Legacies Forged In Fire- Liz Jack on Turning Pain Into Purpose

In this episode of The Hope Pandemic, host Jessica Gilliam sits down with Liz Jack, a woman whose journey reads like a love letter from Heaven. Liz has faced childhood divorce, early widowhood at just 31, failed marriages, and the heartbreaking loss of her grandson Noah. Yet, instead of letting bitterness take root, Liz discovered that God’s refining fire doesn’t destroy us. It reveals the gold He always sees in us.

Today, alongside her husband Greg, Liz is building The Ponds at Shiloh:  a sanctuary of healing, prayer, and restoration. From a prayer chapel dedicated to Noah, to a garden where people can pick vegetables and encounter Scripture, Liz’s story reminds us that our scars can become sanctuaries and our pain can become pathways for others to experience God’s love.

This episode will leave you inspired, strengthened, and full of hope that your hardest chapters may just be the beginning of your most beautiful ones.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

✨ Liz’s first encounter with God’s overwhelming love at age 12 and how it sustained her through seasons of loss.
 🔥 What it feels like to walk through God’s refining fire—and how to recognize His grace even in our failures.
 💔 Widowhood at 31 and the surprising ways hope showed up when life felt stripped bare.
 💡 How God used Greg, her soulmate, to restore her ability to dream again.
 🌿 The vision for The Ponds at Shiloh: a chapel, a garden, and a family legacy of faith.
 👶 Why the property is dedicated to her grandson Noah, and how grief can be transformed into redemption.
 🙌 A message of hope for anyone currently walking through their own refining fire.

Key Scripture

"Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." — Galatians 6:9

Connect with Liz & The Ponds at Shiloh

📧 Email: [e-mail]

📘 Facebook: The Ponds at Shiloh

How You Can Help Liz

Right now, Liz and Greg are building two beautiful projects:

1. The Back-to-Eden Garden — a place where people will pick vegetables, encounter Scripture, and find prayer. They need compost, wood chips, cardboard, and volunteers.
2. The Prayer Chapel — a sacred space dedicated to Liz's grandson, where people will encounter God’s presence. Needs include stained glass windows, pews, a steeple, and financial support.

If you feel stirred to be part of this God-sized vision—whether through prayer, skills, materials, or financial giving—reach out to Liz directly.