Velvet Ashes Legacy Podcast1 Okt 2025

40. Annalena Tonelli

This month we’re welcoming a new theme song and diving into stories of resilience, refuge, and calling. Denise and Sarah share favorite cross-cultural kitchen gadgets (yes, rice cookers and electric kettles make the list!) and talk about creating safe spaces when home doesn’t always feel safe. They highlight upcoming Velvet Ashes events—including the Equip Conference and the Unplugged Retreat—designed to support global women in the wilderness seasons of life.

Plus, Sarah sits down with author Rachel Pieh Jones to explore the remarkable, challenging life and legacy of Italian aid worker Annalena Tonelli, whose work fighting tuberculosis and empowering communities in Africa continues to inspire.

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Featured music is "Doxology of Mercy" by Eine Blume. Check out more from them on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or wherever you get music!

We are grateful to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Barnabas International⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this podcast! Barnabas is a member care organization that shepherds global workers and trains global shepherds. Learn more about them ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Learn more about Rachel Pieh Jones

Rachel's book about Annalena, Stronger Than Death

Rachel will be speaking at the Somali Kayd Festival in London, England about Annalena's life and work on October 20, especially focusing on her work with the deaf community. Learn more here.

Learn more about the Equip Conference and our other resources at https://grow.velvetashes.com/.

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