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Ep 246 The Transformative Power of the Word with Connie Champeon

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Help me welcome, Dr. Connie Champeon, to Living a Legacy Life as we talk about the transformative work of the Word of God in our daily lives. Connie completed her Ph.D. in education and sociolinguistics in 1998. Raised by missionary parents in a thatched hut with mud floors in Northern Brazil, she learned Greek at her father's knee starting at age 3! As an adult, she's worked with over 30 language groups throughout S.E. Asia, Eurasia, South America , and Africa. Currently working with UnfoldingWord.com, Connie and her husband travel and train and help indigenous language people groups translate Scripture into their heart language.

She and her husband, Birch, have twin twenty-one-year-old sons. She enjoys the balancing act of many women - wife, mother, teacher, ministry – as well as organizing teams and equipping others for service. She has a great passion for helping women live differently because of the truth of the Gospel and for living out the gospel in our communities.

We talk about her own spiritual wilderness, how talks around the table heal hearts, and why she journals her quiet time on Facebook every morning. Find her on FB here. Or at Connie.Champeon.

As a result of her Scripture journaling, she an now provide us with 60 days of devotionals on the always timely topic of HOPE. Sign up for it HERE.

Some gems from our conversation:

To keep a balanced life, don't look for more things to add, look at what God's given you to do, and do it alongside someone else.
My dad helped people see themselves as God saw them—the best of who they could be, greatly gifted and purpose-filled.
When I doubted God's love for me, I couldn't escape what He was doing in and through the mess I was making in my life.
To share God is to share how big He is.
When I read the Bible, I try to always answer the question, "What does God want me to do diferently because of what I just read?"
When we share food, we share a common need; after all, the Bible starts with a meal and ends with a feast.
God showed vulnerability with arms wide open on the cross; we do the same, opening our lives and doors, our tables and mouths—sharing vulnerably and authentically. Why? So that the Gospel is replicated in others.