3 Guys, 19 States, and 153 Million Reasons!
How an epic road trip is helping 153 million orphans!
Thats what happens when 3 guys try to visit all 19 states where Lifeline has a physical office in just 19 days!
On this episode of the Defender Podcast, Herbie and the team pull back the curtain on the most ambitious road trip in Lifeline's history.
It all kicks off June 7th at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, the very church where Lifeline's ministry was first birthed. From there the team flies to Washington State (Lifeline's second-ever licensed state back in 2004), then on through Wyoming and South Dakota before picking up a van and driving across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan, landing back home in Birmingham for Giving Day on June 26th.
Along the way you'll hear about the partnership with EveryLife to bless a pregnancy resource center in each of the 19 states with free diapers, a key to the city in South Dakota, a clean stand-up comedy night in Kansas, and a Braves game in Atlanta with more than 200 alumni families. The team also shares the heart behind it all: growing Lifeline's following so more people learn about the ministry, more funding flows in, and more of the world's vulnerable children find their way home.
This is real life on the road, nothing staged, as the team trusts the Lord to open doors with new and existing church partners across the country.
In this episode:
How "19 in 19" came together and why these specific states - The EveryLife diaper partnership and what a pregnancy resource center actually does
Event highlights from South Dakota to Atlanta
The Giving Day goal of $700,000 to $1 million and how you can be part of it
A special scavenger hunt for pastors at the SBC in Orlando and the PCA General Assembly in Louisville on June 23rd
Follow the journey:
Visit 19in19.org to see what day we will be in your city or state
Text the word LIFE to 79819 for all the updates
Mark your calendar for Giving Day on June 26th and the Run for One on August 29th
Lifeline Children's Services is a Christ-centered ministry serving orphans, vulnerable children, vulnerable families, and vulnerable women across all 50 states and in 47 countries.
If this episode encouraged you, smash the like button, subscribe, and ring the notification bell so you never miss a Defender Podcast drop.
Thats what happens when 3 guys try to visit all 19 states where Lifeline has a physical office in just 19 days!
On this episode of the Defender Podcast, Herbie and the team pull back the curtain on the most ambitious road trip in Lifeline's history.
It all kicks off June 7th at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, the very church where Lifeline's ministry was first birthed. From there the team flies to Washington State (Lifeline's second-ever licensed state back in 2004), then on through Wyoming and South Dakota before picking up a van and driving across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan, landing back home in Birmingham for Giving Day on June 26th.
Along the way you'll hear about the partnership with EveryLife to bless a pregnancy resource center in each of the 19 states with free diapers, a key to the city in South Dakota, a clean stand-up comedy night in Kansas, and a Braves game in Atlanta with more than 200 alumni families. The team also shares the heart behind it all: growing Lifeline's following so more people learn about the ministry, more funding flows in, and more of the world's vulnerable children find their way home.
This is real life on the road, nothing staged, as the team trusts the Lord to open doors with new and existing church partners across the country.
In this episode:
How "19 in 19" came together and why these specific states - The EveryLife diaper partnership and what a pregnancy resource center actually does
Event highlights from South Dakota to Atlanta
The Giving Day goal of $700,000 to $1 million and how you can be part of it
A special scavenger hunt for pastors at the SBC in Orlando and the PCA General Assembly in Louisville on June 23rd
Follow the journey:
Visit 19in19.org to see what day we will be in your city or state
Text the word LIFE to 79819 for all the updates
Mark your calendar for Giving Day on June 26th and the Run for One on August 29th
Lifeline Children's Services is a Christ-centered ministry serving orphans, vulnerable children, vulnerable families, and vulnerable women across all 50 states and in 47 countries.
If this episode encouraged you, smash the like button, subscribe, and ring the notification bell so you never miss a Defender Podcast drop.
Creators and Guests
Host
Herbie Newell
Herbie Newell serves as the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services, holds an MBA in Accounting from Samford University and brings years of experience from his work as an independent auditor at WAKM Companies, LLC. Serving as Lifeline's Executive Director since 2003, Herbie has significantly expanded international outreach, obtained licensure in 17 states, and led the establishment of the foster care arm. A passionate advocate, he co-founded (un)adopted in 2009, focusing on equipping orphaned children with life skills for community transformation. Herbie, also the author of "Image Bearers: Shifting from Pro-birth to Pro-Life," emphasizes that being pro-life extends beyond opposing abortion, urging a broader ethic that includes fighting for racial equality and embracing every individual with the love of Christ. Herbie and his wife, Ashley, reside in Birmingham, Alabama, and are the parents to three children.