A roadside bomb exploded under his vehicle and left him permanently disfigured.
I’ll be brutally honest with you. The weekend before I met Sam were some of the worst days of my life.
I had grown up in the Church but had lost my Faith in God and I wasn’t living in a way that I was proud of – I was at my rock bottom.
And then I met Sam.
I was Sam's dietitian during his recovery – a rehabilitation process that was set to take years.
And as I got to know him, I became more and more impressed by him.
Many people who are severely injured in the line of duty spiral into depression. And that’s totally understandable.
It’s only natural to feel hopeless when you’ve been injured like that.
But what set Sam apart was that, even when things were at their darkest, his Faith in God was stronger than ever
Every day for months, he fought with every fiber of his being to recover so he could return to serve with his men in Afghanistan.
And even when it became clear that he would never be permitted to return to the line of duty on account of his injuries, he didn’t skip a beat.
At this moment Sam had to relearn everything. He had prepared for his entire life to spend his career fighting for his country in the military. But his life plans were dashed in just 60 seconds.
But with a heart full of Faith in God, he accepted the hand that he’d been dealt and re-focused his vision on serving others in a new way.
Before we were married, and before we were even dating, Sam and I became friends.
I shared with him some of the struggles I had faced, and he was honest with me. He was concerned for my Salvation – and for that matter so was I.
He challenged me to reconnect with God and start going to church again.
I wondered “if someone like Sam has faith, why is it so hard for me to have faith.”
And as he and I grew closer, he helped me rediscover my faith.
Now here we are 15 years later. We have 3 kids and I’m a Bible-believing momma who puts Bible lessons in our family's homeschool curriculum.
I don’t know where I’d be without Sam Brown today, but I’m endlessly grateful that God put him in my life.
Friend, I’m not telling you this only in hopes that you’ll rush for your pocket book.
I’m telling you this because I want you to know what type of man my husband is.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Amy Brown