Moms in Prayer Podcast

She’s here! Today, Lee sits down with Moms in Prayer Founder, Fern Nichols, to talk about the beginning of our ministry.  You will fall in love with the heart of Fern for Jesus and the children of the world as she shares about the story that only God could have written.  If you’ve never heard the Moms in Prayer story, or need reminding that God is still at work, listen in. About our Guest: Fern Nichols is the Founder of Moms in Prayer International, a global ministry whose vision is to reach children and schools worldwide for Christ by gathering mothers to pray. She has authored five books and studies including Moms Little Book of Powerful Prayers and When Moms Pray Together, as well as the Booklet used to begin groups in 146 countries around the world and all 50 US States.  She and her husband, Rle, have been married 51 years, have 4 children and 10 precious grandchildren.  They make their home in Poway, California.    Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

As our kids age and leave home, the problems they face can require an even greater commitment to prayer from their mothers.  Today’s guest promises that there is not a need that we’ll face in any stage of parenting that God has not already thought of or provided for in His word.  In this episode, Lee talks with Jodie Berndt author of Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Childrenand they discuss the new dynamics that come when children leave home and the gift of prayer that God offers those fighting fear over their kids’ future.  About our Guest: Jodie Berndt is the author of several books, including the popular Praying the Scriptures series to equip parents to pray effectively for their children, teens, and adult children. A former television producer and on-air personality, Jodie now blogs at jodieberndt.com, a website where readers can find encouraging stories, prayer helps, book recommendations, and information about Jodie's speaking schedule and how to book her for an event. Jodie and her husband, Robert, are parents to four adult children and two sons-in-law.   To connect with Jodie you can visit her website at www.jodieberndt.com Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org  

“We are seeing growth of Moms in Prayer groups around the world, an army of women crying out for the next generation. God is on the move.” says Global Director, Cathi Armitage. Today Lee and Cathi discuss the Global Day of Prayer and Fastingcoming January 9, 2019 and ways to get involved in what God is doing around the world.    About our Guest: Cathi Armitage is the Global Ministry Director for Moms in Prayer International and has been involved in the ministry for over twenty years. Cathi’s team oversees 145 countries, helping to encourage and train leaders. Cathi and her high school sweetheart, Matt, have been married for over thirty years and have three sons and one daughter who know and love Jesus. Cathi and Matt live in Southern California where she enjoys cooking with and for her family. She also enjoys hiking in the local canyons and standup paddle boarding in the Pacific, where she watches the rest of her family surf. It is during those times that they all experience God’s glorious creation up close and personal.   Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

“Canyoutrust the God who has lavishly loved you and your children?”  Founder, Fern Nichols joins us today to explore the boundless love of God that we celebrate during the Christmas season. Today concludes our four-part Advent celebration, Moms in Prayer style.  About our Guest: Fern Nichols is the Founder of Moms in Prayer International, a global ministry whose vision is to reach children and schools worldwide for Christ by gathering mothers to pray. She has authored five books and studies including Moms Little Book of Powerful Prayers and When Moms Pray Together, as well as the Booklet used to begin groups in 146 countries around the world and all 50 US States.  She and her husband, Rle, have been married 51 years, have 4 children and 10 precious grandchildren.  They make their home in Poway, California.    Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org   Angels We Have Heard on High Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Silent Night Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Joy is transformative, but easy to lose when pressure mounts around the holidays. Today, Sally Burke helps us meditate on the joy experienced during the first Christmas and how we can and must choose and experience joy today. About our Guest: Sally Burke, is a dynamic speaker, teacher, author and the President of Moms in Prayer International. She leads a worldwide ministry who equips and encourages women in the transforming power of prayer. Sally is an avid runner, a fast talker, and a fervent lover of Jesus. Sally and her husband Ed have four grown children, two grand kids, and live in sunny California.   Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org   Background Music Credit: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Oh Holy Night Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

“Peace means so much more than an absence of conflict and distress.  It means wholeness.” In this second week of Advent, we celebrate the gift of peace Moms in Prayer style with USA Country Coordinator, Susan Shepherd. About our Guest: Susan Shepherd joyfully serves as the USA Country Coordinator for Moms in Prayer International.  When she began praying 22 years ago as a group member, she could never have predicted that she would follow the Lord into leadership as a Group Leader, Area Coordinator, Alabama State Coordinator, Division Coordinator of the Mid-Atlantic and New England, and finally into this role as Country Coordinator.  Susan is the wife of her husband, Joe, mom to her two married daughters, and the grandmother of one adorable grandson and another grandbaby on the way.  Susan loves to pray, but she also loves coffee with friends, traveling, a good book, and a nap.      Background Music Credit: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

