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Empowered Classic: “How to Find Purpose in Serving Orphans” (Mollie Lupinacci)
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- Empowered Life Podcast
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- Mar 31, 2026
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Summary
Learn more or sponsor a child today at: https://alliesyouth.org What happens when the pursuit of success is interrupted by a call to something deeper? In this raw and moving episode, we sit down with Mollie Lupinacci, a former global marketing executive turned child advocate, whose journey has taken her from Tokyo boardrooms to the mountains of Peru. Molly opens up about what it means to say yes to God before you feel ready and how that obedience has led to radical impact in the lives of vulnerable children around the world. Hear how a young boy named Geronimo, living at 16,000 feet in the Andes Mountains, changed everything for her and how Allies in Youth Development is going where others won’t to bring hope, mentorship, and family to orphans who have no one else. If you’ve ever wondered what your next step should be, this conversation might just be your wake-up call. What You’ll Hear in this Episode: 0:00 – Meet Mollie: global marketing, overseas life, and a shifting calling 3:50 – When God interrupts your plans: the moment the journey changed 8:00 – Seeing darkness up close: trafficking, exploitation, and crisis pregnancy work 11:10 – The question that changed everything: “What if we could prevent all of this?” 12:20 – The orphan crisis: 153 million children and the reality of aging out 16:30 – How Allies mentors change a child’s future (education, life skills, hope) 19:20 – Former orphans becoming mentors: what long-haul mentorship really looks like 22:45 – Your neighborhood is a mission field too 27:00 – Meet Geronimo: a boy on a mountain who wrecked Mollie (in the best way) 30:00 – Life at 16,000 feet: the Q’eros nation and why sponsorship began 32:30 – “You are not alone”: the day Mollie met Geronimo face to face 39:10 – Faith over fear in the messy middle: sayi…