{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Healing from Brokenness with Courage with Rachel Linden","description":"Episode 63 is full of hope from brokenness but also encouragement on ministry and mission no matter where you live in the world! Friends, I\u2019m super excited for you to meet my guest Rachel Linden - she\u2019s an author with a world of experiences. One includes working in Budapest with women who are victims of sex trafficking. As an author, Rachel\u2019s fictional stories are purposeful and thoughtful. She weaves together wonderfully captivating stories of hope and courage that are based off of her own experiences; her miscarriage, her travels around the world and human trafficking. We discuss the conviction that every hurting person is valid and deserves the dignity of healing\u2026 no matter what social status or living situation. Rachel recounts her own trauma when she was molested by a childhood friend. She has great advice for anyone who is stuck in the middle of healing from a horrific experience. It\u2019s what makes her so great at ministering to women and children that are victims of sex trafficking. We talk about Rachel\u2019s learning and unlearning about doctrine and theology. Her revelation in learning that ministry and secular living can go hand in hand: How it can be a simple but compelling way to live out the gospel freely. It was her miscarriage that kickstarted her unlearning of fear in her relationship with God. Find freedom in understanding that God isn\u2019t looking for a purely transactional relationship that is based only on fear but also out of willing dependence. As heavy as our time may seem, it was full of much hope and peace that Rachel has experienced throughout the journey. I am certain you\u2019ll walk away from our time together feeling this same peace, hope and freedom.&amp;nbsp; From the ability to love people near and far, to healing from brokenness, and seeing freedom in our practices of our faith and our relationship with God. Rachel\u2019s character\u2019s in her book aren\u2019t the only ones that exhibit courage, hope, and connection. Follow Rachel on Instagram   Like Rachel on Facebook   Buy&amp;nbsp;Rachel's&amp;nbsp;Books Thank you so much for listening. Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. And let me know what you think of today\u2019s episode by connecting with me on Instagram!  ","author_name":"Constantly Under Construction with Donna Harris","author_url":"http:\/\/www.constantlyunderconstruction.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/8780336\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/cd2b7c\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/8780336"}