Moms In Prayer Podcast

“When you combine mama bear and the place of prayer, there’s some serious dynamite there.”  Our special guest knows this dynamite power by personal experience as he is the son of a Moms in Prayer mom. Today Stacy talks with the inspirational Nick Hall, International evangelist, founder and president of Pulse. Listen in as Nick shares his contagious passion for making Jesus known.  Don’t miss Nick’s invitation to Together 22, the once in a lifetime stadium gathering happening June 24-25 at the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.  ABOUT OUR GUEST: Nick Hall is the founder and president of Pulse and a leading international evangelist. He holds a position on the Board of Directors Executive Committee of the National Association of Evangelicals. He is the author of Reset: Jesus Changes Everything. Nick founded Pulse in 2006 on his college campus and has since seen 318,244,124 people impacted by the Gospel and 1,997,440 people commit their lives to Jesus through Pulse initiatives. Hall  has preached the gospel t

“Let’s pray for our children; let’s go into overdrive in asking God to rescue our children and to fix their eyes on the heavenly glories above.”  We can do this! Today Stacy welcomes the one and only Joni Eareckson Tada to the podcast.  Joni is a beloved international speaker, best-selling author, artist and Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends Ministry.  Joni and Friends is committed to bringing the Gospel and practical resources to people impacted by disability around the globe. Listen in a Joni points us to the truth about heaven and shows us how we can share this glorious truth with our children.  Don’t miss how the beautiful realities of heaven should impact every single day of our lives here on earth. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Joni Eareckson Tada is CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization that accelerates Christian outreach in the disability community. Joni and Friends provides practical support and spiritual help to special-needs families worldwide, and equips thousands of churches in developing disability mini

“The choices Naomi and Ruth make can be seen as a picture of how we can respond to God’s invitation to stay where we are in sin or stake all our future on Him.”  Oh how we pray our children will make the choice to stake all on Jesus!  Today Stacy talks with our wonderful Moms in Prayer International Regional Coordinator of Honduras, Emilia Frech de Alberto as we continue our Moms in the Bible series. She is here to share on our next Bible mom, a favorite of many, Ruth.  Listen in as Emilia encourages us to trust our sovereign God who rules in the midst of uncertain times.  ABOUT OUR GUEST: Emilia Frech de Alberto has loved to pray since she was very young. For many years, she willingly served with much love and passion as an interpreter for American missionaries living in her country, while she was studying at the University to become an Architect. After graduating, she strongly felt God's call on her life. Doors of opportunity had opened for her to obtain a degree in Practical Theology from Christ for th

“The same comfort we receive from God we can use to comfort others in their suffering.” And what a gift comfort is! Today Stacy talks with Elisabeth Hoefliger all the way from beautiful Switzerland as we continue our Moms in the Bible series.  Elisabeth is our Moms in Prayer International Regional Coordinator of Eastern Switzerland and she is here to share on our next Bible mom, Naomi from the book of Ruth.  Listen in as Elisabeth shares the hope and comfort she herself has received as the Lord has cared for her just like He cared for Naomi.  ABOUT OUR GUEST: Elisabeth Hoefliger is a Regional Coordinator with Moms in Prayer International. It is a privilege for her to oversee the beautiful region of Eastern Switzerland. She loves encouraging moms of all ages standing in the gap and be everything God calls them to be. Elisabeth and her husband have five children on earth and two in heaven, three children-in-love and six beautiful grandchildren. Through navigating the loss of her two precious sons, Elisabeth has

“I’ve learned that there are no limits to what praying in agreement can do.” Whoa, what a powerful truth! Today Stacy welcomes the wonderful Stephanie McDermott to the podcast as we continue our Moms in the Bible series.  Stephanie is our Moms in Prayer Florida State Coordinator and our International Leader Developer of Bhutan, India, Singapore and Sri Lanka.  She is here to share on Deborah from the book of Judges.  You won’t want to miss a moment of the powerful encouragement to keep on fighting the good fight through prayer because we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  ABOUT OUR GUEST: Stephanie McDermott has been with Moms in Prayer for more than 16 years. She has lived in 5 different countries spanning the Middle East, Europe, Asia Pacific and India, where she served as a Moms in Prayer leader. She has trained many moms in the Four Steps of Prayer who continue to lead groups in their countries. Now back in the USA, Stephanie is the Florida State Coordinator and also an International Leader Develo

“God is able to use the good, the bad and the ugly in our lives.” Hallelujah! Today we continue our Moms in Bible series talking about not one, but two moms in the Bible, Leah and Rachel.  Listen in as Stacy talks with our wonderful Moms in Prayer USA Southwest Division Coordinator, Kendra Rock about the way God is able to work all things together for good in the lives of His children.  What hope we have in our compassionate God who continually shows us just how dearly He loves us. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Kendra Rock serves as the Southwest Division Coordinator for Moms in Prayer International. She has the joy of serving alongside the leadership and praying moms in Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. She has been involved in Moms in Prayer for over 23 years. Kendra is married to Roger and is blessed with two adult sons, a daughter-in-love, and two grandchildren.  She enjoys talks with God, walks with her husband, and  playing the harp. SCRIPTURES: (NIV unless noted) The LORD make the  woman who is co

