#39 My Last Breath (Life With Cystic Fibrosis) - Josh & Amy Glasscock, Part 2

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Paul Hastings

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🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This is Part 2 of Josh and Amy Glasscock's story. We’ll hear how Josh's cystic fibrosis has worsened and irreparably damaged his lungs. Soon, they'll be confronted with several life-and-death decisions. Only God will be able to carry them through the storms ahead. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, then please listen to that first. Just look up episode “#38 Chronically Sick. Abundantly Alive. - Josh & Amy Glasscock, Part 1”. Show notes: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/josh-amy-glasscock-pt-2/ ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out. Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Buy the Compelled book of testimonies, endorsed by Lee Strobel, Marvin Olasky, and more: ⁠https://compelledpodcast.com/book Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Caleb Knott from San Antonio, Texas.
0:05.0	I'm always encouraged and challenged by the true stories on the compelled podcast.
0:09.0	These testimonies show that God is active in all our lives by freely offering his saving grace
0:14.0	and bringing people into relationship with him and his church.
0:17.0	I get excited when I receive the notification on my podcast app that a new episode has been released
0:22.6	because I know that I'm about to enjoy a great story with eternal impact.
0:26.6	Last time on Compel.
0:30.6	They tested me for cystic fibrosis and I was positive.
0:33.6	This is a child disease.
0:35.6	You do not get in adulthood. Most people, they'll not graduate high school,
0:40.2	they'll not go to college, they'll not get married, they won't have kids, they won't live a normal life.
0:46.9	Throughout my life, I felt like I had cystic fibrosis for a reason. Every summer in college, I went and worked at a youth camp.
0:58.0	And Amy was working at this place as well.
1:02.0	I was selected to go to a paratrooper school and learn how to jump out of airplanes.
1:07.0	Thankfully, I had already committed to work at the camp.
1:11.6	Got it married a year later and we left in jet ski. We wanted really kids, but we knew that
1:18.6	ultimately we couldn't have them, you know, directly.
1:21.6	Josh and I got a phone call from a woman who we have never met who said, would you like to be the parents of my child?
1:29.3	That we would be able to raise a child is a miracle.
1:35.1	I'm Paul Hastings, and you're listening to Compelled, a seasonal podcast with unique stories from the kingdom of God
1:41.5	told by the people compelled to live for him.
1:45.0	This is episode 39 and after today we'll only have one more episode left in season 3.
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