Episode #13 Monte Fisher building resiliency through faith

Monte grew up in Palo Alto CA then spent 2 years traveling the world as part of his college experience followed by several years at a religious commune in AZ before a 20-year career in software.

For the past 10 years he has been Director of Care and Recovery at Menlo Park Presbyterian church where he hosts a number of support groups as well as prayer teams and support volunteers like those in the Stephen Ministry that we'll be talking about. Since late 2010 he has also been Executive director of Achungo, (http://achungo.org/about/) a US non-profit that builds and supports schools for orphans in southwest Kenya with over 700 students currently in their care.

He has been married for 25 years and has 3 adult sons and an adult daughter who had been orphaned in Russia. Raising 3 boys was a steep-learning experience that taught him a lot of patience and adaptability.

Surviving the divorce of his first marriage was an experience of coping with excruciating adversity. From his children in Kenya who, if they are fortunate, grow up in mud huts without water or electricity, he has learned the true meaning of resilience.

And from the many individuals in his support groups and who come to him for a listening ear and prayer and for resources to help them in their pain and struggle, he has learned that hardship can be a door to a resilient life.

https://menlo.church/menlopark/serve/stephen-ministry 

https://menlo.church/sanjose/connect/support-recovery

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