Thriving in the Barren Place

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What if the hardest seasons of life could lead to the deepest encounters with God?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Paula Romang and her husband Mark were overjoyed to welcome their twin boys Matthew and Luke-though their early arrival led to an unexpected journey through the NICU. From the start their smaller twin Matthew faced overwhelming medical challenges including profound special needs and a debilitating seizure disorder.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Paula's faith had been strong but untested until the weight of Matthew's suffering forced her to lean fully on God. The journey was marked by heartbreak and transformation as she became a faith warrior with an unshakable reliance on Jesus. In her desperation she encountered the Lord in ways she never imagined:</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For where else but in desperation would the Lord of All Creation stoop to walk with me? Where else but in pain would the Suffering Servant carry my impossibly heavy load? Where else but in loneliness could I find such a Friend? Without the pain I could never have known Jesus as I do for by it the Almighty One has become my strength my peace my comfort and healer of my broken heart.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Thriving in the Barren Place</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a testimony to the God who remains present in suffering-the One who strengthens comforts and heals even the most broken hearts.</span></p><p></p>