God's Girls are going wild and bringing Jesus to millions.
Angela Halili and Arielle Reitsma have turned a two-year friendship into a meaningful relationship that keeps God at the center— and the world has taken notice.
Girls Gone Bible takes women and men through how to overcome life’s everyday challenges through scripture. From addiction to self-esteem, nothing is off limits for these two.
“The beautiful thing about Girls Gone Bible, everyone has given us so much grace; they give us the safety to be vulnerable,” Arielle said.
The girls learned quickly that their authenticity was connecting with people in ways they never imagined from the very beginning. “After our first episode, a girl had messaged me and said ‘I was suicidal and I didn't end my life because of this episode,’” Arielle adds.
Today, the podcast reaches millions of listeners across platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, and is currently the #1 podcast about Religion and Spirituality on Spotfiy.
But it did not start out this way.
With two different backgrounds and upbringings, the girls felt led to make the big move to LA in hopes to
succeed in the city of all that is entertainment. Angela and Arielle both arrived in LA separately and unaware of the other. The girls immediately hit the ground running by taking jobs within the industry such as acting and modeling, but it wasn’t long until one job brought them together for the first time.
The day was Arielle’s birthday, but it was not a joyous day for her. Feeling lost, broken, and out of answers, Arielle started to cry on the job.
Angela noticed her soon-to-be best friend as she was in a corner becoming emotional and felt a calling to approach her and pray with her.
This encounter led to a deep, transformative friendship where Angela was able to support and love Arielle through her struggles and times of heartbreak.
“It just has been the most beautiful friendship, and she spoon-fed me the Bible,” Arielle said.
It was in these moments the girls knew they needed to do the same for others all over the world. Girls Gone Bible has become a show that resonated with so many that it also went beyond the screen.
In 2024, the girls set out to take the podcast on the road with the For God So Love The World Tour.
Currently, Angela and Arielle are touring the country bringing a night of laughs, tears, worship, prayer and more— all live.
“It's like being with our best friends,” Angela said.
Arielle and Angela emphasize that they don't try to just entertain the crowds, but they rely on the Holy Spirit to move and speak through them each night. Their priority is not entertainment, but transformation.
By the end of each night, they have an altar call where men and women of all ages can pray with the girls.
Even though the girls are experienced speakers, they still get nervous before going on stage and cannot believe so many people resonate with them.
“This [night] is so that people can walk into a room and then leave that same theater feeling freed from addiction or mental health issues or from heartache, that's our priority,” Angela said.
The girls have several stops left and hope you can join them. Tickets are on sale now.
When the girls are not touring the country or filming their podcast, their faith is showing up in other ways.
Recently, the girls ended up having an encounter with President Donald Trump.
At the time, President-elect Trump was filming a podcast with the Nelk Boys, Angela and Arielle were also in the same room. The girls felt a calling to pray over him, especially since this was a few months after a man attempted to assassinate him at a rally in Pennsylvania.
“We got the opportunity to pray that the Holy Spirit revealed the person of Jesus to President Donald Trump” Angela said. “I pray every single day that President Trump would have a radical encounter with Jesus,” she added.
After he was announced as President, the girls were invited to D.C. to perform the invocation at his second Presidential Inauguration.
“I was so nervous. I was at the feet of Jesus for two weeks,” Arielle said.
The girls took center stage at the Capitol One Arena where millions were watching them pray everyone entering a new presidential era.
They say their presence had nothing to do with their personal political beliefs, but rather the need for Jesus to be in that room.
"Politics gets really tricky because we come from a place of love and unity and we don't ever want to hurt anyone. We don't ever want to be divisive," Arielle said.
Although there were nerves, they felt God's peace when they took the stage. “We just wanted to please Jesus. That was our mission,” Angela said.
The girls are using their own personal testimonies to glorify God hear on Earth.
Angela is now five years sober after she had been physically and emotionally dependent on alcohol, drinking to numb severe panic attacks, intrusive thoughts and OCD.
Today, Angela gives credit towards her sobriety through faith.
“If you give your life to Jesus, if you submit yourself fully, if you renounce and repent your sin that's in your life, he gives you supernatural grace and strength to overcome,” Angela said.
Everyday poses new challenges for these two, but one thing is for sure— they are never fighting alone.
Arielle and Angela continue to reflect on the incredible journey they have been on together. From their chance meeting, which they believe was divinely orchestrated, to the powerful ministry they now share through the Girls Gone Bible, their story is one to be told.
The two remain steadfast in their mission to share the hope of Jesus with authenticity and vulnerability, trusting that the Holy Spirit will continue to move powerfully through their platform.
As they look ahead, Arielle and Angela are humbled by the opportunity to impact lives and bring people closer to the heart of God and they cannot wait for you to join them too.