Isn’t it Lovely to Protect Your Yes? Special Guest: Kelsey Hargadine
“There’s something in you that brings life and excitement.”
Rachel and Tracy cozy up for a morning coffee (and smoothie) with Colorado resident Kelsey Hargadine as she details how she began her lifelong calling into the heart of Uganda and how, with the help of relationships, we all have a zealous YES that we can step into. Kelsey discusses practical steps to listen and eliminate the noise and distractions in our lives and how, in doing so, we are intentional in what we let into our minds and clear the way to be actively hearing from God. Tracy and Rachel ask on behalf of a “friend” and the “friend’s friend” specific noise “the friend” should eliminate to hear better. Kelsey also presents the topic of failure and how paramount failure is to growth, exploring how her roundabout move to Singapore taught this valuable lesson. In the end, Kelsey talks about her upcoming book she is writing and encourages everyone into relationships because God made us to be relational and even though relationships can be messy, they are always worth it. Rachel & Tracy both ask Kelsey about her first impression of Sioux Falls, and to no one’s surprise she confirms that it is (sigh) very cold.
Episode Mentions:
ROWAN Website: https://loverowan.org/
ROWAN Instagram: @love.rowan
ROWAN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoveROWAN/
Francis Chan: https://www.crazylove.org/
“Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward.” — John Maxwell, Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/628070.Failing_Forward
‘“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). Notice it does not say, faith comes from having heard. The whole nature of faith implies a relationship with God that is current. The emphasis is on hearing…in the now!’ — Bill Johnson
“It is abnormal for a Christian not to have an appetite for the impossible.” ― Bill Johnson, When Heaven Invades Earth: A Practical Guide to a Life of Miracles
Throne Publishing: https://thronepg.com/
“What has felt like your resting place is now a starting line.” Dream Big, Bob Goff https://www.bobgoff.com/books
What Are You Loving?
Kelsey: Lumify Eye Drops: https://www.lumifydrops.com/
Rachel: Dear White Peacemaker: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace by Osheta Moore. https://osheta.com/dear-white-peacemakers/
Tracy: Daily Detox Smoothie from Daily Clean Food & Drink https://dailycleanfood.com/
Kelsey Hargadine is a co-founder of an international nonprofit, speaker, instructor, wife and mother living in small town Colorado. She dreams big and expects big from God! She works full time for her nonprofit called ROWAN, which stands for Rural Orphans Widows AIDS Network in Uganda. She is not only passionate to empower orphans and widows in Uganda, but inspires all of us to say “yes” to the Africa inside each one of us as we put our faith to action. She is currently working on a book that will do just that: equip, mentor and inspire the next generation of leaders to zealously go after the things God has invited them into.