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Mark Briggs and his wife moved to Edmond about a year ago. Since then, he has jumped right in. He’s teaching a class called Hymn Stories for the Ages on Wednesday nights. Mark sat down to talk about the class and his love for hymn history.

Abel Maldonado grew up in Mexico and even remembers mission groups coming to his hometown. As a young adult he moved to the United States where he worked, met his wife and even became a naturalized citizen. He sat down with us to share about his life, his faith, the struggles that come with living in the U.S., and the impact a few people who took a chance on him had on his life.

Merel Neill has been a “Nursery Nana” at Memorial Road Church of Christ for about 45 years! But there’s so much more to who she is. In this episode, Merel shares about her life, her love of teaching water aerobics, and the competitive hobby she still enjoys in her spare time.

Stephen Maxwell is the worship minister at the Memorial Road Church of Christ. On today’s episode, Stephen shares his life, his music, traveling and his desire to see unity in the church.

In the final episode of Season 1 of This is my Story, Lee Langdon joins us to talk about ministry, music, life as an empty-nester, and podcasting.  Check out the Young Adult World Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Wade and Joyce Estes are longtime members of Memorial Road. They are often recognized by their large family. They have 12 children, 9 of which they adopted. In this episode, they share about their foster care and adoption journey, if they have plans to do it again, and the ways they’ve seen God work through it all. Oh, and watch out for Wade. He loves a good dad joke.

This week we talk with Victoria Wilguess. She shares about her health journey and the struggle she went through as a teen to gain a diagnosis. She’ll also share about her open heart surgery and how she now gives back to those going through similar surgeries. Plus, she shares about her relationship with Chuck Norris (yes, that Chuck Norris) and his wife, and how that came to be.

This week we talk with Jack Skaggs. Hear about his life, his military service— including his time in Vietnam, his work at OC and much more!

This week we talk with Dr. Toni Davis. Toni shares about her love of serving, her experience as a Black woman in a predominately white church, her work as a nurse, and what it’s like to be the head of a department at Oklahoma Christian University.

This week we talk with Heather Sams about life, health, job loss, a trip to the Holy Lands and how being a single adult doesn’t hold her back (and shouldn’t hold others back, either).

This week we talk with Mary Brookman. Mary will share about her love for ministry, her work with Spiritual Direction and, of course, we’ll talk about her husband, Memorial Road’s Preaching Minister Phil Brookman.

Sam Hawkins moved to Edmond a couple of years ago and found a place to belong in the Generations class. In this episode, Sam shares about the inner battle he had to balance faith with science, how he struggled to connect with God, and what finally helped to do just that.

This week we are talking with Mike Wiley. Mike has survived multiple health issues that prompted him to start the Touched by Cancer Support Group here at Memorial Road. He’ll share his journey, the verses that mean so much to him, and the gesture he now shares with others to make sure they know he cares.

Today we’re talking with Dan Waugh, one of our elders. Dan will share about his life as a twin, his unique childhood plus two significant accidents that left him with severe, even life threatening injuries.

Today we’re talking to Rhonda Martin. A member of more than 35 years, Rhonda is known for sharing about Jesus with everyone. Today we will hear her faith journey and she will share tips on how we can all share the good news with others.