SPECIAL GUEST: Kimberly Connell

<p>Kimberly was born in Houston Tx 31 years ago and has lived in that area the majority of her life. A driven and ambitious individual. The 5th child of 7 children, Kimberly has always had a love for family and the core values of her family are to love, fear (reverence) and love God. That core value is what has kept Kimberly going; being diagnosed with the rare disease of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at a early age. Through her teen life she remains passionate about life and persevered through every challenge she faced. In the latter part of 2015 Kimberly's heart began to weaken and was only functioning at 20% after carrying her son Isaiah which put her in high priority for a heart transplant. Isaiah passed away September 23, 2015 and 6 months later On March 1, 2016 Kimberly received a successful heart transplant! Since receiving her new heart, Kimberly is the Support Network Coordinator of a non-profit organization WomenHeart and has been all over the United States inspiring and encouraging others with her story. Not only does Kimberly work with women with heart disease but she also works with special needs children I'm her local school district. Psalm 46:5 God is within her; she will not fail; God will help her at the break of day.</p>