Do you need hope in your life and motherhood?  Today we begin our four week Moms in Prayer Advent celebration focusing on Jesus our Hope.  We are joined by Cathi Armitage, Global Ministry Director of Moms in Prayer International. About our Guest: Cathi Armitage is the Global Ministry Director for Moms in Prayer International and has been involved in the ministry for over twenty years. Cathi’s team oversees 145 countries, helping to encourage and train leaders. Cathi and her high school sweetheart, Matt, have been married for over thirty years and have three sons and one daughter who know and love Jesus. Cathi and Matt live in Southern California where she enjoys cooking with and for her family. She also enjoys hiking in the local canyons and standup paddle boarding in the Pacific, where she watches the rest of her family surf. It is during those times that they all experience God’s glorious creation up close and personal.   Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org   Background Music Credit: Wish Background Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The majority of our children will face bullying of some kind.  As a mother, watching your child struggle in relationships can be so difficult. Today, Cindy Bultema, the Executive Director for GEMS Girls Clubs, and Lee share stories and wisdom for walking with your kids through bullying.  This episode is filled with practical application for responding in truth and grace.  About our Guest: CindyBultemawas a broken woman who nearly lost her life to the bondage of addiction. Jesus gave her new life, hope, peace, joy--even a brand-new reputation. Now, Cindyis Executive Director of GEMS Girls' Clubs, as well as a popular women's speaker, Bible teacher, author, and seminar expert for Grief Share. Cindylives in West Michigan with her husband and four children. She loves all things sparkly, and believes that being real is the only way to live.    For more information about GEMS girls club- https://gemsgc.org https://www.cindybultema.com/ Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org  

Dr. Kathy Koch says all of our kids are smart and it is the role of a mother to unpack and unleash the God given gifts inside of our children.  In today’s episode, Dr. Kathy and Lee unpack the 8 different kinds of “smarts” our children may have and the role prayer plays in nurturing and cultivating the bent of each child in our care.      About our Guest: Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”), the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX, has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in 30 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, and other events., She is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk-shows. Kirk Cameron chose her as the technology expert to interview in his movie, Connect: Real Help for Parenting Kids in a Social Media World. She has authored six books including Screens and Teens and8 Great Smarts.She has loved Jesus for years and her faith and desire to serve and glorify God is the foundation of her ministry.   To connect with Dr. Kathy- https://celebratekids.com/ Hearts at Home 2.0- https://www.heartsathome2.org/and the Hearts at Home 2.0 Conference- https://www.heartsathome2.org/2019conference/ Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

Can God use your child’s brokenness and destructive choices for His glory?  Today Carol Kent joins Lee in Part Two of Carol’s story with her son, Jason, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Carol describes the process of learning to allow the brokenness and disappointment of their family’s story to be used for the glory of God.   About our Guest: Carol Kent is an author, speaker and Bible Teacher.  She is the founder and director of the Speak Up Conference, a ministry that equips speakers and writers to take the next step. With her husband Gene, she founded the nonprofit organization, Speak Up for Hope, which benefits inmates and their families. Carol is also the president of Speak Up Speaker Services, a Christian speakers’ bureau. Carol is a popular international public speaker best known for being dynamic, humorous, encouraging, and biblical. She holds a master’s degree in communication arts and a bachelor’s degree in speech education. Some of her 20+ books include: Becoming a Woman of Influence, When I Lay My Isaac Down, A New Kind of Normal, Between a Rock and a Grace Place, Secret Longings of the Heart, Tame Your Fears, Speak Up With Confidence, and her newest release, Unquenchable. She has been featured on the cover of Today’s Christian Woman, and her articles have been published in a wide variety of magazines. You can connect with Carol on FB @authorcarolkent, Instagram @carolkentspeaks, or Twitter @carolkentspeaks.   To learn more about Carol Kent’s ministry: www.CarolKent.org and www.SpeakUpConference.com To learn more about the Kent Family’s ministry to prisoners and those with loved one who are incarcerated:  www.SpeakUpforHope.org To learn more about Moms in Prayer’s Prison Ministry- https://momsinprayer.org/get-involved/join-a-group/prison-ministry-praying-moms/ To give a thanksgiving gift to Moms in Prayer you can text 41444 and key in the word “Prompted.”  Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org  

Carol Kent’s life was changed when she received the phone call that her only son had been arrested for murder.  How do you breathe when your world comes crashing down and the child you love does something unthinkable?  Where is God when your world falls apart?  You won’t want to miss a minute of today’s gripping interview with Lee Nienhuis and Carol Kent. About our Guest:  Carol Kent is an author, speaker and Bible Teacher.  She is the founder and director of the Speak Up Conference, a ministry that equips speakers and writers to take the next step. With her husband Gene, she founded the nonprofit organization, Speak Up for Hope, which benefits inmates and their families. Carol is also the president of Speak Up Speaker Services, a Christian speakers’ bureau. Carol is a popular international public speaker best known for being dynamic, humorous, encouraging, and biblical. She holds a master’s degree in communication arts and a bachelor’s degree in speech education. Some of her 20+ books include: Becoming a Woman of Influence, When I Lay My Isaac Down, A New Kind of Normal, Between a Rock and a Grace Place, Secret Longings of the Heart, Tame Your Fears, Speak Up With Confidence, and her newest release, Unquenchable. She has been featured on the cover of Today’s Christian Woman, and her articles have been published in a wide variety of magazines. You can connect with Carol on FB @authorcarolkent, Instagram @carolkentspeaks, or Twitter @carolkentspeaks.   To learn more about Carol Kent’s ministry: www.CarolKent.org and www.SpeakUpConference.com To learn more about the Kent Family’s ministry to prisoners and those with loved one who are incarcerated:  www.SpeakUpforHope.org To learn more about Moms in Prayer’s Prison Ministry- https://momsinprayer.org/get-involved/join-a-group/prison-ministry-praying-moms/ To give a thanksgiving gift to Moms in Prayer you can text 41444 and key in the word “Prompted.”   Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

