As a child, Doris Van Stone was rejected by her mother, sent to live in an orphanage, and then abused by the cruel orphanage director and foster parents. Her story is a powerful reminder that God's love, forgiveness, and grace are greater than human hurt and sorrow.
Episodes in this season
Red Beets and Green Linoleum
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 7, 2003
Today on Revive Our Hearts, we walk with one lonely, little girl as she spends her first day in an orphanage. View More →
An Encounter With God
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 8, 2003
Do you wonder if something you said or did for God made any difference in the life of someone else? If you have wondered that, don't miss today's program. View More →
The House of Meanness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 9, 2003
Today on Revive Our Hearts, we go with Dorie to her first foster home. Listen as she tells us what it felt like to be forbidden to eat with the family. View More →
God's Companionship
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 10, 2003
Dorie continues her story and tells how the pain, shame and rejection drove her to the Word of God. View More →
A Safe Place
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 11, 2003
Dorie found that a "safe place" was in the garbarge, because nobody looks for you in the garbage. She learned that God is her "safe place." View More →
This Is Your Father
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 14, 2003
Today on Revive Our Hearts, we travel with a young woman to meet the father she has never known. View More →
A Process of Healing
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 15, 2003
Today on Revive Our Hearts, Dorie meets her husband-to-be, marries and together they visit the orphanage where she grew up. View More →
Closing the Door
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 16, 2003
Be there with Dorie and her daughter on today's Revive Our Hearts as Dorie closes the door on her past. View More →