Ordinary People Getting #offthebench: A True Story, with Melissa Crabtree — Part 1 | 979

My friend and assistant Melissa Crabtree decided to get #offthebench a few weeks ago when a mask mandate and other restrictions were proposed in her city by the city council. Today and Monday she’s sharing her story of what it has looked like to stand up and rally others to fight for liberty, even with no experience. She’s learning along the way, the Lord is bringing others to help, and it’s working. The mandate has been voted down twice now in Enid, Oklahoma! Ordinary people are the ones who need to stand up, and Melissa is sharing what she’s learned, how Christians can overcome some typical hangups that keep them sitting on the sidelines, why it matters so much. There is a place for everyone to speak up.

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  • John 12:47-48

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Melissa Crabtree is a special education teacher by trade, homeschool mom of two teens, and has been my assistant for 8 1/2 years. We never knew we’d have the blessing of friendship as well! She’s been married to her husband Robert for 21 years, and now enjoys leading her oily family with Young Living and her new hobby of getting her fellow citizens involved in city politics.

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Heidi has been married to her husband Jay since 1989. Together they have seven children and three grandchildren! The St. Johns homeschooled their kids all the way through high school. Heidi is the the author of seven books, host of the popular podcast "Off the Bench," and the founder of MomStrong International, an online community of women learning God's Word and how to apply it to every day life. She and her husband Jay are also the founders of Firmly Planted Family and the Firmly Planted Homeschool Resource Center, located in Vancouver, Washington.