Ready to Win Day Retreat in Grapevine, TX

Heather Cullins is an accomplished harpist who has entertained audiences throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the past fifteen years. During those years, her musical interpretations for the harp have entertained guests at weddings, social events, and conferences as well as comforted those at memorial and funeral services. Whether the event was one of celebration or somber reflection, the classic musical tones of Ms. Cullins’ harp inspire as well as entertain.

Harpist Heather Cullins was born with the genetic disorder known as Neurofibromatosis 1. She has overcome a host of challenges associated with this non-contagious disease including becoming an accomplished harpist with over 28 years of experience, graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a concentration in music, teaching second and third grade for six years, and founding the Rockwall School of Music.

Currently, her ministry involves playing the harp and speaking at homeless shelters, women’s prisons, and women’s Christian events. Heather’s desire is to raise awareness for NF by encouraging others to be comfortable in the skin that God gave them and to use their gifts for the Glory of the Lord.
She is involved with the provenway.org and journeyofsisters.net and working part time in her own property management company.

Val Dacus
Val Dacus sings with passion as she lifts her praise to God for all He has done and all that He is! Val came to a saving knowledge of Christ in her mid twenties and remembers vividly the day God plucked her from the muck and mire of the world and set her feet on solid ground. She now stands on the Solid Rock of Jesus Christ.

It’s obvious to all who hear Val sing that her passion comes from a place of gratitude to God. As a worship leader and soloist for women’s conferences and retreats, she is purposed and committed to share God’s love with others through Song and testimony. “This is not about music, Music in only just a tool I use to convey the Love of a Holy God who offers life to those who believe….Our God is worthy of our most sincere worship, and adoration.”

Val is a soloist and praise team member at Denton Bible Church in Denton, Texas where she resides with her husband Pat and daughter Abbey. She is also mother to son 1st Lt Grady Dacus currently serving in the United Sates Army.

Karol Ladd
Dynamic, Deliberate, Delightful. Karol Ladd is known as “the Positive Lady.” Her heart’s desire is to inspire women with a message of lasting hope and Biblical truth. Karol is open, honest and real in both her speaking and her writing. Formerly a teacher, Karol is the best-selling author of over 25 books including The Power of a Positive Mom and The Power of a Positive Woman. As a gifted communicator and dynamic leader, Karol is a popular speaker to women’s organizations, church groups and corporate events across the nation. Karol is a frequent guest on radio and television programs. Her most valued role is that of wife to Curt and mother to daughters Grace and Joy.

>>www.PositiveLifePrinciples.com

David Mallory
Growing up in a Christian home, the son of a minister of music, David came to know the Lord at an early age. Likewise, growing up in a musical household, he was continually around music and grew to love it, as a very young child. He participated in children's choir and musicals for several year. As a young teen, he began to play around with the piano and also began helping the sound man at his local church. At this same time, he was a white water river guide. David's musical gifts really made themselves known when he went to college. He was in the choir, he played handbells, he occasionally played the organ for chapel and he began to hone his skill as a pianist. Since college, he traveled for three years as road manager and sound technician for a Christian artist, and now does the same for his local church. David has a unique ability to take a hymn or praise song that we have known for years, and give it new life through his own interpretation. It is obvious that God has tremendously gifted this young man. Besides his musical gifts, he is blessed with a beautiful wife, Michelle, and a new son, Ethan. You truly will be blessed when you hear David play.

Lisa Pierre

Lisa Pierre is a gifted vocalist who began singing as a child while traveling throughout Texas and Louisiana watching her father’s gospel music group, the Brown Brothers. Lisa cherished her Christian heritage and, at the age of 21, gave her life to the Lord. Her talents have broadened her career to a number of opportunities such as: 8 years on the national Women of Faith conferences worship team, national anthems at Houston Rockets and Astros games, featured worship artist at various local and national churches, coffee houses, weddings, corporate events, conferences, retreats and prayer breakfasts. Lisa also leads worship for Beth Moore’s Living Proof Bible Study, a non-denominational weekly Houston gathering of over 4,000. View Lisa’s videos on YouTube, download her latest CD, I Stand Amazed, available on iTunes and CD Baby or at Corner Books in Houston’s First Baptist Church.

Lisa Pratt

Lisa Pratt is a rising vocal artist in the contemporary Christian and contemporary country music genres. She is a native of Lawton, OK and a proud Army spouse. Lisa is a powerhouse vocalist and a charismatic performer that has entertained audiences around the country. She has performed at many notable military functions, numerous churches, the televised competition Operation Rising Star, and the Lincoln Center in New York City. She was featured in various media included ArmyMWR.com, the Lawton Constitution, Fort Carson Mountaineer, Fort Sill Cannoneer, Military.com and AssembliesofGod.org.

