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From Brokenness to Revival: Chris & Mary Marendish — Word of Freedom Ministries

From Brokenness to Revival: Chris & Mary Marendish — Word of Freedom Ministries

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Chris had a moment with God in Richmond, Virginia that broke him open. Mary came through addiction, depression, and a rescue she did not engineer. Today they lead Word of Freedom Ministries — feeding Vancouver's homeless, planting a church, and teaching what it means to walk Spirit-led after unlearning the religion that almost cost them everything.In this Thursday interview, host Rolland Wright sits down with Chris and Mary Marendish — founders of Word of Freedom Ministries — for a wide-ranging conversation about brokenness, conversion, marriage, and the kind of faith that gets forged when religion runs out of answers.Chris opens with the pivotal moment of his life: a crisis in Richmond, Virginia where the presence of God met him in a way he had never experienced and could not explain away afterward. Mary walks through her own story — addiction, depression, and a divine intervention that came when she had no way of reaching for it herself. Together they share how those individual stories converged into a shared mission: planting Word of Freedom Ministries and serving the homeless community of Vancouver.The conversation moves through what it means to live a Spirit-led life after years of religious tradition that no longer fits. The Marendishes are candid about the cost of unlearning — the friendships, the assumptions, the habits — and equally honest about what they have found on the other side. They talk about church planting, finding spiritual giftings, and what it has looked like to sustain outreach through seasons of chaos, including the years of COVID-19.Chris also discusses his book Limiting the Limitless God, and the conviction at the heart of both his teaching and Rolland's: that the book of Acts is the acts of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, and that the same Spirit is still at work in ordinary believers willing to be sent.This episode closes with a prayer of blessing and commissioning for the Marendishes' ministry. If you are in a season of unlearning, or wondering whether God really meets people at the bottom, this conversation is for you.You'll hear:Chris's pivotal encounter with God in Richmond, VirginiaMary's journey through addiction, depression, and divine interventionThe founding of Word of Freedom MinistriesFeeding and ministering to Vancouver's homeless communityThe transition from religious tradition to Spirit-led lifeChurch planting and what they are building nextFinding spiritual giftings and serving with purposeActs as the acts of the Ruach ha-Kodesh — still moving through ordinary peopleSustaining ministry through chaos and the years of COVIDChris's book Limiting the Limitless GodA prayer of blessing over their workScripture themes: the book of Acts, walking by the Spirit (Galatians 5), the harvest is plentiful (Matthew 9), the least of these (Matthew 25)ResourcesEkklesia Declared! — https://a.co/d/0fkrigsyEkklesia Infused! — https://a.co/d/0gdii5A0Choose Life — https://a.co/d/069OtMTNChoose Life Workbook — https://a.co/d/06vseuNHFirst Place Ministries Website — https://www.firstplaceministries.comSupport the Ministry via PayPal — https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=82WSYT9FXJ9CYConnect with Caliatra — https://www.facebook.com/ChaplaincaliatraGuest Resources — Chris & Mary MarendishWord of Freedom Ministries — http://www.wordoffreedomministries.comLimiting the Limitless God by Chris Marendish —https://a.co/d/0c1Hu0HIYouTube - youtube.com/@wordoffreedomministriesTelegram - t.me/WordofFreedomInstagram - instagram.com/word_of_freedomFacebook - facebook.com/wordoffreedomministriesFollow First Place MinistriesConnect : FacebookListen: Spotify | YouTube | Rumble | iHeartRadio | Amazon MusicComing Up NextRolland returns with the next solo teaching in the Ekklesia Series.
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