Laurie Westlake
finding the hero in you…
Writer of three award-winning novels and a Bible study, Laurie Westlake is a gifted communicator, born out of a very real and raw journey with Christ. Her quest includes serving as founding director of a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Texas and both long and short-term mission work in Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, The Philippines, India, Ethiopia, Singapore, South Africa, Cameroun, Guatemala–a total of 19 countries. Today, Laurie works as a leader within the Executive Leadership Team of worldwide ministry that shares God’s Word with the world. She is a passionate student of the Word in eschatology and apologetics.
But one short conversation with Laurie and you will know that she avoids such churchy terms. Laurie is just real. And fun. Her knowledge of end-times prophecy manifests itself most fascinatingly in her “Narnia-esque” writing in the first acclaimed and award-winning book Quest for the Life Tree in an allegorical Christian fantasy. Her passion for sharing the amazing news of the Gospel is evident in the first cup of coffee you have with her – or the first blog post you read.
Laurie desires to make apologetics – defending the truth of the Word of God – and the joy that those with a personal relationship with Christ enjoy – contagious.
Originally from Waxahachie, Texas, she and her husband have three grown children, six grandchildren and after 15 years in Albuquerque, New Mexico have come home to Texas. Laurie enjoys traveling and cooking and having coffee on her patio with girlfriends who share her love of Christ and of pondering the great things He accomplishes in our interesting times.
Published Author
Laurie is the author of multiple award-winning writings.
Her suspense novel Calculated Risk was selected as a semifinalist in a national writing contest. In addition to her allegorical fantasy book, Quest for the Life Tree was chosen as one of the Top 8 books of the year by the publisher. Laurie’s Bible Study “The Will of God” also won third place in a national competition for biblical content and has had articles published in Virtue Magazine, Today’s Christian Woman, and Women of the Harvest. She has also contributed to Renew, a Devotional Magazine for Women published by Zondervan.
Blogger and Speaker
A public speaker for more than twenty years, Laurie brings life-rich stories and biblical perspective to a variety of topics. She’s spoken to audiences from multiple church denominations and parachurch organizations. Laurie is also a proven fundraiser with twenty years experience in Christian nonprofit management and promotion.
Contact Laurie at LaurieMilagro@gmail.com
Missionary
Laurie’s quest to follow Christ includes serving as founding director of a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Texas and both long and short-term mission work in Africa, Central America, and Asia. Her passion for communicating life-changing truths also make her everyday life in Texas a mission field.
Laurie still serves in the mission field through Bible translation, working with a collaborative group of Bible translation agencies that prayerfully and aggressively plan to fulfill the Great Commission in a few short years.