Fall 2025 Unscripted Magazine - Flipbook - Page 23
WHERE FAITH LEADS,
THE STORY UNFOLDS
Unearthing truth, translating Scripture, and sharing wisdom—
Emily Parke Chase has lived a story written by God.
“Walk with the Lord and He will always surprise you,”
uncover a previously unknown structure near the
says Messiah Village resident Emily Parke Chase. Her
temple’s sacred springs—an unforgettable moment
life, led by a firm belief in God’s timing, is a beautiful
in her early career.
testament to that truth.
Her adventures continued in Mexico, where she
A writer, educator, and lifelong learner, Emily has
worked with Wycliffe Bible Translators—helping
shared her voice through nonfiction, short stories,
to bring scripture to life in local languages. After
and historical novels. Twenty of her stories have been
returning to the United States, Emily felt called
published in “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” each one
to support young women facing unplanned
reflecting her warmth, wit, and wisdom.
pregnancies, and she helped found the Capital
But writing is just one chapter in a life marked by
faith and curiosity.
Emily’s journey began with a love for anthropology,
Area Pregnancy Center.
“I realized our clients needed more support—
and earlier,” she said.
which she studied at Cornell University. During the
That realization inspired her first nonfiction book,
Vietnam War, she joined an excavation at the Vat Phou
“Why Say No When My Hormones Say Go?” drawn
ruins in Champassak, Laos, filling in for a researcher
from the real-life stories of her clients and students.
who couldn’t obtain a visa. There, Emily helped
She soon began speaking in high schools, sharing
the book’s themes with school audiences.
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