Moms In Prayer Podcast

“If Jesus comes at the end of this school year, did we do all we were supposed to do?” What a great question!  If this is our last school year to pray, to teach, to point the next generation to Jesus, are we making the most of every opportunity we have been given?  Today Stacy talks with educator, author and Moms in Prayer South Carolina State Coordinator, Vanessa Frazier.  Listen in as Vanessa inspires us with what a difference even one Christian educator can make.  You won’t want to miss the contagious passion in this episode because now is our time, our opportunity to make a Kingdom impact. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Vanessa Frazier is South Carolina's State Coordinator for Moms in Prayer International.  With over 25 years of experience walking and talking with God in national and international schools, she continues to go forward with the Great Commission—making disciples of public school teachers. She acknowledges Jesus Christ as her Teacher and Lord, keeping passion and zeal on her side while diligently striv

“Lord, we have seen Your awesome deeds.  We have told the stories.  Won’t You do it again?” This is the what we are all praying for! That the revival and spiritual awakenings we have seen throughout history would happen again. Listen in as Stacy speaks with Dan Allen, the Executive Director of Mission Expansion for Cru and co-founder of the Every Campus movement.  You won’t want to miss a moment as Dan shares amazing answers to prayer as believers from different churches, denominations and ministries are uniting for kingdom work on campuses throughout the world.    ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dan Allan has served on staff with Cru since 1990. His assignments began with STINT in Bucharest, Romania just months after the Iron Curtain fell. Dan has served in the campus ministry of Cru at the University of Missouri, in the St. Louis area, and in Southern California before moving to Orlando in August of 2017. Currently, Dan serves as the Executive Director for Mission Expansion. Dan is a co-founder of the EveryCampus movement

“When you are captivated by Jesus, He holds your full attention.” Isn’t this what we are all praying for? Oh that the generations following behind us would be captivated by Jesus! Listen in to hear how this is actually happening as today Stacy welcomes the one and only Sadie Robertson Huff to the podcast.  Sadie loves the Lord with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and she is sharing this love with her generation as speaker, best-selling author, and founder of Live Original. Truly the Lord’s faithfulness continues to every generation. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Sadie Robertson Huff is a speaker, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Influencer, and Founder of Live Original. Communicating as a sister and friend, Huff is on a mission to use her influence to reach her generation with the message of Christ. Huff is the host of the popular podcast WHOA, That’s Good, which reached more than a million unique downloads after only 15 episodes. Her Live Original Blog, features encouraging and transparent messages from Huff a

“At the time of our creation, God knit into you and me all we would need to fight the battle for our children’s return.”  God is so good!  Today Stacy speaks with our Mississippi State Coordinator, Teresa Newcomer.  Teresa has walked through many storms in this life and she is going to point us to the hope that is strong and trustworthy, an anchor for our souls.  This episode will encourage everyone who is looking for hope, especially hope for prodigals.  About our Guest: Teresa Newcomer is honored to serve as Mississippi’s first Moms in Prayer State Coordinator. She first became a group leader and started a group for her son’s school in 2013, not realizing God was preparing her for leadership as an Area Coordinator and then State Coordinator in 2017. Nothing makes her happier than sharing the joy of praying for children and schools. She enjoys every opportunity to speak to churches and women’s groups about the power of prayer. Teresa and her husband, Will, have been married nearly 35 years and have a daughte

“Don’t let the air pods and eye rolls sway you. Your kids are listening. You are making a difference!” Today Stacy welcomes Hillary Morgan Ferrer and Amy Davison of Mama Bear Apologetics to the podcast for an important and timely discussion. It’s a double portion of wisdom, encouragement, and hope as Hillary and Amy offer their expertise in an area many of us struggle, having “the talk” with our children. About our Guests: Hillary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics®, has a burden for providing accessible apologetics resources for busy moms. She has a master’s in biology, and her specialties are scientific apologetics, dealing with doubt, and identifying causes and solutions for youth leaving the church.   Amy Davison is a former Air Force veteran-turned-writer and podcast cohost for Mama Bear Apologetics®. She received her MA in Christian apologetics from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and loves helping parents raise their children to be warriors in the faith. She specializes in biblic

