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Next Step Ministries serves the men of New Mexico through mentorship and rehabilitation programs. The men served by Next Step Ministries are, first, men who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Second, they are men who have stumbled in their lives, resulting in homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, broken relationships, or perhaps long-term unemployment but who have taken significant steps toward stability and restoration.

Todd Louden joins us to today to give a ministry update.

Elma Reynolds of Joy Junction joins us for a ministry update. Joy Junction is a 501(c)3 faith-based church ministry, founded in 1986, that provides both emergency and short-term food, housing, and counseling for homeless men, women, and families. They are the largest shelter for families in the state, with the capacity to serve over 200,000 meals each year to men, women, and children.

Homeless Shelter Albuquerque – Family Assistance | Joy Junction

Calvary Church’s Life Courses cover a wide array of relevant topics and struggles including Biblical Discipleship, Biblical Citizenship, and substance abuse. Life Courses are available to the general public and are free of cost. Some courses have suggested material available for purchase, but all courses may be audited.

We share more information about Calvary Church’s life courses in this discussion with Antonio Aragon and Trudy Waddleton.

 

Life Courses – Calvary Church | Osuna (calvarynm.church)

New Mexico Community Trust is a tax-exempt public charity created to work in areas not serviced by existing community foundations. The Trust provides financial, investment, donor and grant management services for communities across the state along with back office support for multiple community foundations in the state. Today, we are joined by Randy Royster of the New Mexico Community Trust along with Natalie Cordova- Executive Director of the Education Trust Board of New Mexico.

 

New Mexico Community Trust (nmctrust.org)

CAPE New Mexico is a non-profit organization established in 1996 by homeschooling families, dedicated to informing, encouraging, and supporting the homeschooling families in New Mexico. They believe that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.

 

CAPE NM – Christian Association of Parent Educators (cape-nm.org)

Brian Cochran is a Certified Kingdom Advisor, Financial Planner, and the President of John Moore Associates. His approach to managing wealth using Biblical principles is becoming well know. In this episode, Brian encourages people that don’t have a lot of savings and who are nearing the age of retirement. Brian says, “It is never too late to plan.”  More information is available on the “Insights” tab at https://www.johnmoore.com/.

 

Spence Lewallen is a US Air Force Veteran with three decades of mortgage lending experience, including VA, FHA, Conventional, and Reverse mortgage programs. In this episode he discusses the financial benefits of “Reverse Mortgages.” Contact Spence with Davis Mortgage: Lewallen Team at 505-263-2000 or email at spence@trustdm.com.  Davis Mortgage and the Lewallen Team are located at 4313 Corrales Rd. Suite 6 Corrales NM 87048.

Genevieve Wood of the Heritage Foundation joins us for an update on recent political events. The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank. From empowering parents in education, reversing growing spending and inflation, and protecting the unborn, to securing America’s borders, countering the threat of Communist China, holding Big Tech accountable, and ensuring free and fair elections—Heritage is on the front lines in the fight to help Americans thrive.

 

The Heritage Foundation

Antonio Aragon and Moses Botello join us to discuss Iglesia Calvario, Calvary Church’s new spanish church. Moses has worked on every logistical phase of bringing this ministry to life, and along with overseeing Pastor Antonio Aragon, shares the heart behind this outreach project.