#2 Michele Rigby Assad, CIA

In this month’s episode, Michele Rigby Assad shares with Courtney Moore and Missie Branch about her journey as a CIA operative.

Her full story can be found in her book: Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For.

In this episode, Michele discusses:
– How God used her childhood interests to help lead her to work abroad with the CIA
– Overcoming her own self-doubt and fear to be able to do the job God had called her to do
– What her day-to-day work looked like as a CIA agent
– Being a woman working in a male-dominated field
– How she overcame being underestimated by her superiors and fought to rise above and excel in her field
– How God brought together all of her unique skillsets to help rescue persecuted Iraqi Christians from ISIS

Don't forget to download the Women & Work Going Deeper Bible Study and Discussion Questions that correspond to this episode.

For more conversation with Michele, check out our Summer Series event at womenwork.net.

 

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