Brooke has been deeply impacted by the James 1:27 call to care for widows and orphans since her early twenties. These sovereign foundations were laid before she became a widow at the age of thirty-four, which then formed the mission of Songs in the Night.

Brooke is mom to one precious little boy. She loves reading, good music, and coffee. She and her son together enjoy Star Wars, board games, camping, reading, and puzzles.

In May 2024 she will graduate from Asbury Theological Seminary with a Master of Biblical and Theological Foundations.

Psalm 40:2 “He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.”

Amy has always had a heart and desire to serve the Lord in areas where people find themselves in pain, trials and suffering. She has always longed to serve, love and advocate for the marginalized communities. She has been able to do this both through working as a children’s therapist and social worker.

Through the loss of her late husband, Amy found a new passion and stirring from Christ to love and serve widows. The Lord has opened opportunities for her to love, serve, and walk alongside widows. She is a leader with Songs in the Night Ministry through leadership care and development.

Amy currently lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband and their blended family of five. Amy enjoys reading, writing, dancing, outdoor recreation, laughing and being with her family and friends and going deep with others.

Jodi has spent the last 20 years serving and discipling those with learning differences and the people who care for them. Though daily struggles and challenges have not been foreign territory, becoming a widow at age 49 was a different world. By the sovereignty of God, Jodi's journey towards healing and her budding passion for widow's ministry was confirmed after meeting Brooke and hearing about Songs in the Night.

Jodi, who lives in Texas, is mom to three grown children who love the Lord. She enjoys cooking for others, watching movies and doing puzzles with her son who has autism, walking, and being at Camp and retreats.

Psalm 63:6,7--"Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me."

Heather married the love of her life, and God blessed them with a son after years of waiting. Her husband was diagnosed with cancer when their baby was 6 months old, and then passed away two years later. Heather immediately sought young widow community but couldn’t find any locally. That’s when she came across Songs in the Night, which was pivotal in her healing journey. She is passionate about helping young widows, has completed School of Ministry, and started a widow group at her church in California.

Heather loves CrossFit, traveling, and watching her son play sports. She teaches elementary school, but her favorite job is being a mom. Getting to watch how God is so close to her son’s heart has been an honor and gift from Heaven.

Ephesians 3:20. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.

Kelsey is so thankful for the ministry of Songs in the Night and all the ways it has drawn her closer to the Lord and brought her an incredible community of widows. Getting to love on and encourage other widows has brought so much joy to her in her own journey of grief and losing her sweet husband, Alex to cancer.

Kelsey is a mom to a precious 5 year old boy named Ezra. Together they love to go hiking, build magna tile cities, go camping, and play soccer. When she’s not being a mama she is coaching high school cheer and planning weddings!

Kelsey has clung to the truths in 2 Corinthians 4 that we are afflicted in every way but not crushed, perplexed but not driven to despair, persecuted but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed so we do not lose heart! This light and momentary affliction is preparing us for eternity and glory beyond all comparison! For the things that are seen are transient but the things that are unseen are eternal. Praise the Lord for his goodness to us and his promise of eternal life with Him!

Carly’s life turned upside down when her first husband, Austin, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the age of 26. He passed away 3 years later, and despite an amazing support system of friends and family, she didn’t realize how healing it would be to have community with other young widows until she went on a Crowned for Ashes retreat. Since then, she has yearned to use her pain for God’s good purpose, and she stepped into a role leading a group of seven other young widows in February 2023.

Carly remarried in 2020, and lives in Colorado with her husband Bryce, their young son, Miles, and their two dogs. She loves riding (and racing) bikes, skiing, hiking, and generally doing anything outdoors.

Isaiah 40:31: They who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Beth Anne lives with her daughter Emmy in Georgia. She enjoys spending her time outdoors hiking and running long distance, as well as spending time with friends hosting game nights! Beth Anne and Emmy love going to the park on the weekends, teaching Emmy new games, and watching baseball and college football together!

Beth Anne has been involved with Songs In The Night for a couple of years and it has greatly impacted her grief journey! She started out in a long term discipleship group with Brooke and later got the opportunity to lead a HOPE Group. God has used these opportunities to pull her heart towards Widow Ministry and she is honored to be a discipleship group leader as well.

Romans 8:37-39 has really encouraged her in her walk with the Lord since becoming a widow. The hope over darkness that these verses has given her has brought on a new meaning as she’s walked this path. “No, in all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present not things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Kecia Green became a widow at the tender age of 37, as she was married to her best friend for 4 years before he was called home to be with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in 2023. Although this loss has bent her, it did not break her. She is learning to embrace the life that God has given her, understanding that the grief that she has could not be possible if God didn’t give her the gift of love. She is on a mission to finish well and to grieve faithfully, while helping other women cling to the only hope that they have, which is God.

The verse that she clings to is Job 1:20-22 “Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.”

Becky lives in Sheffield, a city in the north of England with her daughter, Lucy, where she works as a private client lawyer.

Becky was widowed 17 years ago, very suddenly, when she was 6 months pregnant. She is passionate about loving the broken hearted and the truth that whilst no one promises us a life without loss and pain and suffering God promises to never leaves us and he never asks us to do it alone - we are meant to do life together, in community, in the good times and the dark, painful, messy times too.

Becky loves to read, to spend time with friends, to walk and to do circuit classes with Lucy.

Exodus 14:14. The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14

Tēnā koutou (greetings to you all) from New Zealand. I have been on this widowhood journey sinceJuly 7, 2022 when I lost my husband of 33 years, Paul. I have two adult sons (Matt and Andrew); a teenage dog (Indie) and a cat (Ziggy).

Towards the end of 2023, I felt God place on my heart that I was ready to start discipling and supporting other widowed Christian women here in New Zealand. I have been a part of a Songs in the Night Discipleship Group since September 2023 and it has been such a blessing in so many ways; I can't wait to meet and journey with other woman back here in New Zealand and start my own discipleship group so they can experience and receive the same love and support I have benefited from. I am so incredibly thankful that God provides and connects us with others that can speak into our lives in our most darkest moments so we don't have to journey this alone.

Psalm 139:10. Wherever I go, your hand will guide me; your strength will empower me.

Elise Boros received a Songs in the Night Care Crate just weeks after her beloved husband died in December 2020. The following year, she was desperate for a community who could understand her grief. Joining a Songs in the Night Discipleship Group transformed her grief journey and provided the community she longed for.

Elise’s days are spent in college ministry near Washington, D.C. and in raising her elementary aged son. She loves dark coffee, long walks, good books and deep conversations about God, widowhood and grief.

Her favorite Bible verse during this season of life is “I cling to you; your right hand upholds me” (Psalm 63:8).

You can find her personal blog online at www.waitingfortruelife.com and connect with her on instagram at @elise_boros

Annie lives in Durham, NC with her three daughters. She is currently in seminary studying church history.

When not parenting or studying, you can usually find her reading fiction, cooking, or watching Duke basketball. She loves her Songs in the Night discipleship group and hopes her written words help widows delight more in the triune God.

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy." 1 Peter 2:9-10