Sonja Samuel

In the good ‘ol days, you may have seen her on the sidelines cheering for one of the most winningst football teams in the NFL, on a commercial or in a magazine. A former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, NFL Players Cheerleader, print model, TV spokesman, internet radio talk show host, Sonja Samuel currently, travels the world as an international speaker, author, leadership consultant and ministry director. She also has the privilege of overseeing the south central region for Scripture Union USA, a ministry to help people meet God every day.

Lisa Smith

Lisa Smith is a young lady with Down’s Syndrome who has taken the gift of signing and added to it her unashamed faith, which in turn has allowed her to express herself in absolute freedom and adoration for the Lord when signing her interpretation of a song.

Lisa has had the honor of accompanying Christian song artists Sandi Patty, Kathy Troccoli, Avalon, Sheila Walsh, the Women of Faith Worship Team, BeBe Winans, Larnelle Harris, Mark Harris, Kathryn McPhee and Mark Lawery. Sandi was the first to introduce Lisa at the Women of Faith National Conference in February of 2005. Lisa has joined Sandi in song at some of her concerts, on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, on Daystar with the Bill Gaither Homecoming in Dallas and on the Dr. Phil Show. Most recently, Lisa and her mother appeared on the Joni Lamb Show sharing their testimony of God’s blessings in their lives.

Cathey Sparks

Cathey Sparks’ call to praise the Lord Jesus Christ in song began in early 2002. Cathey was born again in 1999 and on her journey as a Christian following Christ, she has been led to praise the Name of Jesus singing renditions of classical gospel hymns/spirituals by Mahalia Jackson, as well as contemporary Christian music and her own compositions. Cathey’s anointed gift of voice from the Lord has been labeled by some as a “Jazzy style of Gospel music of which she is a true Contralto!” Cathey is also a Gospel songwriter. Cathey has two online acapella videos rendering Mahalia Jackson's, "How I Got Over and Move on Up a Little Higher." Cathey has been blessed to sing at numerous engagements. Just to name a few, a dinner hosted by DFW Int’l Organization honoring 23 mayors, including Mayor Tom Leppert of the City of Dallas (Aug. 2010); Mother’s Against Teen Violence Annual MLK Celebration Luncheon honoring Dallas District Attorney, Craig Watkins-MC’d by Clarice Tinsley-Fox 4 News (Jan. 2010); performed in concert for the Annual MLK Celebration Dinner also honoring District Attorney Craig Watkins hosted by the City of Lancaster; MLK Celebration Luncheon honoring Zan Holmes-MC’d by John McCaa of Channel 8 News; Annual MLK Celebration Luncheon honoring Dr. Dick Gregory (pictured above) also MC’d by John McCaa of Channel 8 news; sung the National Anthem at a Major League Soccer Game in Frisco, Texas and many other numerous engagements in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. Cathey has also acted/sang in various theatrical productions in the Dallas area and is currently cast to sing a solo in the production “THE KING SISTERS,” written & directed by Vikki Wells) opening in November.

Jim Wilson

Originally from Georgia, Jim has been living in the Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex since 2003 and has been the Host and Senior Producer of The Morning Show at 90.9 KCBI since the fall of 2008. At the age of 8, he felt the call of God on his life to serve in full time ministry but in August of 2001, as he was serving as the Worship Pastor for a church in Central Texas, his role in fulltime ministry came to a screeching halt. The results over the next few months found him going through a painful divorce and the end of his music ministry at that time. But, we truly do serve a God of second and third chances and even though Jim had made some mistakes, he still believed the words of the Apostle Paul which say “the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable” and almost 7 years to the day from the time he left fulltime ministry, the Lord opened up the door for him to minister again and this time for an even bigger audience than before. He has been rescued from the dominion of darkness and has been brought into the kingdom of the Son whom the Father loves, in Whom he has been redeemed and his sins forgiven! (Col.1:13-14)

He is the proud father of four boys and two girls and he and his wife Betsy currently live in Grand Prairie.

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There's even a worship performance time for those that want to that will happen at the end of the day in the main conference but sh!!! don't tell anyone ....it's a surprise!

Come to the conference and bring your kids to join International Ministry Director Sonja Samuel in this fun-filled SuperKids® Day to lift Him up!