Ministry Team Testimonies
I am a wife, mother, writer, entrepreneur, sinner and Jesus junkie... I haven't always followed the Lord, in fact, a large part of this ministry is based upon my personal testimony on surviving drug addiction, alcoholism and a life lived in sin & trauma.
I've suffered molestation, rape and sexual assault, been cast out from a church before, suffered major traumas, robbed houses, stolen cars and also performed internet prostitution, among other things; was a teen mom and high school dropout, was homeless on the streets of Atlanta, have had a gun to my head and a knife to my throat, have suffered marital trauma and divorce and have lost everything more than once...but God healed me, and He can heal you, too!
I was saved by Grace when I was 15 years old, but didn’t maintain pursuit in a relationship with the Lord and have suffered the wiles of the world as a result. I knew at age 16 I was called to ministry, but anytime I would get close to God over the years, I’d turn and run the other way…
I believed the lie that I was not worthy of His love, His forgiveness, or in my ability to share His message, but the Word of God tells me the exact opposite and I now stand firm in the Truth. When I finally cried out for help, He met me where I was-broken and ugly by societies standards. Thankfully He doesn’t let even one sheep stay lost, He welcomes the prodigals back with love and He has redeemed me to where my story can be of maximum help to others, all for His glory!
This ministry is to help show people the power of a life lived in Jesus and to help strengthen and grow Christians on their walk with the Lord. I hope that whatever you read on this site helps to strengthen you and share the love of Jesus with you!
I may not be a biblical scholar or "look the part" of a minister, but God doesn't always call the qualified- he qualifies the called! And that is how this ministry came to be.
Love in Christ ~ Miranda Embry
I’ve loved Jesus my whole life—since I was a little girl. But life took me through three traumatic marriages, countless traumatic experiences and loss before God settled me into the life I have today.
During my third marriage, I discovered the wellness world and became a certified Christian trauma-informed yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders. God used that season to begin healing my own struggle with disordered eating—a battle that caused 150 pounds of weight gain, chronic pain, and illness. He showed me that the body, mind, and soul must heal together and I began seeing transformation and wholeness.
At the same time, I studied religion and psychology at a Christian university and became certified to teach inductive Bible study through Precept. As I walked with women, God wove together wellness, trauma healing, and deep Scripture study into what is now The Margins Method—a creative, Spirit-led way for women to meet Him in the sacred white space of His Word.
Following God hasn’t made life easier, but it has made it full—full of peace, joy, and strength only He can give. And now, it’s my honor to share that hope with others.
-Jane Hanna Stoudt
I was born into religion, but not into relationship. From the time I was a little girl, “church” was simply a box to check, a ritual that had no life, no truth, and no introduction to the living Christ. I was raised to believe that our way was the only way, but no one ever taught me what it meant to walk with Jesus.
From the very beginning, rejection marked my life. My mother made it clear to me that I was unwanted—that I was an accident. Those words shaped me. They built in me a distorted image of God and of myself. If my own mother could not love me, how could I possibly believe a God I could not see would?
So I searched. I searched for love, for worth, for belonging—anywhere and everywhere outside of Him. That search led me down a painful road. I have been married five times. Each marriage taught me lessons, but each also left me more broken, more empty. I was laying my head in the wrong laps, looking for love and safety in men who could never fill the void inside me. The only lap I should have been resting in all along was the lap of my Father—the arms of Jesus.
At 25, after escaping an abusive marriage that had stripped me down physically, mentally, and spiritually, I finally encountered the true Jesus. Not the one of rules, rituals, and religion—but the One who heals the brokenhearted and binds up wounds. I let Him in, and He began to stitch together the torn pieces of my soul.
For a time, I thought I had arrived. I was leading women’s ministry, serving as a wife and mother, and running on a mission to “fix” people. But the truth was—I was still broken, still desperate for the love of a man, still trying to mend others while refusing to let God fully mend me. My heart was stuck in “fix him” mode, when what I truly needed was “fix me” mode. It took years of heartbreak, rejection, bitterness, guilt, shame, and betrayal before I finally surrendered everything. I laid down my striving, my wounds, and my need for control at the feet of Jesus. And it was there—in full surrender—that I found what I had been searching for all along.
He delivered me.
He healed me.
He loved me.
The rejected little girl who grew up unwanted was embraced by the arms of her true Father. The woman who carried wounds of abuse, abandonment, and shame was restored by the love of Christ. I finally understood that the peace I had chased for so long was never found in people—it was only found in Him.
And that brings me to today. I am a daughter of the King. A wife who has learned to release control and let God do the healing work in His way and time. A mother who intercedes daily for her children, praying that they will find their wholeness in the same Savior who rescued me—even from the wounds I unknowingly passed on to them. A grandmother (or as I prefer, Gigi) who fights on her knees to break generational curses so her family can walk free. My passion now is simple but unstoppable: to share the truth. To tell others that healing, deliverance, and peace are possible—because I’ve lived it. I know firsthand that there is no pit too deep for God’s love to reach. No wound too raw for Him to heal. No rejection too painful for Him to redeem. What religion never gave me, Jesus gave me: Himself. His love is the greatest gift I’ve ever known, and it has changed everything
-Brandi Roubique
I was born into a family of Baptist preachers, surrounded by love and the message of Jesus from the very start. I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior at a young age and rededicated my life at 12. However, that didn’t prevent me from straying onto a path of my own making.
Growing up, my family traveled the country in evangelism. My dad preached revivals while we sang and played instruments together. But when I turned 18, my world shattered. My parents divorced in a very public way, and I found myself in a church service where my father was used as an example of what sin can do. It was soul-crushing. With the end of my family’s ministry, I lost my way, my identity deeply intertwined with my family's purpose, leaving me adrift and forgetting Whose I truly was.
At 20, I began to experience health issues with no clear explanation. Medication led to weight gain, and as depression set in, I turned to food for comfort. Boredom turned into a habit, and before I knew it, I weighed 260 pounds, standing barely 5 feet tall. That’s when the self-loathing began. Desperate for love, I married a man I knew was wrong for me, convinced by the enemy that it was the best I could do. Tragically, it was. I was settling for my best instead of God's best.
I became pregnant, but shortly after, my husband—a drug addict—went to prison for robbery. Devastation and embarrassment consumed me, but I had made my bed, and I had to lie in it. My focus shifted to preparing for my son, Remi, who was born sleeping. The grief that followed was indescribable. He would be the only child God would grant me, and though I couldn’t keep him on this earth, being his mother was the greatest blessing of my life.
In the depths of my sorrow, I struggled to breathe, leading to a diagnosis of a rare lung disease called LAM, which only affects women. I never knew such a thing existed until it became my reality. A double lung transplant loomed in my future, but by God's grace, I’ve continued to sing and serve Him despite this challenge.
When my husband was released from prison, I endured torment from his physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. But when I finally surrendered everything to God, He delivered me from the prison of my marriage and the prison of my weight—I lost 120 pounds! Through His Word, He transformed me into someone I now love—someone with identity and purpose in Him.
I believe fully in the authority and sufficiency of Scripture as God’s unchanging Word. I believe in one God in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived a sinless life, died for my sins, and rose again in victory, offering eternal life to all who believe in Him. The Christian life is a journey of growth, surrender, and obedience, lived out in community and empowered by the Spirit.
This journey has not been easy, but it has been filled with grace and healing. I stand as a testament to the power of His love and redemption, ready to share hope with others who may feel lost.
-Jamie Carey