I’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 in Iraq, only to come home and fight his own battles with addiction. John went to Heaven six years ago this month, and his parents rest in the knowledge that he is safe. Lean in and be encouraged.

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