S2 45: Studying My Way Out With Jean Eason

The Strong Women Podcast

Sarah Stonestreet

Christianity, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

2.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Jean Eason is 96 years old and was once a Jehovah’s Witness. After she came to know Jesus, her joy for the Lord and excitement about His Word has bloomed within her. Jean also shares about her life during the Great Depression and World War II. Jean’s strength shines through it all.

Jean Eason Show Notes

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Jean’s Website

The Strong Women Podcast 55. Weak Woman, Strong God with Dr. Jean Sutherland

A Jehovah’s Witness Finds the Truth by Jean Eason

They Saw the Visible: The Heroes of Hebrew 11 by Claudia Barba

Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz

A Birds Eye View of the Bible by Jean Eason

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Strong Women Podcast, where each week we explore a deeper understanding of the humanity, value, intellect, and creativity of women.
0:10.7	I'm Erin Kunkel.
0:11.8	And I'm Sarah Stone Street. We're so glad you're here.
0:18.4	Our guest today is Jean Eason, and Gene was recommended to us by another guest that we had on the podcast.
0:27.5	Actually, one of mine and Sarah's favorite guests that we had on the podcast, Gene Sutherland,
0:33.7	who lives in Kentucky where Gene Eason lives.
0:38.4	And so they are friends.
0:40.5	And so Gene Sutherland we had on the podcast,
0:42.9	if you have not listened to her episode listeners,
0:46.5	please go back.
0:47.9	Do yourself a favor.
0:49.6	Go back to episode 55 and hear Gene's story.
0:58.8	Gene number one will call her. And today we get to talk to Jean Eason. So Gene is a former Jehovah's Witness. She was a third generation Jehovah's Witness.
1:06.4	And she's going to talk to us today about her story of coming out of that church and finding
1:13.8	the true Jesus, the true church in the Christian church.
1:17.9	I'll tell you a few things about Jean, and we're going to get to hear about the ministry
1:22.1	that she's had for so many years to Jehovah's Witness.
1:27.1	But Jean was married to her wonderful husband for 74 years. And last
1:34.4	year, her husband went through the gates of splendor and is now in heaven with our Lord.
1:40.0	So Gene is our most seasoned guest. She's 96 years old. And they had, her and her husband had three children. One is deceased. And we're going to hear about that a little bit today too. And she has six biological grandchildren and one adopted grandchild. So Gene, thank you so much for coming on the
2:03.8	podcast with Sarah and I and sharing your story with us today. Thank you for asking me. It's an honor.
2:10.6	With 96 years under your belt, I feel like we could probably talk to you for hours to hear all the stories of how God has been so
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