Terri Gilbert and Mark Lubbock
Terri Gilbert, a Transformation Coach, will share about how her dysfunctional childhood led her to make some unwise decisions. Hear how a bad business deal turned her life around. Rev. Mark Lubbock, C.E.O of the men's ministry, Gulf South Men, lost his dad at an early age to do an electrical shock. He too, made bad choices early on but ended up surrendering his life to Christ in a jail cell. Hear his powerful story of his call to ministry.
Sandra Pate
Kimberly Fletcher and Lou Ann Smith
Kimberly Fletcher, President and Founder of Moms for America, will share about the miracles that happened on 9-11-01 to prevent her military officer husband from being at the Pentagon the day terrorists attacked that building. She will also tell how the events of that day caused her to be more on an activist in protecting our freedom in the United States. Lou Ann Smith will share how she overcame her father's suicide when she was 12 years old, as well as a tragic accident that left her a paraplegic.
Cathy Kilpatrick and Shawn Atkinson
Cathy Kilpatrick, a Splankna Therapist, will share about her child's terminal illness, and about how God helped her heal after his subsequent death at age six. Financial Planner, Shawn Atkinson, will discuss growing up without his father active in his life, and how he ultimately came to know God as his Father.
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.
Patty Mason and Shawn Atkinson
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.