Wildly Hopeful with Brandy Dawson19 Aug 2025

When Healing Looks Like Family: A Conversation with Rebekah Etyang+ Lauren Johnson| Episode 27

From Nashville Tennessee to the red dirt roads of Uganda, discover how HEAL Minisitres preserve families, restores dignity, and births a movement of hope- where restoration takes root.

In this episode of eighth & GRACE, host Brandy Dawson sits down with Lauren Johnson (Choose Joy, Give Grace/ Choose Joy Nursing, board member of HEAL Ministires) and Rebekah Etyang ( Executive Director of HEAL Ministries, Uganda) to share the powerful story of The James Place in Jinja, Uganda.

HEAL Minisitries is a Christ-centered nonprofit preserving families and empowering abandoned women and children through childcare, Bible Studies, artisan and business training, and Farming God's Way.

Lauren shares her firsthand experience walking through the red clay soil of Uganda- meetng the women, hearing children's laughter, and witnessing transformation at the James Place. Then, hear as Rebekah shares her journey from Nashville to Uganda, the ministry's milestone aquiring 4 acres for permanent home, and the stories of hope that keep her anchored in vision and faith.

You'll hear:

How HEAL Ministires focuses on restoration over rescue
Why preserving families transforms entire communities
How faith shapes Leadership in Uganda's unique cultural context
The vision for HEAL's next chapeter and how you can be a part of it

If you're passionate about global missions, womens empowerment, faith-driven leadership, or community development, this episode will stir your heart and leave you believing again in the power of home, hope, and the heart of God.

Connect with HEAL on Instagram @healministries

HEAL's website: heal-ministries.org

Connect with Brandy for podcast collaborations or to have her speak at your conference or gathering: myeighthandgrace@gmail.com or website: https://www.brandyadawson.com

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