In those times when it doesn't even make sense, you know, and feel like why, I

literally had to trust that God knew better than I did, and he had a plan that I

maybe would never understand. Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. Through the

course of our lives, we're all likely to experience a storm. Sometimes you know

it's coming and you can prepare for it, and sometimes it blows in without

warning and leaves destruction in its path. Our guests this week have experienced

what it's like to be caught in a storm and feel like there's nothing to cling to

in the middle of it. Only to find out that God was holding them up through it the

entire time. Husband and wife ministry partners Patrick and Ruth Schwank and

former Army captain Harold Earls and his wife Rachel. Patrick and Ruth

Schwank are husband and wife partners in ministry who have been married for over

20 years and have four children. Before they would meet in Bible school, Ruth

and Patrick would have their own individual encounters with God that would

set the course for the ministry they would seek together. With a passion to

share the good news of the gospel and encouraging others to put their trust in

God, Pat and Ruth would face their own reckoning of faith that would put that

message to the test. Through a difficult season of infertility and multiple

miscarriages and a devastating diagnosis for Patrick, the Schwank's helped fast

the belief that God could still bring good out of pain and chaos. Well, hi, I'm

Ruth Schwank and I'm a mom to four kids who have grown up really fast. I'm a

pastor's wife and Pat and I have been married for 22 years and in local church

ministry for almost 20 years. I'm also an author and a Bible teacher and a

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