“The tongue is a daily reminder and motivation to purify the heart.” It sure is! Oh how we all want to be gracious, but how?   Today‘s guest is the one and only Fern Nichols, founder of Moms in Prayer International.  Listen in as Fern shares the pathway to graciousness available to us all as God’s children. This message is timeless treasure from our Moms in Prayer archives.   It’s a message that gets right to the heart of the matter because truly, graciousness is a matter of the heart.     About our Guest: Fern Nichols is a former elementary school teacher and the founder of Moms in Prayer International, a prayer movement that mobilizes women around the world to gather together to pray for their children and schools. In 1984, Fern was fearful about sending her two eldest children off to junior high. She knew the school would be a battlefield for their hearts and minds. She realized the warfare would be intense and to fight in this battle she needed to invite other moms to pray. She called a mom and asked her

“Huge breakthroughs come in answer to prayer.”  Yes they do! Today Stacy welcomes the President of National School Project, Mark Hopson to the podcast.   Listen in as Mark tells his story from growing up on the mission field in the Czech Republic to his call to the mission field of public schools in America. You don’t want to miss a moment as Mark testifies to what He has seen the Lord do in answer to earnest, continual, persistent prayer.  About our Guest: Mark Hopson has been with National School Project for fourteen years, beginning in 2003 as a Campus Mentor while attending Biola University. After graduating in 2006, he joined NSP full-time as a Chapter Director for the greater Los Angeles area and served in this position for seven years during which time he received an M.A. in New Testament from Talbot School of Theology. In 2013, Mark moved his family to Chicago, IL, to start three new ministry chapters at Trinity International University, Moody Bible Institute, and Wheaton College, launching what would

“There is never a need you are going to face that God has not covered in His word and even more in His character.” Today Stacy sits down with best-selling author, speaker, and Moms in Prayer mom, Jodie Berndt.  She is here to share about the gift of praying God’s own words back to Him; how the whole Bible is meant not just to be read, but also to be prayed through. Listen in as Jodie shares the treasures the Lord revealed to her as she responded to His invitation to abide in His presence.     About our Guest:  Jodie Berndt is a popular speaker and the author of ten books, including the bestselling Praying the Scriptures series for Children, Teens, and Adult Children. Jodie has been a guest on shows like Focus on the Family, The 700 Club, and the Don’t Mom Alone podcast, and her writing has been featured on Fox News, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and in several family and parenting magazines. A former television producer and on-air personality, Jodie has been married to her UVA sweetheart, Robbie, for 35 years. They

“Our part is to rise up bold in the strength of the Lord, to move forward in prayer and then watch God unleash His power.”  Today Stacy talks with Sally Burke, the president of Moms in Prayer International, about the great opportunity we have to impact an entire generation through prayer.  What a vital topic to ponder as we enter a new year! Listen in as Sally inspires us to rise up and pray as she takes us through Psalm 138.  About our Guest: Sally Burke, is a dynamic speaker, teacher, author and the President of Moms in Prayer International. She leads a worldwide ministry that equips and encourages women in the transforming power of prayer. As a child growing up in Florida, Sally was fascinated with the space program and began her career as a space shuttle engineer with a Master of Science in Management. After her marriage and the birth of two children, Sally and her husband came to faith in Christ, and Moms in Prayer soon became a top priority. She and her husband Ed now have four grown children, a son-in-

“Prayer has never been out of our schools.” Hallelujah! Today Stacy welcomes the President of Teachers Who Pray, Tara Malven to the podcast. She is here with the awesome news that not only are moms praying but our Christian educators are praying as well.  Listen in as Tara shares her testimony of how a fellow teacher to lead her to Christ.  God is answering our prayers; He is opening the eyes of teachers, turning them from darkness to light on campuses all over the world. About our Guest: Tara Malven is the President of Teachers Who Pray. Tara started her career as an intellectual property and transaction attorney at a large law firm in Chicago. After eight years in law, she felt called to make a difference as a teacher in Chicago Public Schools. She accepted a fellowship with the Academy for Urban School Leadership and earned a master’s degree in education from National Louis University. Now a mother and homemaker, Tara lives near Detroit, Michigan, and volunteers for a long list of ministries. Her desire is

