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Are you facing a crisis or challenge in your family? Suffering isn’t anything we volunteer for. Today’s guest Rachel Wojo knows what it’s like to suffer profound losses and cry out to God in desperation. She shares how you can embrace the power of prayer in life’s darkest moments with lessons of hope from her new book, Desperate Prayers. In today’s conversation, you’ll learn about:
2:24 A mysterious envelope and an answered prayer
9:45 How suffering can bear fruit
12:25 Pain presents us with a choice, what will you choose?
17:52 If you want quick healing, start here
20:30 I didn’t know how to move forward
23:38 God is a God of second chances
28:00 Our incredible adoption story
Rachel Wojo is an inspirational author, speaker, and podcaster. Through her biblical approach and personal life experiences, Rachel empowers women to discover strength and hope in everyday situations. Despite enduring the loss of her mother, father, and adult special needs daughter, Rachel remains resilient. She is crazy in love with her husband Matt and cherishes her six children on earth and two in heaven.
Learn more about Rachel Wojo and her book Desperate Prayers.
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