While We're Waiting® - Hope After Child Loss
459 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -This is a podcast FOR bereaved parents BY bereaved parents. Join your host, Jill Sullivan, as she talks with parents who have lost children of all ages to all types of circumstances. This is a podcast of stories ... stories of devastating loss and grief and heartbreak and struggle ... and stories of hope and healing and faith, and yes, even joy. Underlying every conversation will be the hope we have in Jesus Christ, which makes it possible to not just survive the loss of a child, but to live well while we're waiting to see them again in Heaven one day. Visit our website at www.WhileWereWaiting.org for more information about our nonprofit ministry to bereaved parents.
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199 | Sibling Loss: The Forgotten Grievers with Bethany Sullivan
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBToday's episode features a presentation on sibling loss from last fall's Our Hearts Are Home conference, led by my daughter Bethany Sullivan. My husband Brad and I also make an appearance in her presentation, and you’ll hear a very honest discussion between the three of us about things we did right and things we did wrong as we continue to parent her through her grief. It’s a live presentation in a church, so the audio is not quite as good as if it were recorded in a studio, but hopefully...
Bonus 63 | In the Darkness
April 17, 2024 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.43 MBDo you remember being a child alone in your bedroom at night? I remember that I always had to sleep with my door open ... I felt so alone in the darkness if my door was shut. I think I found a lot of comfort in just hearing my parents' voices in the living room as I was drifting off to sleep. But what about those dark times in our lives when God seems absent ... when we just can't hear Him or feel His presence? Today's episode discusses this experience. Click HERE to purchase Jim Dal...
Bonus 62 | More Favorite Quotes
April 16, 2024 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.73 MBToday's episode includes two more of my favorite quotes from Randy Alcorn's book, "If God is Good." I highly recommend you get your own copy, available from Randy's website by clicking HERE or on Amazon. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process thr...
Bonus 61 | Bloodwork
April 15, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.49 MBWeekly bloodwork was an essential part of monitoring Hannah's response to the radiation and chemotherapy she was undergoing. With only eight more radiation treatments and fifteen more doses of chemotherapy to go, she was "sailing through" according to the our nurse. However, we could see that these things were beginning to take a toll. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences...
Bonus 60 | Sharing Hannah
April 14, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.21 MBHannah was a very private person, and always shunned the spotlight. At first, she didn't even want anyone to know that she had cancer, but understood that people needed to know so they could pray for her. She didn't want a CaringBridge site while she was battling cancer, but didn't mind me sending the emails which chronicled her journey. So it's interesting to me that her story has been shared to thousands of people through the While We're Waiting ministry. And I don't think she would mi...
Bonus 59 | Ten Things I'd Like People to Remember about Hannah
April 13, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.38 MBEarly on after Hannah went to Heaven, I often heard other parents who had lost children talk about how much they worried about people forgetting about their children. And I remember thinking to myself that I would never be that way ... I certainly didn't want people to forget about Hannah, but for me personally, that was not a huge concern. I knew I wouldn't forget her, and at the time that's all that really mattered to me. Well, now it's over fifteen years later, and I must admit that tho...
Bonus 58 | Paradigm Shifts
April 12, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.43 MBSeveral years ago, I spent a week sitting in school workshops. A large part of the presentation was on the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" and one of the main topics had to do with paradigm shifts. As part of his introduction, the presenter posed a question to the group, "What is something that has happened in your life that led to a paradigm shift?" A few people shared stories of events in their lives that had led to significant change. I didn't volunteer to share, but if I had, ...
Bonus 57 | My Highest Good
April 11, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 2.95 MBOne of my favorite books when I was young was titled "Joni: An Unforgettable Story". It chronicled the life of Joni Eareckson Tada after she broke her neck in a diving accident at the age of 18 and became a paraplegic. Joni is now 74 years old, and has battled breast cancer, and endures chronic "jaw-splitting" pain. Yet she continues to serve God faithfully from her wheelchair. In today's episode, I discuss another brief excerpt from another one of her books which has been an encourageme...
198 | The Loss of an Only Child (Part Two) with Michelle Ferris
April 10, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBMichelle Ferris is my guest again today as we continue our conversation from last week. She is a single mom who tragically lost her only child, her son, Corban, on the Fourth of July in 2020. Michelle shares very openly and honestly about her experience as a single mom who lost her only child through her social media pages, and we talk about some of her postings and writings today. I believe you’ll be blessed by listening in. Click HERE to connect with Michelle on Facebook. Click HER...
