Isaac was delivered from addiction in 2002. He was lost in addiction and was court-ordered to a year-long Christ-centered recovery program where he met Christ and found freedom from addiction. As he found peace and freedom from addiction, he felt a burden to share this freedom with other people struggling with addiction. While attending the Foundary School of Ministry, he met his future wife, Rana, and married her in December 2004 after graduating. After graduating, Isaac went to work at a non-profit residential program. Beginning as a counselor and dorm supervisor for his first year there, he was then promoted to men’s program director where he served for the next 9 years. During his time there, the program grew from 30 men to 250 men and 60 women. He was also instrumental in helping to start the new women’s program. In 2014, they felt that their season was up at that ministry, and God began to put the vision of Big Fish Ministries in their hearts. Big Fish Ministries was founded in April 2014 and Isaac and Rana moved to the Gulf Coast in Sept. 2014. The first building was leased in Jan. 2016 and Big Fish Ministries admitted their first resident on Feb. 29, 2016 (leap day). Since that time, the program has grown to house 25 men with a new women’s program that also launched in Apr. 2019 with the capacity to house 18 women. Big Fish Ministries has grown from leasing a small garage apartment to owning both facilities where the residents are housed and operating two thrift stores on Hwy. 59 in Foley. He and his wife Rana have two sons, Samuel born in 2007 and Jude born in 2013.

Rana was born again in 2008 at a Easter service in Woodstock, Alabama. Rana and Isaac met in 2002 and married two years later in 2004. The burden of Rana’s heart aligned with Isaac’s and after 10 years of serving at a men’s and women’s residential program in ministry in Anniston, Alabama, they founded Big Fish Ministries in April 2014. Rana and Isaac have two sons, Samuel born in 2007 and Jude born in 2013.

Tasha joined Big Fish Ministries in 2019 as a Women’s Program Mentor, where she helped lost and broken women be transformed through faith-based recovery. She currently serves as the Women’s Program Director where she continues to help women find redemption, hope, and freedom through Christ.

Tasha spent twenty years of her early life struggling with opiates and methamphetamines. She was delivered from addiction in 2016 after being court-ordered to attend The Lovelady Center, a year-long, Christ-centered recovery program in Birmingham, Alabama. At The Lovelady Center, Tasha encountered the love of Jesus and found freedom from the chains of addiction. She soon began working in the Intake Department at The Lovelady Center where she discovered her calling to guide people out of the darkness to find freedom through Christ.

She lives in Foley with her children.

Joseph Fowler is a former addict/alcoholic and atheist saved and transformed by the power of Christ. He came to know the Lord in 2012 as a student at the Center of Hope in Anniston, Alabama. It was there that Christ revealed Himself in a supernatural way and called Joseph into ministry. He served as a pastoral counselor before returning to his hometown of Foley, Alabama. He joined the Big Fish Ministries team, where God is using him to bring the message of the Gospel to the lost, broken, hurting and hopeless.

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” (Isaiah 61:1)

Joseph lives in Summerdale, Alabama with his two wonderful children.

Dr. Michele Morgan established God’s Way Enterprises, Inc. in 2001. As the inventor of TheMaxBit gardening tool, she hopes to change the way you dig holes! As an educator, she desires to teach others God’s perspective on different topics. As an author, she writes to communicate God’s love in print. As a minister, she desires for her love for Jesus to show in her walk. In working with Big Fish Ministries, her heart is to bring awareness, involvement and support in a ministry that resonates with her own story.

Michele has two beautiful daughters and three handsome grandsons. She lives on the Alabama coast.

Meet Kim Martinez, administrator extraordinaire! Kim’s experience in the marketplace goes beyond office management and human resources. Her leadership skills span several industries, including franchise startups, sports, health and food management, church finances, real estate and property management. Kim has been with Big Fish Ministries for 1.5 years. She helps oversee much of the day-to-day operations at our thrift stores, which includes handling accounts and HR. She and her husband have five adult children and 14 grandchildren. They live in Foley, AL.

Zondra Watson is the BFM Women's Program Mentor. In this role, she walks alongside students in recovery, supporting them through each step of their healing process.

“The Lord told me very audibly about a year and a half ago that he wants me to minister to women on many levels, which personally threw me for a loop since I have always strayed away from women due to our ‘multiple personalities’,” Zondra laughed.

