“Praying scripturally using the Moms in Prayer pattern of intercession ensures we are covering much spiritual ground during our prayer times.” Today Lee is joined by Division Coordinator of the Appalachian Region, Joy Moreau, and Arizona State Coordinator, Liz Arnold to discuss the fourth step of a Moms in Prayer hour, Intercession. Together they discuss the flow of the intercession time, ways to make sure all the school staff and students are covered, and ways that moms with adult children can ...
Jul 29, 2019•26 min•Ep. 65
“Moms in Prayer women are the most thankful women I’ve ever been with because we are practicing in everything give thanks!” Today Lee Nienhuis is joined Division Coordinators, Marcy Russo and Barb Cole to talk about the lifechanging benefits of the third step of prayer, thanksgiving. Listen in as train and model praying in one accord with three women and how we share answered prayer requests each week. About our Guests: Marcy Russo lives in Fort Myers, FL and is married to her high school sweeth...
Jul 22, 2019•18 min•Ep. 64
“We don’t want anything to quench or restrict our fellowship with Jesus.” Today Lee is joined by Division Coordinators Pat Kenny and Gayle Hadden to discuss the lifechanging practice of silent confession, and why it is a part of our Moms in Prayer hour. About our Guests: Gayle Hadden’s journey in Moms in Prayer began when she wanted to learn how a Christian mom could better pray for her young kids. Now, as the Heartland Division Coordinator for Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Nor...
Jul 15, 2019•22 min•Ep. 63
Praise transforms every situation reminding us of God’s power and presence in every situation and moment our family faces. Today Lee is joined by Division Coordinator, Marta Gemelli and State Coordinator, Stacy Callender to the first step of our Moms in Prayer hour, praise! About our Guests: Marta Gemelli is married to Mike and has four grown children, if you count her son-in-law. She loves meeting Moms in Prayer moms in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan through her work as Great Lakes D...
Jul 08, 2019•28 min•Ep. 62
"The blueprint for Moms in Prayer that God gave Fern Nichols 35 years ago is absolutely unchanged. It's unchanged because it's based on Scripture and Scripture hasn't changed." USA Country Coordinator and host, Lee Nienhuis, kick off our July Training Month. In this episode, they discuss the new logo, the unchanging ministry of Moms in Prayer, and why training is vital for the longevity of our ministry. About our Guest: Susan Shepherd joyfully serves as the USA Country Coordinator for Moms in Pr...
Jul 01, 2019•30 min•Ep. 61
Today we catch up Alex and Stephen Kendrick, producers of movie hits like War Room , Facing the Giants , and Courageous. We get a peek into their process for discerning their next project (hint-it involves a lot of prayer), how their families weather through the busy seasons of movie production, and how we can support the launch of their next movie Overcomer. About our Guest: Alex Kendrickhas dedicated his life to following Jesus Christ and making His truth and love known among the nations. Afte...
Jun 24, 2019•39 min•Ep. 60
Today Lee sits down with Aubrie Burke, daughter of Moms in Prayer President, Sally Burke, to talk about growing up as a Moms in Prayer kid. Aubrie shares about the gift of having a mom who prays, the time her school saw revival, and the passion for prayer that has become a ministry for her as well. About our Guest: Aubrie Burke is the Social Media Coordinator for Moms in Prayer International. With a heart for Student Ministries, missions and prayer, Aubrie is active in her local church serving a...
Jun 17, 2019•20 min•Ep. 59
Podcast Description: “Teach your kids how to think through and address the issues off the day head-on.” Today’s guests, Hillary Morgan Ferrer and Julie Loos of Mama Bear Apologetics, talk with Lee about the normative exposure of kids to false worldviews and a system that is antagonistic to faith. Issues that were once reserved for college discussions have now trickled down into our elementary schools. Join us today as we explore finding language to defend our faith, praying through important iss...
Jun 10, 2019•41 min•Ep. 58
It’s the beginning of summer and it’s time to get up to date on all the things happening at Moms in Prayer this summer. You don’t want to miss this brief update about all the exciting and new things happening! Listen in! June 18th- New Logo unveiled! For more information or to sign-up for this summer’s online Bible study, Igniting Hope: Developing a Godly Perspective in an Uncertain World: https://momsinprayer.org/igniting-hope-bible-study/ Registration and Information about our International Ev...
Jun 03, 2019•4 min•Ep. 57
Our kids can learn to love prayer. Today’s guest, Amelia Rhodes describes how an Amber Alert in the night awoke her from sleep to prayer quite literally. Since then, she has found a way to make praying for her friends and community do-able for her entire family. Listen as she shares how prayer and praise can transform your family as you pray A-Z this summer. About our Guest: Amelia Rhodes is the author of Pray A to Z: A Practical Guide to Pray for Your Community and Isn't It Time for a Coffee Br...
