Executive Director
Lucinda Nelson
Lucinda Nelson is the Executive Director of Listen Love Pray Foundation, Inc. With a life-long passion for helping others, Lucinda received a BS and MS in nursing from the University of Delaware. After working on a hospital medical-surgical unit, she focused on coordinating rehabilitation for people with catastrophic injuries. God opened the doors to work for a local church and for 22 years, Lucinda led many ministries including healing prayer, Celebrate Recovery, Christian education, and Body and Spirit fitness. She developed innovative community programs such ‘What weighs you down?’ and ‘Helping Families Heal’ for families and friends with loved ones in addiction.
In 2017, Lucinda and husband Ken co-founded LLP with a vision to form an ecumenical organization to bring the healing love of Jesus to hurting people. Together with 81 trained volunteers and several staff, LLP holds weekly healing services, teaches Christ-centered classes, brings 130 recovery programs to the local community every year, and provides hundreds of private healing prayer sessions. Each month, over 10,000 people access God’s message of hope and healing through LLP’s Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Jesus still heals and delivers people today! Miracles Happen!
Lucinda lives on a small farm in Maryland with her husband. They have three children with their youngest, Scott, living in heaven with Jesus since 2019. With the blessing of six beloved grandchildren, a very active ministry, and family living on both coasts, life is full of adventure and joy. And every day, they are witnesses to the majesty of Jesus as He moves into hurting lives with compassion, love, and healing. All glory to God.
Healing Prayer
In 2011 Lucinda and her husband Ken attended a Christian Healing Ministries conference. Although a life-long Christian, she experienced the personal presence of Jesus in a way like never before, during a healing prayer session. Returning home, she began to take/teach classes in healing prayer, with a small group of friends, using materials from Christian Healing Ministries in Jacksonville, Florida. The group began to see miracles happen as they prayed during the mid-week healing prayer service. Other churches heard what was happening and asked the group to train and mentor them. As God revealed more of His plan, the group’s ministry expanded to include private healing prayer appointments, deliverance sessions, healing prayer classes and a weekly healing service.
Celebrate Recovery
In 2011 Lucinda began the training for leadership in a 12 step Christ centered recovery program called Celebrate Recovery. This internationally known ministry, originating from Saddleback Church, helps people find freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups and habits. Lucinda ran the newcomers class, trained new leaders and led step-study groups. She found personal freedom by working the 12 steps and continues to lead step studies, teach about the steps, and give her testimony to individuals and community groups.
Listen Love Pray Foundation
Lucinda and Ken Nelson launched Listen Love Pray Foundation, a 501©3 nonprofit, on May 4, 2017. The team has grown to 9 staff and 81 volunteers who serve a combined average of 15 hours each day! Every 1st Tuesday night LLP has an in-person healing prayer service at a local church, as well as live streams on YouTube and Facebook. All other Tuesdays, LLP offers the healing service on Zoom with folks participating from numerous states across the country. Since 2017, our healing prayer teams have held thousands of private prayer and deliverance appointments. The Foundation also teaches numerous classes on healing prayer and other Christ-centered topics. LLP's work in recovery reaches hundreds of men and women living in Rescue Missions, sober living homes, and those recovering in their private homes. Our YouTube channel has over 474 training and inspirational videos with folks from around the world tuning in to seek more of Jesus and His healing love.
Judy Winfield
Judy Winfield is LLP’s Healing Prayer Coordinator and the assistant to the Executive Director. She also coordinates the women’s recovery ministries, providing 72 events each year in 3 sober living homes in Frederick County, MD. She and her husband, Ted, have made Mt. Airy, MD their home since 1994. Prior to joining LLP in 2019, Judy worked at Calvary UMC for 15 years as the Hospitality and Membership Coordinator. She was part of the Celebrate Recovery leadership team and a small group leader. She worked as the pantry manager for the local food bank in Mt. Airy from 2014 – 2019. Judy’s journey to personal healing began in 2013 when she attended a weekend retreat at Christian Healing Ministries in Jacksonville Florida. She returned with a desire to learn how to pray healing prayers and share it with others. Spending time with family and especially her grandson brings joy and gratitude for all of God’s blessings.
