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From Evangelical Roots to LGBTQ+ Champion with Heather Hester

Today’s Featured Uplifter: Heather Hester

Standing in the darkness of a hotel room across the country from her children, Heather Hester received the call that would transform her life. Her missing teenage son was alive – and he had something to tell her. In that moment of raw relief, as her son's voice crackled through the phone line with his truth, Heather felt her world shift. "I'm gay," he said. Her immediate response? "Thank God, because I thought you were dead."

The journey that followed would crack open everything Heather thought she knew about faith, family, and love. As an evangelical…

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