Jenny Parker
Senior, Evangel University, Springfield
Freedom Seminar helped Jenny Parker make some life-changing decisions.
“The seminar is intrapersonal and interpersonal at the same time. That’s what makes it unique. I found myself changing when I was helping someone else. That cemented the fact for me that I want to do this for the rest of my life. I want to help people.”
Jenny Parker, left, with a student in Vietnam.
After the seminar, she changed her major to psychology and transferred to a different university.
Before the seminar, she says she felt she had to finish college before impacting the world. “But I discovered I don’t have to wait until later to be me. I can live a fulfilled life now.” The seminar gave her the courage and confidence to teach English as a second language in Vietnam last summer.
“Before I wouldn’t have even looked at the possibility of doing something like this. There was fear in going, but Freedom gave me the tools to work through that. I thought, ‘OK, this is what I’m afraid of, now I can do something about it and move on.’”
Teresa Shields Parker is a Christian weight loss author, coach, podcaster, and speaker, who has lost 250 pounds and kept it off since 2013. Her books include: “Reconnecting Jayne: Her Sister’s Support,” “Rebuilding Jayne: Her Father’s Protection,” “Sweet Grace: How I Lost 250 Pounds and Stopped Trying to Earn God’s Favor,” “Sweet Grace Study Guide,” “Sweet Victory: Winning the Battle,” “Sweet Surrender: Breaking Strongholds,” “Sweet Journey to Transformation: Practical Steps to Lose Weight and Live Healthy”, “Sweet Freedom: Losing Weight and Keeping It Off With God’s Help,” “Sweet Freedom Study Guide,” “Sweet Change: True Stories of Transformation,” “Sweet Hunger: Developing an Appetite for God,” and “Sweet Excuses: Stop Lying to Yourself & Start Losing Weight.” She also offers Overcomers Christian Weight Loss Academy and VIP intensive coaching. Don’t miss her weekly podcast, Sweet Grace for Your Journey, where she shares tips from her personal journey of losing weight and discovering healthy living. Contact her at [email protected].