuel on Hannah. Social media is one platform for HANA Ministry inspired sharing. Giving + Receiving = Sharing is for everyone. Check out our website at HaveANeedAMinistry.com

In this Let's Share episode Leigh Byers, the president and founder of Have A Need A Ministry discusses some foundational questions related to sharing from scripture.

What is the best example of sharing?

Why does sharing make us different?

Who benefits from sharing?

What do we need to share?

What is the ideal outcome of sharing?

Listeners are invited to check out Have A Need A Ministry's website and social media groups on Facebook and Instagram - HANA also has a LinkedIn profile to follow.

This podcast is with Tierra Ray Founder of Bow in the Cloud Community Services discussing the mission of sharing to help with mental health support in the Ocala, Florida community and including youth. Tierra's heart to share comes out of her personal experience and how her faith and the needs of others to receive support inspired her to provide events to promote mental health support - Mind Over Matter and annual backpack distribution to the youth in the community. Find Bow in the Cloud online and on Instagram @bowinthecloudinc and Facebook .

This episode's guest is Mrs. Goumah Conde, LMFT, (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist), author of Finding Her Own Way: An Empowerment Book for Young Women , founder of social media group of Your Marriage Village on Facebook and Instagram, and founder of nonprofit E.G.L.E. Girls, igniting change for women and girls of the world. Along with host Leigh Byers, Goumah shares her amazing story of surviving and thriving after a season of war in Liberia in her youth and how the Methodist Church in the United States shared support, giving her the experience, education, and skills to serve girls and women in the U.S. and Liberia as an adult. Let's share this podcast to inspire global sharing!

For Have A Need A Ministry 2023 was a progressive year in many ways. Founder & President Leigh Byers is sharing some of the many things that took place for the nonprofit in its first full year. Many efforts explained in more detail regarding events, generosity, and connections. A wonderful look back and how God has allowed HANA to progress!

In this episode, guest Bob Felder, Director of W.A.V.E.S. Campus Ministry, and host Leigh Byers discuss their blessed friendship and sharing experiences since 1995. WAVES is students coming together to seek God and to grow in their relationship with Him. WAVES, With A Vision: Evangelize Students, is a campus ministry of Youth With A Mission (YWAM). They have a history of serving together in various ways and discuss moms named June. Let's share this podcast to inspire!

In this episode, guest Juliana Albino, Director of Safe Families in Miami (now a former employee), and host Leigh Byers discussed their blessed friendship starting with meeting through Vacation Bible School and summer camp events, and sharing experiences related to serving children and families. The overall mission of Safe Families is "to engage families via faith communities to open their homes to care for vulnerable children." Learn more about Safe Families on their website - Meet Our Chapter - Miami (safe-families.org) . They value connecting with local churches, volunteers, and donors. Let's share this podcast to inspire!

In this episode, our Let's Share guest is Alex Perez, Philanthropy Officer of Men of Valor in Nashville, Tennessee. Their mission - "Men of Valor is committed to winning men in prison to Jesus Christ and discipling them. Our purpose is to equip them to re-enter society as men of integrity – becoming givers to the community rather than takers." The connections with Have A Need A Ministry Founder and Let's Share host, Leigh Byers, are based on mutual connections of friends, family, and colleagues with various faith-based nonprofits. They discuss the value of serving in various organizations, the value of those experiences, and the investment in his current role with Men of Valor. An inspirational discussion of Giving + Receiving = Sharing!

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