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We are so excited to connect with our great friends at KeHe Cares on this episode of Hope Reigns! Erin Bradley, the Head of KeHe Cares Outreach, joins us as we discuss their partnership with EDOH.

Learn more about KeHe Cares here - https://www.kehecares.org/.

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It has been an absolute joy to watch families and individuals say YES to enter the mission field, and we are honored to be a part of their journey to love and serve and take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. On this episode, we are joined by Caleb Neyland, one of our missionaries. He shares about his family, a recent Safe House project, Ben Fuller's upcoming tour, and more.

Just around the corner, our friend Ben Fuller is preparing to begin his Black Sheep Tour. Hear an update from him and how YOU can see him this Spring on this episode of Hope Reigns!

Joining us from Buffalo, NY, EDOH leader Brett McDowell traveled to Oxford, MS, to serve during our Winter Storm Fern outreach. Hear his encouraging testimonies on this episode.

Our second guest is EDOH Media Manager, Reagan Ayers. She discusses our Northeast Mississippi Winter Storm efforts - from Mass Feeding to Rapid Response. She also shares an exciting opportunity on our social media to win free tickets to Ben Fuller's upcoming Black Sheep Tour. Visit our Facebook and Instagram now to enter!

You don't want to miss this episode of Hope Reigns! We are humbled to be joined by Nancy, such a precious homeowner we served in Oxford, MS, during our Winter Storm Fern response. On this episode, she shares about her experience during the storm, the longterm recovery of the city, and more.

We also connect with Chris Williams, the Senior Pastor at North Oxford Baptist Church, who allowed us to setup our headquarters at their Family Life Center.

We love you, #Oxford! #NortheastMississippi #WinterStorm #Fern

On this episode, we share our continued Rapid Response and Mass Feeding efforts in Northeast Mississippi following Winter Storm Fern. The ice left from Fern has impacted millions of families across the US, including thousands of our neighbors down the road from our National Headquarters. Join us as we share how God is using the hands and feet to bring Hope to those in great need.

Also on this episode, we introduce a new staff member, Trenton Wigginton. Hear his testimony of faith, trust, and God's calling that led him to EDOH. Welcome, Trenton!

Winter Storm Fern Relief in Northeast Mississippi - Our Mass Feeding and Rapid Response Arms are Deployed!

Andrea Powell and Kenneth Estes Discuss Parkgate Pregnancy Clinic's Expansion in 2026.

For more, click here - parkgateclinic.org.

Every Saturday, we share God-sized stories from the mission field on the radio! This weekend, on January 11, it is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. We've invited Safe House Ministry Partner, Call to Freedom, to join Hope Reigns to share how they serve and support those who have been victims of exploitation.

You won't want to miss guests Becky Rasmussen, Founder of Call to Freedom, and Beth Gammel, Co-Founder of Freedom Studios, as they talk the amazing programs they offer, Freedom Studios, how they raise awareness around their community, and more!

Join us as we discuss the details of our National Headquarters expansion! We are excited to have a conversation about what God is doing in the Ministry in 2026. This new addition will include a commercial kitchen for our Mass Feeding Ministry, increased training space, and additional warehouse storage.

Also on this episode, we connect with Chris Baker of Ink 180! We are honored to work with Chris' Ministry to provide free tattoo removal from women and children who have been rescued out of modern-day slavery.

We are so excited to hear from our Vice Presidents on today's show. We connect with Zach Tybor first, and hear his perspective on 2025. We also talked with Chandler Gurley and took a look into what 2026 has in store, including an expansion at our National Headquarters.

It's been a phenomenal year and we know God has more in store around the corner!

Thank you for your support of Eight Days of Hope! We are humbled to love and serve those in need around the country on a moment's notice.

On this episode, we are so excited to talk with Founder and CEO of Safe Harbor Ohio, Melissa Brown! This year, EDOH returned to the multi-million dollar campus to complete Phase Two - building additional cottages, a gymnasium, salon, and more to bless young girls rescued from Modern-Day Slavery. Here, they receive unconditional love and care as they walk through healing. Tune in to hear more from Melissa!

