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Lisa Noël Babbage (born March 22, 1971) is an Australian-American author, teacher, and philanthropist. She is the founder of Maranatha House Ministries, Inc., a homeless shelter, and King's Preparatory Academy, LLC., both based in Georgia. She is an adjunct Professor with Southeastern University.

Personal Life
Lisa Noel Babbage is one of five children born to LaNell Babbage-Torres. Her father, Christopher Babbage, an Australian national, is the son of Anglican Priest Stuart Barton Babbage, and great-great-great grandson of Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer. Born in Philadelphia, the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, before relocating to Atlanta in 1978.

Babbage has two children, Alexandria and Stuart, with ex-husband, Lewis Stephens.

Books
In 2018, Babbage self-published over 25 titles through Kindle Direct Publishing and under her own publishing house, Botany Bay, including the re-release of her biography 333 Miracles. Initially attempting to break a world's record for most books published in a month, Babbage began devoting all of her time to writing after leaving the public schools sector in May of that same year. Three series arose from this endeavor:

The Whisper Room Series A patriotic children's series presenting nationalistic views on everything from the Continental Congress to the life of Harriet Tubman. The Whisper Room Series was inspired by a visit to the White House rotunda. A YouTube teen drama of the same name is planned for 2019.

Let-Me-Learn Series Another hybrid, but for children, the Let-Me-Learn series combines nonfiction concepts in the setting of the imaginations of the book's main character with black and white pictures for children to color. Lacking a staffed illustrator, Babbage opted to allow readers to become a part of the books by coloring the sketches themselves.

Divine Journey A Christian, nonfiction romantic novel.

333 Miracles: A Testimony of Continued Blessings (2011) In 2011, Crossbooks published 333 Miracles: A testimony of Continued Blessings, the biographical reflections of Babbage's divorce and health challenges that led to a spiritual awakening.

''Not So Cookie Cutter Kids (2018) After over a decade teaching in the DeKalb County public school system, Babbage wrote and self-published Not So Cookie Cutter Kids, a hybrid of memoir and educator textbook, called an academic memoir, which promotes self-reflection as the key to student engagement and achievement.

According to Babbage, "...self-reflection is the only way educators can survive the various human characteristics of the human condition they are charged with shaping, remolding, and fixing." A Teachers Edition includes workbook exercises built on the narratives in the book.

Other Publications
After re-releasing 333 Miracles in 2018, Babbage began blogging on Medium, and writing Christian blogs and devotionals as a part a team of writers supporting Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries.

Abortion
In response to the 100th birthday of Planned Parenthood, Babbage created several short videos, titled 45/60, advising people to use condoms to defer unwanted pregnancy instead of relying on abortion. A long-time Pro-Life advocate, Babbage stated she would "not suggest anyone overturn Roe v. Wade," but prefers to promote adoption and education as a way to deal with what she calls the growing problem of abortion on demand. She supported the H.R. Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protect Act by writing letters to every Senator on October 20, 2018.

Education
A former public school teacher, Babbage promotes the option of private education but does not support the voucher system. A complete plan for education reform was published on her website for Georgia. Her recommendations for formal public education reform include offering free public education beginning at age four, options for dual enrollment for high school students, and offering free technical school education for all Americans.

Immigration
Babbage supports legal immigration and is committed to assisting refugees in attaining legal emergency status in the United States. But she has repeatedly stood against extending automatic DACA protection to children of residents arriving after January 1, 2015, and birthright citizenship, except in the case of births to documented permanent residents. Babbage holds dual citizenship with Australia and is eligible for citizenship in the United Kingdom through descent, since Babbage's paternal grandmother was born in England. She believes the current immigration process needs revision, beginning with shortening the process to become a naturalized citizen. She has supported President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall on the southern border.