June 2019 – About the Girls

Episode 12: Crystal Manu

Crystal Manu is the Office Manager and a Worship Leader at North Church. She and husband Kofi share three children.
On this episode, Crystal talks about her struggle to believe in God’s faithfulness through the loss of two pregnancies.
Crystal shares how someone taking the time to see her and pray over her shifted her perspective. She reminds us of the importance of showing up, even when you are struggling and the importance of setting a foundation of truth for your children to fall back on as they get older.

Intro and outro music provided by: Scott Holmes_Aspire

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Thanks to Crystal for joining About the Girls today.

Production and Editing by: Zack Anderson

Lea Schoeffler is a hairstylist and makeup artist, married to Jake, and they have two beautiful babies.
On this episode, Lea shares her family’s story of fostering and adoption. Lea is real and honest in such a beautiful way as she talks about her fear of the “what-ifs” and some of the hard times as she and her husband opened their hearts to God’s calling on their lives.
Lea reminds us, in a powerful way, that sometimes faith means stepping out even in fear, to be obedient. She uses her story to share truth about how God is in the details. Her beautiful family is such a great example of how great our Father’s love for us truly is.

Intro and outro music provided by: Scott Holmes_Aspire

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Thanks to Lea for joining About the Girls today.

Production and Editing by: Zack Anderson

Whitney Fairsheets is a speech pathologist, married to Ryan and together they share two sweet little girls.
Whitney tells the story of walking through the grief of miscarriage and the anger she felt. She gets real about how heartbreaking it is to lose a pregnancy and how it impacted her in future pregnancies.
Whitney reminds us that God can handle our emotions, including anger. She points back to Jesus as she tells the story of her babies waiting for her in heaven and her journey to her sweet girls earth-side.

Intro and outro music provided by: Scott Holmes_Aspire

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Thanks to Whitney for joining About the Girls today.

Production and Editing by: Zack Anderson