In this episode, JB is joined by Tessa Kriesel, CEO & Developer GTM Strategist for BuiltForDev (https://www.builtfor.dev/). Tessa gives her raw and powerful testimony of how she found refuge in Jesus Christ, and continuously finds it while receiving strength to persevere in the trenches of life in the midst of a layoff from a Silicon Valley company to building her own Developer Relations business from the ground up. Connect with Tessa Kriesel: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessak22/ X - https://x.com/tessak22 Personal Site - https://www.tessakriesel.com/ You are invited to join us over at the codeFellowship( ) Community - https://discord.gg/eK97ZnECPk Follow us on Social Media: X - https://dub.sh/x-codefellowship LinkedIn - https://dub.sh/linkedin-cf Other ways to consume the podcast: Spotify for Podcasters - https://dub.sh/spotify-cf Apple Podcasts - https://dub.sh/apple-cf Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:26 Tessa's Background and Faith in Tech

02:39 The Intersection of Faith and Work

03:08 Tessa's Testimony: From Darkness to Light

09:09 The Role of Adversity in Tessa's Journey

13:54 Finding Light in the Midst of Layoff

15:22 The Battle of Spiritual Warfare

19:12 Trusting in God's Plan: Lessons from Tessa's Journey

22:49 A Moment of Darkness and Divine Comfort

27:27 The Loss of a Child and God's Purpose

35:19 Trusting in God's Plan and Living Out His Purpose

37:32 Finding Purpose in Suffering and Patience

50:45 The Burden for the Lost

53:28 The Role of Love in Evangelism

59:48 Passing of the Bread + Outro Thanks for Listening. God Bless!