Every life has a purpose—even when pain makes that purpose difficult to see.
In this episode of He’s Not Done Yet, Sis. Denise Perez shares her deeply personal testimony of faith, loss, grief, and discovering that God still had a purpose for her life.
After losing her son, Leighton, Sis. Perez entered one of the darkest seasons she had ever faced. For nearly two years, she found herself simply going through the motions. She continued going to church and work, but behind the scenes, she was struggling with grief, questions, and the feeling that the life and purpose she once knew were gone.
Then something began to change.
Through prayer, fasting, the Word of God, and a renewed commitment to seek Him, God began reminding her that her story wasn’t over. The pain she had endured could become a way to reach and encourage others who were hurting.
Today, Sis. Perez helps others navigate loss through Strength In The Journey, a grief class born in part from her own experience and her desire to help others find hope through their darkest seasons.
Throughout her testimony, Sis. Perez speaks honestly about questioning God, battling the thoughts that came with grief, and ultimately coming back to a truth she could stand on: God is still good, and He has not failed her.
Her story is a powerful reminder that pain does not erase purpose. Sometimes the very thing we never imagined we would have to walk through becomes part of how God uses our lives to reach someone else.
Every life has a purpose—and He’s Not Done Yet.