Hi there! I’m Michelle and I was born in a controlling, legalistic, and destructive Christian religious group. I’m looking forward to sharing with you about how God walked with me through religious trauma, took me into real relationship with Him, and now is giving me opportunities to show others who walked a similar path that He is real and loves them. When I’m not talking about cult-like groups, I enjoy playing board games with my family and reading almost anything I can get my hands on.

Lorraine has been married to Rex for 46 years. They have two daughters and four grandchildren. Lorraine grew up in North Canton, Ohio, and has resided in Jackson Township for many years. She is a graduate of Stark State College and worked for Diebold in her early years of marriage. While raising her family, she held various part-time jobs and is now retired. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and swimming.

Lorraine has been attending Dayspring Christian Fellowship for nine years, and has been involved in women’s Bible studies, ministry to senior members, and care facility visitation. Lorraine’s Ignite message will cover her life journey before and since her relationship with Jesus began. There will be stories of many mountaintop and valley experiences during several years of seeking, finding, walking, studying, learning to listen, and following the Lord.

Former FBI Special Agent Suzanne Lewis-Johnson is on a mission to mobilize communities to end all forms of human trafficking and exploitation. As part of leading a three-part vision to set people free physically and spiritually, Suzanne serves as CEO of No More Trafficking (nomoretrafficking.org) and Founder of Uncaged Canaries (uncagedcanaries.com). Suzanne previously spent more than ten years working in non-profits and ten years as an FBI agent, with some additional years in journalism and business thrown into the mix.

In her main session Suzanne will share stories that illustrate how we can personally walk in new levels of freedom and how we can empower others to do the same.

Cindy is an RN who left that field eight years ago to join her husband more fully in his ministry at Dayspring where they worked with youth for 25 years, and the college aged group for another 6 years. They have two sons, one daughter-in-law, and three grandkids.

Leaving the work force has given Cindy more time to pursue the things of God and to explore and develop the ministry of inner healing, which is what she’ll be talking about in her session.

In Suzanne’s workshop she will share a case study to illuminate and inoculate against trafficker tactics, and empower us to engage in efforts to combat every form of human trafficking and exploitation.