Have you been influenced by Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, the host of Revive Our Hearts?

If so, you've benefited from the prayers of her grandmother.

There's a sense in which I believe that I would not be here today if it were not for the power of a praying grandmother.

She actually was my great grandmother.

My father is of Greek background, and his parents were Greek immigrants and he had a grandmother that they called Yaya, which is the word

for grandmother. My dad and his family and the cousins grew up in the same house and Yaya

was part of that household. Came over with my dad's parents.

Though the home was not really a Christian home, Yaya was a woman who did know the Lord

and who prayed earnestly for the salvation and the spiritual life of her children and grandchildren,

and perhaps her great-grandchildren of which I am one.

My dad's cousin, Ted DeMoss, whom you may have heard of, was a great man of God and a real

leader in ministries, is now with the Lord. I remember hearing him tell the story of how when he was a little boy,

he shared a bedroom with Yaya.

And he told about how sometimes at night he would go to bed and Yaya would be on her knees

praying for the family. She never learned English. She prayed in her mother tongue, which was Turkish.

And then he told how he would sometimes wake in the morning and find that she was still up praying for her family, for children, the grandchildren, and the impact that that made on his life as a little boy.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, author of Choosing Gratitude.

For June 30th, 2023, I'm Dana Gresh.

This week, Nancy's in a series called Leaving a Godly Legacy.

It's based on Psalm 127.

On Wednesday, we heard how parents are called to be watchmen,

workers, and warriors. Yesterday, Nancy reminded us to keep our families a priority amid

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