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The Unfolding

Page 38: Kellie Penn

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9868 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

What happens to your faith when life doesn't follow your plan? Kellie Penn has always been a planner. She had a vision for what her life would be like, and she was confident God would be on board. But beginning in her childhood, life took a detour. What unfolded was a story that she would never have chosen- an unexpected journey through heartache to joy.

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Page 38 of the unfolding is the story of Kelly Penn.

0:03.7

And I remember holding Miles thinking, please don't let that be me.

0:07.3

Just singing Jesus loves me to him.

0:09.4

Like they are weak, but he is strong.

0:11.5

And just holding my baby thinking, this can't be.

0:15.1

God's story has been unfolding.

0:18.4

Since the beginning of time.

0:23.8

He invites you to be a part of it.

0:30.6

Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

0:42.5

Kelly Penn is definitely a planner.

0:45.0

She is always ready with plan A and plan B.

0:48.5

But beginning with her childhood, life began to take a turn that brought pain, heartache, and great grief. What happens to your

0:55.6

faith when life doesn't follow your plan? And in fact, what unfolds is a story you would

1:01.1

never choose. So I would definitely say I had the most ideal childhood. I think it's just one of those

1:08.0

just typical, not typical, maybe it's atypical anymore, but it's the mom who was just

1:13.9

always around so doting, so loving. Dad was pastor, well loved in the community, and it was me and my

1:21.0

brother, and we were just like the easy, happy family. My parents didn't fight in front of us. It was like

1:27.3

the most calm,

1:28.6

wow, great childhood. And then when I was in seventh grade, my mom found out she was pregnant

1:36.8

and I was super excited about having a sibling. And when my mom was probably around 35 weeks in the pregnancy 36, she felt a massive lump.

1:49.4

They really thought it was maybe her milk that was happening.

1:52.6

But then they went and did a biopsy, and it was stage four cancer.

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