“Come as you are. The more you pour out what is going on, the more space you make for His grace to pour in.” What a beautiful reason to pour our hearts our before the Lord in prayer!  On today’s episode Stacy speaks with Bible teacher, international recording artist, television host and bestselling author, Sheila Walsh.  Listen in as Sheila shares how the gift of prayer was passed on to her by her mother when she was just a little girl in Scotland and how we too can pass this gift on to our little ones. About our Guest: Sheila Walsh is a powerful communicator, Bible teacher, international recording artist, television host and bestselling author with almost six million books sold. She is the author of the award-winning Gigi, God's Little Princess series, It's Okay Not to Be Okay, Praying Women, Holding On When You Want to Let Go, and more. She is cohost of the inspirational talk show Life Today with James and Betty Robison, which is seen worldwide by a potential audience of over 100 million viewers. Sh

“There is nothing more dangerous to the kingdom of darkness than Moms in Prayer.” Wow!  Today Stacy is joined by Greg Stier, the founder of Dare 2 Share, a ministry that helps youth leaders empower students to reach their world.  How does Greg know the great power of prayer?  By personal experience!  He and his entire family were radically rescued and  transformed through the Gospel and behind it all was a praying grandma who never gave up.  About our Guest: Greg Stier is a champion for unleashing this generation with the Gospel. As the founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries, he is driven to help the Church activate Christian teenagers to reach their friends. In the last 30 years, Greg has trained millions of youth leaders and students how to relationally engage their world with the Good News of Jesus. A much sought-after speaker, Greg is a former pastor, church planter, youth leader, as well as the author of numerous books.  Books: “Gospelize Your Youth Ministry” by Greg Stier “Unlikely Fighter” by Greg Stier Li

“Prayer is an eternal investment with life and death at stake.” Today Stacy sits down with Cathi Armitage, our Global Ministry Director.   Cathi and her amazing team oversee Moms in Prayer groups in over 160 countries and counting.  Listen and be amazed at all God is doing as she takes us on a journey around the globe showing us how He is answering the prayers of moms all over the world.  What an encouraging reason to commit to pray as long as we have breath! 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-five years. Cathi and her team oversee the ministry in over 160 countries and counting.  She and her high school sweetheart, Matt, has been married for over thirty-five 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

“Whatever story God is writing in your life be available and be ready to say yes.” Today Stacy continues her conversation with wonderful mom of four, grandma to fourteen, and founder of an international sewing ministry, Kathy Arnold.  Listen in Kathie shares her amazing adventures with the Lord as she took His hand and stepped out of her comfort zone.   From a small town in South Dakota to traveling the world sharing Moms in Prayer and the love of Jesus in ministry through Come and Sew Ministries International, CASMI.  This is one beautiful God story after another. About our Guest: Kathie Arnold always had a passion for mission, yet she never imagined or planned anything like CASMI.  It just came out of her life story!    Kathie and her husband Steve were married in 1972, supported missions, raised 4 children, and now have 14 grandchildren.  Kathie and their oldest daughter went on their first mission trip to the former Soviet Union in 1991.  Upon returning home from that trip, Kathie began a sewing school fr

“Please Lord, give me strength to be your missionary and live for you every day.” You will be amazed how God answered this prayer from the heart of a young college student the night she gave her heart to Jesus.  Who was this college student? Our dear Moms in Prayer sister, Kathie Arnold!  Today Stacy welcomes this wonderful mom of four and grandma to fourteen to the podcast.  Listen in as Kathie shares her journey from a small town in South Dakota to traveling the world sharing Moms in Prayer and the love of Jesus through the ministry she co-founded with her husband, Come and Sew Ministries International, CASMI.  Only God could write a story like this! About our Guest: Kathie Arnold always had a passion for mission, yet she never imagined or planned anything like CASMI.  It just came out of her life story!    Kathie and her husband Steve were married in 1972, supported missions, raised 4 children, and now have 14 grandchildren.  Kathie and their oldest daughter went on their first mission trip to the former S

