In this podcast Jonathan sits down with Annette Comiskey, wife of Andrew Comiskey, the founder and director of Desert Stream Ministries. 

Annette has served alongside Andrew for over 4 decades ministering to wives and family members and those seeking healing for their own areas of personal wounding and sin. Having received much healing for the sexual abuse she experienced in childhood, Annette understands the process, hope and restoration that can be found in and through Jesus Christ. 

Annette adores her family and is most “in her element” with their 4 kids (all grown, 3 married) and their multiple grandkids.

Web site:    Desert Stream

Jonathan visits with Kent and Cathy Larson, associate pastors at Vineyard Community Church (VCC) in Laguna Niguel, California where they oversee prayer and pastoral care. 

During their time at VCC they established HOPE (House of Prayer for Everyone), Vineyard healing Rooms, Mercy Arts Community and Mercy Transformation Center. Their passion is to provide resources to bring people into full transformation in Christ through a lifestyle of face-to-face encounters with the living presence of Jesus and joyful, relational and intergenerational community. 

Website: Immanuel Prayer Ministry – Inner Healing Ministry

Jonathan sits down with friend Karen Covell, founding Director of The Hollywood Prayer Network (HPN) as well as producer of TV specials, documentaries and children’s programming.

Karen has a broad and extensive resume of work in the Hollywood TV, film and music industry. Her unwavering, prayerful intercession for the entertainment industry through her HPN leadership, has given Karen a seasoned perspective and special insight into how the Lord is moving in that community. Karen is married to film and TV composer, Jim Covell; they have two sons, both professional filmmakers in their own right.

Website: Hollywood Prayer Network - Praying for the Entertainment Industry

Jonathan has a conversation with guests Shannon Brooks and Cassie Erickson. Both women serve as directors of discipleship programs at The Dream Center, in Los Angeles, California which provides support to those affected by homelessness, addiction, hunger and lack of education through residential and community outreach programs.

 Cassie and Shannon share what brought them to The Dream Center and go on describe its ever-expanding outreach as more Dream Centers are established throughout the U.S. and around the world. Co-founded by Pastor Matthew Barnett in the mid-1990’s, The Dream Center currently helps tens of thousands, each week, through various ministries and outreach programs.

 Web Site:  Transforming Lives (dreamcenter.org)

Jonathan sits down with Benjamin (Benji) Cruz, the National Director of Living Waters Philippines – a Christian relational and sexual healing ministry.

Benji describes how his personal pursuit of healing and wholeness eventually led him to give up his public relations consultancy firm to become involved with Living Waters. Under his directorship, Living Waters/ Philippines has grown exponentially, having the largest network of groups outside the U.S.

Website: Living Waters: Philipines

Jonathan sits down for a conversation with Susan Highleyman – a longtime friend, international conference speaker/trainer and marriage and family therapist. 

Susan shares about her decades-long involvement with inner healing, her own ministry Diakonos/Face to Face and the various healing Intensives, workshops and Spirit-led approach to healing of the soul that her ministry offers. 

Website:  Face to Face / Diakonos (unshakabletrust.com) 

Jonathan sits down with friends and longtime supporters of Embracing Life Ministries, David and Elizabeth Schmus, both leaders in the Christian Educators Association International (CEAI). 

 David, who is Executive Director of CEAI and Elizabeth, who works alongside him, share about the vital role the organization plays in supporting Christian educators today. CEAI encourages, equips and empowers teachers in living out their faith, legally, in our public schools as well as offering an alternative to politicized teachers unions. This discussion is enlightening and “good news” for anyone disturbed about the current state of our educational system. 

Married for 29 years, David and Elizabeth have five daughters and are active homeschoolers and foster parents.

Website: Christian Educators Association International - CEAI 
Phone Number: 888-798-1124 

Jonathan has a conversation with longtime friend, Tracey Scott, pastor over Restoration and Recovery at Forerunner Church in Kansas City and contributor to International House of Prayer (IHOP) and it’s healing ministries.

Tracey describes her own experience of the pain and damage of divorce, as well as her recovery journey and long-held passion for helping others dealing with trauma, abuse and addiction. She is the author of Chaos Beneath the Shade.

Tracey Bickle Ministries: https://www.traceybickle.com/

Jonathan has a conversation with friend, Daryl Lefever, who has worked in the film industry for 28 years. Fifteen of those years were as a feature film controller [i.e. financial] for X-Men, Polar Express, Nancy Drew and Where the Wild Things Are, to name a few. In 2008, Daryl decided to focus on producing Christian-themed films. Some of his credits since then include: Faith of Our Fathers, Amazing Love, Mom’s Night Out, Woodlawn, I Can Only Imagine and Unplanned. Daryl shares about how he came to work in Hollywood, some of the breaks he got, the conflicts he learned to avoid and most importantly the faithfulness of God in seeing his dream to produce Christian films fulfilled.

Jonathan sits down with guest and friend Cheryl Allen, the Founder and Executive Director of Pasadena International House of Prayer (PIHOP) located in Pasadena, California. Cheryl shares how PIHOP first began and later expanded to include its extensive worship and prayer offerings for the body of Christ in the LA area and mission community in the world.

Website: PIHOP