S5 10: From Abuse and Abortion to God’s Redemption With Sheri Friedman
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Do you wonder if God will forgive that sin or heal that wound? The one that still haunts you? You’ll want to listen to today’s episode. After a dysfunctional family life, sexual abuse, and two abortions, God saved Sheri Friedman and led her on a long journey of healing. Sheri’s story reminds us that God redeems the darkest parts of our stories and frees us to offer His redemption to others.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Strong Women podcast, where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in his story. |
| 0:16.0 | We're here to encourage one another as we step out of the shallow definitions of what it means to be a woman |
| 0:22.3 | and into the flourishing life that comes when we walk out our design. |
| 0:27.0 | I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. I'm so glad you're here. |
| 0:33.5 | Welcome back to the Strong Women podcast. I'm so glad you guys are with us today. My guest today is Sherry Friedman. Let me tell you a little bit about Sherry. Now, I met Sherry because she went through the Colson Fellows program. So we got to meet that way. And also, her husband Mitch, worked for the Colson Center for several years. And so we got to know each other a little bit |
| 0:55.1 | through that. But Sherry has two daughters, Tara and Devin, and then twin boys. My goodness, |
| 1:02.1 | like I have one boy, so I'm like twin boys. Oh my gosh. But twin boys, Dylan and Jordan, |
| 1:08.3 | six grandkids and one great granddaughter.granddaughter. So already, you can tell |
| 1:14.3 | she's a busy lady. Her and her husband started a church about 20 years ago and have just recently |
| 1:19.2 | transitioned it to a new pastor. So I'm sure that's an interesting transition. But right now, |
| 1:25.0 | she's on the board of a ministry called Healed in Mercy, which hosts post-abortion |
| 1:30.6 | retreats. |
| 1:31.3 | And she also is the client advocate at Agape Women's Clinic. |
| 1:36.0 | So Sherry is a busy lady, and I cannot wait for you guys to get to know her story and how God has invited her to participate with him in life. |
| 1:46.1 | So, Sherry, thank you for coming. |
| 1:47.9 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:49.8 | I'm really excited about talking to you. |
| 1:51.9 | Now, I'm just curious, are your grandkids close by? |
| 1:55.4 | So no. |
| 1:56.5 | Well, sort of. |
| 1:58.0 | They're about three hours away. |
| 2:00.0 | We live in the Austin area, and they live in the |
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