On this episode, Steve and Mike discuss the upcoming and much anticipated Annual Weekend of Hope.  Not only have we had the chance to love and serve hundreds of families in need, but we are also joyfully celebrating our 20th year of ministry! The weekend will be packed with so much fun as we share about our past and look to the future growth of the ministry.

On this episode, we connect with our very own Rapid Response Director, Dustin Sullivan, to hear about all things disaster relief - how God has moved through our outreaches in 2025, what we do to prepare for deployments, and more.

We are so excited to also hear from one of our Safe House partners, A Way Out Ministries. A few weeks ago, we completed a week-long outreach where we installed electric and fiber optic lines, laid a concrete entrance to their building, and more.

Don't miss this episode of Hope Reigns!

We are so excited to hear from Eight Days of Hope's very own Finance Director, Holly Beazley! On this episode, you will learn about such an important part of our ministry, those who selflessly serve in the Finance Department, and more. Don't miss this great conversation!

Terrian, Christian Music Artist, Talks Headlining Tour and Partnership with EDOH

Talking with Joe Klink, the Executive Director of Corporate Engagement at Provia, about their National Partnership with EDOH.

On this episode of Hope Reigns, one of the Eight Days of Hope Vice Presidents, Chandler Gurley, discusses the third Annual Weekend of Hope.

This December, we invite you to join us for a weekend-long celebration as we reflect on our past and look with anticipation to our future!

We will kickoff the Weekend of Hope in Tupelo, MS, at our third Annual Gala on Thursday, December 4. Joined by special guest Ben Fuller, we will reflect on our rich history, share exciting expansion plans, and close the evening in worship.
The fun continues on Saturday, December 6, at a Merry Little Christmas Party. We hope you will join us at the EDOH National Headquarters for touch-a-truck, equipment rides, cookie decorating, a hot chocolate bar, and more!
We will close out this amazing weekend in Buffalo, NY, with our Year End Celebration on Monday, December 8. For the first time, we are hosting a celebration lunch, where we will share about the ministry's past and future, featuring the incredibly talented Terrian.

On today's show, Tara Baudoin of Love Acadiana, the nonprofit outreach arm of Our Savior’s Church, joins us to discuss their partnership with Eight Days of Hope (EDOH).

Our second guest, Anthony Torrez, is the Equipment & Logistics Director at EDOH. He has been served in the ministry for many years, and has been on staff since Summer 2022.

Hope Reigns is a broadcast of the Christian Disaster Relief Organization, Eight Days of Hope (EDOH). EDOH is a story of people coming together, all using the gifts God has blessed them with to love and serve those facing disaster.

On this episode, Hannah Fletcher, the Communications Director at EDOH, discusses the launch of our new volunteer platform, ConnectHope. Our second guest is Brian Dregits, a longtime missionary with EDOH. Brian raises his own support to respond with the ministry on a moment's notice to love and serve those in need after disasters.

Kevin Chunn has been a longtime leader with the ministry of Eight Days of Hope. Today he joins us to discuss the success of our most recent Rapid Response Managers training in Tupelo, MS, and how the ministry is actively preparing for wherever God sends them next.

We are also joined by the fervent Kaitrin Valencia, who stands in the gap for survivors of human trafficking. Learn about A Way Out Ministries on this episode and then visit their website - awoministries.org.

Karen Keim, owner of The Keim Company, shares how they support #EDOH by being National Partners.

Micah Gamboa, Executive Director of Elijah Rising, Discusses Safe House Renovation with EDOH

Melissa Brown, Founder and CEO of Safe Harbor Ohio, joins us to discuss Phase 2 Construction at the safe house campus, shares updates and testimonies, and more.

Don't miss our second guest - one of our National Partners, NewPointe Community Church. MJ Kitchen joins the show to discuss our partnership!

On this episode, Zach Tybor joins the show to discuss our most recent Safe House project with Safe Harbor Ohio. Over multiple two-week blitzes, skilled construction men and women bring their talents to build a place of refuge for children rescued from human trafficking. We are humbled to be the hands and feet of Jesus for those in great need of a place like this. To learn more, visit eightdaysofhope.com.