Sometimes God lets our kids take the long way to the foot of the cross.  Today Lee talks to Wendy Palau, Moms in Prayer Mom and wife of evangelist, Andrew Palau.  They discuss the power of prayer and the reason why it continues to be a priority in the Palau’s global ministry, and an experience that was a defining moment in Wendy’s motherhood journey.  About our Guest:  Wendy Palau shoulders a burden for the lost, born out of her own experience of living apart from Jesus Christ for the first 24 years of her own life. While born into a wonderful Christian home on the island of Jamaica, her heart wandered and sought fulfillment in all the world offers. At 25 years of age, God mercifully revealed Himself and she experienced His radical transformation. Wendy and her husband, evangelist Andrew Palau, have since dedicated their lives to serving churches around the world through city-wide evangelistic outreaches. Each campaign features a strong focus on meeting the spiritual and physical needs of the least in this world. Under Wendy’s compassionate direction, mission teams join each effort; whether in Africa, Haiti, or her beautiful homeland of Jamaica. Wendy and Andrew have been married 19 years and her primary job is raising their three children: Christopher, Jonathan, and Sadie.   To learn more about the Luis Palau Association: https://www.palau.org/ National Prayer Team- http://www.nationalprayerteam.org/ Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

“Shoeboxes are a gospel opportunity.”  In this episode, Lee is joined by Gracie O’Loughlin and Yulia Shubina to discuss the power of prayer, the gift of a shoebox and the sharing of the gospel. Today, you’ll hear the girls discuss how shoeboxes and prayer transform both the giver and the children who receive them, and Yulia’s shares two sentences in her shoebox letter that changed her life.     About our Guests:  Gracie O’Loughlin serves within the Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, where she has been for five years. She currently works as the Assistant Director of Promotions and Partnerships, where she has the opportunity to invest in the wonderful relationships between OCC and its partners. Gracie holds a passion in her heart for prayer and loves her wonderful husband of 13 years, Sean, who also serves with Samaritan’s Purse.    Yuliya Shubina received a shoebox gift in Central Asia when she was 9 years old. There were many beautiful gifts inside, but the most important item was a letter from the girl who had packed the shoebox. Yuliya and the girl exchanged letters for many years afterward, and when Yuliya came to the United States to finish high school, she was able to meet her pen pal in person. During this time, the seeds planted through a shoebox gift many years before led Yuliya to accept Christ. Today Yuliya serves with Operation Christmas Child to tell the story of God’s faithfulness in her life.    Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is November 12-19,2018. Read more about Moms in Prayer’s relationship with Operation Christmas Child and packing recommendations;- https://momsinprayer.org/occ/ Download the MIP letter to pack in your box- https://momsinprayer.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OCCPrayerSheet2up.pdf Operation Christmas Child- https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/ Samaritan’s Purse- https://www.samaritanspurse.org/ Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

There is a hidden people group among all 50 US states and around the world.  Military family’s face unique challenges that are often overlooked by their civilian counterparts.  In today’s episode, Lee talks to Salena Duffy and Megan White about the need for community and prayer among military moms today and their unique position to impact the world for Christ. About our Guests:  Salena Duffy is the wife of a retired, US Army officer, and the mom to three boys.  A dynamic speaker and lover of Jesus, Salena is also a Moms in Prayer mom and the former Military Liaison for Moms in Prayer International.  The Duffy family makes their home in beautiful Colorado. Megan White is the founder of All Her Paths Ministries. She is a seasoned military spouse whose husband serves in the US Air Force.  Her family views this Air Force life as an opportunity to perpetually live on mission. The mission field is wherever the government sends them, each new station is a chance to push the gospels forward in military communities, both stateside and abroad.   To learn more about Megan- allherpaths.com Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

 “Mom, I want to go to Hollywood.”  Karla Pope is the mother of a blended family with 6 boys.  When her son, Kellan, wanted to chase his dream of acting in Hollywood, Karla saw her prayers answered in unconventional ways.  Kellan Lutz, has made quite an imprint on Hollywood, and today, Lee and Karla discuss the roles prayer and Moms in Prayer impacted her family.   About our Guest:  Karla Pope is an active part of the Moms in Prayer International family. A gifted Bible teacher with a passion for prayer, Karla is the mom of a blended, 6 boy family, one of whom has made his career in Hollywood. Karla and her husband make their home in Arizona and California.   Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org