Sep 19, 2018
Jake Vermillion is the Director of Mortgage Professionals
Providing Hope and a co-founder of Fit For Hope, a growing
community of active and aspiring athletes committed to leveraging
their fitness to restore hope to the hopeless.
Jake and his wife, Hannah, live in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida,
where they attend Redeemer 30A Church, serve on the Board of
SendWell (a movement to reengage the church in missionary car), and
are anxiously awaiting the approval of their application to
foster.
Jake is currently training to run 31 miles in order to raise
$3,100 to provide permanent housing to three homeless families. You
can follow his journey on Instagram, twitter, or online
at fitforhopejake.com.
For the full show-notes, visit: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/jake
Time-Markers:
7:00 - What Being an Up & Comer Means to Jake
9:45 - Biggest Struggle for Up & Comers
13:00 - Persisting vs. Pivoting
17:00 - Jake as a Unicorn
19:00 - Early Hardships / Trials Jake Has Faced
26:00 - Jake’s Life-Changing Trip
31:00 - The Role of Mission Trips
41:30 - Other Places Jake Has Traveled
49:00 - Sex Trafficking / Fit For Hope Origins
1:04:00 - Fit For Hope - The Vision
1:08:15 - Jake’s Current Calling/Vision
1:10:45 - Jake’s Perspective on Fitness
1:20:15 - Human Agency vs. God’s Sovereignty
1:26:15 - The Greatest Gift - The Helper
1:31:00 - Reminder Jake Gives Himself / Cornerstone
Habits
1:33:30 - Class Jake Would Teach
1:34:30 - What Jake Believes That He Wishes Everyone Else
Believed
to be True
1:36:00 - Book Recommendations
1:38:30 - Morning Text Reminder