Grayson Willis & Pastor Margaret Michael

HOPE Talks

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Welcome to Hope Talks. We are so glad you have joined us. Hope Talks, a ministry of Church of the Nazarene, in Harrisonburg, VA. Our mission is to be transformed by God to bring hope to others through Christ. Our desire is to bring stories of hope to encourage you on your journey. In Revelation 12:11 we read these words, “And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony." This is a foundational passage for the program as we provide a space for believers to share stories/testimonies of God’s amazing grace in their lives. We pray this will be a half hour of hope for you...

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Grayson Willis & Pastor Margaret Michael

Episodes

01/04/26 – WBTX Program – Becky Duffield Testimony 04.01.2026 30:32

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Becky Duffield. Becky was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. Becky moved here with her husband and two kids from Morehead Kentucky. Becky works with Athletes in Action and serves as the character coac

12/28/25 – WBTX Program – Sharon Arbogast Testimony 28.12.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Sharon Arbogast. Sharon was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley and has lived here pretty much her whole life. Sharon is married to her husband Mark and they have two grandsons and five grandkids.

12/21/25- WBTX Program – Pastor Katie Barber Testimony 21.12.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Pastor Katie Barber. Pastor Katie is the children’s pastor at Compassion Church of the Nazarene in Lynchburg Virginia. Pastor Katie was born and raised in Lynchburg Virginia. She is married and has four

12/14/25 – WBTX Program – Generations Crossing and Testimony with Ramona Ritche 14.12.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Ramona Ritchie. Ramona joined us to take to share a little bit of her story that led her to having a career in nursing. She now works at Generations Crossing and shares with us about the ministry that t

12/07/25 – WBTX Program – Edee Killion Testimony 07.12.2025 30:33

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Edee Killion . Edee is from College Park, Maryland and her family later moved to Rockingham County. Edee went to Trevecca Nazarene University. After college, he served through summer missions in Dallas,

11/23/25 – WBTX Program – Pastor Brad Robertson Testimony 23.11.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Pastor Brad Robertson. Pastor Brad is from Maryland and move to Lynchburg, Virginia to attend Liberty University for college. Brad got a bachelors degree in biblical studies and then got a masters in sp

11/16/25- WBTX Program – Pastor Shelton Marsden Testimony 16.11.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Pastor Shelton Marsden. Pastor Shelton was born and raised in keep May New Jersey. Pastor Shelton is married and has two grown kids. He is an electrician by trade and a bi-vocational Pastor. He currentl

11/09/25- WBTX Program – Rich Duffield Testimony 09.11.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Rich Duffield. Rich was born and raised in West Virginia and attended Marshall University. Rich and his wife Becky worked many years with Cru and also Athletes In Action. Rich, Becky and their two kids

11/02/25 – WBTX Program – Valley Open Doors with Nate Riddle 02.11.2025 30:33

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Nate Riddle. Nate was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley and currently serves as the director of Valley Open Doors. Valley Open Doors serves the homeless in our community. Their mission is to prov

10/26/25- WBTX Program – Dwayne Martin Testimony Part 2 26.10.2025 30:33

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Dwayne Martin. Dwayne was born and raised in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Dwayne grew up in the Mennonite church and has served in different ministry capacities over the last 30 years. Dwayne currently works

10/19/25 – WBTX Program – Dwayne Martin Testimony Part 1 19.10.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Dwayne Martin. Dwayne was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dwayne grew up in the Mennonite church and has served in different ministry capacities over the last 30 years. Dwayne currently work

10/12/25 – WBTX Program – Katherine MacPherson Testimony 12.10.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Katherine McPherson. Katherine grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts outside of Boston and after eighth grade her family moved to Hamilton, New York. Katherine attended Olivet Nazarene University and ended u

10/05/25 – WBTX Program – Leadership Training with Angela Martin 05.10.2025 30:33

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Angela Martin. Angela joins us today to share about leadership training that she has done with women overseas and about how it is a ministry for her. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour o

09/28/25- WBTX Program – Samaritans Purse Rebuild Trips with Jeff Arbogast 28.09.2025 29:29

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Jeff Arbogast. Jeff Arbogast joins us today to share about two rebuild trips through Samaritans purse that he led earlier this year. he also shares about hopes of leading future rebuild trip through Sam

09/21/25 – WBTX Program – Community with Lauren Arbogast 21.09.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Lauren Arbogast. Lauren was born and raised in Newport News Virginia before moving to the Shenandoah Valley. Lauren is married and has two boys. Lauren is very active in the farming community. At the ti

09/14/25- WBTX Program – Heather Cash Testimony 14.09.2025 30:34

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Heather Cash. Heather was born and raised in Broadway, Virginia. After graduating high school Heather played softball at EMU for a year, but then Heather’s life got off track which led her to struggle w

09/07/25- WBTX Program – Isaiah 117 House with Jenny Butcher 04.09.2025 30:34

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Jenny Butcher. Jenny is the location leader for the Isaiah 117 house in Rockingham County. Jenny joins us today to talk about the Isaiah 117 house and all the updates with the ministry. For more informa

08/31/25- WBTX Program – Kenneth Salmeron Testimony 31.08.2025 30:30

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Kenneth Salmeron. Kenneth was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He and his siblings were raised by a single mother who is originally from Honduras. Kenneth and his siblings were rais

08/24/25- WBTX Program – Kyle Roth Testimony 24.08.2025 30:33

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Kyle Roth. Kyle was born and raised in Ephrata, Pennsylvania located in Lancaster County. Kyle married Ally and they had two kids Emmett and Owen. Shortly after Owen was born they found out that Ally ha

08/17/25- WBTX Program – Stacy Escobar Testimony 17.08.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Stacy Escobar. Stacy was born and raised in Rockingham County and after graduating college where she studied Spanish, she served in the peace core in Paraguay for three years where she met her husband,

08/10/25- WBTX Program – Jail Ministry with Baker Rigg 10.08.2025 30:32

On today’s broadcast of Hope talks we are joined by Baker Rigg. Baker serves as the chaplain for the Rockingham Harrisonburg regional jail and joins us today to share about the ministry that he does in the jail. Baker also partners with Virginia Mennonit

08/03/25 – WBTX Program – Lilah Deavers Testimony 01.08.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by Lilah Deavers. Lilah was born and raised in Broadway, Virginia. She is a pitcher for Broadway‘s state championship softball team and just finished her junior year. Lilah joins us today to share her tes

07/27/25 – WBTX Program – Lead Deep Conference with Pastor Stephen Willis and Pastor Kevin Griffin 27.07.2025 30:35

On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by pastor Stephen Willis and Pastor Kevin Griffin. Pastor Stephen Willis is the lead pastor at compassion Church of the Narin in Lynchburg Virginia and Pastor Kevin Griffin is the lead pastor of Church th

07/20/25- WBTX Program – Mikey Petruski Testimony 20.07.2025 30:32

On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by Mikey Petruski. Mikey was born and raised in New Jersey. After graduating high school Mikey attended Liberty University, where he studied musical production. After graduating from college, Mikey got a

07/13/25- WBTX Program – Blake Sipe Testimony 13.07.2025 30:34

On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by Blake Sipe. Blake was born and raised in Weyers Cave, Virginia. After graduating high school Blake played baseball at Radford University. Blake joins us today to share his testimony of having a renewed