An Interview with Valerie Bell

In today’s episode, Valerie Bell is interviewed by our podcast cohosts, Naomi Cramer Overton and Eliza Cortés Bast. Valerie shared part of her story with us in our previous podcast episode titled “Linked Together.” Listen in and be encouraged as Valerie shares more of her story with us in today’s episode. You’ll hear how God’s story—the Bible—impacted and strengthened her purpose and shaped her story. VALERIE BELL is an author of several books on spiritual formation, marriage, and family, including RESILIENT: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church. Valerie serves as Awana’s CEO emerita and 2050 vision caster. Naomi has been the CEO of Stonecroft and MOPS International, as well as a director with Compassion International and World Vision. ELIZA CORTÉS BAST, DEd candidate, is VP of Outreach at Stonecroft. She is a pastor, professor, wife, mom, and mentor. She believes in passionately pursuing God and people by developing talent, asking strategic questions, and amplifying the good. TODAY’S SCRIPTURE CONNECTION is John 2:5 in the New Living Translation: But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” FOR CONNECTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT, visit https://www.everywomans-story.com and https://www.stonecroft.org. Join us as we read through the Bible on the Every Woman’s Story Daily Bible Reading podcast.