Heidi Baker

Heidi Gayle Farrell was born to James Moies Farrell and Glenetta Betty Farrell, née Schacht (1930-2015), an English teacher.[1] She grew up in Southern California, becoming a Christian after hearing a Navajo preacher's message while volunteering on a Choctaw reservation. She has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Vanguard University,[2] and a PhD in systematic theology from King's College London (1995).[2]

She met Rolland Baker, the grandson of missionary H. A. Baker,[3] in 1979. They married six months later in 1980; they left for the mission field two weeks after that.[4] They were ordained as ministers in 1985.[2]

In 1980 the Bakers founded Iris Global,[5] a non-profit Christian ministry dedicated to charitable service and evangelism, particularly in developing nations.[6]

In 1995 the Bakers moved to Mozambique in order to begin a new ministry focused on the care of orphaned and abandoned children.[3]

Iris Global negotiated with the Mozambican government to assume financial and administrative responsibility for a former government orphanage in Chihango, near the capital city of Maputo. There were roughly 80 children present.[3] Their ministry is known for its reports of miracles,[3] and in September 2010 Indiana University self-published (with copyright of the Southern Medical Journal) an article presenting evidence of "significant improvements" in auditory and visual function among subjects exhibiting impairment before receiving prayer from the ministry.[7]

Candy Gunther Brown, professor of religious studies at Indiana University, has called the Bakers "among the most influential leaders in world Pentecostalism."[6]

• There Is Always Enough, with Rolland Baker. Chosen Books (2003) ISBN 1-85240-287-3
• The Hungry Always Get Fed: A Year of Miracles with Rolland Baker. New Wine Press (2007) ISBN 978-1-903725-85-6
• Expecting Miracles: True Stories of God's Supernatural Power and How You Can Experience It, with Rolland Baker. Chosen Books (2007) ISBN 978-0-8007-9434-7
• Compelled by Love, with Shara Pradhan. Charisma House (2008) ISBN 978-1-59979-351-1
• Learning to Love: Passion, Compassion and the Essence of the Gospel with Rolland Baker. Chosen Books (2013) ISBN 978-0-8007-9552-8
• Birthing the Miraculous: The Power of Personal Encounters with God to Change Your Life and the World. Charisma House (2014) ISBN 978-1-62136-219-7
• Reckless Devotion: 365 Days into the Heart of Radical Love with Rolland Baker. Baker Publishing Group (2014) ISBN 978-0-80-079584-9
• Daily Insights to Birthing the Miraculous: 100 Devotions for Reflection and Prayer. Charisma House (2016) ISBN 978-1-62-998914-3
• Training for Harvest: Stopping for the One, Believing for the Multitudes with Rolland Baker. Destiny Image Incorporated (2017) ISBN 978-0-76-841078-5
• Living from the Presence Interactive Manual: Principles for Walking in the Overflow of God’s Supernatural Power with Rolland Baker. Destiny Image Incorporated (2017) ISBN 978-0-76-841237-6

• Official website
• Heidi Baker at IMDb