pause and think podcast part 2 – not an orphan: rediscovering identity through adoption and faith

Stephanie is ministering at Awaken Ranch retreat this weekend in Bend, OR. Awaken is a small group intense weekend of restoration and healing. Prayers for the ministry team and attendees are appreciated!

Mommy told me to wait, so I must stay here until she finds me. Mi Yun was determined to find her uncle today. Occasionally, she felt the stare of the stationmaster, but when she returned his gaze, he quickly busied himself with another passenger or looked to the ground. Although she was eager to talk…

Earlier this year Stephanie made a trip to Belize with some ladies from Mt. Church in Medford, OR. They went to minister to women from hard places, especially those who had escaped sex trafficking. Stephanie was deeply moved by the plight of the women in this situation and was impressed how different organizations were banding…

I love ministering with these four ladies! Together we form the leadership team for Awaken. Our greatest passion is to see God’s children freed from the lies embedded in them. We desire for our human spirit to be aligned with the Holy Spirit allowing us to live in transparency, vulnerability and seeing the truth of…

Stephanie has several speaking engagements and ministry opportunities this fall. She travels for three events in Bend, Oregon, one in Tupelo, Mississippi, one in Evansville, Indiana, two near Berlin, Ohio, and one in North Carolina. All these events are between Sept. 26 and Nov. 9. Prayers are appreciated both for her and for those she…

We are often asked if Stephanie’s second book is available. She has been working on it. To date she has two manuscripts and is working on a third. She is not happy with the first two, so she is attempting a third. Recently she wrote: As I work on my second book, I’ve come to…