IT IS Well With MY SOUL My Story With joy and confidence taken from her at a young age, she wondered if Jesus loved her.
This is her story.
It is Well With My Soul-My Story, shares her life\'s journey, including breast cancer and her most recent battle: a rare and debilitating autoimmune disorder-NMOSD.
As a minister who has known numerous challenges, Reverend Furman was pastor to the incarcerated and former offenders, the poor and the homeless, and the Church.
She is ordained in the United Methodist Church.
Furman furthered her education by acquiring a Master of Divinity degree With a Concentration in Counseling from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.
Later she attended Mount Mercy College and earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice.
She graduated from lowa Valley Hign School in Marengo, lowa.
Along With her children, she has eight grandchildren and five great-granddaughters.
Reverend Barbara Rose Furman lives in Cedar Rapids, lowa.
As a result, he committed to love her the way Jesus loves her-unconditionally.
She divorced Jim twice, but he felt called by God to pray for her and wait for her to come home.
A horrific accident and two failed marriages deepened her sense of confusion and unworthiness.
Life became overwhelming.
At age 18 Furman married her husband Jim, and within the first three years of marriage, they had three children.
Fighting to not give up, she struggled With low self-esteem, alcohol abuse, and fear of speaking.
A Story of God\'s Unconditional Love As a teenager she rebelled against authority and societal norms.
Convinced she was an outcast and would not amount to anything, she quit trying to fit in-and lost all hope of having a fulfilling life.
Hurt became her closest friend.
IT IS Well With MY SOUL My Story With joy and confidence taken from her at a young age, she wondered if Jesus loved her
