Heather Kittelson is a woman of faith who is not afraid to be Bold for Christ. Heather is married to her amazing husband Amos who is the Founder and CEO of Sidewalk Technologies in Sioux Falls.
Amos and Heather have 4 kids - 3 girls & 1 boy, they reside in SW Minnesota and attend Ransom church.

Two years ago - Heather made a big career move to resign from her 10+ year career in development to follow her God given talents and passion in ministry. She is a minister, regional keynote speaker, Founder of Fortitude Ministry, Host of Fortitude Podcast and Founder of 'I AM Fortified' events.
Heather continues to share her story and journey of overcoming adversity - while taking a bold stance in helping others renew their mind to God's promises of everlasting joy and peace.

Birea Giro is a highly driven woman who wants to see girls and women know their identity is rooted in Jesus Christ. Getting her degree in Ministry to Victims of Sexual Exploitation showed her how easy it is for the enemy to get a foothold on the identities of girls and women. Birea is an entrepreneur who wants to glorify Jesus with everything she does. From the everyday mundane to the big moments of life, glorifying Jesus can be easy, and she wants to be an example of how that can be done!

Allesia is a K-12 Music and Choir teacher serving over 250 students at a small school district in Minnesota. In 2020, she and her husband, Austin, moved to rural SW Minnesota for ministry. Allesia began her music journey as Worship Leader at New Creation Community Church and now focuses on raising young musicians to be ministers of the Lord.
She is also the founder of Arise and Shine Ministries, offering discipleship, wellness coaching, and retreats. Allesia and Austin are passionate about hosting evenings of worship, prayer, and communion on their farm, which they are currently remodeling.
In her free time, Allesia enjoys gardening, worship, studying the word, and beating Austin at pickleball and cribbage.

Brittany Kittelson is an upcoming singer and songwriter who loves the Lord and loves spending time with her family and friends. Her favorite pastime is exploring all of nature's creatures big and small, writing music and picking on her siblings. Brit attends Hills-Beaver Creek and she will be in 6th grade. She has two younger sisters and 1 older brother. Parents are Amos and Heather Kittelson.

Bobby’s life has been marked by incredible resilience and faith. After enduring a childhood filled with instability—ten foster homes, three different children’s facilities, and two failed adoptions. At age 12 he found his last foster home. Bobby Is now a father of one, captures video at Collision Ministries, and is the host of the Father Built Podcast. Bobby loves music and DJs to help lead people to a deeper relationship with the Lord. Fun fact Bobby uses his own journey—and even a gospel-sharing tattoo—to point others to Jesus.

Fortitude was founded and created by Amos & Heather Kittelson in October 2022.

It all started when they launched Fortitude Podcast spotlighting individual stories of overcoming adversity and pain with Fortitude & Christ…one story at a time. Their personal journey is a true testament that it is possible to find hope through the darkest of times because when you experience pain and adversity with Fortitude - that's where healing begins.

After years of hard work, obedience in Christ and intentional restoration; Amos and Heather are on a mission to help strengthen families, equip youth, and provide faith-based education to help God's son's and daughters navigate today’s challenges with confidence, intentionality and Biblical Truth.

Through conferences, Fortitude podcast, speaking engagements, discipleship and community initiatives; they create safe spaces where youth and families can learn, grow, and fortify their foundation together while being surrounded by a supportive community.