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Echo VanderWal joined the StoryField from Eswatini, the African country formerly known as Swaziland. 

Echo and her husband Harry moved to Eswatini in the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 2005 the results of which left 20% of the entire country’s population orphaned. The country had the highest infection rate of HIV of anywhere.

They moved with 4-year-old triplets and a 1-year old daughter.

20 years later, we caught up with Echo and asked her about the origin story of The Luke Commission – www.lukecommission.org – which started with 8 local team members but now as a staff of 700 people; 45 departments; and operate out of the location called the Miracle Campus. 

The Luke Commission provides 1/3 of the entire country’s population with free, compassionate, patient-centered health care.  

If you need a faith re-charge then you must listen to this incredible interview and learn how God showed Echo and Harry how to scale a nonprofit with compassion and how faithful God has been at every “blind step of faith” as Echo says. 

Please consider supporting The Luke Commission by visiting www.lukecommission.org and becoming a partner today.

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If you knew Keven Hallock in years past, it would utterly shock you to know he is 2 years into his Christian journey and is walking so closely with Jesus.  What he knows about God is this – God’s love is unconditional. Keven has the story to prove it.

In fact, God calls Keven Hallock the “Son of a Shepherd”.

Once you hear of Keven’s story you will be encouraged to learn how patient and loving God is towards people.

Join us for this amazing in-person interview but here are some highlights:

• He left home at age 17.
• Lived in a hotel room in Las Vegas which was frequented by prostitutes.
• After being kicked out of Las Vegas for underage gambling, he drifted to California.
• Keven lived homeless in California for 4 years.
• Was a functioning alcoholic by age 18 and was a heavy drug user.
• Landed in Stephenville, Texas after his nation-wide journey of running away from his pain.

Keven just wanted to know where the Lord was in all the pain and trauma.  Well, he has an answer now. Listen to this fascinating story of complete devastation and destruction to complete transformation and redemption about the “Son of a Shepherd” and know that God loves you unconditionally. 

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I met Trey ages ago as our kiddos went to the same Daycare. Trey and Jen were just my type of crazy: loved the arts (band & theatre), loved the local community and encouraged kiddos everywhere they went to be better humans.

Trey has got do some amazing things in his life. March with The University of Texas
Longhorn Band, delivering some of the best cookies ever while running
Kevin’s Cookies, get to serve at local church and do some CHAOAWESOME things and then finally finding his sweet spot in helping local kids & those in Guatemala with basic food needs and malnutrition.

Join us for a journey through the ups and downs of kid born in Mississippi, to Del Rio, Texas to Austin, Texas, and to the mountainous areas of Guatemala.

Please consider supporting Ancora Ministries and all they work they are doing in central Texas and in Guatemala. 
AncoraMinistries.org

Ancora means “anchor” but is also means " Hope, Support, and Refuge"
- $5 feeds a Central TX child for a weekend. 
- $5 provides a month of nutrition for a child in Guatemala.

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If you want to know how to take your business from 0$ to $70,000,000 in annual sales, then this is the interview for you.  

Mark Walker has the answer.  Jesus.   

Mark founded his business back in 1980 for the sole purpose of building a successful business to finance the spread of the gospel and the advancement of the kingdom of God.

The company has been wildly successful because Mark made God his business partner from the first day. 

Mark is the author of the Multiplication Factor: 16 Truths about Partnering with God in Business and Life.  You can grab a copy HERE.  This is not a prosperity gospel; name it and claim message; rather, Mark graciously encourages us how to partner with God in His promises and how to activate them in your life and business.  Mark lays out these 16 big truths from the Bible and shows you how God used them in his and others lives.  

Join us today for a great interview with a humble man of God to hear how God led him to write this book and build a very large and successful business.  There are a few key things you do not want to miss.

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Michael Dotts said the noise in his head was like a scene from the movies when someone is trying to break another person to get information.  He goes on to explain it being as if large speaker was playing full volume in his head all the time with flashing lights, chaos, noise, loud and horrible sounds. It was awful.

That is what it sounded like in his head all the time.   

And that was his condition when he was on his hands and knees at the altar of a church at a drug rehab facility when all he could do was think “Jesus, help!” The demonic activity in his life wouldn’t even allow him to speak.

Immediately after this thought, for the first time in his entire life, instant peace hit him.  It was his first experience of quiet he ever recalls.  

That was when everything changed. That was his salvation moment.

Join us for Michael’s incredible journey of transformation: from abuse, trauma, major drug use; arrest to rehab, salvation, ministry, freedom, sonship, and fatherhood. 

Michael’s story is the story of the prodigal son and just like that story – God was always there waiting to welcome Michael home.

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Three seriously important questions: 

·      How many times a day are you measuring yourself?  

·      How many times are you saying these two words “Not Enough”?  ex: “I am not enough; they are not enough; we are not enough; I don’t have enough”

·      Where did you learn you were “Not Enough?”

We are honored to welcome back Jamie Winship to The StoryField.  

