OF ONE THING I AM PERFECTLY SURE: GOD’S STORY NEVER ENDS WITH ‘ASHES.’
— ELISABETH ELLIOT—
THE HEARTBEAT OF RESTORED HOME
WHAT WE ARE ABOUT & HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
The heart of Restored Home is this:
To love abandoned women by first, leading them towards the God who restores, and second, leading them towards the Church who is equipped, prepared and willing to love and care for her well. We desire to see hurting women restored by God and shepherded by their local church in loving, practical and helpful ways.
We seek to accomplish this by:
— Creating gospel-centered, encouraging and life-giving resources for abandoned women
— Creating informative and helpful resources, training materials and webinars for the Church
— Building a community for abandoned and divorced women through our Abandoned Wives Facebook Community Group and our Online Gatherings
— Connecting women to well-equipped local churches and biblical counselors for support and practical care
You can get involved by:
— Saying hello! We would love to meet you!
— Downloading our resources
— Joining one of our Online Gatherings
— Joining our Abandoned Wives Facebook Community Group
— Subscribing to our monthly newsletter
— Sharing Restored Home with any abandoned or divorced women within your church or community by sharing our website, our blog and our Instagram & Facebook pages
— Recommending our ministry to your pastor/church leadership team and other churches or pastors within your network
— Following us on Instagram and Facebook
— Giving a one-time or monthly financial donation to support the work and further the reach of Restored Home
— Praying for the work of Restored Home on a regular basis
Meet the Team
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Rachel Setliffe
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Glasgow, Scotland
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Emily Duncan
VICE DIRECTOR
Tampa, Florida
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Pamela Mattox
ADVISORY BOARD
Tampa, Florida
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Erin Shaw
ADVISORY BOARD
Cedarville, Ohio
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Gretchen Sloan
ADVISORY BOARD
Atlanta, Georgia
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Claire Marshall
ADVISORY BOARD
Glasgow, Scotland
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Joyce Barrett
ADVISORY BOARD
Tampa, Florida
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Aprile Sweers
ADVISORY BOARD
Tampa, Florida
PODCAST EPISODES
Have a listen to Rachel’s story…
Click each podcast icon below to listen
Rachel talks with author, Caroline Saunders, about how God can restore even the most broken of homes. This episode looks at creative ways the church can love divorced women, the foundation of lament, and the importance of knowing God.
Listen to a bit of Rachel's story at the end of this Her God Speaks episode. Rachel talks about embracing our suffering with hospitality.
Rachel tells her story of restoration and shares a few things she wants women to know about unwanted divorce, abandonment, church hurt, forgiveness, and restoration.
Rachel shares her story of losing her mom to cancer, losing her marriage to infidelity, and in the midst of all of this - learning how love her story.
God brings beauty from ashes and redeems the shattered parts of our lives. Rachel shares her story of betrayal and abandonment, and the pillars of healing God has used to redeem the brokenness.
Rachel shares how Sorrow and Suffering have become welcome and trusted friends along her grief journey.
Indeed, your husband is your Maker—
His name is the Lord of Armies—
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
He is called the God of the whole earth.
For the Lord has called you,
like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,
a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”
says your God.
Isaiah 54:5-6