EveryArkansan Podcast

Marté's life was changed all because of someone who invested in him as a teenager, now Marté is helping invest in the lives of other teens through the very ministry that changed his, Young Life. Find out how Young Life is helping push teens towards Jesus and how you can get involved!

We are so excited to get our boss and usual host of our podcast, Drew Davis on the other side today! He's sharing how he went from an accountant to starting a non profit, and how he's trusted God from the very beginning of it all!

We're so excited to sit down with Sarah Smith, the operations manager of Immerse Arkansas. God laid fostering on Sarah and her husband's hearts years ago, which led to an adoption and now Sarah is helping those aging out of foster care through Immerse Arkansas. Immerse helps youth in crisis by giving them unconditional love and support. Find out more about Sarah's story and the amazing ways Immerse is helping youth!

Today we're sitting down with Bryan Stell of Arkansas Better Dads. Arkansas Better Dads is equipping and challenging men in Arkansas to become better dads by inspiration, instruction and interaction. Find out why the role of a father is so important and how you can help equip dad's to be there for their children! Find out more about this ministry: arbetterdads.com

We are so excited to sit down with our DC Kids Staff today! We're getting to hear everything from why they're passionate about working with kids to the stories that keep them going every week. Check out this podcast from our All Star team!

We are so excited to sit down with Tony Phillips with CityServe Arkansas today! We get to hear about Tony's journey through unemployment to starting his own gym to now helping the local church be the heroes of their neighborhood with CityServe Arkansas. CityServe is partnering with local churches to provide them gift in kind to help their local communities. Check it out!

Have you ever met someone and thought, WOW you're doing it all! That was our reaction when we met our podcast guest, Tricia Goyer. Tricia became a mom at 17 and didn't let that stop her from living her dream. Now, a mom of 10, author of over 75 books, homeschooling her children, she still finds time to give back and pour into teen moms through Teen Mops! Check out this video!

What started as a dream on a napkin has now become a modern place gathering well for any and everyone. Nexus Coffee & Creative was founded out of Amy's passion for creating community for others. We love getting to hear Amy's story and how she's doing ministry under the wrappings of a coffee shop. Check it out!

"There is no failure when you're in the will of God." Today we are sitting down with the wise and wonderful Traci Harvey. At 19, Traci knew she was passionate about cooking for people but she could've never known that would turn into a ministry. Soul Food Cafe Mission is helping those in need by providing food boxes, warm meals, showers and hair cuts to those in need. Find out about the incredible work they're doing and the heart behind it all in this episode!

It's our last podcast of the year and we have a special treat today! Today we are getting to hear from our very own, Drew Davis! As we celebrated 10 years of the Arkansas Dream Center at our Dream Makers event, Drew recalled his journey to get there and his vision for the future! We believe God is going to do even more incredible things in the next 10 years, will you join us in our mission of seeing Every Arkansan chasing their God given dream?

If God asked you to uproot your life and give up everything you worked so hard for, would you be able to do it? Well today we are sitting down with Thelma Moton, a woman who is no stranger to saying yes to God! Hear her incredible journey from Arkansas to California and back to Arkansas and how saying yes to God led her to start Choosing to Excel!

Today we are sitting down with Kim Burkett of Home Away From Home, a ministry that provides short term housing for cancer patients. Find out more about how God made a way for Kim to be a part of Home Away From Home and the heart behind the ministry!

We are so excited to sit down the Annette Dove of TOPPS today. Annette's story is all about faith steps and her journey in trusting God each step of the way. Because of her faith and her willingness to say yes, she started TOPPS. Watch her full story and the heart behind why TOPPS is helping disadvantaged youth in Pine Bluff, Arkansas!

At the age of 13, Spring Hunter left her home.. Her journey to where she is today hasn't been an easy one, but it's been an incredible one! Today, God is using Spring to help the hurting of Arkansas. Keep watching for her amazing story!

From Communism to Christianity, we are sitting down with the former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Tamrat Layne and his wife Mulu and hearing about how God radically changed their lives in the most unlikely circumstances.

We're so excited to sit down with Andrew Watson of Soaring Wings to hear how God placed a dream on his heart to help children reach their full potential and understand the love of God. Check out the amazing story behind Soaring Wings!

We are so excited to sit down with Christie Erwin of Project Zero today to hear all about her heart for adoption. Project Zero's mission is to see every child in waiting find a forever home! We are so inspired by Christie and their mission at Project Zero, we know you will be too!

In honor of Halloween this week, we are sitting down with a masked hero whose real identity shall not be named. We are excited to hear about how The Little Rock Batman got started and how he's bringing joy to all types of people around Little Rock!

Today we are all the way in Colorado and we're sitting down with Dr. Larry Pillow of Renewal Ranch! Larry is sharing his personal story of why he is so passionate about helping those struggling with addiction find healing and freedom! Check it out.

Currently, 63% of Arkansas children are reading below grade level. 65% of these students will drop out of high school, end up on welfare, or end up in the prison system, if no productive action is taken. We are thankful to be sitting down with Dr. Dionne Jackson of AR Kids Read today to find out how they are changing that. AR Kids Read is striving to help kids read on grade level by the third grade! Keep listening for an inspiring story and to find out how you can get involved!