Bonus 56 | A Challenge
April 10, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.22 MBToday's episode includes a challenge from Dave Powlison to Joni Eareckson Tada ... "Joni, I have learned that for every one sentence you say to others about your cancer, say ten sentences about your God, your hope, what He is teaching you, and the small blessings of each day." Click HERE to get a copy of Joni's book: "A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty". It's excellent! Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the Whi...
Bonus 55 | God's Definition of "Good"
April 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBHave you ever wondered if God has different definitions for words than we do? I've come to believe that His definition of "good" is very different from mine. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the ...
Bonus 54 | Fashion Accessories
April 08, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.12 MBAs Hannah began to lose more and more hair, she had to get a little creative with her fashion accessories. Today's bonus episode describes that experience. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the ...
Bonus 53 | Eighteen Treatments Down
April 07, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.29 MBEighteen radiation treatments into her journey, Hannah's blood counts were holding strong, but she was beginning to experience some hair loss. Today's episode features an email I sent out sixteen years ago today. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to pr...
Bonus 52 | Seaweed
April 06, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.13 MBHow did Hannah transform from a world-class worrier to a fearless warrior? The only answer is through her faith in God. Her belief that her storm was fully under His control removed all her fear. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through th...
Bonus 51 | The Gift of Manna
April 05, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.18 MBThroughout Hannah's year-long cancer battle, God was faithful to give us manna for each day ... and only just enough for each day. Today's bonus episode describes that experience. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those...
Bonus 50 | Trust God and Keep Driving
April 04, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.37 MBToday's episode describes an adventure Hannah and I had together which is a pretty good microcosm of the childhood cancer experience. You start out with determination and high hopes, even in the midst of pounding rain, and eventually you reach a point in the middle where you desperately just want to head back to higher ground, where things are familiar and safe. But there's no turning around or backing up ... the only way through is forward. The edges aren't clearly marked, there are very f...
197 | The Loss of an Only Child (Part One) with Michelle Ferris
April 03, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBMichelle Ferris joins me on the podcast today, and I'm excited for you to meet her. Michelle is a single mom who tragically lost her only child, her beautiful son Corban, on the Fourth of July in 2020. Today she shares Corban’s story with me, and we have a very open and honest discussion about her experiences as a single parent whose only child is in Heaven. I know I have learned a lot from her, and I believe you will too. All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alon...
Bonus 49 | The Joys of Raising Girls
April 03, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.59 MBGrowing up with two brothers, I always I assumed I'd be a "boy mom". Ultrasounds were not nearly as detailed back in 1991 as they are today, so it was a surprise when the doctor exclaimed, "It's a girl!" ... and then another surprise 3 1/2 years later when Bethany was born. What a joy being a "girl mom" has turned out to be! Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teen...
Bonus 48 | A Sister Left Behind
April 02, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 2.92 MBWhen a child is diagnosed with cancer, it has a profound impact on everyone in the family. As we found ourselves launched into the roller-coaster world of cancer, our 12-year-old daughter Bethany found herself left behind. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desir...
Bonus 47 | Better Than Okay
April 01, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.4 MBBecause of a decision she made when she was a little girl, Hannah was "better than okay" even as she battled glioblastoma brain cancer. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16...
Bonus 46 | Settling Into a Routine
March 31, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.62 MBIt's amazing how quickly you can settle into a routine, even in the midst of a battle for your child's life ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16 years has brought … and po...
Bonus 45 | Hannah's Bucket List
March 30, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 2.83 MBHannah never composed a "bucket list" ... at least not that we were aware of. If she had, what would have been on it? Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16 years has brought … ...
Bonus 44 | Hannah's Facebook Profile
March 29, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.16 MBYou can learn a lot about someone from studying their Facebook profile. Today's episode provides a little glimpse into Hannah's personality ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective th...
Bonus 43 | Ten Gifts From a Year With Cancer
March 28, 2024 08:00 - 5 minutes - 3.55 MBCancer has taken so much from us ... and from so many others. It may seem strange to even think that it can give anything, other than pain and grief. But God, through the mystery of his grace, can take something even as ugly and destructive as cancer, and bring some good from it. So, in no particular order, here are ten "gifts" that our year with cancer brought to our family ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long serie...
