EP. 23 | Shanna Crawford [Scandalous Grace]

The Messy Table with Jenn Jewell

Jenn Jewell

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Messy Table is an ordinary and unforced space for real women, imperfect stories, and the God who's at work in our mess. For Episode #23, Amy Groeschel is joining me in the co-hosting chair as we chat with Shanna Crawford, an amazing woman from our Life.Church Sisters ministry who has a radical—even scandalous—story.
Shanna and her husband, Jerome, are the visionaries and cofounders of a ministry called Komeo, which is focused on caring for a specific group of orphans in Sierra Leone, Africa. She's also the biological and adoptive mama to a slew of awesome kids, a seasonal missionary, and a lover + teacher of God's word. That all sounds precious and sacrificial, doesn't it? But as we know, there's a messy story behind every pretty picture.
There's a messy story behind every pretty picture.
If you met Shanna today and heard about her passionate love for the Lord, you would have NO IDEA she's been freed from the chains of abuse, drugs, and her past life as a stripper. God—in his mercy—pursued Shanna, just as he pursues you, and brought her from a place of extreme darkness to illuminating light. Her story is loaded with the scandalous grace of the redeeming gospel and, trust me, you do not want to miss it!

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0:00.0	Well, hey guys, and welcome to episode number 23 at the messy table where life is definitely not perfect,
0:21.6	but God is at work in our mess.
0:23.3	I'm Jen, the host of this podcast that airs every other Tuesday, where I get a chance to chat
0:28.2	with real women about real life and the God who meets us right where we are.
0:32.0	And even though I interview women and it's kind of geared towards women, I know we also
0:35.9	have quite a few fellas out there who tune in.
0:38.2	So just know everyone is welcome in this highly imperfect space
0:41.8	where we huddled together around an ordinary table
0:44.1	and remember what matters most.
0:46.5	And something fun I referenced last episode
0:48.4	is that the messy table is now partnering with my church, like church,
0:51.7	and a few people have asked, what does that mean?
0:54.3	Honestly, it's not that complicated. It just means there will be times like today when Amy Groschell
0:59.2	or maybe someone from our Life Church Sisters ministry, and I will intentionally join forces because two
1:04.9	is better than one, doing some of this messy work together, sharing more powerful stories from
1:09.6	ordinary yet amazing women who
1:11.4	have experienced God's faithfulness. So it's very much the same, but even better as we broaden
1:16.5	the scope to hear just what God's doing in the global church at large. And today, Amy is joining
1:22.3	me in the co-hosting chair, and we are chatting with an incredible gal who has a radical and
1:26.8	inspiring story.
1:28.5	Shanna Crawford and her husband Jerome are the visionaries and co-founders of a ministry
1:32.2	called Cameo, which right now is focused on helping care for over 200 orphans in Sierra Leone, Africa.
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