We are so excited to sit down with our youngest guest ever, Abby Fegtly! Abby is living out 1 Timothy 4:12, "Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." Abby is making a HUGE difference in lives of children in Africa. Find out how a mission trip to Africa became a lifetime mission for her!

We're continuing this week with part two of William Tollett's story. If you haven't yet make sure to go back and watch part 1 to heart about Wililam's incredible faith journey!

We're so excited to share William Tollett's story with you today! William's story is one of faith and believing God for miracles! The Lord has led him to many different places in his life and he's trusted God through the process every step of the way! Stay tuned for part 2 next week!

Today we are sitting down with John Ripa and learning about how a tragic cycling accident changed the course of his life forever and now he is on a course of helping those experiencing homelessness in Arkansas!

Today we're sitting down with Danny Hinton of Downline and discussing the importance of discipleship. We're getting to hear the ins and outs of Downline's discipleship training and how they're "equipping believers to fulfill the Great Commission". Join us as we dive into what Downline is all about!

We are so excited because this week we are launching CityServe Arkansas! And today we are sitting down with one of the co-founders of CityServe International, Dave Donaldson. We're excited for you to get to hear the heart behind CityServe and what exactly we'll be bringing to Arkansas!

We are so excited to sit down with Trooper Elvis (as we like to call him) and to hear about how circumstances led him to a career with the Arkansas State Police and how he's using his career to love and protect the people of Arkansas!

We're so excited to sit down with Heather Bartholomew today and talk with her about her ministry, Heroes for Hunger. What started as wanting to fill a need and not see any kid go hungry has now turned into a passion of meeting that need for kid's across Central Arkansas.

Have you ever wondered how to build relationships and bridge the gap between people in different walks of life than you? Today we're going to learn how one man, Paul Atkins is helping do just that. We hope you feel inspired by his story!

Today we're sitting down with Ron Hale, a man who is passionate about being a friend to the prisoners of Arkansas. We'll be hearing about how God dropped a desire in his heart and how that has now turned into a ministry he's been doing for many years!

Today we're sitting down with Ronnie Ritter of Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry. We're getting to hear the inspiring story of how God turned a hobby into a ministry for him. We hope you are as inspired as we are by his story!

Today we're sitting down with Michelle Douglas of The Call. We're hearing all about how one Veggie Tales led her to chasing her God given dream at The Call.. Now Michelle is helping equip the local church to care for and show the love of Christ to foster children and families.

Today we're sitting down with Fitz Hill and hearing all about the trials and tribulations he faced growing up and how words from his mother stuck with him throughout his life. Now Fitz is chasing his God given dream by providing amazing opportunities for young people! The journey to where he is now wasn't easy but we feel so inspired by his story and we hope you will too!

We're so excited to sit down with Kristin Walker of UrbanPromise today! She's sharing her story of following God and how that led her to Delaware and then back to Arkansas! Now she's chasing her God given dream by pouring into and providing amazing opportunities for youth in Arkansas!

This week we're sitting down with Deanna Walderns. We're getting to hear her inspiring story of how in a time of need, others came around her to support her to form an extended family and help her through her situations. And now, she's helping other families in need, all around Little Rock, Arkansas.

Today we're sitting down with Matt Mosler and hearing all about how God called him out of comfortable situations to live a life full of faith. And how saying yes to God has lead him to a passion for restoring hope to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. We are so inspired by his story and we know you will be too!

We're so excited to sit down with Louise Allison this week to talk about how she's making a difference in helping provide a safe place for those who are dealing with sexual trauma and abuse. We hope her story inspires you!

Today we're sitting down with Terry Williams with City of Faith and we're talking about how she's making a difference by helping people who have spent time in prison re-enter society and chase their God given dream!

This week we're sitting down with Daniel Brown and we're excited to hear about how he's investing in the lives of middle school and high school students here at the Dream Center. Keep watching to find out how you can get involved!

Join us this week as we talk with Jessica Mauthe about a God given dream that finally came to life for her and how she's using that dream to bring hope and restoration to women!

Join us this week as we talk with Jo Wilson Myrick about how she's using her past and story of redemption to help others through Operation Restore.

Join us this week as we talk with Jen Stewart about her passion for serving and loving the homeless! Find out ways that you too can encourage and inspire others to chase their God given dream despite their circumstances!

Join us as we talk with Jamey Henderson about how he's using his God given dream to invest in and mentor inner-city kids by the power of relationships!

Join us as we talk with Anthony Hampton about his past and his heart for connecting and equipping other ministries to pour back into their communities through City Connections.

Every episode of the Every Arkansan Podcast is intended to inspire you with real world stories of people just like you who are changing the state of Arkansas one life at a time.

Our mission is to inspire you to Chase after your God Given Dream!

Hope is a champion for Orphans, Adoption, Foster Care, and most recently through her ministry Care Portal preventing kids from entering the foster care system. Every episode of the Every Arkansan Podcast is intended to inspire you with real world stories of people just like you who are changing the state of Arkansas one life at a time.