“All we had was a map but God had the destinations.” Today we complete our “Empowered” series as Stacy welcomes our amazing Moms in Prayer New York State Coordinator, Jill Falletta to the podcast.  You won’t want to miss a moment as Jill, a gifted story teller, expounds on the final I AM statement of Jesus, I AM the true vine.   Listen in as she shares the amazing journey the Lord took her on as she prayed for His help with the God-sized task she was facing.  You will be amazed as Jill reveals the beautiful fruit from simply abiding and trusting in the Lord with all her heart.  About our Guest: Jill Falletta and her husband Steve enjoy life together on the east end of Long Island, New York. They have raised three children and are absolutely delighted to be watching the next generation of their family unfold with two grandchildren and another one on the way. Jill’s love story with Moms in Prayer began in the fall of 1990 when she began leading a prayer group for her eldest son’s elementary school; he was enter

“In Jesus we have true life and this is something all mankind is longing for.”  Today Stacy sits down with our wonderful Moms in Prayer Regional Director of Central West Europe, Martina Kersten.  We are continuing to focus on the I AM statements of Jesus looking into John 14 where Jesus says, “I AM the way, the truth and the life.”  Listen in as Martina shares with humble transparency and authenticity what a gift is it to know Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.  What a friend we have in Jesus! About our Guest: Martina Kersten has been in Moms in Prayer since 1997 and currently serves as the Regional Director Central West Europe covering: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Ireland, UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. Previously she was Country Coordinator for Germany for ten years.  She and her husband Armin, have been married for 39 years and have four married children and nine grandchildren.  They reside in beautiful Southern Germany.   Links: http

“Jesus made his power visible showing us that He is more powerful than the forces of death.” Wow!  Today Stacy welcomes our wonderful Moms in Prayer Regional Director of our Nordic and Baltic Countries, Randi Anita Helvig.  We are continuing to focus on the I AM statements of Jesus looking into John 11 where Jesus says, “I AM the resurrection and the life.”   What hope we have in Jesus here and now and for all eternity! You will not want to miss a moment as Randi Anita shares her personal testimony of how Jesus preserved, healed, and yes, even resurrected her life.  About our Guest: Randi Anita Helvig has been in Moms in Prayer since 1997 and currently serves as the Regional Director for the Nordic and Baltic Countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Greenland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.  Previously she was Country Coordinator for Norway for seven years.  She and her husband Geir Arve, have been married for 32 years and have four adopted children and one foster child.  They reside in beautifu

“The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. How much more can He show me His love?” Today Stacy sits down with our wonderful Moms in Prayer Director of Europe and Israel, Kathrin Larsen as we continue focusing on the I AM statements of Jesus.   Listen in as she shares just how compassionately and completely Jesus our Shepherd cares for us, our children and grandchildren.  The beautiful truth shared in this episode will refresh and restore your soul. About our Guest: After 20 years of praying with Moms in Prayer, Kathrin Larsen has seen God move countless times and can joyfully testify that He faithfully answers prayer. Kathrin currently serves as the Moms in Prayer Director of Europe and Israel and oversees the ministry and leadership teams in 44 countries. Kathrin and her husband of 36 years have three adult children, one son-in-law, and one adorable granddaughter.  They reside in beautiful Switzerland.  Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxcBfuMGaX8 https://momsinprayer.org/new-to-moms-in-pray

“Jesus is telling us that He protects His sheep. If something comes in, it comes through Him first.” Today Stacy is joined by our wonderful USA Country Coordinator, Susan Shepherd and we continue our Empowered series focusing on the I AM statements of Jesus.  Listen in as Susan shares how we are empowered as moms through knowing Jesus is the gate for the sheep.  What a comfort it is to know Jesus is not only providing and protecting us but our children as well.  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’ve never imagined 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 married to Joe, mom to two married daughters, and the grandmother of three. Susan loves to pray, but she also loves coffee with frie