Halfway There3 Aug 2020

205: Gari Meacham and Curveballs and Spiritual Scars

Gari Meacham is an author, speaker, and founder and CEO of The Vine Uganda, a nonprofit. Today, Gari shares the story of how her family was broken by alcohol, the picture of Jesus that kept her from suicide, and her thirty-eight year marriage to former New York Yankee Bobby Meacham. We talk about the process of rising through the ranks of baseball twice. Plus, Gari shares how her darkest moment led to her greatest ministry.

Listen to Gari’s story in your favorite podcast app, now!

Stories Gari shared:

Growing up in Colorado in an unbelieving family
Her father’s accident that changed their lives
Turning to food for comfort and struggling with anorexia in college
Giving her life to Christ while contemplating suicide
Being on fire for the Lord and digging into Scripture
Speaking at a conference with Beth Moore
Teaching elementary school while her husband coached the minor leagues
Founding The Vine Uganda in Houston
The difficult season when she learned her husband had been unfaithful
How the Lord healed them as they pursued Him
Writing book and her latest Beyond Free

Great quotes from Gari:

I am a wild woman for the Lord because I know how real he is.

The great thing about spiritual scar tissue is that it heals stronger than that tissue was before the injury.

God answers every prayer.

Resources we shared:

Gari’s website
Connect with Gari on Facebook
Beyond Free by Gari Meacham
Spirit Hunger: Filling Our Deep Longing to Connect with God by Gari Meacham
The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers

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