As we enter into a new year, many people are experiencing grief and loss. For many, 2022 was a year of loss and grief. As a culture, we are not equipped to talk about grief—and we often run from grieving people rather than grieve with them. Today, Gary and Laura House, founders of ourheartsarehome.org join me to talk about how to minister to someone who may be in the midst of suffering.
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Meet The Guest
Gary and Laura, originally from Indiana, currently live in Lynchburg, Virginia, and are parents to three children. Ryan and Megan live nearby, and Nathan resides in Heaven. Early in his career Gary served as a pastor, then as a professor teaching at the graduate level in the area of Christian ministry. Laura is a former RN, then treasured the years as a stay-at-home homeschooling mom, and currently serves as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Institute for Excellence in Writing. After Nathan’s death in 2016, they experienced the comfort found by spending time with other bereaved parents. Yearning to provide similar opportunities for other grieving parents and to challenge them to trust Jesus, Our Hearts Are Home was born. Married for thirty-nine years, Gary and Laura enjoy walking on any beach, reading, and spending time with their children. For more information visit the website at ourheartsarehome.org.
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