S3 E9: ‘I help save lives. Can you tell I love it?’ with Jana Pinson

May 5, 2021

Jana Pinson defines herself by the tender, precious love of a holy God. Worship moves her and encourages her to serve another day.

Pinson is a Baptist pastor’s daughter and a pastor’s wife. She and her husband Grover met at Hardin-Simmons University. She later graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing.

They have two daughters, Teddi and Jacci, and one son-in-law, Wesley Iley.

As the executive director of a pregnancy center with five locations in the Coastal Bend of Texas, she gets to see God doing amazing and miraculous things every day. She is incredibly thankful to serve a God who loves us so intimately.

Statistics mentioned in the episode come from the following sources:

• “How a U.S. Official Promotes Marriage to Help Poor Kids,” Nov. 20, 2006, in Wall Street Journal. May require a subscription.
• A PDF of a 2002 study cited in the WSJ article.
• “The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty” on The Heritage Foundation website.