196 | Myths and Cliches of Grief (Part Two) with Austin DeArmond
March 27, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB"They are in a better place." "Grief shows a lack of faith." "Once you're done grieving, things will go back to normal." If you've heard any of these unhelpful statements since the loss of your child, you're not alone. In our western culture, I believe we have a tendency to minimize grief ... to gloss over it with glib platitudes. Austin DeArmond joins me again today for a lively discussion about these three statements, along with seven more. Listen in and be encouraged! To listen to...
Bonus 42 | Life Is Good?
March 27, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.32 MBLife isn't always good, but God is. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16 years has brought … and point people to hope in Jesus along the way. All views expressed by guests o...
Bonus 41 | The Importance of Prior Preparation
March 26, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.09 MBI think, that as Christians, we sometimes assume that we should be immune from difficulties. Clearly that is not the case. So how do we keep our faith from falling apart like a cheap lawn chair when suffering or tragedy does come our way? Prior preparation can help. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from ...
Bonus 40 | One Month
March 25, 2024 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.58 MBThis date sixteen years ago marked one month since Hannah's brain surgery. Today I share an email I wrote that day to the many people who were praying for us ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with...
Bonus 39 | What Ifs
March 24, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.75 MBPeople often commented on our "strength" during Hannah's illness and death, but this is a misunderstanding of God's grace. What appeared to be strength was actually human weakness bolstered by a total dependence upon God. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire ...
Bonus 38 | Compartments
March 23, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.38 MBI like for everything in my life to be in its place. And up until February of 2008, my tackle box was in perfect order. All the little pieces were exactly where I wanted them to be ... in nice, neat compartments where they belonged. And then Hannah's cancer diagnosis came along, turned my tackle box upside down, and shook everything out ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experien...
Bonus 37 | The Miraculous
March 22, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.38 MBWhat if Hannah had been miraculously healed, like we so earnestly desired? Would her life have had the same far-reaching effects it has had? Would lives have been changed and people saved? Or would people have just gotten a warm and fuzzy feeling about God, which would soon be forgotten? Perhaps her healing would have been dismissed as a misdiagnosis, or a fluke of nature ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in ...
Bonus 36 | It's All About the "We"
March 21, 2024 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBWhen a child is battling cancer (or any life-threaning illlness), it's all about the "we". Today's bonus episode explains what I mean by that ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective ...
195 | Myths & Cliches of Grief (Part One) with Austin DeArmond
March 20, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB"Time heals all wounds." "God will never give you more than you can handle." "The lessening of pain indicates a lessening of love." Have you heard any of these unhelpful statments since you experienced the loss of a child? If so, you're not alone. In our western culture, we have a tendency to minimize grief, to gloss over it with glib platitudes. In today's episode, Austin DeArmond and I have a great conversation in which we discuss and debunk ten of these myths and cliches. Be su...
Bonus 35 | When It Doesn't Feel Like Springtime
March 20, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutes - 2.93 MBThe year that Hannah went to Heaven, our dogwood tree that had always bloomed so faithfully in the spring ... didn't. It was as if God allowed that tree to mourn with us that year. Thankfully, the blooms returned the following spring, reminding us of His faithfulness. Today's bonus episode describes those times when it doesn't feel like springtime ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family...
Bonus 34 | A Tale of Two Applications
March 19, 2024 08:00 - 5 minutes - 4.01 MBWhen our daughter Hannah was first admitted to Arkansas Children's Hospital sixteen years ago, I was called down to the financial office and encouraged to fill out an application for TEFRA, a supplemental insurance program for children with significant medical needs or disabilities. I really didn't think we would need it (because in my mind Hannah was going to be fine!), but I completed the paperwork anyway. A year later, when it was just about to expire, I filled it out again, and it was ...
Bonus 33 | Temodar
March 18, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.63 MBSixteen years ago this evening, our daughter Hannah took the first dose of the chemotherapy drug that we hoped would cure her cancer. The day before, we had been regaled once again with a litany of possible side effects of this treatment, but we agreed those would be worth it if the drug was effective. Imagine my dismay when I pulled up to the pharmacy window only to be told that a five-day supply would be $33,000! Today's bonus episode describes our experience with the drug known as Temo...
