The Defender Podcast

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Jessica Roberts on Childhood, Marriage, Coming to Faith, and Adoption Part I Apr 09, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jessica Roberts as she tells her story of childhood, marriage, coming to faith, and adoption.

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Hungary Update: Live from Budapest Apr 03, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jana Lombard, Josh Caldwell, and Adam Sîmon while in Hungary meeting with local partners and government officials.

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Interview with IMB’s Paul Akin Apr 02, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell talks with IMB’s Paul Akin.

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Waiting in Adoption with Morgan and Jared Cooper Mar 27, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Morgan and Jared Cooper about adoption, specifically their 4-year wait to bring home their son from Haiti.

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Engaging Millennials in Orphan Care with Sawyer and Melinda Nell Mar 26, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Sawyer and Melinda Nell about engaging a younger millennial generation in orphan care.

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Talking with Children about Race and Adoption Part II Mar 20, 2019

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Join us for this 2-part series as Herbie Newell talks with Tera Melber and Lynette Ezell about talking with your children about race and adoption.

Lynette has been married to Kevin Ezell for 33 years – they live in the Atlanta area where he serves as the President of the North American Mission Board. The Ezells have 6 children, with their youngest 3 adopted internationally. They’ve also been blessed with 6 grandchildren, two of those joining their family through domestic adoption. Lynette trains Foster Families in the State of Georgia and is passionate towards equipping the local church to engage in Foster Care and Adoption. Lynette is a speaker and advocate for Adoption & Foster Care for SendRelief.

Tera is the wife to David, mom to six children, and grandmother to one. David and Tera began their international adoption journeys of three of their children fifteen years ago from the Philippines and Ethiopia. Tera is a Parent Educator with Chosen sharing Trauma Informed education and strategies to families all around the country.

Lynette and Tera Co-Host the “Adopting & Fostering Home Podcast”.

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Talking with Children about Race and Adoption Part I Mar 19, 2019

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Join us for this 2-part series as Herbie Newell talks with Tera Melber and Lynette Ezell about talking with your children about race and adoption.

Lynette and Tera Co-Host the “Adopting & Fostering Home Podcast”.

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Image Bearers with Herbie Newell Mar 13, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell discusses his upcoming book “Image Bearers’ focusing on moving from pro-birth to pro-life.

If you would like to learn more about this book and reserve a complimentary copy, please visit lifelinechild.org/imagebearers.

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Loving Families with Blake Glover Mar 12, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Blake Glover about Lifeline’s North Carolina team and loving families well.

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Afraid of All The Things with Scarlet Hiltibidal Mar 06, 2019

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Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Scarlet Hiltibidal about her new book Afraid of All The Things and how to confront fear in adoption.

Scarlet Hiltibidal is a very professional wife and mother. She is the author of Afraid of All the Things and He Numbered the Pores on My Face. She also writes a regular column for ParentLife Magazine. Scarlet loves sign language with her daughters, nachos by herself, writing for her friends, and learning how to be a pretend-farmer with her husband in Middle Tennessee.

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