Lisa Copen is the founder of Rest Ministries, the largest Christian organization that specifically serves the chronically ill, www.restministries.org . She has authored eight books, including resources for over 300 HopeKeepers groups, a small group program of Rest Ministries. As editor of HopeKeepers Magazine, founder of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week www.invisibleillnessweek.com, and host of Hope Endures radio program, Lisa seeks to encourage churches to increase an outreach to the chronically ill nearly 1 in 2 people in the U.S.

Lisa is a popular author and speaker who has been on national radio programs. She enjoys following her passions which include other businesses she has began including ScrapbookMyAdoption.com , Illness Twitters www.illnesstwitters.ning.com and Book Marketing Tips at youcansellmorebooks.com .

She resides in San Diego with her husband and 6-year-old son, and has lived with degenerative rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia since 1993.