Plead the Cause

God laid the foundation for society, the church, and discipleship when He created the family. In this episode, Tommy Morris and Brian Crisman give an intro to God's original purpose for family and how that is directing the future of Heart of the Bride Ministries.

What is the best for each child? Have we been doing it all wrong? Phil Aspegren of Casa Viva joins Brian to explore the continuum of care that provides the best for each child God brings to us.

How do you reunify street kids with their families in Zambia? Lot's of family discipleship! Chris and Amy Zimba share their journey towards reunification ministry with Abba's Heart Zambia.

Can drug addicted street kids in Zambia go home? How is that even possible? Bob and Candace Walker share about the new vision and life changing ministry of Abbas Heart Zambia with Heart of the Bride Ministries.

After 18 years in Zambia, God is leading into an expansion of ministry. It is a long time desire now coming to fruition. www.heartofthebride.org

Brian interviews Franncy, a graduate of the Heart of the Bride Ministries partner ministry in Haiti, and the Garnetts who sponsored him through graduation and beyond. www.heartofthebride.org

Brian Crisman shares the Biblical Basis for Orphan Care at the Heart of the Bride Ministries 2024 Annual Banquet. www.heartofthebride.org

Candace Walker joins Brian to talk about the benefits of mentorship and shares examples of how it greatly helped shape the futures of some of the guys in the program.

Candace Walker from Abba's Heart Zambia joins the podcast to talk with Brian about the need for resilience in the children they help.

With a world that can seem dark at times, it can be easy to lose hope. Brian discusses how we can help those who are battling the challenge of hopelessness. Website: https://heartofthebride.org/ Music: "I See the Light" by JTR featuring Amy https://www.youtube.com/@jtr6988

Brian shares from his devotions through the Psalms as he reflects on the discipleship of all the kids under the care of Heart of the Bride Ministries. Website: https://heartofthebride.org/ Music: "I See the Light" by JTR featuring Amy https://www.youtube.com/@jtr6988

Over the past couple of years, Haiti has been in the news for some major events. As we saw more of that this week, Brian shares an update on what's going on in Haiti and how our local partners on-site are doing in the midst of it all.

We welcome our new Director of Development, Kendra Odom, to the Heart of the Bride team. Kendra shares about her heart for missions and how God led her to join Heart of the Bride Ministries. Website: www.heartofthebride.org Host: Brian Crisman Producer: Tommy Morris Music: "Into the Light" by JTR featuring Amy https://www.youtube.com/@jtr6988

It's a New Year! Find out how you can Be the Answer to help orphans around the world.

Brian and Michael look back in history and discuss how Michael was introduced to Heart of the Bride. The conversation then shifts to Michael discussing his new ministry role in the local church.

Brian and Tommy discuss God's faithfulness this past year as they discuss some of the ministry highlights we have been apart of.

Brian and Tommy talk about the banquet dinner and then talk about how you can be the answer.

Chris and Amy Zimba share about the life of the street kids and how outreach helps minister to them where they are. Lives are being changed.

Exciting ministry is happening in Kenya. In this episode, Monica tells you all about it.

Our partnerships are rooted in relationship. Tony looks back in history and shares how he met Monica. It all started with a..... well you will have to listen to see how they met.

Lives have been impacted and transformed over the years. Your generosity has helped impact thousands of children around the world.

We just had our 25th Anniversary Banquet Dinner. We are pulling clips from that event. On this episode, our founder, Tony Gibson shares how Heart of the Bride got started.

25 years is a big deal! We are so thankful for God's faithfulness. It's worth celebrating and we are believing for many many more years of ministry.

Brian and Tommy discuss all the benefits of sponsorship. To sponsor a child visit www.heartofthebride.org/sponsorship/

Alec and Victoria finish telling their journey towards adoption.