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  books:
    - 'King Me'
    - 'The Heart of a Warrior'
    - 'Search and Rescue'
    - 'Waking the Dead'
    - 'Hearing God'
    - 'The ​​Sacred Romance'
    - 'It’s Your Call'
    - 'Wild At Heart'
    - '​​Fathered By God'
    - Captivating
    - 'Mere Christianity'
  address:
    additional_name: ''
    address_line1: '10173 Timber Oak Dr.'
    address_line2: ''
    address_line3: ''
    administrative_area: VA
    country_code: US
    dependent_locality: ''
    family_name: ''
    given_name: ''
    langcode: ''
    locality: McGaheysville
    organization: ''
    postal_code: '22840'
    sorting_code: ''
  birth_day: '15'
  birth_month: October
  birth_year: '1975'
  call: 'After 6:30 PM'
  discover: 'Another Elder-Sage'
  email: JimLeichliter@gmail.com
  experience: "I've been attending the Zoweh Heart of a Warrior conferences since 2014 when it was called Top Gun.  I've been to two advanced weekends.  Also volunteered for kitchen duty for the women's deepening weekend.  This past Heart of a Warrior conference I volunteered as a Medic.  All that to say, once I first heard Michael's message in 2014, I knew this journey would change the trajectory of my life... and the lives of my children.  I'm grateful for his life and influence through these conferences and experiences.  Looking forward to joining arms with my brothers expanding the message and mission!"
  family: "My wife and I live in McGaheysville, VA outside of Massanutten Resort.  We have seven children and four grand children between the two of us.  We are both divorced and remarried.  We have two sons serving in the Marines.  One in Okinawa, Japan, and another in camp Geiger.  Our grand children range from 2 years old up to six.  Our families live very close to each other in the area and it's wonderful to be able to step in and support them as young parents.  We attend DUCC (Divine Unity Community Church) which is a multi-cultural, multi-generational church of all ethnicities.  my wife Tamara and I lead a small group for couples at the church."
  first_name: James
  heard: "We all have our special way God speaks to us.  For me, it's mostly through a beautiful sunrise or sunset.  It's also through trains!  Messiah University is surrounded by train tracks.  One night, while walking the campus and praying to God, I heard him say to get close to the train that was about to come by.  As the earth shook and the torrent of wind came rushing by, I heard God say, \"You will be like this train, carrying many into my kingdom.\"  For me, this was an acknowledgement of his calling on my life, but also His commitment to guide and lead, love and restore.  Now ever time I hear a train whistle, it's an echo of His faithfulness and calling on my life.  It's an opportunity to give thanks and let God know that I love Him too!"
  last_name: Leichliter
  listening: "Yes.  Most recently as a medic at Heart of a Warrior encounter this April.  I also had a co-worker, Jeremy Cason, who wasn't married, but was living with his girlfriend and was a single dad to a little girl.  He was struggling with depression and we became close.  We'd talk on our lunch breaks about life and I encouraged him to go to therapy.  He was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.  I invited him to a Heart of a Warrior conference and he began to experience the community and friendship.  After walking with him for a few years, I was let go from my job in a reduction in force.  Unfortunately, I learned he committed suicide in a manic depressive state.   As extremely tragic as this is, I was grateful to be a part of Jeremy's life and thankful that I could push back the darkness for my brother.  As part of the brotherhood, we are called to speak life where we can, and be the presence of Jesus.  That's what I hope to do with the Elder-Sage initiative."
  mobile_phone: '5405697472'
  reference_email: 7of.faith@gmail.com
  reference_first_name: Dan
  reference_last_name: Egbertson
  reference_phone: 540.718.7742
  story: "While attending Messiah University, I traveled the streets of Harrisburg, PA with the streetlights ministry to share God's love with people.  I remember speaking with a man who had recently lost his son in a car accident and blamed God for taking his son away.  I told him that God understands loss, pain and suffering, but he didn't want to hear any of it.  After this heartbreaking encounter, I realized that sharing God's love with people through a street ministry probably wasn't the best avenue.  Since then, I've tried to follow the \"Preach the gospel... use words if necessary\" approach by building relationships and trust.  It has deeply shaped the way I \"speak\" and share my story with people.  "
  terms: "I've spend 1/3 of my life in therapy for the wounds I have sustained in childhood through my parent's divorce... and through my own.  It wasn't until my late 20's and early 30's that I realized that a fear of abandonment and complex PTSD had ruled most of my life's choices and decisions.  The agreements and vows to never end up in divorce, or for my children to experience a divorce... or be like my dad... or arrange for love because I didn't want to be alone... all of these things had to be undone, unlearned and rebuilt and recalibrated by the Love of God.  This is ongoing life-long work that gets easier over time.  Through acknowledgement of wounding others, asking for forgiveness, and rebuilding relationships with my children, God has graciously restored most of my relationships... I'm still trying to rebuild my relationship with one of my daughters, Haven."
  testimony: "It started in Youth Group at church when then landed me a job at a Presbyterian Summer Camp.  The Camp Operations Director was an incredible man who took me under his wing while I was struggling with my Dad and my parent's divorce.  He showed me love, compassion, kindness, grace and it was through Him and the camp ministry that I experienced God's love and grace.  He was the reason I dedicated my life to God and haven't looked back."
  warfare: "I used to think that if God wanted us to engage in spiritual warfare, he would allow us to see angels and demons... and since we can't, then it's something I shouldn't really concern myself with.  When I went to my first Top Gun conference, I remember expressing concern to Tom about how much emphasis was given to Spiritual Warfare and that perhaps, we were giving too much credit to the enemy for things that were just human brokenness.... essentially over spiritualizing things.  Then came the beatdown!  My first marriage fell apart, lost just about everything... even my job.  It was a direct attack on my identity, my life, my family... to the point where I realized that the only way out, was through.  It wasn't until I dug deeper into God, and began fighting the enemy's attacks that things began to get better.   I began to warfare not only for myself, but for my kids.  My naive view of my youth soon matured to the point where I now warfare every single day!"
  why: "I find myself in a season of life where God has positioned and empowered me to give back.  Life experience and healing have come full circle... allowing to speak life and hope to others walking that paths that I've traveled before.. and learning from those who's path is different.  I feel uniquely equipped to listen well and respond with love and grace.  In short, I have wisdom and strength to offer, and an open heart and mind to receive and learn."
  wound: "At age 9, my Dad left my mom and I thought I was to blame.  He had snapped at me just before he left and I though I caused him to leave.  I thought that I was too much and that he didn't love me anymore.  I blamed myself for my parent's divorce and over time, developed an eating disorder.  After six years in therapy as a kid, I was able to see what had happened and heal from this disease.  I then became bitter and angry towards my Dad which greatly affected my relationship with God.  We didn't speak for almost 10 years.  I learned many hard lessons along the way... and I'm very proud and glad to say that my Dad and I are very close today! We have worked through all of our differences and we both have grown into better men because of it."