One Year, One Yes | The Empowered Life Podcast Anniversary Special with Chris Burgin

<p>What happens when a single yes turns into a movement?</p><p>In this special anniversary episode of the Empowered Life Podcast, Meredith Murray sits down with Chris Burgin, Founder and CEO of Allies in Youth Development, to celebrate one full year of the show: 1.7 million views, over 1,000 hours of watch time, and listeners in 26 states and more than a dozen countries.</p><p>Together, Meredith and Chris revisit the moments that defined the year: pastors going after &quot;the one,&quot; a sheriff fighting trafficking before it starts, a financial advisor who learned to give without keeping score, a teacher whose question reached 2,000 people at a graduation, a mentor who found that consistency changes everything, and a survivor who is now the trusted adult she once needed.</p><p>Chris also opens up about the leaps of faith that built Allies from nothing, and closes the episode with a message about what one yes, said 15 years ago in a Russian orphanage, has become.</p><p>The Mission of Allies</p><p>Allies in Youth Development exists to put a consistent, trusted adult in the life of every vulnerable child who doesn&#39;t have one. Right now, that means mentors showing up month after month for more than 27,000 children across 92 countries.</p><p>✨ JOIN THE MOVEMENT ✨</p><p>Learn more about how you can empower orphans and vulnerable children globally:</p><p>👉 Visit alliesyouth.org</p><p>👉 New landing page: <a href="http://empoweredlifepodcast.org/"><u>empoweredlifepodcast.org</u></a></p><p>🕒 Chapters / Timestamps </p><p>00:00 - Celebrating one year of the Empowered Life Podcast</p><p>04:15 - Chris Burgin joins: &quot;It&#39;s the power of the yes&quot;</p><p>07:40 - Desi &amp; Mychal Henk on going to &quot;the ends of the earth&quot;</p><p>19:20 - Sheriff Waybourn on early intervention &amp; prevention</p><p>31:55 - Shannon Harris on generosity without an agenda</p><p>36:40 - Chris on faith, provision, and the founding of Allies</p><p>45:48 - Sam Riley: &quot;What&#39;s in your palm?&quot;</p><p>1:00:11 - Shawn Serfass on the power of consistency</p><p>1:12:13 - Angela Rose Thorne: &quot;You are that person&quot;</p><p>1:32:22 - Chris&#39;s closing message: One yes can change everything</p><p>📲 More episodes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EmpoweredLifePodcast"><u>https://www.youtube.com/@EmpoweredLifePodcast</u></a></p><p>The Empowered Life Podcast | Powered by Allies in Youth Development</p><p>#empoweredlifepodcast #oneyearanniversary #chrisbergen #alliesinyouthdevelopment #orphancare #mentorship #nextgeneration #faithjourney #liveempowered #empoweredpeopleempowerpeople</p>