TRANSFORMATIONAL SPEAKERS DR.MICHELLE & JESUS ARREDONDO
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HEARTS, STORY, PURPOSE... OUR CO-FOUNDERS
TRANSFORMATIONAL SPEAKERS DR.MICHELLE & JESUS ARREDONDO
Howdy! Jesus & Dr. Michelle Arredondo, are the Co-founders for Steadfast Sparrows Corporation. They started this organization to give men incarcerated with violent offenses, resources to suicide-prevention, that they would not normally be able to obtain regardless of incarceration or not. Throughout Michelle's education, she had been expelled multiple times, sent to alternative school more than once, then sent to the Juvenile Justice Academy, before Juvenile Detention, Ankle Monitor & Krier. Those poor decisions had exacerbated, before finding herself in prison. As an ex-convict & High School drop-out, she was without resources, & understanding her situation she went back to school to obtain her Diploma, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, & a Doctoral Degree. Yes, as an ex-convicted Felon! Dr. Arredondo, still to this day, receives acceptance letters to her home from Universities in the United States.
Dr. Arredondo understands what it means to be an ex-convict & truly struggle to find your path after incarceration. Her husband, Jesus Arredondo is the medical portion, while he battles Diabetes & Michelle battles Lupus, when Jesus was little, he had open heart surgery & in the Spring of 2026, he found himself fighting for his life yet again. He contracted sepsis which quickly turned into septic shock. In a matter of days his kidney function went from over 100% to 10%, talks of Dialysis were on the Table. Not only were his kidneys failing but his liver was facing some form of trauma. It was hard to see Elohim opening doors for him, but he conquered! His admission date to the hospital was the same day that the Pope Passed away & miraculously he was released from the hospital on National Prayer Day. In the Fall of 2025, He enrolled himself into Medical School & to his surprise Elohim paid 99% of his tuition, supplying him with all the tools, resources & supplies to carry out this new career that he paved a way for. Jesus' successfully passed his State Registration Exam for Medical Assisting & scored in the 99th percentile. Graduating was an amazing accomplishment. Elohim remains the inspiration for both of them! Together they are transforming lives & after 11 years of Sterility & its diagnosis, 1 Daniel fast, Prayers & 4000 days, Elohim blessed them with a phone call in January 2025, that twin girls needed a home. Within 48 hours after that call, they became parents & are forever grateful. Elohim blessed them abundantly & gave them beauty for their ashes.
Today, you can find them both serving on the weekends at a prison or other nonprofit organization. They are a family that enjoys the water, so during the Summer, Schlitterbahn is where it's at! They vacation yearly in Arkansas at The Great Passion Play & Missouri at Silver Dollar City. They enjoy loving on other people & inspiring them to be more like Christ!
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"The word convictions are my & many others’ scarlet letter. Yes, I am a convicted felon. But I am also a doctor, a theologian, a published author, a motivational speaker, wife, a mother to twin girls via adoption, a community organizer, an institutional leader, a youth mentor, & many other things, "Eliminating me before you know all of these other great things is an injustice to society".
-Dr.Michelle Arredondo
"From the depths of abuse to the heights of service, I chose to rise for my family and those I heal. I am a husband who loves fearlessly, and father to twins, who refuses to be defined by a moment of Sterility, Septic Shock, & Open-Heart Surgery. With unwavering courage, this journey has taught me that greatness begins at home! I am here, I am enough & I am building a future where resilience & compassion lead the way for my family & community that believes in second chances.
-Jesus Arredondo
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