Feeding the Soul: Rick + Traci Harvey

Listen to what God can do through a couple passionate about serving Him AFTER stepping aside from ‘full-time ministry’ positions!

19 years ago Rick & Traci Harvey served a couple Cornish hens from a humble trailer and gave away their first bag of donated clothing, Since then God has multiplied the scope and impact of Soul Food Café Mission in Conway, Arkansas ... through an amazing volunteer workforce made up largely of adults over sixty.

While these adults often initially wonder if they still have something worthwhile to offer, many quickly discover incredible niches of service ... so much more gratifying than sitting at home watching TV! Most of these volunteers ... some in their sixties, seventies, eighties and even nineties ... were raised with a tenacious work ethic. Hard work still suits them well, as they show Christ’s compassion to others.

Now operating out of a 14,400 square foot structure, hundreds are served each week with a hot meal, clothing, haircuts, counseling, and a message from God’s Word.

Rick:  soulfoodcafemission@gmail.com

Traci:  Traciharvey@yahoo.com

Rescuing Sex-Trafficked Victims: Vicki Proffit

As executive director of Sarah’s Home in Colorado, Vicki Proffit (at the age of seventy) is another vivid example of someone saying ‘YES!” to God and being young enough to serve. Addressing the unimaginable horror of children being sex-trafficked right here in the United States, Sarah’s Home offers both healing and hope to young women.

While praying continually for God to change hearts, God has used older adults in dramatic ways to see the dream of Sarah’s Home realized. Many older volunteers have helped with needs such as construction, counseling, medical care, life skills and job training, language, general education, and Biblical discipleship.

Vicki explains that these are normal girls with extra layers of wounds, often from homes full of turmoil. The transforming power of God is amazing, as many of these women enter angry, scared and untouchable and graduate with a solid foundation in Christ.

Please listen to Vicki’s inspiring stories, flowing from a heart of love and compassion. Hear, too, how God is helping to establish Daniel’s Home as well.

Intercessory Prayer: Paul Grasser

Paul with his dear wife, Norma.

Paul serves as the director of Second Half Ministries for the Assemblies of God in Southern California.

We love how he has placed intercessory prayer at the forefront of this ministry. He is not overseeing a bunch of programs and sliding in prayer as an afterthought … he rightfully sees prayer as the hidden steel rebar that holds everything together.

Paul reminds us that God is preparing you today for what He will ask you to do tomorrow. And what better preparation than being part of the vanguard of prayer that moves the hand of God and makes demons tremble.

We love, too, how prayer connects us to younger generations, as we daily call out the names of our grandchildren and others. They want to accept a lit torch from us, not an inanimate baton.

One of the ‘Heritage Heroes’ Paul mentions in this podcast is Steve Asmuth, who happens to be the father-in-law of Perry Hamilton, one of our former YES! board members. You’re invited to join Steve for a sing-along on his Facebook page each Saturday at 10 AM.