Episode 119: God works in mysterious ways; unexpected joy in motherhood and miraculous healing from cancer with Sarah Schraeder
We are excited to share today's conversation with Sarah Schraeder with you! We are especially thankful she made time to share as she was 34 weeks pregnant at the time of the recording! This is a unique and miraculous testimony with lots of layers. Sarah and her husband Jared moved to Arizona two years ago from Washington state. Sarah loves being a stay-at-home mom but if you had told her even just five years ago that she would be doing that she would've laughed. At age 19 Sarah had been told that it would be difficult and most likely not possible for her to become pregnant, and she was actually okay with that. Sarah and Jared married in 2018 and spent the first few years of their marriage traveling and enjoying life without being tied down to anything specific. They were fully planning their future without kids. In April 2020 Sarah received a huge surprise - she found out she was pregnant. We appreciate Sarah's openness in describing her reaction and how she and her husband came to terms with this big change. When their son Peart was born 8 months later their whole world changed for the better. It is amazing to hear about the transformation of her heart. But this is only half of Sarah's story! The conversation flashes forward to the fall of 2023 when Sarah found a lump on her breast. She was only 28. The doctors had a very grim outlook telling her that it was a 95% chance that she had cancer as the growth was extremely rare. While Sarah was in the process of getting scanned and tested, she found out she was pregnant again. This time she and Jared were overjoyed even in the midst of this potential cancer diagnosis. Sarah describes it as the doctors almost didn't know what to do with her because she was so faith filled in a situation that for many would seem so bleak. She of course continued with her pregnancy while beginning to move forward with an oncology team. And then suddenly in March 2024 after months of tests and preparation the lump was undetectable. It was gone! Did God work a miraculous healing? As you listen you will be truly inspired by Sarah's faith. The way she articulates the trust and hope she has in the Lord is unlike any we've shared before. Be praying as Sarah and Jared prepare to welcome their second baby boy in July of this year!
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