Bonus 32 | Starting Chemotherapy
March 17, 2024 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2 MBSixteen years ago on this date, we learned all about the plan for Hannah's chemotherapy treatments ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16 years has brought … and point peopl...
Bonus 31 | A Cancer Prayer
March 16, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.37 MBWe HATE cancer and the devastation it has wreaked not only on our family, but on so many others. There are some things about it, though, that we want to always keep. Today's bonus episode shares some of those things ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is...
Bonus 30 | Stronger
March 15, 2024 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.77 MBSixteen years ago on this date, Hannah posted this on her Facebook page: "I am a much stronger person." And she was, because she was trusting God to carry her through her cancer journey. In today's bonus episode, I share how that was not her typical nature: Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 20...
Bonus 29 | Worrying About Tomorrow
March 14, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.41 MBDuring the year of Hannah's cancer battle, I made a conscious decision (only by the grace of God) to strive to live by Matthew 6:34: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Our time with Hannah was too precious to spend it worrying about what the next day held. I resolved to live each day we had with her to the fullest and to savor every moment. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We...
194 | The Everlasting Arms with John and Anne Downs
March 13, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBToday's episode is a continuation of my conversation with John and Anne Downs. If you missed last week’s episode, you’ll want to go back and listen to hear John’s personal testimony of addiction, which ultimately led to the founding of Lighthouse Prison Ministry, followed by the story of their son, also named John, who went to Heaven six years ago this month. Today, John and Anne share practical advice for newly-bereaved parents, including how they like to respond to the dreaded “How ar...
Bonus 28 | First Radiation Treatment
March 13, 2024 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.22 MBSixteen years ago today, Hannah began her first round of radiation treatments. Those six weeks of daily trips to Little Rock remain some of my favorite memories from that year of cancer ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events...
Bonus 27 | Back to School
March 12, 2024 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.79 MBSixteen years ago on this date was a momentous day in Hannah's recovery from brain surgery, when she was able to return to school! Today's bonus episode describes that day ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelv...
Bonus 26 | A Series of Tremors
March 11, 2024 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.58 MBOur experience with parenting a child through cancer was like enduring a series of tremors following a devastating earthquake ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16 years has...
Bonus 25 | A Marathon
March 10, 2024 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.67 MBSixteen years ago on this date, Hannah was fitted with her radiation mask ... something she would wear five days a week for six weeks as beams of radiation were aimed into brain in an effort to prevent her tumor from returning. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My des...
Bonus 24 | Hannah "Our Joy"
March 09, 2024 09:00 - 4 minutes - 2.93 MBOn Valentine's Day in 1991, Brad and I went out for dinner at a Chinese restaurant. My fortune cookie that evening read, "A happy event will soon take place in your home." The rest, as they say, is history ... Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to proce...
Bonus 23 | Rose Colored Glasses
March 08, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBWhen a child or young person goes to Heaven "before their time", there's a natural tendency to view that person through rose colored glasses. Hannah was a remarkable young woman, but she wasn't perfect. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process thro...
Bonus 22 | Dreams for the Future
March 07, 2024 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.32 MBHannah had big dreams for her future, including living a "long, happy, healthy and content life", getting married, becoming a teacher, and retiring close to her grandkids someday. But God, in His sovereignty, had another plan for her. Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 200...
193 | Safe
March 06, 2024 09:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBI’m excited today to introduce you to my friends, John and Ann Downs. The Downs are from the Houston area, where they host a While We’re Waiting support group in The Woodlands. They have a passion to minister to those in prison and founded Lighthouse Prison Ministry in 1996. John serves every day in a 10,000 inmate prison in downtown Houston. You’ll hear John’s own testimony of God’s redemption in today’s episode, as well as the story of their son, also named John, who served with honor ...
193 | "Safe" with John and Anne Downs
March 06, 2024 09:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBI’m excited today to introduce you to my friends, John and Ann Downs. The Downs are from the Houston area, where they host a While We’re Waiting support group in The Woodlands. They have a passion to minister to those in prison and founded Lighthouse Prison Ministry in 1996. John serves every day in a 10,000 inmate prison in downtown Houston. You’ll hear John’s own testimony of God’s redemption in today’s episode, as well as the story of their son, also named John, who served with honor ...