Living With Victory

When God brought Laureen and Tony together on a blind date in 1964 they were two completely different people. Laureen was brought up in a church her grandmother founded and Tony grew up on the streets of New York. God knew what He was doing though because for 57 years during their marriage, they have been reaching out and helping people through their storms, teaching that life isn’t about waiting for the storms to pass it’s about learning to dance in the rain with spiritual perseverance and faith, above all, in Jesus Christ.

Illness and financial storms that they experienced the first ten years of their marriage, forced them to leave New York and move to Florida. In 1983 Laureen and Tony founded Compassion Children’s Foundation, Inc., advocating for more than 30 years throughout the country for many families with seriously ill children who were falling through the cracks. They worked tirelessly to make sure these children received their treatments, regardless of lack of insurance or finances.

In 2004 thinking it was time to retire, they moved to the mountains of Western North Carolina. However, they felt that God wanted them to continue through Living with Victory Ministries, Inc. and have a podcast ministry called Living with Victory.

They want to share how God, through His Word, brought them and others through their storms, from bankruptcy to breast cancer and so much more. They feel, that because they have been through many storms themselves, knowing what it feels like to be afflicted and to know the hopelessness that can, at times, stop you from even praying. Laureen and Tony talk about their own storms in a very transparent way and the mistakes they have made. The couple want you to know that through reading God’s Word and learning to lean on and fully trust Jesus, who died and rose again, you can have Peace, Joy and Victory in the midst of your storms because “Jesus is your Umbrella!”

Along with their podcast ministry, Laureen’s book, of hope and encouragement, now on Amazon/Kindle Climbing Out of Your Despair with God’s Promises and her articles will, hopefully, inspire you in your daily walk with the Lord. All proceeds from Climbing Out of Your Despair with God’s Promises go to Living with Victory Ministries, Inc.