CO - FOUNDER

Prayer has been the center of Mary Frances's life and ministry. Praying for her family, church, and community progressed to a lifestyle of prayer, which led her down an unexpected path. God opened her eyes to marginalized women and a community of faith who would move into action in Fayette County to form Wellspring Living, an antitrafficking organization, now impacting the nation with its programming and training.

Mary Frances is married to her best friend, Dick, and has two dynamic sons, Matt and Paul and 2 amazing daughters-in-law, Mandy and Lindsay. She is the “MiMi” to seven precious grandchildren. She enjoys gardening, hiking, and kayaking with Dick and spending time with Cal, Rett, Sam, Lucy, Judson, Will, and Rosie.

Mary Frances is blessed to be a part of praying over our community through Open Prayer Spaces. She can’t wait to see God exceed our wildest expectations for Fayette County and beyond!

CO - FOUNDER

Sharon is a natural contemplative and a curious curator of spaces that connect others and foster kingdom encounters. She is a God-dependent prayer warrior and creative. Most days you can find her living in the full days of motherhood with 4 kids. She is married to Brent, the teammate of a lifetime.Sharon has been a part of prayer ministry for the past 3 years with Grace Church and serves her community as a faith-based yoga teacher at Sozo Yoga in Trilith. She loves being outside, reading, writing and gathering people. She is truly grateful to be a part of OPEN prayer spaces and praying for Kingdom flourishing in Fayette County and beyond!

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Tariq and his wife Lyndsay serve as the Outreach Directors for Bethel Atlanta. Lyndsay serves as a project-based learning teacher and Tariq is a Global Account Director for a pricing software company. Their mission is to spread the love of Jesus both locally and globally through community events and sustainable efforts in various countries around the world.

Tariq is a first-generation Christian who grew up in a Muslim household. At the age of 16 he experienced a radical salvation and transformation encounter with Jesus. The motto he lives by is "knowing he’s a beloved son of a loving heavenly Father” and “making Christ’s last command our first priority."

Tariq is passionate about praying bold prayers and sharing God’s love with people everywhere. He has visited over 17 countries to spread the message of God’s love. He enjoys coaching basketball, traveling, and watching his three children grow and achieve their potential.

Together, Tariq and Lyndsay have been involved in prayer movements for over 20 years and are excited about Open Spaces, the unity it brings, and miraculous answers to prayers it has. They’ve been married for 20+ years and have three Jesus loving teenagers.

SECRETARY

Kimberly Rose is an excited member of the OPS leadership team. She is a married mother of 2 adult children Jonathan 22 and Destiny 29. In their 27 years of marriage Kimberly and Donald have been blessed to serve in various capacities of ministry; Life Group leaders, Youth Ministers, Outreach Pastors, Marriage and Young Adult Pastors as well as Senior Pastors. They are currently members of New Beginnings Praise and Worship Center- Fayetteville and have an online marriage ministry called Built Upon a Rock Marriage Enrichment Ministry.

Kimberly is passionate about unity in the Body of Christ. She has long wanted to be instrumental in a movement to bring us together from all races, denominations, ethnic and economic backgrounds. With an affinity toward language and culture, God has given her a prayer burden for the nations to come to Christ and to see those in Modern Day Slavery set free.

In her spare time, Kimberly loves good Rom-Com and action movies, great food, travel and nature photography. She is a children’s book author (Little Oak the Reluctant Tree) and has many other unpublished stories and poetry.

STRATEGY/SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

Glen Hobbs is a devoted husband to Sue, a father, grandfather, a retired technology professional with a Big 4 consulting firm, and a dedicated church leader.

Glen and Sue's shared passion for prayer is a cornerstone of their spiritual journey. They have established and led prayer teams in the churches they have served, with a mission to not only be a point of prayer for those in need but also to awaken the realization that all are equally qualified to pray.

Outside of his professional and church activities, Glen enjoys reading, woodworking, and outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, yard work, and gardening. Glen and Sue also love traveling and spending time with their children and grandchildren.

LOCATION/EVENT DIRECTOR

JJanay has served many different ministries in various capacities. However, she believes that her greatest call in life is to her family and home. Janay is a wife to her loving husband, Aaron, and a homeschooling mother to their three amazing children: Noraá, Aaron, and Naomi. She finds joy in being an intentional homemaker.

Janay loves Jesus, His Word, and serving His Bride. She also finds ways to serve her community by using her unique gifts to help “bring to life” the vision of non-profits within Fayette County.

Along with her passion to minister at home, and her heart for service, she finds an ever-present desire to “do more” for the advancement of God’s Kingdom in this season. Janay believes that God is teaching her - through Open Prayer Spaces - that prayer is more. She is excited about learning, firsthand, the very active and powerful role of intercessory prayer. Janay is honored to serve on the OPS Leadership Team and she enjoys witnessing the miraculous power of God displayed as a result of prayer.

When Janay carves out time for rest, you can find her reading, pursuing wellness, and cultivating beauty.