Cathy Kilpatrick and Shawn Atkinson
Chris Coffman and Fran Taylor
Chandra Hawthorne
Chandra Hawthorne is an author, blogger, and ordained minister. Her book is "Accountable to God." She will talk about infertility and going through her husband's near death and miraculous recovery.
Charlene Burroughs and Kim Bergman
Charlene, an educator and volunteer with Toastmasters, will talk about how she got over feeling unloved by her parents, and later, the inability to have children and subsequent divorce. Kim Bergman, a marketing researcher, shares about her bout with alcoholism and overcoming an alternative lifestyle.
Alynda Long and Tong Zang
Alynda Long is a writer, blogger and editor. She writes for the marriage ministry, "A Wife Like Me" and she's the Editor of the website, "Faith Beyond Fear." She also encourages a group of women in "Seeking God in the Hard Places" on Facebook. Alynda will discuss overcoming sexual, verbal and physical abuse as a child.
Mona Corwin and Judy Litalien
Mona Corwin is an author and a TV host. She's written two books that can be found at Lifeway Bookstore: "Table for Two: Savoring the Scriptures and Doing Lie Together" and "The Unstoppable Generation...Are We the Ones We Have been Waiting For?" Mona will talk about how she longed to be mentored while growing up and going through difficult situations. Now she is mentoring others.
Melissa Fairchild and Catherine Walker
Technical Writer, Melissa Fairchild will discuss overcoming rape, and how God has helped her as a single mother of three children. Catherine Walker shares about her mom's kidney illness and miraculous recovery, as well as dealing with her daughter's depression.
Kayla Grizzard and Cherry Fargo
New York City Performance Artist Kayla Grizzard will share how she overcame an eating disorder and self esteem issues. She will also talk about her and her husband's outreach to other artists in the NYC area, called "The Hang." Artist and blogger Cherry Fargo will tell her story about overcoming sexual and verbal abuse from her stepfather.
Beth Townsend and Cliff Powell
Greg Rosenberg and Tong Zang
Mike Shreve
Worldwide evangelist and best-selling author, Mike Shreve, shares his story of how as a Yoga Guru, he was enlightened about the true light, Jesus Christ. Mike will talk about his fixation on Eastern Religions in his early twenties, but how several "supernatural" experiences cause him to leave behind his old beliefs for a life as a Christian. Mike will clearly show some of the differences between some of the Eastern religions and Christianity and about why Christians should not participate in yoga.