What We Do | Maureen Hager

A new creation: from broken to healed & restored

A misguided search for love and acceptance led me into a world of drugs and life in a motorcycle gang. A victim in a violent gang war, I suffered two gunshot wounds from an M16 rifle. The pain and suffering from that act of violence was the beginning of a long journey of recovery. Alone in a hospital room, I was m16consumed with shame, anger, and fear. In my determination to start a new life, I encountered the hope and healing of God’s transforming love. This message of deliverance and hope is a testimony of a life changed by the hand of God. Psalm 147:3 ~ He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

God Meets Us in Our Broken Places

Brokenness is a reality for all of us. Contrary to how the world may define brokenness, nor how tempted we may be to resist it, brokenness brings blessing. Jesus was broken for you. The blessing of brokenness is to choose the way of the cross and to lay down your self-will. The best way to heal a broken heart is to give God all the pieces. You are not too broken to be whole again. Psalm 34:18 ~ The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

Your Baggage Isn’t Too Heavy for Jesus

The Lord not only wants to carry your burdens, but He also wants to help you unpack the weight of regrets, guilt, unforgiveness, bitterness, and brokenness. These emotions are too heavy for you to carry alone. Your past does not define your future. His sacrificial love secures the freedom and joy we experience in trusting Him. We have help and hope from our Savior, who tells us to, Cast all our anxiety on Him because He cares for us. ~ 1 Peter 5:7

You Are a Daughter of the King

Knowing your identity in Christ is powerful. It changes our outlook on life and how we see ourselves – and then our behavior changes. You are perfectly accepted in Christ. Jeremiah 31:3 ~ I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with loving kindness, I have drawn you.

Why Jesus Loves Bikers (Biker Friendly Churches)

I once lived inside the world of biker gangs until I became a wounded victim in an outlaw biker gang war. A painful journey through emotional, spiritual and physical trauma led me to an encounter with God’s transforming love. Jesus meets us right where we are. He doesn’t ask us to change before we come to him. He offers His abundant love, His amazing grace, and His endless mercy to anyone who will receive it – and that includes bikers! There are no misfits in God’s kingdom. John 8:36 ~ Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

She is Someone’s Daughter…A look at Modern Day Slavery- Human Trafficking in America

Human Trafficking is the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world. About eighty percent of all trafficked individuals are female, about fifty percent are children. Amos 5:15a ~ Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. Human Trafficking most likely is happening in your community at this very moment. Get to know the facts, learn how you can make a difference and focus on freedom for the oppressed. We can all play a part in eradicating human trafficking by heightening awareness and demanding justice for the vulnerable and exploited.

Maureen Hager is a woman I admire! Her testimony is so inspiring and displays the transforming power of Jesus Christ so beautifully. Maureen has such compassion for the oppressed, including those who are victims of sex trafficking. It is such a privilege to know Maureen and have her support as an advocate and prayer partner for the victims of sex trafficking our organization serves.

I have witnessed a miracle. The miracle has been seeing God transform Maureen Hager from a tragic victim into an instrument of hope and love. Her story reads like something from an action movie, except the bullets and the pain were very real. Maureen faithfully shares her story which is powerful and life-giving. Through her story, I have seen women and men find hope in the God who turns our darkness into light and our hopelessness into hope. Our church reaches out regularly to women trapped in the clutches of human trafficking. I have seen Maureen’s story touch their hearts with a powerful message of hope and freedom. God is using her as an instrument of His unfailing love, and I pray her story reaches many.

Maureen Hager is an uncommon speaker with an amazing story of how God healed her wounds of abandonment, being in a motorcycle gang, and a body riddled with bullets. Her audiences are filled with hope, inspiration, and motivation in being difference makers to the physical and spiritual broken. Her love for the Lord is contagious.