We all have a story to share!
We all have a story to share. Through giving a voice to our own experiences - both the challenging ones and the moments of victory - a deeper level of healing occurs. It pulls us from isolation back into connection with others.
As we read the stories of others who have walked what may be a similar path, we find connection and community with the realization that we are never truly alone. We garner strength and hope from their battles waged and won.
Sharing and listening to stories connects us to others on a heart-level. Personal stories help illuminate the winding path for others as they navigate their way out of the darkness of grief.
If you’d like to share your story with Cindy, please email her at HOPEfortheWidowed@gmail.com
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How I Found My JOY
Rev. Cindy McKinley
Widowed, alone, and forgotten. The hunt to find Joy once again took years.
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The Missing Link
Nilli Oliver, Minister’s Widow
Part of a small community who truly understands the joys and sorrows of ministry … in a new season that looks drastically different than what we’d known.
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Everything Changes
Rev. Sharon Poole
The death of a spouse or partner is different than other losses, … it literally changes everything.
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Hope for the Widower
Rev. Ronnie Hoover
As a new widower, he struggled fitting in at church functions and helping his grieving children.
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A Child's Perspective
Julia Feitner
At the age of 10, when her father died unexpectedly, she grappled with faith.
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Ministry Changes, Yet Continues
Rev. Tom Budzowsky
Remembering back to that day when everything changed, he can still see God’s hand of faithfulness.
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A More Practical Need
Anonymous
Reflections on the importance of being the hands and feet of Christ for widows.
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Moving Forward!
Celeste Falvo
One woman’s journey from painful reminders of all that has been lost to joining the ministry to help others find hope and healing as well.
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The Call Remains
Rev. Sherry Sabella
After serving together in ministry for years, a widow accepts her husband’s mantel to carry on their joint mission.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4