This first season is a wrap! Listen in as I, your host Jessica, take a moment to conclude this season by reflecting on all the stories we've heard and sharing a little bit about how this series got started!

To connect with me and to share your stories, email either myself at jessica.jackson@thevalley.church or stories@thevalley.church.

Thank you for joining us for Season 1! Season 2 coming Spring of 2025!

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There are times when God speaks and invites us into something brand new that we've never considered before. But sometimes He plants a passion in our hearts for something and then comes to us with an invitation to act on it. That's April's story about her becoming the director for LifeWise Academy in Piqua, Ohio. Listen in!

You can connect and see current information on LifeWise at their Facbeook Page (https://www.facebook.com/LifeWisePiquaCityOH/) and at their program website (https://lifewise.org/district/3904464-oh-miami-county-piqua-city). LifeWise is currently open for enrollment!

What has your journey with God looked like? Let us know by emailing stories@thevalley.church!

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Hagars have lived a crazy life so far -- RV'ed for a few years as a family, now fostering within the last couple years, and starting Troy Skate church -- and God has been leading them in both quiet and loud ways, in just the way each of them has needed to be able to take the next right step. Listen in to hear them share about their crazy journey with God!

You can connect with Jon and Sami at their website, https://troyskate.church/. You can also find them on Facebook and Instagram by searching Troy Skate Church!

What has your journey with God looked like? Let us know by emailing stories@thevalley.church!

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Some of us grow up in church. We learned the songs and stories, but Jesus doesn't become real to us until later. For Marcy, it took the joyful, beautiful life and death of a friend to awaken her to her own relationship with Jesus. Little did she know what would be in store for her. Fast forward many hard and beautiful stories of her own, Marcy hears God speak to her over the course of a few years this invitation to write... and then He says 'write a book'! Listen in to hear more od Marcy's story!

You can connect with Marcy and read some of her work at her blog (https://andiheardhimwhisper.wordpress.com/) and on her Facebook page (And I Heard Him Whisper).

What has your journey with God looked like? Let us know by emailing stories@thevalley.church!

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No two people's journeys are alike. We all come from different places and backgrounds, and yet some aspects of our stories find resonance with another's story. Emily grew up in the church but it never really made sense. A winding path away from God and relentless search for truth did eventually bring her back to Jesus. And then he spoke to her and challenged her to do something she'd never done: plan a public event to refresh women of all walks of life. Listen in to this crazy story of God's faithfulness!

You can connect with Emily, explore resources for fellow truth-seekers, and register for her event that's scheduled for Nov. 9th, 2024, 4:30-8:30 at her website, https://awakeningdewllc.com!

Emily would love to give a shoutout to her husband, Monte for bringing her to church at the start, to her friend Karen for helping her name her website, to Rachel for walking with her through creating her website, to the pastors and friends at The Valley Church for encouraging her and showing her the ropes in planning big events, and to the numerous people who have been praying!

What has your journey with God looked like? Let us know by emailing stories@thevalley.church!

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God is speaking all the time. Sometimes His voice interrupts us. We're living our best life, and God comes along and asks us to change course! Chef Todd was cooking up good times, and then God told him to open a venue, something nowhere on his radar. So what did he do? Listen and find out!

You can connect with Chef Todd about Eloquence Catering at eloquencecatering@hotmail.com. And you can contact him about his venue Light on the Hill at thelightonthehill@hotmail.com. You can also find them on Facebook!

What has your journey with God looked like? Let us know by emailing stories@thevalley.church!

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God is speaking all the time. Often, it's when we come to those moments where we start looking around us again after having our noses to the grind that we begin listening again. It was at point when Duane was feeling burnt out that he first sensed God's crazy invitation to buy a campground, which is now called The Back 40. Listen in on this incredible story!

Check out The Back 40 Campground's website, and if you want to connect with Duane you can email him at back40camping@gmail.com.

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God is speaking all the time. A lot of times, His voice is quiet as He works behind the scenes to move us in the right direction. Other times, His voice is more like a kick in the pants to get in the game. Dr. Phillip Hash knows both sides - sitting on the bench and getting thrown into the game - and in this episode shares his journey into forming the role-playing game missional community, DragonGames.

If you'd like the DragonGames calendar, find it here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=cGhhc2gxQGhvdG1haWwuY29t.

And if you'd like to connect with Dr. Hash, you can email him at phash1@hotmail.com.

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