Jamie Winship has decades of experience bringing peaceful solutions to some of the world’s highest conflict areas.

He is the author of the book Living Fearless. He and his wife, Donna, are co-founders of Identity Exchange and its corporate arm, Identity Method, providing training and consulting on the transformative power of living fearlessly in your true identity. 

Check out Identity Exchange for many excellent online courses, resources, and materials all directed at helping you discover your true identity and live fearless.

Listen in to this incredible interview where we covered two major things:

1)    What is you’re the lens you see the world through? – aka your Worldview. Is it Scarcity or Connected.  (are you enough?)

2)    How you can utilize the intuitive mind and imagination to discover the false beliefs and identities you’ve lived with your entire life which are still hurting you today.

PS.      Jamie and Donna Winship are coming to Stephenville and Granbury, Texas – October 1,2, 2024 – for more information on schedule and to help support the events, please visit www.blessedcommunities.org. 

PSS.   Be sure to check out “Finding Hope in Depression” a short video series with some great exercises.  Find it at: https://www.findinghopeindepression.com/

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Today, we visit again with Dr. Ben Edwards.

Dr. Ben founded Veritas Medical, a medical clinic with locations in Lubbock, Abilene, and San Angelo which offer alternative/integrative medical options and Veritas Wellness, an education and support platform to help guide people in gaining knowledge of the American diet and lifestyle choices.

You can listen to Dr. Ben’s podcast “You’re the Cure” on apple podcast and all interviews on YouTube through the Veritas Medical channel.

We pick up on Dr. Ben’s story and bring it current after God flipped the script on Ben informing him that operating in Peace is one of the most important things a person can do for their health.

Join us today as we spent time speaking about stress and how it comes from your beliefs (how you view yourself and the world). Do you believe lies? Believing wrongly ultimately causes stress and damage to your body.

Dr. Ben would encourage you to stop and consider your life.  Consider the lenses you view the world through.  He would invite you to meet and have a relationship with the creator of it all – so you can operate in peace and far greater health.

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Dr. Ben Edwards was part of the medical “system” for years until he got fired after God completely disrupted his thinking.

Before the disruption - he followed suit. He played by the rules. He had great success in everyone’s eyes (he even was featured on the front page of the Washington Post).

God didn’t want Dr. Ben in that model, though, and started to unravel everything by leaving Ben a copy of “Radical” by David Platt on an empty bus seat in the middle of nowhere in Zambia.

Shortly after, his physician’s assistant completely reversed his Celiac disease after meeting with a physician from Amarillo, Texas who thought completely differently than Ben did about the body.

Years later, Dr. Ben is operating 100% differently and has seen many people’s bodies heal after learning the truth and receiving a little guidance.

Dr. Ben founded Veritas Medical, a medical clinic with locations in Lubbock, Abilene, and San Angelo which offer alternative/integrative medical options and Veritas Wellness, an education and support platform to help guide people in gaining knowledge of the American diet and lifestyle choices.

You can listen to Dr. Ben’s podcast “You’re the Cure” on apple podcast and all interviews on YouTube through the Veritas Medical channel.

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Chris Randall wrote “Crazy God Story: Faith Isn’t Blind” to document all the incredible things God has done in, to, and through him.  You can grab a copy of his book here.

He was basically a gypsy by family heritage, having 45 addresses before the age of 18.

He grew up a “Christian Schizophrenic” as he describes. A pseudo-Christian. 

His life was trashed and in shambles as of December 2008, when everything changed, and he became a true believer and follower of Jesus.

Then, the Lord asked Chris to begin a nonprofit mechanic company where he would fix cars for broke people for free and share the good news.  Behind the scenes, the Lord had both promised and was providing for his family as he worked for no pay.

Join us today as we hear Chris’s amazing life story and all the incredible and crazy God things that happens when you follow in complete obedience to the Holy Spirit.

Check Chris out on Instagram, FB, or TikTok – you will be encouraged!

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In the fifth episode of our series with Matt Doud, we focus our spiritual discussions, aiming not to present ourselves as experts but to share insights that might resonate and encourage deeper reflection and a more authentic relationship with Jesus.

This time, Matt explores the notions of provision, responsibility, and protection from a biblical perspective, challenging common cultural and even church-taught beliefs.

He invites listeners to reconsider what it means to truly rely on God for provision, questioning where the responsibility for our lives and safety truly lies, and whether our traditional understanding aligns with scripture.

Matt shares personal experiences and biblical insights to illustrate how shifting our focus from self-sufficiency to seeking first the kingdom of God can transform our approach to life's needs and challenges. He addresses the fear and uncertainty that often accompany such a paradigm shift, reassuring listeners of God's faithful provision and care.

Through thoughtful questions and reflections, Matt encourages a journey of discovery, inviting us to examine our deepest beliefs about God's nature and His role in our lives. 

This episode is a call to open our hearts to the possibility that living in alignment with God's will can lead us to a life of greater freedom, purpose, and joy.

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