Episode notes
Broken and Mended Vice President, Andres Ruiz joins David Heflin to recap the "Broken Apart, Mended Together" conference featuring Dave Furman, Aren and Trina Bahadourian, Shannon Cramer, and Vaneetha Risner.
Before debriefing each of the sessions, David talks with Andres about his chronic illness journey, how he got connected to Broken and Mended, and what his role is today. Then, David and Andres talk about each session: key scriptures, themes, and quotes from the Oct. 18th conference.
You can find the original YouTube links here: https://brokenandmended.dm.networkforgood.com/emails/important-conference-information
Links to previous podcasts with conference speakers Aren an Trina Bahadourian and Shannon Cramer: https://rss.com/podcasts/intheseams/1635956/ https://rss.com/podcasts/intheseams/1537466/
Lara Silverman's book mentioned in the podcast: https://www.amazon.com/Singing-Through-Fire-Finding-Surprising/dp/B0FMQZ264W
Diamonds Conference information and registration: https://diamondsconference.org/2025-fall-conference
Broken and Mended $50,000 campaign
https://brokenandmended.networkforgood.com/projects/262074-50-000-campaign-fall-2025
Main website: https://brokenandmended.org/
Hosts: David Heflin and Andres Ruiz
Edited by John Shields