She Married Against Her Family’s Wishes and Culture… And It Led Her to Christ with Sazan Hendrix

Happy & Healthy with Jeanine Amapola Ward

That Sounds Fun Network

Relationships, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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I’m sitting down with the incredible Sazan Hendrix for a conversation that gave me chills. Sazan shares her powerful testimony about how she found Jesus at 21 years old after hitting rock bottom. After a painful breakup and feeling completely lost, she prayed one simple prayer asking God to reveal Himself… and that night she had a dream that changed everything. Before she ever opened a Bible or stepped into church, Sazan says she began encountering Jesus through dreams and experiencing a peace she had never known before. We also talk about the challenges she faced when she fell in love with her now-husband Stevie — including the reality that her parents initially didn’t approve of their relationship because of cultural differences. If you’ve ever wondered how God speaks, struggled with family expectations, or questioned whether God is real, this conversation is going to encourage you so much. In This Episode 00:28 – Meeting Sazan + Life in Nashville 03:00 – Finding Godly Community & Seasons of Life 09:50 – 14 Years as a Content Creator 12:17 – Her Testimony: Finding Jesus at 21 15:32 – How She Met Her Husband Stevie 18:00 – God Revealed Himself Through Dreams 21:05 – Prophetic Dreams & Hearing God’s Voice 31:12 – Marrying Someone Your Family Doesn’t Approve Of 41:07 – Being First-Generation & Balancing Culture with Faith Follow Sazan Follow her Pod Watch her Pod Buy her Book: A Real Good Life Thanks to Our Sponsors Wayfair: Get organized, refreshed, and back on track this new year for WAY less. Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wayfair.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now to shop all things home. If you’d like to partner with Jeanine as a sponsor for the Happy & Healthy podcast, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine and Kaleb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I started listening to Weather in Heights to help me fall asleep.
0:04.0	The moment the narrator began, everything slowed.
0:08.0	Whatever our souls are made off, his and mine are the same.
0:13.0	The moors, the stormy skies, the poetry of the story pulls me in and I just drift off.
0:23.0	Life changes when you listen.
0:25.3	Weather in Heights by Emily Bronte.
0:27.3	Now on Spotify.
0:30.3	You mentioned earlier that your parents did not want you to marry Stevie.
0:35.5	I knew my parents wouldn't accept it.
0:37.3	I started to fall in love with Steve. It was not my type, but then I realized, wait, he can be my type. How is that being a first-gen American? You've forgotten about your roots. You don't care about your roots. You've abandoned your culture. You weren't always a believer. No. So what was that thing for you that you were like,
0:56.6	this has made me believe and I'm all in?
0:58.5	What is religion?
0:59.3	What is, like, isn't God just like up here and we're down here?
1:02.4	I got to know Jesus through my dreams before I ever opened a Bible.
1:06.4	My friend had a dream for me back in 2020 and it was about Caleb.
1:10.1	And I didn't even know Caleb
1:11.3	existed. You're kidding. What's up everybody and welcome back to happy and healthy. I'm
1:22.8	your host, Janine Amapole Award. And I am so excited for today's episode. I am currently in the beautiful
1:30.0	Nashville, Tennessee. This is probably my 10th time here. And I came on this trip with a purpose
1:37.5	to film some podcasts. And one of these people that I'm filming with, which you'll see here at a
1:43.0	second, is someone I've
1:44.9	been following for a long time. She's gorgeous. She's godly. She's a mom of three adorable children
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