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  • Mashona Council - Walking the Harriet Tubman Byway


    In this episode, Mashona Council shares her journey and perspective on walking and calling. In September 2017 Mashona walked the 125-mile Harriet Tubman Byway. She's been serving youth and youth development organizations for years, and she owns Council Consulting LLC, where she helps non-profits, churches, and other organizations serving youth to develop the structure needed for youth development and leadership.Follow Mashona @NewGenPraiser


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    34 min
  • Michelle Discavage

    Michelle Discavage is a certified life purpose coach, speaker, and writer. She is well known for her honesty, insights, and wisdom. Her passion is helping women identify and live in their God-given purpose, what she refers to as a sparked life. In this episode, Michelle talks about her Bible study, Unnamed Women of the Bible, the lies we believe, and how truth can change our stories.

    Michelle's web site is sparkedliving.net and you can find Unnamed Women of the Bible on Amazon.com.

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    50 min
  • Esther Gayfield



    This week...Esther left a business career in the hospitality industry in the USA to move to Beirut to serve those impacted by the Syrian Crisis. She has volunteered at the Life Center in Bourj Hammoud - the most densely populated neighborhood in the Middle East - since January 2017 where she oversees the operations, communications and fundraising.

    For more information:
    Life Center BeirutEsthersAdventures.com

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    40 min
  • Missionary Journey

    This week’s guests share about their journey as a missionary couple preparing to take their family to the middle east. They talk about culture, relationships, and how prayer and friendships keep missionaries going. To find out more or to get involved, see mapsglobal.org.

    Photo by Darrell Chaddock on Unsplash

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    26 min
  • Towera Loper

    Towera Loper is the author of Girdle Girlfriends: Lessons Learned from Girdles on How to do Friendships. Towera shares about friendships and her journey as a first-time author. Towera Nyirenda Loper is a speaker, life coach, author, licensed minister, and guest writer for Christian Broadcasting Network’s (CBN) Spiritual Life section. A native of Zambia, she came to the United States to pursue her education, obtaining a BA, from Northpoint Bible College (formally Zion Bible Institute, Barrington, RI), Haverhill, MA and both a Masters of Divinity, and a Doctor of Ministry from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA. Her life’s mission is to help people transition from information to transformation. She and her husband reside in Florida.Girdle Girlfriends: Lessons Learned from Girdles on How to do Friendships is available on iTunes and Amazon.com.

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    25 min
  • Preview Episode

    Welcome to the Your Voice Podcast.The Your Voice Podcast exists to help you find your voice, tell your story, and change the world. We do this by sharing interviews and tips from people who are doing just that – finding their voice, stepping out to find the stories they were meant to tell, and how they’ve made changes or overcome obstacles to change the world around them. This two-minute preview episode shares a little about three upcoming episodes.

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    3 min

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Storytelling and writing are essential skills for missionaries, ministry and nonprofit leaders. In fact, if you struggle to tell stories, you'll struggle to raise the funds you need. Kay Helm is a…