Join Us for the 2025 Ladies' Refresher:
UNSHAKABLE
May 2nd and 3rd
Friday Night Speaker
Stevie Robertson
Stevie Robertson is married to her high school sweetheart Sam; they have four children, one of whom is in Heaven. Stevie is a Biblical Counser and Bible teacher. She is the founder of A Story For His Glory Ministries, Inc. and their mission is to fulfill the Great Commission by sharing and showing the love of Jesus, from the womb to the tomb and all the moments in between. Stevie is passionate about advancing the Gospel in women’s ministry.
SATURDAY SPEAKERS
Siv Ashley
Looking back on my life forty years ago when I first arrived in America, I am struck by how much everything has changed. While some changes have been good, most have been for the worse. One example is cell phones, which no one had back then. Now, people all over the world have cell phones, even in remote areas like the jungles of Africa and the mountains of Nepal. I know this because I have been to these places. However, one thing that will never change is my faith in Jesus Christ.
My story begins in 1971 when I grew up in a poor family in the Cambodian countryside. Despite our circumstances, I was surrounded by loving family members. When I was about 8 years old, my father decided to go to the capital to trade goods at the store and bring home enough money to send me and my brother to school. It was then that he heard the beautiful name of Jesus. He learned so much from the people who told him stories about Jesus, and he believed. He came home so happy and shared the good news with our family, and we all thought about it.
Come to this event to find out the rest of the story.
Nicole Roberts
Nicole is devoted to helping women encounter the presence of God in a way that transforms their everyday lives. Born and raised in Southern California, she experienced a powerful encounter with Jesus in her 20s that completely transformed her life overnight. In 2005, she moved to North Carolina to attend ministry school, where she met her husband, Mike. They have been married for 19 years and now live in the mountains of North Carolina, where they lead Unified City Church. Their desire is to empower and cultivate a community centered on knowing their true identity in Christ, encountering God’s presence, and developing a deep connection with Jesus.
With a heart for those in crisis and a calling to walk alongside people in their journey toward wholeness, Nicole enjoys weaving together biblical truth, personal reflection, and storytelling to invite others into deeper intimacy with God. She is a homeschooling mother of four, an internationally certified life coach, and is currently pursuing a degree in Christian counseling, equipping her to further support individuals and families in their healing and growth.
Real Girl Talk
As women in our community feel alone, unworthy, unloved, broken, depressed, anxious, and disappointed, the Ladies' Refresher team wanted to offer a refuge for women of all ages through personal storytelling, deep conversations, and authentic friendships. Join Danna Rizoti as she sits down with a few of our faith-centered Ladies' Refresher friends for fun and powerful conversations about relevant issues all women talk about. See who Christ has called us to be as real women dealing with real issues serving a real God.
PANEL SPEAKERS
Erin Southwell
Erin Southwell is from northern Michigan and has lived in Wilkesboro, NC for 11 years with her husband, a Wilkes County native, and their 3 children. She is a lawyer, photographer, ballet teacher, and homeschooling and foster mom. Erin loves God’s word, strong black coffee, worship nights and CrossFit.
Molly Youngquist
Molly lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her husband of 15 years and her three children. She and her husband serve as Youth Directors at Unified City Church and love spending time with middle and high school students, empowering them to walk in truth as sons and daughters of God. She is a writer and a speaker with a passion to use the refining fires she’s walked through to help others gain freedom in Christ and a deeper understanding of His love.
Danna Rizoti
Danna was born and raised in Wilkes County. She graduated from ASU with a degree in psychology. Danna has made a career in social work, helping disabled children and adults. She has been married to her husband Jeff for 30 years. Jeff was called into the ministry in 2020, adding the role of pastor’s wife to Danna’s responsibilities. They have an adult son, Seth, who resides in Florida. Danna’s greatest joy is being a wife and mother. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working out, being outdoors (where she likes to spend time with the Lord the most), dancing and being involved in various ministries. Her absolute favorite thing to do is laugh so hard that her belly hurts.
Jeanie Decker
Jeanie Decker resides in Hickory, North Carolina. She is married and has four adult children. Her heart is for Godly marriages and she has served in a leadership capacity for marriage ministries since 2013. She enjoys reading, painting, time with family, and the great outdoors.
