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J.P. De Gance is the founder and president of Communio and the co-author of the book, Endgame: The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America. JP is also the author of the Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships.  Communio is a ministry originally incubated as the Culture of Freedom Initiative at The Philanthropy Roundtable where he served as the organization’s executive vice president.

Home – Communio

Jennifer Ward is the Community Outreach Director for Carenet Pregnancy Centers of Albuquerque. She opens up her life to encourage our listeners, sharing about the recent loss of her father, Charles Ortiz,  and remembering how he loved and cared for her when, at seventeen, she was faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Paula Gonzales is the Executive Director of Carenet, and she offers a challenge to parents to love and support their children “no matter what!” Jennifer said, ” God turned my mess into my message.” For more information, visit http://carenetabq.org or call 505-814-9232.

Feed New Mexico Kids is a 501(c)3 organization that supplies New Mexico Kids with food on the weekends. Tracy Rodden is the Executive Director, and Lauren Stewart is the Community Coordinator. Before joining the staff of Feed New Mexico Kids, Lauren had been a volunteer with Feed New Mexico Kids since she was 14 years old.  You can help Feed New Mexico Kids by visiting https//feednmkids.org/, or call 505-252-4341.

David and Carol Beth Stewart are licensed independent broker Medicare advisors. Their advisory services are provided at no charge to their clients. In this interview, David and Carol Beth explain how they walk people through the language of Medicare and present the many options different medical providers offer patients. For more information, visit https://blackbearmedicare.com/ or call (505) 363 – 9191.

“When you are walking down the sidewalk, and you see a person in a wheelchair coming down the same sidewalk toward you,  what should you say?” Rylee said, “Just smile and say hi!” People with disabilities don’t want to be treated differently according to Mary Gray Perdue, the Area Director with Joni and Friends New Mexico. Rylee Norman is the Ministry Operations Coordinator.  The ministry brings practical help and Gospel hope to people with disabilities around the world. The summer of 2025 will be a busy one for Joni and Friends New Mexico, and they have an urgent need for volunteers to help with Family Camp June 24-28, a Warrior Getaway July 1-5, and a Marriage Getaway September 12-13.

New Mexico | Joni and Friends

Evangelyn Gomez said, “ I would drink recreationally, I thought. Then all of a sudden, I am taking shots just to make dinner. I have my bottle hidden in the freezer behind the fish sticks. You think it’s just going to take the edge off, and suddenly it’s a life-dominating sin. You can change. It takes the Lord in your life and that choice to follow His will above our own will.” Pastor Mike Gomez is the Director of U-Turn-For-Christ. Evangelyn is the Director of the Women’s Ministry, and she is Mike’s partner in life. They have committed their lives to helping people facing addiction through their ministry U-Turn for Christ. More information is available online at https://uturnforchristnewmexico.org/, or call 505-217-6888.

Magen David Adom is Israel’s emergency services system, saving all lives in Israel – Jew, Arab, Christian, Muslim, Druze, Bedouin. Their 3,500 staff and 34,000 volunteers represent all in Israel too. Yasmeen Mazzawi, an Arab Christian who visited Auschwitz as a teen to understand her Jewish neighbors and colleagues, is one example. After her full-time job as a business analyst, she volunteers 16 hours a week as a paramedic in Nazareth. She has rushed into the danger of northern communities hit by Hezbollah rocket shells.

Vice President Dirk Smith joined EEM following his highly successful tenure as a development officer with his alma mater, Harding University. At EEM, Dirk oversees fundraising and marketing efforts as well as assists with U.S. operations. He is an experienced presenter and storyteller and loves sharing the stories of what God is doing through the ministry of EEM.

Eastern European Mission (EEM) | Bringing the Bible to Nations in Need