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Hope. Sometimes it seems elusive, but it’s critical for pastors, leaders, and learners. And that’s the calling for Richard Parrish.

He helps leaders who are weary in body and soul, offering spiritual resources with a health dose of encouragement, refreshments … and hope.

Richard speaks from experience, having weathered all those challenges himself. He’s a listener and encourager, working locally and globally. He has been to Belarus, Georgia, Armenia and Uzbekistan working with leaders and on projects including

refugee assistance, providing wells and water filter systems, and writing curricula to train and prepare leaders. He has found a unique niche to make this world a better place.

Click here to learn more about Richard Parrish Ministries: https://www.richardparrish.com/

Original air date: April 18, 2024.
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At age 6, Zach Vogel’s identity was rooted in baseball. He was already praying that God would make him a major league ball player. Then four years later when he collapsed for the second time during a game, he was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome, a heart signaling disorder characterized by arrhythmia that caused him to pass out. It was more serious than that, though. It meant he had an increased risk of sudden death.

At 10, it appeared Zach’s dreams were over before they began. What followed were years of depression.

Hear about his amazing recovery, and how it makes him the perfect person to head Identity Sports, a nonprofit that provides events like Tales from the Tour and Tales from the Dugout as a platform for athletes to share their faith.

Click here to learn more about Identity Sports: https://www.identitysports.com/

Original air date: April 11, 2024.
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There’s a whole new attack on society, one that most of us don’t have an idea of how to handle: security, identity theft, and fraud.

Alan Saquella has made it his life’s work to help others protect themselves and fight against the danger of online crime. He is committed to shaping the next generation of security, intelligence, and fraud examiners, both professionally and as a mentor.

In a day where dangers – real or imagined – can be delivered via your computer and phone, Alan’s background in both law enforcement and cybercrime helps him mentor students interested in careers focused on protecting people, property, and information.

Original air date: April 4, 2024.
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Rick Morro went to Tanzania in 2012, and amidst the breathtaking beauty found heartbreaking ugliness in the plight of the Maasai people, and especially of the girls. Some were orphaned, others were abused, or runaways from forced marriages to much older men. Many were subjected to a tribal custom of genital mutilation that has been outlawed, but is still practiced by the Maasai. Most were suffering from lack of education and healthcare.

Rick was so struck by the suffering that he came home, sold his possessions and moved to Tanzania.

He formed the Maasai Girls Rescue Center, and when they outgrew that, they purchased land to build an ecoVillage to feed, house, and educate the girls, teach them marketable skills, and raise funds to support the effort through ecotourism.

The result is a entrepreneurial village-level alternative to failed African aid, the more traditional approach of generous people providing billions in aid – that ultimately creates negative unintended consequences.

Click here to learn more about the Maasai Girls Rescue Center: https://maasairescue.org/

Original air date: March 28, 2024.
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Jamie Heckerman has a passion for inclusion and the community. She got a degree in Parks and Recreation Management with an emphasis in therapeutic recreation. When she started working with Special Olympics Arizona in 2010, she found her life calling.

Today, as president and CEO of the organization, she heads efforts to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. This gives them opportunities to not only develop physical fitness skills, but to demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

The first Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ) competition in 1975 consisted of a one-day track & field event with 100 athletes and 20 volunteers. Today, that has grown to 21 sports, 675 regional competitions, and four statewide competitions for 21,461 athletes and a remarkable 24,743 day-of volunteers annually.

Click here to learn more about Special Olympics Arizona: https://specialolympicsarizona.org/

Original air date: March 21, 2024.
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