May 27, 2019•23 min•Ep. 56
“Sister, you are the one. You will be praying with the moms.” Thirteen years ago, Diana DeFouler rose to her pastor’s challenge to begin a prayer group using the Moms in Prayer booklet. From that surprising start, God has used Diana in countless strategic positions within the Moms in Prayer ministry ultimately raising her to become the current Director of Central America. Join Lee and Diana for a conversation about prayer, obedience, and their excitement about the international event in October,...
May 20, 2019•24 min•Ep. 55
“With every season of our daughters’ lives, new questions and fears arrive.” Today’s guest, author and speaker, Terri Lynne Underwood explains how God’s word is a limitless well of wisdom and material to pray for our girls. Today, Lee and Terri Lynne discuss how praying for a girl can be unique and eye opening, especially when our girls are different than their mothers. You won’t want to miss this episode. About our Guest: Teri Lynne Underwood is a pastor’s wife, ministry speaker, and Bible teac...
May 13, 2019•31 min•Ep. 54
The numbers of students abandoning their faith in college is staggering. Today’s guest, Laurel Bunker, VP of Christian Formation and Church Relations at Bethel University in Minneapolis, Minnesota says moms are still a central influence in the lives of their children even after they leave home for college. Laurel explains the best steps parents can take as they help their student select schools and prepare them to launch, including a few difficult training conversations that must take place. Abo...
May 06, 2019•41 min•Ep. 53
Every mother is a caregiver. Sometimes however, we go into seasons where others have extended needs that take us to the end of ourselves and our means. Today, Lee talks to Sarah, Forgrave, the author of Prayers of Hope for Caregivers . Sarah helps give words to those of us who have run out of words about our situation but still want to pray to the God who sees, knows and provides. Whether you are in a season of extended caregiving or not, you don’t want to miss this episode filled with words and...
Apr 29, 2019•25 min•Ep. 52
“It is just so beautiful to be in a place of such brokenness and witness how near God is to the brokenhearted. To be in that place every week feels holy.” Today Lee is joined by Kate Rietema, a Moms in Prayer mom with a captivating story of how God called her and three friends into a Moms in Prayer jail ministry. About our Guest: Kate Rietema grew up with a Moms in Prayer mom and made the choice early in her parenting journey to continue the tradition. She and her husband, Tony, live in West Mic...
Apr 22, 2019•25 min•Ep. 51
“Turning our kids loose with a smart phone and no boundaries is like handing them keys to a car they don’t know how to drive. We are setting them up for a crash.” Today, David Eaton, CEO of Axis Ministries and Lee are tackling the 7 Domains of the Smart Phone and learning new strategies for guiding our children into healthy, productive relationships with their electronic devices. David serves on the cutting edge of what is happening in the culture of our teens today and equips parents to be the ...
Apr 15, 2019•46 min•Ep. 50
“We need to develop are praying lives , not simply a prayer life…the difference between the two makes all the difference.” Today Lee sits down with Jennifer Kennedy Dean, executive director of the Praying Life Foundation, to discuss the way God developed and grew her heart for prayer. They explore unanswered prayer, cultivating a praying life, teaching our children to pray and how many books and studies later she still finds prayer fascinating. About our Guest: Jennifer Kennedy Dean is executive...
Apr 08, 2019•30 min•Ep. 49
Prayer is work. What happens if prayer doesn’t come easily to you? Is this spiritual defeat? In today’s episode, Lee talks to her friend, Katie M. Reid, a self-proclaimed “Modern-day Martha” who readily admits that it can be difficult to slow her task oriented bent to sit in worship and prayer. Katie talks about the importance of our spiritual posture as a beloved daughter no matter our temperament. About our Guest: Katie M. Reid is a national speaker, singer/songwriter, and author of Made Like ...
Apr 01, 2019•31 min•Ep. 48
Matt Brown is a Moms in Prayer kid who has experienced revival. At a young age Matt discerned a heart and call as an evangelist. Today he tells us the story of revival, the impact of his mother’s prayers on his life and ministry, and the unnegotiable way we will win the next generation. Listen in as Matt share his heart for truth, love and reaching young people everywhere. About our Guest: Matt Brown is an evangelist, author, and founder of Think Eternity, a ministry dedicated to amplifying the ...
Mar 25, 2019•34 min•Ep. 47
“For Girls Like You is going to go on.” Jonathan Pitts has prayerfully stepped into the ministry that his wife founded, ministering and discipling girls in a fun-filled Christ centered way. Today Lee and Jonathan talk about God’s providence in leading his family in a story that only He could write. From the beginning of the ministry through his wife, Wynter, the beginning of a magazine for tweens, books, the acting career of the daughter, to the calling of his wife home to heaven six months ago,...
