No one wanted to talk about that day.

No one knew how to handle it.

Every time I brought it up, I was somehow gently reminded not to talk about it.

One of those things in my family was, if you don't bring it up, it doesn't exist.

So I didn't.

As I'd done many times, I put on a mask from my wardrobe of mask

and went on with life. Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday women share

stories of hope found in Jesus. I'm Robin, and I'm here with Katie and Lindy, and we are your

podcast host. And today, we are bringing you Pam Finchak story from

Western Montana, which is one of our brand new cities. And we are thrilled because this is their

first story. And it is a powerful kickoff for a Montana gathering. Oh, my goodness. It definitely is.

You know, one of the things that I love about storytellers is when somebody chooses to use storytellers

as an opportunity to share their story

for the first time. And that's what Pam does. And I think it brought her freedom. And I love how she

gives us hope at the end of her story as well. Yes, we're so excited to have Western Montana as our

newest community. And you guys get to hear from Carrie Ann, who is the team leader of this community.

She's going to join us after Pam's story. And so you get to hear from Carrie Ann, who is the team leader of this community. She's going to join us after Pam's story.

And so you get to hear not only how the community got started, but also about what it was like to be in the room as Pam told her story.

So here's Pam.

Thank you for spending this time with me.

I want to preface my story with the fact that my story is not an easy one to hear. In fact, it's a rather hard story to hear. But as I come to the hard part of my story, I just want you to remember the title of my story is, from tragedy to triumph. I've never fully told the

whole truth of my story because I was concerned someone might not be able to handle the whole

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