“Live in anticipation of what our loving, merciful, and sovereign God in heaven can accomplish.” Today we continue our Moms in Bible series talking about a very inspirational mom, Moses’ mom, Jochebed..  Stacy’s special guest is our very own Cathi Armitage, mom of four, international speaker, and Moms in Prayer Global Ministry Director.  Listen in she points us all to the hope we have in praying and holding on to God’s word.  Our God can be trusted to keep all of His promises! 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 paddl

“God, even in hard times, can turn ashes into beauty.” Today we begin our series Moms in Bible Part 2. You are not going to want to miss a moment of this power-packed episode talking about the very first mom in the Bible, Eve.  Stacy’s special guest is author, speaker, moms in prayer mom and Sweet Selah Ministries founder, Sharon Gamble.  Listen in she points us all to the hope we have in Jesus who is always able to give us victory even if we feel defeated.  ABOUT OUR GUEST: Sharon Gamble’s goal and driving purpose is to see Christian women carve out quiet spaces to meet with God, to know Him and to love Him more and more. That God-given passion led her to establish Sweet Selah Ministries, devoted to giving women encouragement and tools to take time out of their busy, busy lives to “be still” with the One who loves them most. Author and frequent speaker at ladies’ groups and conferences, Sharon posts fun, inspiring blogs on her website, SweetSelah.org, co-hosts a podcast, The Sweet Selah Moments Podcast, and

“It is amazing what we can see happen when we actually commit to praying.” Truly God is working through the prayers of His people! Today Stacy talks with Kim Howard from our Moms in Prayer International Global Ministry Department.  Listen in she shares testimony after testimony of God working around the world through the prayers of ordinary moms like you and me.   ABOUT OUR GUEST: Kim has been part of the Moms in Prayer Global Department for the last six years, overseeing countries in Africa, Canada, Caribbean and the Middle East, helping women join or start Moms in Prayer groups and raising up leadership in these countries. She is passionate about encouraging young moms to pray scripture over their children to start building godly character at a young age. Kim was in leadership roles with MOPS and now speaks to MOPS moms, sharing the life-changing ministry of Moms in Prayer. Her heart for prayer and love for travel has enabled her to visit the Caribbean sharing and building leadership in Jamaica and St. Maar

“The Holy Spirit was sent so we can still experience a life full of God’s love and His closeness.” What a gift Jesus has given to us as His followers! Today Stacy sits down with bestselling author and creator of the Midnight Praying Mom devotional community, Becky Thompson.  Listen in Becky shares the beauty of a life awakened to His Spirit.      ABOUT OUR GUEST: Becky Thompson is a bestselling author and the creator of the Midnight Mom Devotional community gathering more than one million moms in nightly prayer. Speaking to the struggle of balancing life as a wife, mother, and daughter of God, she has become the voice of modern Christian motherhood. An author of seven books, Becky has appeared on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestseller lists.  Becky lives in Oklahoma with her husband, Jared, and their three children.   SCRIPTURES: (NIV unless noted) And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will se

“I have learned to really esteem the role God has given parents and teachers.” What a privilege to get to share Jesus with the next generation!  And it’s never too early to start.  Today Stacy talks with author and Bible teacher Barbara Reaoch about passing on the power of God’s living word to our children.   She offers helpful and very practical tips on how to do this.  Listen in Barbara invites us into the wonder of the greatest rescue story ever told, the story of Easter. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Barbara Reaoch is the author of A Jesus Easter (2022) and co-author of Making Room for Her: Biblical Wisdom for a Healthy Relationship with Your Mother-in-Law or Daughter-in-Law (2022) . She served with Bible Study Fellowship as International Director of the Children's Division. You can connect with her at www.barbarareaoch.com SCRIPTURES: (NIV unless noted) But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Sim

“Isn’t this exactly what the Psalmists did?  They cried out to the Lord for help in the midst of danger and war.” What a timeless gift the Psalms are!  Each one offers a glimpse into what a close and deeply personal relationship with the Lord looks like.  Today Stacy speaks with our wonderful Moms in Prayer Director of Europe and Israel, Kathrin Larsen. Listen in as she shares the treasures the Lord revealed to her as she prayed her way through all 150 Psalms.   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 47 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.  SCRIPTURES: (NASB 1995 unless noted) For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce

“We don’t have to fear.  We can come under the umbrella of God who says, ‘Take Me with you in this.’”  What a gift to know God is always with us! Today Stacy sits down with author, speaker and Bible teacher Luanne Botta to talk about spiritual warfare.  Let your heart be filled with courage as Luanne points us to victory, the victory that has already been won by Jesus.   ABOUT OUR GUEST: Luanne Botta is an author, Bible teacher and speaker who brings the gospel to life through the Word and personal testimony.  Her high energy and joyful spirit of encouragement bring an authentic transparency, making her an endearing and powerful speaker. As a high school teacher at a private Christian academy for almost 20 years, Luanne found herself in a unique role, guiding hundreds of young people through God’s Word with her uncompromising, take-no-prisoners way of speaking the truth while still showing them unconditional love. Her passion was igniting them to live their lives with a higher standard than the culture around

“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