Born in Heartbreak, Sustained by Hope.
Prayer & tangible care through life’s hardest seasons.
—WHO WE ARE
It started with four friends
Faithfully Restored began with four friends who showed up for one another through some of life’s hardest seasons. What started as friendship became something bigger: a desire to do the same for other women.
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We know
Grief rarely ends when everyone else thinks it should. The funeral comes and goes, the meals stop arriving, and the phone grows quieter with each passing week. While the world slowly returns to normal, many women are only beginning to understand the weight of what they've lost.
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We believe
We believe no woman should have to walk through life's hardest seasons alone. Healing is rarely found in quick answers or perfect words, but in faithful presence—in someone willing to pray, to listen, to remember, and to remain. We believe God often reveals His love most clearly through people who choose to walk alongside others in their deepest pain.
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We respond
Every prayer request is prayed for by name, and each woman receives an initial care package thoughtfully prepared to offer encouragement and remind her that she is seen, loved, and not alone.
We also respond through Special Projects that allow us to intentionally reach women during difficult seasons, including partnerships with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Tennessee Oncology.
Our care begins with prayer, presence, and a willingness to step toward women when life feels especially hard.
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We stay
Our care does not end when the first package arrives.
We continue walking alongside women through follow-up prayer, handwritten encouragement, anniversary and holiday care packages, and other meaningful touchpoints along the way.
As we learn more about a woman’s story, we also prayerfully consider opportunities to meet practical needs beyond the package. This may include financial assistance, counseling support, respite, household needs, or other personalized care.
Every situation looks different, but our heart remains the same: to keep showing up and remind her she does not have to walk through the hardest seasons alone.
Every woman who comes to Faithfully Restored has a different journey through grief. One of the greatest signs of hope is that many of those who once came to us for prayer, care, and encouragement eventually choose to give back. Today, many of the women we serve continue their journey with Faithfully Restored as donors, volunteers, prayer partners, or advocates, walking alongside others just as someone once walked alongside them.
—THE JOURNEY
Alongside her,
through it all.
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Prayer
In the midst of hardship, her name is submitted and our prayers begin.
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Care packages
The initial care package is lovingly assembled and packed by volunteers.
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Beyond the package
This looks different for every woman. Care is individualized to meet specific needs.
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Presence
The care continues with touchpoints in her grieving journey.
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Community
We create spaces for her to feel seen, supported, and surrounded.
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Reinvestment
Oftentimes after being served, she becomes a volunteer and donor, impacting other women.
A steady presence
through hardest times.—Meet the team
The women behind the mission
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Jamie Heard
Executive Director
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Heather Milburn
Marketing and Communications Director
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Courtney Allen
Continued Care Coordinator
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Kelly Cooke
Outreach Coordinator
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Lindsey Rohling
Director of Operations
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Ginger Philpot
Donor Relations and Administrative Coordinator
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Ashleigh Sharp
Discipleship & Volunteer Coordinator
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Debbie Cooney
Director of Finance
—TESTIMONIALS
Every story matters
No two journeys through grief are the same. These are stories of heartbreak, faith, unexpected kindness, and the people who showed up along the way.
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The Gift We Didn’t Know We Needed
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More Than a Package
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The Domino Effect
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The Gift of Giving Away
—SERVing since 2019
How it started
In the summer of 2019, four women - Heather Milburn, Jamie Hamilton, Jennie Rebecca Springer, and Jamie Heard - came together after each walking through deep loss, grief, and hardship. Though their stories were different, they shared a common experience: in their darkest seasons, they had been surrounded by people who showed up with prayer, encouragement, and tangible care, revealing the love of Christ.
Moved by both gratitude and calling, they began meeting in their homes to write notes, pray, and send care packages to women facing their own seasons of pain. What started simply, with a desire that no woman would suffer alone, became the foundation of Faithfully Restored.
Today, the ministry continues to reflect those same values—offering presence, compassion, and hope rooted in Christ. Each founder’s story shapes the heart of the work, reminding every woman served that while suffering is real, it is not the end of the story.
Faithfully Restored exists because four women said yes to that calling.
—we need each other
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