Meet Our Board of Directors
Ken Nelson
Maureen Armacost
Dennis Yocum
Ken serves as Vice President of Listen Love Pray Foundation. He experienced a spiritual awakening at a Christian Healing Ministries conference in June 2011 and received training from CHM that he loves to share with others. Ken also attended Global Awakening's school of Supernatural Ministry and has attended a variety of conferences on healing and deliverance. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration.
Ken is a licensed, ordained minister through the National Association of Christian Ministers.
Dennis Yocum
Maureen Armacost
Dennis Yocum
Dennis was ordained in 1973. He served as one of Calvary United Methodist Church's pastors for 26 years and retired in 2012. He also served 21 years as a military chaplain in the Air National Guard. A graduate of Grove City College, BS Electrical Engineering, he worked as an engineer before being drafted into the US Army. Later he earned an M Div at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, and a D Min at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY. In retirement he is an enthusiastic volunteer with Kairos Prison Ministry.
Maureen Armacost
Maureen Armacost
Maureen serves as Listen Love Pray Foundation's President, and has lived in the Mount Airy/New Market communities for more than 15 years. Maureen has her master's from Johns Hopkins University, and has worked as an Information Technology professional since earning her undergraduate degree from Boston College. Maureen served as a member of the leadership team of Celebrate Recovery at Calvary United Methodist Church for several years, and now makes Damascus Road Community Church her church home.
Ted Winfield
Tandi Tucker Toni
Ted is the Men's Recovery Ministry Coordinator and also serves as treasurer for Listen Love Pray. He is a member at Damascus Road Community Church where he helps to lead the Rooted program and a small group. Ted retired recently and is enjoying serving God, gardening, golfing, and helping to take care of his grandson.
Kristin Nelson
Tandi Tucker Toni
Tandi Tucker Toni
Kristin is a Listen Love Pray Board Member. She holds her master’s degree in counseling from McDaniel College and holds licensure as a clinical professional counselor (LCPC). Kristin enjoys her work as Director of Advancement for a company who serves people with disabilities.
Kristin believes in the power of the Holy Spirit and has personally experienced the healing love of Jesus. She wants everyone to experience the life changing freedom found in Jesus Christ.
Tandi Tucker Toni
Tandi Tucker Toni
Tandi Tucker Toni
Tandi serves as Secretary for Listen Love Pray Foundation. She grew up in Texas and has lived in Woodbine, Maryland for more than 20 years, with her husband, Mike and daughter Leila.
She is the Director of Marketing for one of NMHC’s top 50 Largest U.S. Residential Investment and Property Management firms.
An active member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Mt. Airy, Maryland, she serves on the Prayer Team and is passionate about prayer and helping people discover the love, healing and deliverance ministry of Jesus. Tandi often teaches on various topics of prayer for her church and LLP.
Bruce Michael
Katharine Saulsbury
Katharine Saulsbury
Bruce is a Listen Love Pray Board member. Bruce and wife, Debbie reside in Terra Alta, WV. Former residents of Mt. Airy, MD for 30 years, they attended Calvary UMC with their four children. Bruce learned about Healing Prayer at CUMC and served for over 15 years as a Youth Ministry volunteer. He has been an LLP prayer minister and recovery team member since the Foundation’s inception. Bruce holds a BS degree in Zoology from NCSU, a Masters degree in Environmental Science, and an MBA. For 42 years he worked for the State of Maryland in the environmental field, focusing on Chesapeake Bay protection and restoration strategies and programs. He retired in 2022, and now works part time for Garrett County. Bruce has participated in multiple mission trips in eastern Kentucky though the Christian Appalachian Project. He has a heart for serving the Lord and helping others in need.
Katharine Saulsbury
Katharine Saulsbury
Katharine Saulsbury
Katharine grew up in Damascus and now resides in Mount Airy. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and has always had a passion for helping others. For the past six years, Katharine has worked in various roles at an agency that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and has found so much joy in making connections with the people served. Most recently, she is enjoying her role as the Director of Programs where she not only gets to support the people in the agency’s services, but also a team of employees. Katharine has partnered with sober living homes and Celebrate Recovery and has loved seeing God at work in her life and others. Katharine is excited about what God will do next through Listen Love Pray!