Tragedy made Heather Williams' faith take a dramatic turn--for the better
When people hear that Heather Williams leads worship with her husband, Tim, it could be easy to assume that she has lived an idyllic life. But that couldn't be further from the truth.
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Williams grew up going to church with her mother and stepfather, but the family was broken. She experienced complete abuse and oppression and wanted nothing to do with God.
When she was 11, Williams went to live with her grandfather, a loving man but not the strictest of disciplinarians, she says. She did whatever she wanted and eventually her life spiraled out of control.
As an 18-year-old, Williams reconnected with her birth father and started going to church with him. One day, she heard for the first time that God accepted her just as she was. He loved her.
"I gave my life to Christ at that point. I accepted His forgiveness and I accepted the grace that He gave to me," she explains. "But I wasn't actively giving it away to anybody else."
Everything changed on Dec. 30, 2002, the day the Williamses' 6-month-old son, Caedmen, died unexpectedly.
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SOURCE: Charisma Magazine
