Brandy Helton lives in San Angelo, Texas, where she oversees The Garden Training Center, Inc. and The Garden Gathering Church. Her passion is the love and presence of God. Her call is to make disciples for Jesus, equip and train the body of Christ, and to see His church prepared as a bride made ready for the Lord Jesus. She passionately loves her husband and six children, their spouses, and grandchildren!

Kevin McSpadden is a veteran educator, having served twelve years in high school English classrooms. He believes in the power of written and spoken communication, especially when anointed by the Holy Spirit. His passion is to encourage and edify the body of Christ, challenging believers to abandon old mindsets of powerlessness and walk with Jesus in the fullness of His kingdom. Kevin’s central message is that God created each of us with very specific and special purpose. All are necessary and sought after; none are disposable. Kevin lives in San Angelo, Texas, with his beautiful wife, Karen, and their dog, Zeke.

Check out Kevin’s podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-r-mcspadden

Dr. Hadley has a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Texas in Austin, a Masters of Education from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. She is a retired, tenured associate professor of education from Angelo State University, and she has served as a computer programmer/analyst, a technology consultant/instructor as well as a secondary mathematics teacher. In her professional career, she was active in writing journal articles, books, and presenting seminars in the fields of technology and education. Her journal articles have appeared in national and international publications.

Dr. Hadley resides in San Angelo, Texas and is married to her beloved husband of thirty-four years. She has two married children and three grandchildren, all of whom she adores. Since retirement, her passion has been writing books describing her spiritual journey, the reality of the unseen dimension, and the beauty of her Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. There is an urgency in her writings for her readers to recognize the spiritual realm and engage while there is time. “It matters!”, she says, “and I don’t want to meet my friends and family in eternity and have them say to me, ‘Why didn’t you tell me?’”

Dr. Eisenwine has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Masters in Early Childhood Education from Texas Tech University. Her Ph. D. is in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a retired, tenured professor of education from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Previously, she taught for 25 years in Texas public schools, including seven years as a Reading Recovery® teacher. Her research interests include literacy acquisition, technology infusion, and archaeology education. During her professional career, she presented at national conferences in the fields of curriculum, early childhood, English/language arts, mathematics, physical education, reading, and social studies. She also published articles in state, national, and international journals.

Dr. Eisenwine currently lives in San Angelo, Texas with her husband. After retirement, they now spend half the year in their mountain home at Ruidoso, New Mexico. They have a total of three children, seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Austin Lanning is a 19-year-old from Waco, Texas. He currently studies Entertainment Industries and Religious Studies at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Although this is Austin’s first published novel, he is heavily involved in the creative arts. He has two published poems in the National Library of Poetry, several student films, a qualification for Nationals in the International Thespian Society, and soon to be released musical EP.

In addition, his heart is set to serve the world around him and has already participated in many global missions. Thus far he’s visited Central and South America, Africa, England, and East Asia. Austin is a Young Life Leader for the Nashville Area. His roots at home run deep in having lead children’s worship, served in humanity shelters, taught Sunday School, small groups, organized fundraisers, and was runner-up for Rotary Youth Citizen of the Year in 2018.

Austin doesn’t know where his life will lead but hopes to use the roses and thorns of his life to further God’s Kingdom and to bring hope to all that need it in new and creative ways.

Ken and Carolyn Howerton are a true Apostolic father and mother in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. They move powerfully with the Father’s heart of love to save, heal, and deliver those who are in need. They both have a passion to see the fullness of God in Christ Jesus made manifest in the church as He establishes His Kingdom on Earth.

They love teaching, equipping, and serving the Bride of Jesus through the Word of God and the Spirit of Revelation. They rejoice and have great joy in their wonderful marriage, children, and grandchildren, and reside in Oklahoma.