Mar 18, 2019•33 min•Ep. 46
“It was just a normal day.” Moms in Prayer Area Coordinator, Sarah Maranville lost her 13 year old son, Wesley, unexpectedly to an undiagnosed heart defect. “Let’s face it, this is every mama’s worst nightmare. But with the Lord’s help, we had unimaginable peace.” Today, Sarah shares her story of loss, prayer, provision and unmovable hope in the Lord. About our Guest: Sarah Maranville and her family farm on the plains of Eastern Colorado. She has been happily married to Scott for over 20 years a...
Mar 11, 2019•31 min•Ep. 45
Shannon Dunn-Downing is a wife, Moms in Prayer mom and snowboarding Olympian. Shannon sees a great commonality in the disciple involved in athletic greatness and spiritual maturity. In today’s episode, Shannon sits down with Lee to talk about her Olympic journey and the even greater mission of being a mother. About our Guest: Shannon Dunn-Downing is a wife, praying mom and snowboarding Olympian. At the Winter X-Games competition, she won the women's halfpipe, making her a two-time X-Games Gold m...
Mar 04, 2019•23 min•Ep. 44
“There is far more to parenting than getting our kids to act right.” Today’s guest, author and speaker, Ginger Hubbard sit down for an important conversation about allowing God’s word to inform our discipline, training and prayer for our children. As Ginger points, as soon as our children are old enough to disobey, they are ready to begin being shaped by the truths of God’s word. Young mom, medium mom, empty-nester or grand mom, this is an episode you will not want to miss. About our Guest: Ging...
Feb 25, 2019•33 min•Ep. 43
“Teaching our kids about their sexuality needs to be more than just one ‘Birds and the Bees’ talk, but instead an ongoing conversation that last their whole lives.” Today, Lee sits down for a frank conversation with Dr. Jennifer Degler about sexuality (ours and theirs). Grab your earbuds and buckle up for an important, equipping conversation for praying moms to help their families navigate sexuality in a holy and God honoring way. About our Guest: Jennifer Degler, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical p...
Feb 18, 2019•39 min•Ep. 42
How do we stop the busy and focus on loving God? Today’s guest, former USA National Director for Moms in Prayer, Sharon Gamble, says it starts small, but we must quit filling the empty spaces. Lee and Sharon discuss learning a pattern of rhythm and rest and why it is important to model this rhythm for our children as well. This episode is full of practical tips to help make loving God your greatest priority. About our Guest: Sharon Gamble is the founder and director of Sweet Selah Ministries, a ...
Feb 11, 2019•28 min•Ep. 41
History has revealed that God often sends a new awakening first to college campuses. College campuses are the grounds from which come our next generation leaders and cultural sphere shapers, and the place where their faith falls apart or stands and grows. In today’s episode, Lee talks with Moms in Prayer College Group Liaison, Julie Loos about the importance of praying fervently for our college campuses. They also look forward to National Collegiate Day of Prayer on February 28, 2019. About our ...
Feb 04, 2019•29 min•Ep. 40
“Between 300,000-400,000 minors will be human trafficked in the United States this year.” Today’s guest, Warning Lights Founder, Jenn Amo and Lee discuss the reality of human and sex trafficking facing our students today. This episode is full of helpful tips for raising our kids’ awareness and ways to pray to combat this hidden epidemic. About our Guest: Jenn Amo is the Founder of Warning Lights, a non-profit organization that takes a preventative, educational approach in the fight against human...
Jan 28, 2019•37 min•Ep. 39
Do you have a control problem? Control issues in motherhood are easy to detect in others, but can mask themselves in our own lives. Today, Lee and best-selling author, Shannon Popkin get real about fear, anger, and loosening our grip on families. Quick spoiler- it involves prayer! About our Guest: Bestselling author and speaker Shannon Popkin loves to blend her gifts for storytelling and humor with her passion for God’s Word. Shannon is the author of Control Girl: Lessons on Surrendering Your Bu...
Jan 21, 2019•34 min•Ep. 38
She’s here! Today, Lee sits down with Moms in Prayer Founder, Fern Nichols, to talk about the beginning of our ministry. You will fall in love with the heart of Fern for Jesus and the children of the world as she shares about the story that only God could have written. If you’ve never heard the Moms in Prayer story, or need reminding that God is still at work, listen in. About our Guest: Fern Nichols is the Founder of Moms in Prayer International, a global ministry whose vision is to reach child...
Jan 14, 2019•33 min•Ep. 37
As our kids age and leave home, the problems they face can require an even greater commitment to prayer from their mothers. Today’s guest promises that there is not a need that we’ll face in any stage of parenting that God has not already thought of or provided for in His word. In this episode, Lee talks with Jodie Berndt author of Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children and they discuss the new dynamics that come when children leave home and the gift of prayer that God offers those fight...
Jan 07, 2019•24 min•Ep. 36
