Alisa Turner – Her heartbreaking, hopeful story

“It’s always a bit of a wrestle to merge an individual’s story and voice into melodies and anthems that the Church can sing along with,” says Farren. “And yet, when you finally land in that authentic place, everyone recognizes and engages with the refrain you’ve created. Everyone has their story of brokenness, but when they hear from someone who has shared that pain and yet stands and declares the goodness of God, that’s when true worship is loudest…and I pray that’s what we’ve been able to do in telling Alisa’s story wrapped in these moments of worship.”

Even now, Turner struggles daily with her health but her journey has shifted in ways she could never have imagined. “The last few years, my prayer has changed from, ‘Please open these doors,’ to, ‘Whatever doors you open, I’ll walk through.’”

That shift has resulted in growth and opportunities to do what she was created for while bearing witness to the goodness of God. “My life and my story are messy… there are days when all I can do is keep lifting up my hands in desperation and in worship. I know the hard parts of life well and I can see and sense when someone else is going through it. The best way I know to lead is by example. So, I just worship. That’s all I know to do.”

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