What does it look like being a full-time missionary with Eight Days of Hope? Hear Caleb's take as he shares how this opportunity has changed his family's life, the doors God has opened, how he serves, and much more.

On this episode, you will also hear from EDOH's Executive Assistant, Donna Shea, as she discusses our third annual Weekend of Hope and Gala this December!

EDOH leaders Jeffrey Byrd and David Fisher discuss our Rapid Response and Mass Feeding outreaches in Kerrville and Hunt, Texas, following devastating flash flooding.

Thank you so much for joining us in Buffalo, NY, as we loved and served over 340 families in the Niagara District.

More than 1,800 hands and feet filled the district, coming from 39 states and 3 countries. As a result of their love in action, over 2 dozen received Christ and many more seeds were planted.

Thank you, Jesus, for allowing us to be a part of your Great Commission in the City of Good Neighbors!

EDOH Missionaries Gordon and Teresa Gardner discuss their new addition to the Missionary team! We can't wait for you to learn about them and serve alongside them. Give them a warm welcome!

We are so thankful for our National Partners! Joe Marshall, Owner at Barnes Crossing Auto Group, shares about their special partnership with EDOH.

Trace Gillis, Director of EDOH Buffalo Talks upcoming outreach in the City of Good Neighbors, & Chandler Gurley, Vice President, Discusses Kerrville, TX, Rapid Response following catastrophic flash flooding.

From June 22 to July 4, our Rapid Response team was deployed in response to catastrophic flash flooding in the Wheeling, WV, community.

Our zealous team served by gutting homes, cutting impacted trees, and removing debris; and as a result, the community saw the #Hope of Jesus in a tangible way!

On this episode we are joined by Fred Westover, EDOH missionary, and Chris Figaretti, Lead Pastor of Newbridge Church in Wheeling, who shares God stories, impact, and more from the outreach.

Since 2022, EDOH has partnered with Christian Festival Association to share the ministry across the nation with their audiences. We are so thankful for the opportunity to showcase video testimonies from our Safe House, Rebuilding, Rapid Response, and Mass Feeding Ministries, and encourage more of the hands and feet to get involved!

We also connected with Powered By Text to discuss our newest platform of communication - texting - to streamline our serving opportunities to the EDOH family. This allows us to send a text to each opted-in phone number in our database. We love learning news ways to connect with our audience!

Full-time EDOH missionaries Danny and Lacey Fuller join Hope Reigns and share their experiences from serving at Rapid Response, Rebuild, and Safe House Outreaches. Tanner Fuller also joins the episode to talk about his opportunity to learn and grow through a summer internship with EDOH.

To learn more about our missionary program and our current missionaries, click here - https://eightdaysofhope.com/who-we-are/our-missionaries/.

Longtime missionaries with EDOH, Alan and Tina Haley, discuss our recent response in London, KY, following a multi-state tornado outbreak on May 16, 2025. They also open up about their experience as missionaries with the ministry. Be sure to listen to this inspiring episode!

Join us as a staff member and board member share testimonies from the mission field, how they got plugged in to Eight Days of Hope, and more!

Following a multi-state tornado outbreak, our Mass Feeding and Rapid Response teams mobilized to two locations to love and serve those in need. Mass Feeding served for one week in St. Louis, MO, and Rapid Response will serve from May 23 to June 7 in London, KY.

Join our team on this episode as they give updates from these outreaches!

Beth Gammel is one of the founders of Freedom Studios, which provides survivors of trafficking with "meaningful employment" - allowing them to create products and income, cultivate relationships, and grow as individuals. Hear more about Freedom Studios on this episode!

You'll also hear from Deb Buckles, a missionary with EDOH, about her time serving in Los Angeles, CA. During this time, we served meals to first responders and families impacted by the fires in January, and hosted a benefit concert alongside Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, CA.

You don't want to miss what God is doing around the country - tune in now!

