When God Writes the Story: Finding Joy after Pain with Stephanie Jaramillo

EPISODE 21

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When God Writes the Story: Finding Joy After Pain

⚠️ Trigger Warning: Sensitive topic involving sexual assault.

Stephanie’s story is one of incredible faith and redemption. After growing up in Mexico surrounded by love, she later discovered a devastating truth about her conception.

In this episode, she shares how she and her mother turned to God for strength and peace, and how He transformed their pain into purpose.

You’ll be inspired by Stephanie’s radiant joy and her testimony that God truly makes all things new.

**Listen to Higher Hope Episode 21**

“You are a child of God. God had you in his plans…You were knitted into this web of life that God that God wanted for you. There is a space for you here. God meant for you to be here. It’s a story of redemption. God took a traumatic event and made light of it.”
~ Stephanie Jaramillo

Who’s in this Episode?

Stephanie Jaramillo – Stephanie, born in Mexico City, Mexico, now resides in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from University of Northwestern, St. Paul. She now works as the Sales & Marketing Coordinator at The Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington.

“You already had one victim, you don’t need two. The baby wasn’t the one that committed the crime, yet they’d be the one getting the punishment.”
~ Stephanie Jaramillo

Adriane Stuebs – Podcast Host, Owner of Shine Realty

“You are living proof that blessings come from bad situations when we trust (in God).”
~ Adriane Stuebs

Scripture Inspiration

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” -Genesis 50:20

“For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them,
    they would outnumber the grains of sand—
    when I awake, I am still with you.”

-Psalm 139:13-18

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” -Romans 15:13

“I would tell little Stephanie to love God because my heavenly father became my father. Father’s Day wasn’t fun for me when I was younger and in hindsight God was there every Father’s Day.”
~ Stephanie Jaramillo

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Higher Hope shares heartfelt conversations with everyday people–moms, professionals, creatives–who live out their faith in every season of life. Whether you’re walking through a season of uncertainty or simply seeking inspiration, this show is here to uplift and remind you that hope is never out of reach.

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