Life’s unexpected challenges are opportunity for Laura Story to ‘lean on God more’

For Christian music recording artist Laura Story, ministry is a family affair.

“I travel doing music, and the kids are able to travel with me,” she said. “Even though that is so different from the way I grew up, my goal is that our children will not have lived a day of their life that wasn’t on mission.

“We believe God has called us into music ministry, and I believe the kids are a big part of that. In the same way that I want my songs to encourage people, I can walk into a lobby and see my two little boys stumbling around, blowing kisses, and that is as encouraging as anything I could have said on stage. I feel like our family is on mission together, and that really is a beautiful thing.”

[caption id="attachment_40047" align="alignright" width="443"]Laura and husband Martin relax with their twin sons, Benjamin Cary and Griffin James, and daughter Josie. Laura and husband Martin relax with their twin sons, Benjamin Cary and Griffin James, and daughter Josie.[/caption]

Story’s ministry is an unexpected blessing birthed from tragedy. Like many newlyweds, Laura Story and Martin Elvington had their life planned out. Martin would finish his degree in graphic design in Atlanta and find a job, then the couple would move back to their hometown of Spartanburg, have children, and Laura would be a stay-at-home mom.

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