Seeds of Hope Ministry
Contact Information:
Email:
plantingseedsofhope@ymail.com
Women Speakers Website:
http://www.womenspeakers.com/FAQ/view.php?userid=2967
Blog:
www.heidicook.blogspot.com
Topics: Daily life for a woman, God moments, loving ourselves, Hope, Joy, Change, Following God, Obedience, human trafficking
Areas: Michigan, Nationwide
I love to share the stories of faith and fear from my own struggles as I follow God. My dream is to speak to women in all areas of life. To share hope with those who feel hopeless. To show joy to those who walk in darkness. I believe in sharing from my heart and being real with other women. I love to integrate humor and laughter into my presentations. I do not claim to have the five step answer to living a happy life, but I will offer the One who has brought peace and joy into my own life, Jesus Christ.
Presentations:
Beautiful Dandelions
- When did we realize that a beautiful flower was really an ugly weed? When did someone tell us we were not beautiful or worthy?
1 Peter 3:4 - Instead, your beauty comes from inside you. It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Beauty like that doesn't fade away. God places great value on it.
Mirror, Mirror
- Who do we listen to? Who tells us who we are? Do we listen to the mirror or a magazine?
1 Samuel 16:7 - God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart"
Christmas Joy
- Have you lost your joy? I didn't know I had lost my joy until I took a trip across the world over Christmas. I was able to see God's joy through someone who had been redeemed!
Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy spirit.
Seeds of Hope
- My personal story of my journey into ministry. God placed a seed into my heart to become a speaker. I took an unconventional journey to find my place in ministry.
Finding Joy
- My trip to Thailand showed me that I had been seeking the wrong thing. I was able to see that I had lost the joy of the Lord along my way.
Psalm 103:4 He redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Jump!
- God asked us to move, to follow him. I didn't know how we would do this on our own, but God had asked us to jump -
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Making a "Deal with God"
- God had asked me to give up sugar for a year. I argued with him and tried to make a "deal". Of course, I "lost" and this is the story of my unhappy obedience.
Matthew 19:26 - With man this is impossible, but with god all things are possible.
Human Trafficking awareness
- Human trafficking is the fastest growing organized crime in the world. It happens in foreign countries and it happens here in America, the land of the free. This topic is so important to be aware of and to teach our youth to be aware. It is growing and it has many faces that we don't recognize.
Women in Thailand, light in the darkness
- Selling products for a group of women in Thailand - Narimon, is one of the highlights of my ministry. I love to talk about the ministry in Bangkok that reaches these women, The Well, and to show how God can redeem a live to create something beautiful. When selling the products at my events, the profits go back to this ministry in Thailand. www.servantworks.com/well
If your group would allow me to sell products from Thailand after my presentation, the profits for the jewelry goes back to the women in Thailand who create it - www.narimon.org
Best fit audiences:
- women's groups
- retreats
- women's teas
- banquets
- youth groups
- college groups
- small groups
- churches, community organizations
- mission conferences
Human trafficking awareness presentations for:
- Youth groups
- school groups
- churches
- mission conferences
- women's groups or events
- college groups
Past Speaking Opportunities:
Hillside Wesleyan Church, Clyde, Michigan - Saturday Evening services, Mission Conference, Youth Event
Restoration Station Wesleyan Church, Port Huron, Michigan - Sunday morning services
Bridges Wesleyan Church, Port Huron, Michigan - Women's Retreat, guest speaker
First Presbyterian Church, Port Huron, Michigan - Midweek services
Kingston Wesleyan Church, Kingston, Michigan - Human trafficking presentation
Bayview Wesleyan Church, Traverse City, Michigan - Guest speaker for women's tea
Stoney Creek Wesleyan Church, Washington, Michigan - Marriage retreat, Mission Conference
Oscoda Baptist Church, Oscoda, Michigan - Mother/Daughter Banquet
Women's life group, Port Huron, Michigan - Human trafficking presentation
New Life Wesleyan Church, Swartz Creek, Michigan - Sunday morning service
Sista Circle, SONS Ministry, Port Huron, Michigan - Human trafficking awareness program
Vassar Family Camp, Vassar, Michigan - Mission Day Presentations
Women at Risk Presentations - Restoration Station, Hillside women's group
Narimon/Thailand ministry Presentations - Restoration Station Wesleyan Church , Community Wesleyan Church, Bridges Wesleyan Church, women's group
Home Presentations for Women at Risk, International and Narimon - Various homes in the Port Huron and surrounding area, speaking to women and selling the products from these ministries
Heidi talks about her life stories in a real and authentic way. She uses humor and truth to bring women the hope they are looking for that is only found in Christ.
