The Echo Effect

A Martin Luther King Jr. Day greeting from the chaos. With a message of Hope.

Meet my first co-facilitator of The Princess Club, Andrea Sears. Learn how their ministry handled long-term commitment in one specific neighborhood. And find out what the long-term effects were in one girls life. What she learned at 10 years old applied and guided her years later. There's a lot of gems in this one! Links: Andrea Sears, GiveDignity.org Amy Knoettner, EchoIntl.org Email: Info@Ec...

Prefer a podcast over newsletter format? You're not alone! A fellow Echo International champion worked some AI magic and created this summary podcast of my last two newsletters...which were a bit more packed with personal drama than normal. I enjoyed hearing my own words back, but organized differently. See what you think!

During her recovery from cancer treatment, Amy recorded some thoughts on how what looks like failure might not be. Take a listen! Notes: I mentioned comments made by Esau McCaulley on the Holy Post Podcast, but I can't find the episode! 😫 At least I can provide a link to the entire podcast team: www.holypost.com

Jeremiah Nealon interviewed Dave, a fellow Boys Mentoring Council member. Learn more about Echo resources here: echointl.org/programs

Jeremiah Nealon interviewed King Cas, a fellow Boys Mentoring Council member. Learn more about the League of Heroes and other Echo resources here: echointl[dot]org/programs

More from Jeremiah on how to engage spiritually with teen boys. Learn more about the League of Heroes and other Echo resources here: www.echointl.org/programs

Hang out with Amy and Jeremiah, most well-known for his role on the League of Heroes council (I'm joking, but he did join!!). We're talking about all things prayer and practices and leading into a Part 2 discussion on how to relate this to the boys program in development.

Amy tries to interview herself. Find out how things went in Poland at the Refugee Highway Partnership Roundtable.

Don't have more than 3 minutes but want to get in on the ground floor of what's going on with League of Heroes? Here's the shortest podcast ep I'll ever do! I'm inviting you to come along with me on a journey into the mind of...preteen and teenage boys (!!). Wouldn't it be great to know how to support a boy/teen learning his identity & purpose? Take a listen!

Amy and Kelly discuss connections. What helps us connect? What is true connection? How does Echo connect around the world? why does Echo choose to emphasize partnership and empowering local people? How can others connect to the vision of children learning their identity, value, and purpose? Join us and connect by listening and answering this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H93GXGX

What motivates Echo International Champions? The fact that God often works through someone speaking into our lives, echoing truth that is so powerful, it resounds throughout our lives. Tim and Amy share a truth that has echoed in them over the years. Check out the selfie video of truths Champions shared here: https://youtu.be/E2VaABtSqzU Add yours by sending a "selfie video" to Info at E...

Amy and Whitney Gerdes of IAFR.org discuss how Lala's Journey facilitators support children. How do trauma symptoms look in different stages of child development? What is the most important thing we can do as carers? Learn more about Lala's Journey: www. FirstAidfortheSoul.org Reach Whitney: whitney at IAFR.org Reach Amy & Echo Int'l: Info at EchoIntl.org

Check out this video clip from our hour-long chat about trauma, how kids develop, and what we can do to help!

Alex Kress and Peter Lyons of Echo International's board join Amy to reflect and celebrate 10 years of echoing God's truth and hope to children through community mentors. Join the celebration and share the truth that has echoed in your life by sharing your selfie video via email at Info@EchoIntl.org. (Feel free to also use Dropbox or Google Drive.)

Amy shares about the name change and does a little sound mixing on her own. See what you think! Thanks to the amazing Natalie Pupkiewicz for the new logo!

Amy chatting with Alex Kress about Living Room Gatherings. Let us know you're interested here!

Amy sits down with Alex Kress, chairwoman of Echo International's board. Alex was a host last year for a "Living Room Gathering" on the east coast, to benefit children supported by Echo International mentors. Find out what was surprising, hard, and fun about getting friends together for a live experience of what Echo mentoring is like. Interested in Hosting a Living Room Gathering? L...

We have partners all over the globe and we want to share why we believe it is important for us to partner with others. Hear from Amy why Echo partners with others, Tim's experience meeting these partners in person, and more! In the episode, Amy mentions a "Swahili proverb", but in fact, no one is sure where it comes from. Check out this Goats and Soda article about it! Take the surve...

Ever wonder where the name Echo originally came from? Tune in to hear some fun facts, the creation of Echo, and more! EchoIntl.org

Join us as we delve into the Christmas culture of Germany and discuss year-end news!

In this podcast, we dive a little deeper into what Echo International is and does, as well as more background on its beginnings. We hope you enjoy!