When the Lord impressed this call on her heart, she knew she had to start taking steps forward in preparation for the work he would reveal to her. Zondra’s experience leading multiple small groups, as well as her involvement with her church’s prayer team, laid the foundation for the Lord’s next assignment.

“My heart has been very broken towards women who walk in pain daily but either don’t see their own pain, or they do see it but have no idea what to do to fix it,” she said.

The BFM residential women’s recovery program offers a safe, home-like environment that fosters healing and promotes growth. Our Christ-centered approach to recovery includes biblical counseling, case management, educational assistance and more to help women fulfill their God-given callings.
“By helping women understand God’s Word and the promise that he truly loves them no matter what they have done, they can move on from their addiction and live the life God has for them,” Zondra said.

Amanda currently serves as a mentor at Big Fish, where she has the privilege of counseling women as they discover their identity, purpose, and worth. This work is especially meaningful to her because she knows firsthand what it feels like to struggle with identity and search for fulfillment in unhealthy places.

Amanda and her husband both know what it feels like to battle addiction. She came to Big Fish as a client, where she experienced healing, restoration, and the life-changing grace of God. Through the support, guidance, and community she found there, her life was transformed. Today, she has the incredible opportunity to walk alongside women who are on their own recovery journeys, offering encouragement, accountability, and hope. She also assists with case management and helps support women as they work toward stability and lasting recovery.

Outside of work, Amanda loves to sing and serves on her local church’s worship team. Worship brings her great joy and has been an important part of her life and relationship with God.

Amanda lives in Foley with her husband, James, and their miracle baby, Loukas. She is grateful every day for God’s faithfulness and for the opportunity to help others discover the same hope and freedom that changed her life.

After a supernatural experience with God, James was freed from a 10 year addiction and called to recovery ministry where he now serves as our Thrift Store Manager. The Lord has restored his relationship with his wife and blessed them with a miracle baby after many years of trying. Living clean and sober and starting a family were things he thought were impossible, but God is God of the impossible.

"But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?" Galatians 4:9

After graduating from Big Fish in 2021, Taylor found true freedom and purpose in serving Jesus. He had always felt that he was called to ministry so he attended Bible college and went through the School of Ministry. He is a certified Genesis counselor and an intern ar Summit Church. Taylor serves as our Men's Program Mentor where he leads men to freedom and helps them step into their gospel purpose. He lives in Foley, AL with his wife of 10 years and their three wonderful children.

"Behold, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs forth Do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:19

Driven by a deep passion to see lives transformed through the love, grace, and redemptive power of Jesus Christ, Alyson Glenn has dedicated her life to helping others find freedom, hope, and purpose. Having personally experienced God's faithfulness and transforming grace, she is committed to walking alongside individuals as they navigate their own journeys toward healing and restoration.

Raised in the northern United States, Alyson and her family have lived in a variety of places over the years, embracing new adventures and opportunities along the way. Today, they enjoy life near the coast and are grateful for the many experiences God has provided throughout their journey.

When God led Alyson to Big Fish Ministries, it was a natural extension of the calling that had been shaping her life for years. Her greatest joy is witnessing people come to a genuine relationship with Christ and experience the freedom that can only be found through Him.

As North Store Manager at Big Fish Ministries, Alyson plays a vital role in helping program participants develop practical job readiness and workplace skills. However, her work extends far beyond vocational training. She is passionate about encouraging, mentoring, and holding individuals accountable while helping individuals recognize their strengths, build confidence, and overcome challenges. She believes lasting transformation happens through authentic relationships, consistent support, and a community that truly cares.

Drawing from both her personal testimony and ministry experience, Alyson understands that true freedom is found in Christ. She believes Big Fish Ministries offers more than a place of refuge for those seeking freedom from addiction and life-controlling struggles—it provides a Christ-centered family committed to doing life together and helping individuals establish a foundation for lasting change and spiritual growth.

Alyson considers it a privilege to serve alongside the Big Fish Ministries team and to witness God’s ongoing work of restoration in the lives of those entrusted to their care.

Stephania Ward is a ministry leader, mentor and recovery advocate with a passion for helping women find healing and purpose through Christ. After overcoming 35 years of addiction and trauma, she surrendered to Jesus in 2015 and has since dedicated her life to serving women in recovery and discipleship programs. Stephania currently serves as Assistant Manager of the Big Fish Thrift Store in Foley, Alabama, where she helps provide job readiness training and encouragement to women rebuilding their lives.