Shaping Families features state trooper along with Mennonite pastor Natalie Francisco.

Fred Davis
State trooper Fred Davis speaks on this week's Shaping Families radio broadcast.

A retired state trooper from North Carolina is the guest this week on Shaping Families radio program. Fred was happily married, the father of two daughters, a faithful Baptist, and enjoying a long career as trooper;  tragedy struck when his  teenage daughter took her life.  Fred, whose story was printed in Guideposts, shares his journey of grief and healing on this week’s broadcast.  

Natalie Francisco, co-pastor of Calvary Community Church in Hampton, Va., also speaks on this week’s program about coping with grief and tragedy, from Hebrews 4.

Shaping Families is now entering its fourth month of weekly broadcasts serving 12 radio listening areas, and also is available by transcript and podcast at ShapingFamilies.com. It is produced by Third Way Media, a division of Mennonite Mission Network.