Equipped to Heal

Candice has a burning passion to see others be healed, set completely free and move unhindered into the plans and purposes God has for their lives.  Her heart’s desire is to lead people into Freedom body, mind, spirit and soul. She helps lead https://lovebrave.org/

Candice's absolute conviction to give everything she has for His Name Sake came after Jesus miraculously delivered her from a 20-year crack addiction. Jesus also healed her body from the complete devastation of ingesting hard drugs for over 2 decades.

After graduating with a Bachelors of Ministry from Freedom Seminary, Candice attended Wagner University Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance Training as well as Global Awakening Supernatural School, Bethel Supernatural School and Iris Mission/Outreach School. She is a facilitator for both Elijah House Basic 1 and 2 Inner Healing and Restoring the Foundations. For over 15 years Candice ran a long-term drug and alcohol facility and prison ministry.  As an ordained minister she has personally walked hundreds of individuals though deliverance and inner healing.  Rev. Candice Mishkin has been igniting individuals and ministry leaders to fulfill the greatness inside. She has traveled all over the world sharing her testimony and equipping people to love well and do the works of the Kingdom. Candice ministers from her personal testimony and expertise serving as a Certified Addiction Professional and two decades of full-time ministry.

Candice is also on the Board of Watts of Love which is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty.

Restore Hope is a Christian charity that has a proven track record of bringing hope to people from all walks of life.
The charity was established in 2002 and is based at Latimer Park, a special place of hope and peace set in the heart of the Chilterns countryside, near Little Chalfont, Chesham and Amersham. They come alongside people from a wide variety of backgrounds, but especially those who are experiencing difficult circumstances. see https://www.restorehopelatimer.org/

Dr Roger Greene, shares about how as a Christian we has coped with the sad loss of his wife, Vicky, from Covid. He talks about loss, grief and finding hope and shalom.  Roger is writing a book on his experiences. He also helps run courses from https://thebereavementjourney.org/. His previous book explores integrating faith with his work, and what he saw God do! https://greatbiglifepublishing.com/books/how-on-earth-did-that-happen/

In Series 3 we will be exploring the theme of 'Finding Shalom in times of Covid.' We start with a n interview with Ruth Rice, Founder of Director of Renew Wellbeing, (https://www.renewwellbeing.org.uk/) a fast growing national charity supporting churches develop open spaces of welcome and inclusion in partnership with mental health teams to improve mental and emotional wellbeing. Ruth set up the first centre, renew 37, whilst leading New Life Baptist Church following her own breakdown. She now works full time for Renew Wellbeing encouraging churches, delivering training and supporting sustainability. Ruth has a background in teaching and Baptist church Ministry and is passionate about seeing churches turn themselves and their great habits of welcome, care and prayer inside out to reduce isolation and increase wellbeing in every community.  Ruth has written a couple of books: an e-book '5 Ways to Inner Wellbeing' is available on Amazon and her second book Slow Down, Show Up and Pray was released in Jan 2021 and is available from https://thebigchurchread.co.uk/slow-down-show-up-and-pray/.

Nicky, a retired Church of England Vicar, and her husband, Alan, previously a civil engineer and church manager, share the story of their call to ministry, and how God has worked in them and through them over the years.  They are now staff pastors at St Andrews, Chorleywood.   

Julian is the National Leader of New Wine Cymru. In 1991 he founded Cornerstone Church Swansea with his wife Sarah and 5 young people in one of the most deprived areas of the city. Today it is a thriving church known across Wales for its community work, people finding Christ regularly and many physical healings. In 2014 they opened Venue2, a former supermarket, as a second Cornerstone site.

His passion is to see church leaders equipped and developed, local churches thriving and missionally effective, so that local communities and the nation of Wales would be transformed through the power of Christ and his kingdom.

Julian and Sarah have 3 grown-up children who all live with a deep sense of calling to serve Jesus.

Join me, as I chat with two good friends, Mabel and Michael, from the Gate, Reading. Mabel leads 2 local ministries which care for homeless and vulnerable people in the local community. Mike works in software development for a large IT company.  Together we share stories about bringing God's love and healing power in everyday situations at work and home. We discuss how we are called to encourage one another  in the church and how together we operate as as a healing community. 

This week's episode features an interview from earlier in the summer with Canon Tony Hurle of St Paul's St Albans. Tony is retiring as Vicar of St Paul's,  this October. Join us as we hear about his reflections from pursuing  the leading of the Holy Spirit and healing in his church for many years.    

Kathy heads up the Bethel Sozo ministry team at The Gate Reading. She shares her own story of finding freedom following childhood abuse and how she uses her own journey and sozo ministry to help others. Plus a testimony from me!   

This week we have 3 real life testimonies of God's healing in wonderfully different ways from Patti in California, and Karen and Nick in the UK. Their stories range from Coronavirus to chronic debilitating conditions. Listen and be encouraged!   

This week we interview Raj Hare, an evangelist and one of the UK leaders of Agape Freedom Fighters about how the Lord has led her into evangelism and healing. We also have a great testimony from Dashnee, a nurse, about how the Lord healed and empowered her. She shares how the Lord then used her to bring healing to others. 

In this third Equipped to Heal episode I interview Gareth and Rachel Owen and hear how they have led the development of the healing ministry in the local church.  Plus a great challenging question from a very special listener. 

Welcome to our launch episode featuring a fascinating interview with Rev Prince Yinka Oyekan, Vice President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Senior Minister of The Gate Church, Reading, Team Leader, The Turning, and International Spokesperson for Barnabas Fellowship of Churches.