Brian Coleman, Executive Pastor of Covenant Church, & Melissa Brown, Safe Harbor Ohio

Jon Stanke of The Chapel at Cheektowaga discusses National Partnership & Harold Dawson shares about his missionary journey with EDOH

In just one week, we will be in Los Angeles, CA, to host a concert that will benefit victims of the California fires. We are so excited for Terrian and Jordan Feliz to join us on May 10 for this special evening!

On this episode, EDOH VP Zach Tybor discusses our outreach efforts coming up this week, and CCM Artist Terrian will join us to talk about her recent and upcoming touring, award nominations, and more.

We just wrapped up several outreaches in Arkansas and Mississippi following a tornado outbreak the weekend of March 14.

On this episode, we reconnected with two of the churches we partnered with during this time - Cave City First Assembly in Cave City, AK, and North Greenwood Baptist Church in Greenwood, MS - to share about our time on the ground, their continued recovery after our deployments ended, and more!

Over the past two weeks, our Safe House Ministry has been serving alongside Call to Freedom to renovate a space that they will use to serve survivors of human trafficking. Join us today as we hear from Becky Rasmussen, Founder and CEO of Call to Freedom, as she shares about our time together and how they will use this newly renovated space!

#HopeReigns #EDOH

Over the last several months, EDOH has partnered with the local church in Southern California to support victims of the January fires. Please join us for this conversation with Denney Premkumar, a pastor at one of our partner churches - Lake Avenue Church - as we discuss how God has allowed us to get involved in recovery efforts for families in need!

#EDOH #HopeReigns #LosAngeles #FireRecovery

We are so excited to discuss what the ministry is up to alongside one of our Vice Presidents, Chandler Gurley - from Los Angeles relief efforts to rapid response outreaches in the southern states to EDOH - Buffalo 2025 to Safe House builds! You won't want to miss this update.

When God sent us to Bay St. Louis in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, we had no idea how God would use His body across the country for years to come. We said, "Yes," to whatever God had in store, and very soon after, American Family Association came alongside EDOH to support what God was doing.

Since Day 1, AFA has prayed for us, served with us, and financially sown into the ministry. We are incredibly thankful for all God has done through our partnership, and look forward to what the future holds!

We are so excited to announce two of our newest staff members! Trace Gillis is our new Director of EDOH - Buffalo and the Executive Assistant to the President, and Zachary Tybor is taking the role of Vice President! Take the next hour to get to know these amazing men!

#HopeReigns

We are excited to discuss the upcoming Future Church Conference with Holt Vaughn, Founder of the Theology Project, and Trevin Wax, VP of Research & Resource Development at North American Mission Board and visiting professor at Cedarville University.

This is an outreach of Kingdom Bound Ministries and will be hosted by The Chapel, Getzville Campus in Western NY.

Last week, God opened the door for some of our team to visit the LA community and our local church partner, The Abiding. Through the church, we have been able to send financial support to provide groceries, air purifiers, and short term housing for those in need. Pastor Trenton shared, “We just started with one step of obedience to be present in this disaster. Everyday we have found needs, met those needs, and shared the Gospel.”

Please keep praying for the families in #LosAngeles as they continue to recover one step at a time.

To learn more about our efforts, click here - eightdaysofhope.com.

We are so thankful for our National Partners! Last year, our Mass Feeding arm responded quickly to the need following #HurricaneBeryl, setting up our base at The Woodlands Methodist Church. Together, we were able to serve the thousands of families in Southeast Texas who were without power.

Today, are so excited to talk with Rev. Dr. Ashley Goad, Pastor of Missions at TWMC, about our partnership and more! Be sure to tune in every Saturday to hear a new episode of Hope Reigns. Click here to learn more - https://eightdaysofhope.com/what-we-do/broadcasts-and-multimedia/.

#EDOH #NationalPartner #Houston #TheWoodlands #Texas

This past weekend, our country experienced intense rain that caused severe flooding across multiple states. We can’t imagine the loss so many are feeling right now.

Yesterday, a small team of #EDOH Rapid Response volunteers deployed for eight days to serve Eastern #Kentucky. Would you join us in praying for those in this area as they continue on their recovery journey? Your prayers encourage us, strengthen us, and remind us of God's faithfulness in every season.