What do hair and Haiti have in common? A lot, apparently, if you’re a woman of God who loves both. Today, Mollie Yoder of the Pocket Testament League introduces us to Salem Hicks, an entrepreneur and hair stylist that heard God’s voice call her to Haiti to birth a unique ministry for at risk women! 

Salem Hicks was doing hair in the film industry when she began hearing God’s voice calling her to a 1-week mission trip to Nicaragua. That 1-week trip turned into an internship in Haiti where Salem was asked to help lead a team into a brothel to minister to the women there. In the brothel, she shared her story and as she prayed, felt the Holy Spirit say, “this is what I made you for Salem.” God gave her a vision – to start an education and support center for women at risk of abuse and prostitution in Haiti. 

Salem lived in Haiti for 3-4 years running her God-given ministry until she was evacuated out in 2018 amidst political unrest. According to Salem, God had to remove her from the situation she was in so that she could see what He was doing. Now, through the powerful work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry she started is self-sustaining and Haitian run!  

Salem currently runs Bloom Studio in Lynchburg, Virginia. Her hair salon funds Salem’s travel to Haiti and profits go towards ministry expenses. God uses Bloom Studio as a safe space for women to be poured into not just physically but also spiritually and emotionally. Featured Guest: Salem Hicks & Mollie Yoder

Workplace / Ministry: BLOOM Studio, LLC  -  The Pocket Testament League

We all know what happens when we say “I’ll never do ____________”, right? Find out what happened to Dawn Stanford, Dayspring’s Business Development Manager, when she said it…and how God used it! In this PowerPod we talk career changes, being a control freak, and why one should “never say never” – especially to the Almighty.

The reality is that sometimes change is necessary for the Lord to bring about HIS purpose in your work and life. Dawn’s story is all about hearing God’s voice, listening to God’s voice, and discovering God’s will in your work by letting go and saying yes to His plans rather than yours! 

Are you saying NO or NEVER to something that you should be praying about? Or is your heart open to the work of the Holy Spirit and his purpose in your work?

For more inspiring stories of people who said YES to God like Dawn, check out our new books, sheWorks4Him and iWork4Him!

Featured Guest: Dawn Stanford

Workplace / Ministry: DaySpring

Have youever wanted to go on a missiontrip? And then, reality steps up and you start to think “There is NO WAY. The time, the amount of money, living in a hut for a week, I won’t survive it!It’s just not for me.”

Discover a new and unique way to go on a no-cost mission trip while simultaneously following God’s will and finding purpose in your everyday work with Mike Henry, founder of Follower-Of-One.

We live in a world that acts like God doesn’t exist… and that world includes your job site, not just far-off places. God wants to use you as a missionary to the people all around you – He is calling you to go on a Marketplace Mission Trip! What exactly is a Marketplace Missions Trip? It is as simple as intentionally practicing five daily activities that shift your paradigm from ordinary to outreach. Tune in to find out what these five simple steps are and give your thinking a Jesus-sized shift today!

Featured Guest: Mike Henry

Workplace / Ministry: Marketplace Mission Trips

What happens when you ask God to stretch you?  Find out as we interview two ministry leaders in Jacksonville, Florida: Lifework Leadership, which provides Christian leadership training and The Potter’s House – serving the city.

Featured Guests: Tammie McClafferty & Glenn Henderson

Ministry/Workplace: LifeWork Leadership - The Potter's House International Ministry

Meet the patriarch of the Faith and Work Movement: Os Hillman. Hear his journey around “calling” and studying God’s word on faithful work. And catch a glimpse of the faith and work movement, where it’s been and where it’s headed.

Featured Guest:  Os Hillman

Workplace / Ministry:  Marketplace Leaders

“Your next day at work, your next career move” is being re-released on the iWork4Him Podcast platform in October of 2022. To see the full show notes CLICK HERE.

Featured Guest:  Dr. Chip Roper, Marci Miller, Edwin Depner
Workplace / Ministry:  The Voca Center

“YOUR Kingdom Calling - Part II” is being re-released on the iWork4Him Podcast platform in September of 2022. To see the full show notes CLICK HERE.

Featured Guest: Dr. Amy Sherman
Ministry/Workplace: Vocational Stewardship