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Unvarnished faith
Holding on to God when the road is unclear and answers take decades.
Speaking
A true story for the women in your room
Diane speaks for women's retreats, pregnancy-center banquets, civic mornings, and church gatherings. The invitation starts with a short conversation.
Speaking themes
What Diane brings into the room
These are the threads that often shape her messages. Exact titles and scripture are fitted to your event after you meet.
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The adoption journey
An adoptee's search for biological family, and the longer work of identity, grace, and belonging.
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Quiet perseverance
Practical encouragement for waiting seasons, family strain, and the next faithful step.
For event organizers
Practical details for planning a gathering
Use this as a starting outline. Exact talk titles, lengths, and travel arrangements are confirmed after you meet Diane.
Who invites her
Women's ministry & retreats
Weekend gatherings, banquets, and church events that need a personal story of faith and perseverance.
Pregnancy-center banquets
Fundraising dinners and donor events where adoption, life, and hope belong in the room.
Civic & community mornings
Rotary and local gatherings that welcome a clear testimony of search, reunion, and purpose.
Typical formats
Keynote or banquet message
A focused talk shaped around your theme, audience, and evening flow.
Retreat or multi-session weekend
Conversation-centered teaching that can stretch across a retreat schedule when planned together.
Book table & personal greeting
Time after the message for books, prayer, and one-to-one conversation when the host desires it.
Travel, tech & materials
Based in Eastern North Carolina
Travel and overnight needs are discussed after the first conversation — nothing is assumed by the form.
Technical needs
Microphone and a simple speaking setup are usually enough. Video or slides can be arranged if your room calls for them.
Speaker materials
Short and long biography, headshot, book cover, and recommendation letter can be provided for your program and promotions.
In the room
Civic halls, retreats, and one-to-one tables
From Rotary breakfasts to church weekends and pregnancy-center banquets, the same plain voice.
Keynote & community
Service, perseverance & purpose
Diane addressing civic groups and local gatherings, connecting faith to ordinary work and community life.
Rotary & civic audiences
Book tables
Heart-to-heart signings
Less performance, more listening. Praying with women who are in a search of their own.
Ministry gatherings & retreats
Recommendation
Read the Coastal Pregnancy Center letter
In a letter dated October 18, 2023, Laura Strabley of Coastal Pregnancy Center recommended Diane for fundraising dinners and similar gatherings. The letter describes Diane's storytelling, her connections with adoptees and adoptive parents, and her heart for the mission of life.
“A speaker who knows how to tell her story in a compelling manner that captures the audience's attention while impacting hearts for the mission of LIFE, is one who can also contribute towards meeting an abundant financial goal. Diane Gray has demonstrated an ability to "hit it out of the park" in each essential way.”
Executive Director
Coastal Pregnancy Center, Washington, NC
October 18, 2023
Storytelling that serves the mission
Laura wrote that Diane tells her story in a way that holds attention and moves hearts toward the center's work.
Results reported for one banquet
For an event earlier that month, the center reported approximately $76,000 raised from 127 donor sources. That figure describes that gathering as reported by the center — not a promised outcome for every invitation.
Board service (historical)
In her October 2023 letter, Laura noted that Diane had served more than two years on the center’s board.
Letter dated October 18, 2023. Fundraising figures describe that specific event as reported by the center.
For planners & committee chairs
A first conversation, with no pressure built in.
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Meet Diane
Have a short face-to-face conversation — about fifteen minutes on Google Meet. Introduce the women you serve. Say hello.
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Tell Her About Your Event
Discuss audience, event, theme, needs, location, and expectations. She listens first.
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Move Forward Together
If Diane and the organizer are a good fit, proceed from there — dates, biography, and travel. A form request is only the first step.
Start here
Meet Diane
Fifteen minutes · Google Meet · No obligation. Requests go to dianegrayspeaks@gmail.com.
Meet Diane
Let's start with a conversation.