Young Generations Steps and Training in Woodstock, GA
October 11-13, 2024
The GenFree team arrived in Woodstock, GA Thursday night and met the youth pastor, Eric Dexter, and his wife at The Factory Church facility Friday morning. Throughout the day Friday, we printed and assembled the first pilot version of the New Steps to Freedom in Christ for the Next Generation. The rest of the afternoon was a beautiful time of planning, fellowshipping, and praying together. We were so blessed to hear powerful testimonies about how God has been preparing the leaders and students at The Factory Church for this weekend of prayerful repentance and freedom. The enemy worked hard to discourage, but the students were able to recognize his tactics and overcome!
Friday evening was a wonderful time of meeting and eating with the adult leadership for the students. We were able to spend time together training them for how to best support and encourage students while going through the group steps Saturday.
Saturday was beautiful! There were over 40 students ages 13-18 gathered together to spend transformative time with their Lord and Savior. We were in awe at the glory of seeing teens speak out the truth, proclaiming the truths of the Word, and rebuking the enemy with his lies! Several times, we had to just “take it in” as the display of belief in action was inspiring and a wonder!
After the group steps were completed, many students and leaders stayed to film their testimony. These videos will reach other churches and teens for freedom! 
Transform Retreat in Asheville, North Carolina
September 16-19, 2024
This fall event was packed with joy, scripture, encouragement, discipleship and networking. I was able to present the vision of GenFree for young generations and meet many people who have decided to walk forward with intentionality to reach all generations! I was able to also film a testimony of one Transform Gen Z participant who is 22 years old, a beautiful child of God with a real story of freedom! I loved hearing the numerous testimonies of how God has TRANSFORMED so many lives and freed them from the bondage of sin and deception. One especially moving moment was when we heard the participants' intense prayers for Gen Z; consecrating them for the Lord.
Transform Retreat in Asheville, North Carolina
May 6-9, 2024
These events were great opportunities to connect with people throughout the United States who understand and value the message of Freedom in Christ! I was able to share with them the vision and mission of reaching young generations for Christ and discipling them to walk free in their Christ given identity. One of the most inspiring part of our time together was hearing every group prayer specifically for generation Z and consecrating them for the Lord! 
NEXTGEN AACC Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
April 11-13, 2024
My husband, James, and I were so blessed to attend the first conference from the American Association of Christian Counseling focused on young generations! This was a time full of training and equipping for helping young people with their mental health and spiritual development. We attended sessions about bringing the communication gap with specifically gen Z, God Attachment, Biblibal and clinical approaches to homosexuality and gender identities, skills for building emotional regulation in young people, trauma-informed ministry, helping parents of adolescents with behavior disorders, and more! We heard many presentations but some of our favorites were from Dr Kathy Koch, Dr Chinwe Williams, Sean McDowell, and Megan Fate Marshman. It was such an amazing opportunity to network and learn from others who disciple young people.
FICM National Leadership Retreat in Knoxville, Tennessee
February 4-7, 2024
God is good, all the time! This gathering of all of the USA National Freedomin Christ Leaders was packed full of prayer, surrender, brain-storming, vision, teamwork, laughter and friendship! We spent many days evaluating the beauty and challenges we face and asking the Lord to reveal His plan for Freedom in Christ Minstries USA and its future. It was a time dense with intensity, transparency, hope, and joy. We even got to have fun ax throwing one evening. We are excited about what the Lord has in store for young generations would desire to thrive free in Christ and are working toward building the structure and processs needed to support this important mission.
Women's Identity Theft Workshop in Lebanon, Oregon
October 13-14, 2023
We had 93 women gather together in this crisp fall season to learn about their identity in Christ as a believer, the enemy's attempts to deceive us and keep us in bondage, and how to break free from strongholds through repentance and renewal of our minds! Two women accepted Christ as thieir Lord and Savior for the first time, and most responded to the Holy Spirit's promptings to renounce lies, abandon vows resulting from wounding, and train their thoughts to align with the mind of Christ! I was honored to spend two days with these women worshipping, learning from God's Word, and releasing burdens to live freely and lightly! The Lord stretched me, personally, as I had never been a key-note speaker for a women's event prior to this event, and I am grateful for His provision, presence, and protection. God is good, trustworthy, and always with me!
