Hope Center Indy Podcast

Pastor Hubert Nolen: Co-Founding Executive Director How does a pastor leave 33 years of ministry to launch an anti-trafficking mission with no building and no funding? One step of faith at a time. In 2015, Pastor Hubert Nolen saw a video from the Dream Center in Los Angeles and felt God's call to create a place where trafficking survivors could find hope. By October 2016, he and his son David...

What happens when words aren’t enough to express trauma? For survivors at Hope Center Indy, art becomes the language of healing. Mary Faith, Hope Center’s Art Therapist since 2019, works individually with residents, helping them process pain through creative expression long before words can be found. Mary shares one of her most powerful projects: residents draw a silhouette of themselves, then sep...

Welcome to the Hope Center Indy Podcast. When tragedy strikes, community reveals its true character. Chris Mescall knows this better than most. Chris and his late wife Heidi have been pillars of Hope Center Indy for years serving, building relationships, and helping create a community with Jesus Christ at the center. When Heidi passed away, that same community surrounded Chris with the love and su...

Welcome to the Hope Center Indy Podcast. You’ve heard us mention the Pastor Nolen phrase ‘giving engines’ throughout this season—businesses built right here on campus that employ residents, generate income, and fuel our mission. Today, you’re going to meet the woman that helps lead this vision: Rachel Kleine. As a seasoned business owner and strategic advisor, Rachel helps the Hope Center build su...

 Welcome to the Hope Center Indy Podcast. Most business owners look for the best location, the lowest overhead, the highest return. Jake Flagle asked a different question: 'Where can my business make the greatest impact for the Kingdom?' His answer? Right here on Hope Center's campus. As owner of 316 Product Development, Jake has built a company that doesn't just create innovat...

Welcome to the Hope Center Indy Podcast. The best leaders don't just direct, they listen and learn. Since 2019, Mary has served as Associate Director at Hope Center Indy, and she'll tell you her greatest teachers have been the survivors themselves. Women who've walked through unimaginable trauma and are rebuilding their lives here on campus. Mary takes Pastor Nolen's vision and...

Creating a safe place for healing, growth, and transformation requires more than staff and facilities. It requires an army of volunteers who show up, serve, and believe in the mission. Dan Leary is one of those volunteers. After retiring, Dan knew he wanted to serve his community, he just didn't know where. Then he attended a Saturday tour at Hope Center Indy, and everything clicked. Walking...

What do you do when your kids leave for college and your sense of purpose shifts? For Jenn Starr, a prayer at Hope Center Indy became the answer and launched her into leading one of the most demanding and rewarding roles in anti-trafficking ministry. As Director of Residential Ministries, Jenn oversees all of Hope Center Indy's residential programs, including Take Heart Residential, which pro...

What happens when a trafficking survivor quotes Scripture to her captors? For Carrie Jones, these moments of faith in the darkest place became the beginning of her freedom. Over three years ago, Carrie entered Hope Center Indy's residential program as a survivor of sex trafficking. While Carrie shares her story honestly in this conversation, the focus is on hope, faith, and transformation. He...

What if a dog's nose could help rescue hundreds of children from exploitation? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Todd Jordan, founder of Jordan Detection K9 and pioneer of Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9 training. Todd's journey began in 1997 with fire investigation dogs, but everything changed when his first ESD K9, "Bear," uncovered critical evidence at the hom...