Born as the middle child among Billy Graham's five children, Ruth Graham grew up surrounded by a wealth of biblical training, witnessing some of the greatest spiritual revivals the world has ever seen through her father's ministry.

Despite her rich faith heritage, Ruth experienced what many kids with hard-working parents go through, she found herself pretending that everything was okay even when internal struggles were troubling.

She developed a personal relationship with God at a young age, but that was called into question when she learned that her husband of almost two decades had been unfaithful for many years.

After multiple rough years of overcoming heartache and family turmoil, Ruth grew even stronger in her relationship with the Lord and now uses what she has learned to help others overcome the lions in their lives.

Today, she is the acclaimed author of In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart and Step Into the Bible. Her latest work is Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself. She is also the founder of Ruth Graham Ministries and currently resides in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.

Andy Schoonover is a respected leader in all things business, having served for nearly 10 years as the director for one of the largest providers of telehealth modeling, VRI, as well as serving as managing partner for Lion Venture Partner. But when a tragic life event pulled him into the abortion conversation, he pivoted to use his business savvy to help provide better choices for women’s reproductive health care in an effective way.

Andy is a father to three little girls, the first of whom passed away mere hours after entering the world. Throughout the pregnancy, doctors told Andy and his wife that their baby’s life was not expected to be viable, and they faced the difficult decision of whether to end their pregnancy. Together, Andy and his wife chose to carry her to term. Being with their sweet girl Grace during her short life on earth proved to be one of the greatest gifts they would ever receive, while losing her posed the strongest sadness they would ever know.

In navigating that difficult experience and discovering how few resources there are available for parents who are wondering whether or not to terminate a pregnancy, Andy and his wife founded Carrying to Term to provide resources, statistics and support to families facing a similar choice. In 2017, Andy would continue his work in the non-profit world by becoming CEO of Austin Life Care.

Today, Andy oversees the expansion and multiplication of Texas holistic women's clinics under The Source, a thorough resource that truly seeks to empower every woman walking through their doors. The Source works to meet every need and answer all questions a client may have by providing counseling, pregnancy tests, cancer screening, STD/STI testing, Well Woman exams, ultrasounds and contraception, all cost-free, if needed.

Andy and his wife Stephanie live in Austin, Texas, with their two daughters.

Kerby Anderson is the President of Probe Ministries and host of Point of View Radio Talk Show. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government).

He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado and University of Texas.

He is the author of well over twenty books. He is the host of the two-hour daily “Point of View” radio talk show (over 300 radio stations) and contributor to the daily Probe radio program (600 radio stations). He has appeared or numerous radio and TV talk shows including the “MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour,” “Focus on the Family,” “Fire Away,” and “The 700 Club.”

He produces a daily syndicated radio commentary and has written editorials that have appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the Miami Herald, the San Jose Mercury, and the Houston Post. His radio commentaries have been syndicated by International Media Services, United Press International, American Family Radio, Moody Radio, and the USA Radio Network.

Kerby is married and the father of three grown children and one grandchild. He and his wife Susanne reside in Allen, Texas.

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