GenFree Intensive in Springhill, Tennessee
October 9-10, 2023
This was our second GenFree Intensive Training, and God revealed Himself beautifully! God gathered 42 participants together in Spring Hill, TN to train, network, pray, and connect! We saw God cultivate a deeper freedom, reliance on Him, and community of support for all those who love and invest in young generations. Participants expressed to us that they felt equipped, encouraged, loved, and adopted as part of a support system to enable them to individually grow and minister in their community. We were suprised on the second day with a visit from Neil T. Anderson and his companion, Nancy, for lunch and encouragement.
There were great table discussions, practical training on how to disciple young people, lots of laughter and joy! Southview Church led us in worship and hosted our group with love and resource. I am so grateful to all of the Freedom in Christ staff and board members who also dropped by or participated to further be trained and involved in discipling young generations! The testimonies about what God is doing in each person’s heart was absolutely amazing! There was a thread of submission to God, patience in His plans, and development of personal freedom and reliance upon the Holy Spirit – Praise God!
Transform Retreat in Asheville, North Carolina
September 18-20, 2023
These events were great opportunities to connect with people throughout the United States who understand and value the message of Freedom in Christ! I was able to share with them the vision and mission of reaching young generations for Christ and discipling them to walk free in their Christ given identity. There were many idividuals from both events who expressed interest in working with GenFree and praying about their involvement in the future. 
Freedom in Christ International UK 2023 Family Gathering
May 4-11, 2023
This was such a beautiful time of unity, connection, praise, worship, and encouragement! There were over 37 countries represented at this gathering who use Freedom in Christ resources to transform people's lives. We presented a short video promo and vision of GenFree during the USA report time. This promoted many discussions afterward with representatives from many countries: UK, Jamaica, Ecuador, Chile, Africa, India, Brazil and more! We were also able to film testimonies for the GenFree website from several young adults and Gen Z teens from Ecuadore, India, and Uganda. I am excited about the many opportunities and divine appointments God provided through this event and look forward to seeing how He uses it to free young people throughout the world!
GenFree Intensive in Bismark, North Dakota
April 28-29, 2023
Our first GenFree Intensive Training went amazing! God gathered 23 participants together in Bismarck, ND to train, network, pray, and connect! We saw God cultivate a deeper freedom, reliance on Him, and community of support for all those who love and invest in young generations. Participants expressed to us that they felt equipped, encouraged, loved, and adopted as part of a support system to enable them to individually grow and minister in their community. This group of people truly bonded as family! Such a great group of saints!
There were no issues that served as obstacles in regard to the schedule or flow. There were several times we pivoted in response to the movement of the Holy Spirit. One very important pivot was to remove a table discussion time to allow time for personal Scriptural listening prayer. This was HUGE in the lives of the participants and God showed up in a very big way here!
The panel sessions were dynamic, and very informative. We especially enjoyed the contribution of our professional counselors and a guest teen, Kendal, who gave equipping insight on her generation!
I am just in AWE at God! He did beautiful things in the hearts of everyone participating in this Intensive! The testimonies about what God is doing in each person’s heart was absolutely miraculous and amazing! There was a thread of submission to God, patience in His plans, and development of personal freedom and reliance upon the Holy Spirit – Praise God!
FICM Practicum & Transform Retreat Traverse City, Michigan
April 17-19 & April 20-21, 2023
These events were great opportunities to connect with people throughout the United States who understand and value the message of Freedom in Christ! I was able to share with them the vision and mission of reaching young generations for Christ and discipling them to walk free in their Christ given identity. There were many idividuals from both events who expressed interest in working with GenFree and praying about their involvement in the future. 
