Lorie
Newman
Lorie is a busy homeschooling mother of eight children, including twins and four children who were internationally adopted - one from Haiti and three from Liberia.
She has taught and ministered in Bible Studies for over twelve years. She and her husband Duane are founders of Reaching Hands Orphan/Adoption Ministries which enables nearly 300 impoverished African orphans to receive regular food, clothing, and education. Lorie has also served on a Community Ministries Council for nine years where she worked directly with numerous ministries such as FamilyLife Today’s Hope For Orphans, Children’s HopeChest, Interfaith Hospitality, and Miracle Making Ministries.
Although her background is in elementary education, Lorie is a free-lance writer and has been a speaker at numerous Women’s Retreats and Women’s Ministry Events. She is a writer and speaker for All For His Glory Ministries where she also serves as Workshop Coordinator and Regional Director of North Carolina. Lorie is a regular columnist for the ezine, Wrecked For the Ordinary and has been a guest on Moody Broadcasting Network’s Midday Live Connection. Her writing has also been published in Hearts at Home magazine.
A gifted and powerful speaker, Lorie has felt the Hand of Grace in her own life. Her passion is to bring women to that same grace through relevant teaching and everyday stories of life. When Lorie takes the stage, the Lord clearly shines through her voice and touches the hearts of all who hear. Her warm and relaxed style makes women of all ages feel right at home as she weaves real life stories around messages from God’s Word.
Some of Lorie's favorite things are picnics, chocolate, long walks, summer-time on the lake, bubble baths, chocolate, fuzzy slippers, red roses, shopping with her daughters, chocolate, Christmas at Grandma Ward's, decaf peppermint mocha with whipped cream and sprinkles, chocolate, and laughing with her girlfriends until her gut hurts! Oh yeah, and chocolate!
