Summary

SummaryI’m Beth, and I’ve lived every mother’s nightmare. 💔 On 25 July 2017 my kind-hearted 19-year-old son Samuel picked up a hitchhiker in Louisiana. The man later attacked him at a secluded lake in Marshall County, Mississippi, striking him with a rock and drowning him. The call reached my husband and me while we sat in the Orlando airport; shock turned the world grey.

Samuel’s death followed the loss of my first husband in a car crash, a breast-cancer battle at 50, and all five children drifting from faith. Yet through tears, wails of lament, and a four-year courtroom journey with an unrepentant killer, God’s peace kept breaking through. 📖 Psalm 18 assured me the Lord had rescued my boy and held him safe.

Pain reframed my life: possessions no longer matter—eternal destinies do. I forgave Samuel’s murderer, wrote him letters, and now pour comfort into other grieving hearts in Waco. The faithful love of the Lord truly endures forever. 🙏✨

Beth’s story is one of unimaginable heartbreak—and unshakable hope.

In this deeply moving testimony, Beth shares how nearly all of her worst fears became reality. Her husband died in a car accident. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her children became estranged. And then—her son was tragically killed by a hitchhiker.

But through it all, Beth clung to the only thing that didn’t change: the faithfulness of God.

This is not a story about everything being okay. It’s a story about hope when it’s not. About finding purpose in the ashes. And about a God who is still good, even when life is not.

If you’re walking through pain, loss, or questions you don’t have answers for—Beth’s story will meet you right there.

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Time Chapters
 
00:40 All fears realized
03:00 Picking up hitchhiker
04:55 Murder at lake
05:35 Airport phone call
07:50 Initial shock & numb
10:45 Receiving his ashes
12:55 First lament wail
15:30 Courtroom confrontation
18:45 Clinging to God's goodness
23:35 Reframing life purpose
28:05 Hope for the hurting
41:15 Faithful love endures
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