Episode 143: Finding God with Donna Lancelot

Donna Lancelot joined us in the studio to share her story! We appreciate her willingness to share so much of her life with us and take us on the journey she took to find God. Donna was raised in Nebraska and lost her Dad in a house fire when she was only two years old. This event started a very difficult childhood, being raised by a single mom in the 1950s and unfortunately experiencing multiple forms of abuse. She describes that church was somewhat a part of her life, but she didn't have an understanding of the gospel. At the age of 17 Donna got married because she wanted to have protection in her life. They had two children together but then divorced after five years of marriage. Later she married another man and began a new life having a daughter together. They were married for a little over seven years, but he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 32. As she experienced so much hardship in her life, she describes that she wanted to be a Christian but didn't know how and honestly didn't feel worthy. She wanted her kids to attend church and tried her best to engage in spiritual things, but life was really hard. Eventually the Lord brought her Trent who became her husband of close to 40 years (their marriage is still going strong!). More years passed and after getting involved with some different churches Donna found herself at Desert Springs. For the first time in her life, she felt she could know and understand who God is. What we love about Donna's story is that it shows that it is never too late to come to know who God is. 

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