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Hollywood stars Alex and Carlos PenaVega shared their powerful journey through the grief of losing their daughter, highlighting how God guided them through the ordeal. The Christian couple remarked that their slogan for the season felt like “pain with purpose.”

Alex And Carlos PenaVega on Losing Daughter

Alex and Carlos PenaVega have always been outspoken about their Christian faith in the limelight. Recently starred in the Pure Flix film “Mr. Manhattan,” they reflected on how their struggles mirrored the themes depicted in the movie’s storyline. As reported by Faithwire, the film portrays a heartwarming narrative centered on discovering joy after sorrow and surrendering every facet of life to God’s control.

Alexa PenaVega [@vegaalexa]. PenVega family. Instagram, 22 Jan. 2024,

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Just a month ago, Alex and Carlos announced the death of their fourth child named Indy. In their Instagram post, the two opened up about the heartbreak and pain of losing their stillborn daughter. However, despite the loss, they still found peace and hope in God.

“It has been a painful journey,” they wrote. “But, in the pain, we have found peace. God continues to comfort and hold us in his arms.”

The Christian Walk Isn’t Pretty

Furthermore, in Alexa’s recent interview with CBN, she remarked that “the Christian walk isn’t pretty.” She expressed that the Christian walk entails challenges and struggles, contrary to the misconception that accepting Christ guarantees a trouble-free life.

Alexa PenaVega [@vegaalexa]. PenVega family. Instagram, 22 Jan. 2024, https://www.instagram.com/p/C2Xz_MuRCrI/

“It’s really … hard, and you are going to be wrestling with God a lot throughout your journey,” she explained. “It is the most fulfilling walk you’ll ever take, and it’s also the most peaceful walk that you’ll ever take.”

Alexa also shared how losing her daughter has been the hardest thing she’d ever experienced in her life. However, she remarked, “But, what’s awesome about our God is, that He truly met us between this place of pain and peace, and He really spoke to us.”

The actress called this season in her life as a “pain with a purpose.”

“And it’s interesting how God will make any painful experience that you have gone through … He brings purpose to all the painful things in your life and He turns them into testimonies,” she said.

Reference | Faithwire

Header Image: Alexa PenaVega [@vegaalexa]. PenVega family. Instagram, 26 Dec. 2023, https://www.instagram.com/p/C1TEUJttUkV/?g=5&img_index=1

Carlos PenaVega

In an interview with Faithwire, actor, and singer Carlos PenaVega shared his life testimony and how he came to start a relationship with Jesus Christ. He grew up as a Catholic and has always known God but didn’t have an intimate relationship with Him.

“I grew up Catholic,” he said. “I did like the whole first communion… all that stuff, but it never meant anything. It was just a box. I knew of God, but I didn’t have a relationship.”

During his college years, despite dating a Christian girl and trying to attend Sunday services, he fell into the dark path. He started smoking weed and drinking which eventually led him to depression.

“It wasn’t until I really hit rock bottom … I was smoking a lot of weed,” Carlos said. “I was drinking and I was sleeping around, I locked myself in my house and I was ordering food and I was just miserable. And I knew that there was something more for me.”

Carlos PenaVega [@therealcarlospena]. PenaVega Family. Instagram, December 10, 2022, https://www.instagram.com/therealcarlospena/

Testimony

But everything changed when he visited a small church in Inglewood, California with his Christian friend, Andrew.

“The bishop comes up, and he preaches his sermon, and he’s like, ‘Let me tell you a little story about a guy, myself, who was 23,’ and … he’s like, ‘Man, I was smoking drugs,’” he recalled. “And I was like, ‘Oh, OK. I’m smoking drugs, too.’ He’s like, ‘I was sleeping around.’ I was like, ‘Me too.’”

Carlos felt that the preacher was speaking directly to him. That’s when he felt the need to accept Jesus Christ in his life.

“He preaches his whole sermon, literally directly into my soul and after it finishes, I was just [like], ‘This is what I want. … I’m on this Jesus high now.’”

The following week, he met his wife Alexa during a Bible study that he attended for the first time. Today, he is boldly proclaiming the Gospel to everyone as a successful Hollywood actor and a father of three children.

“My job is to spread God’s love to everyone … That’s my job. Everything else is to hobby.”

Reference: Faithwire
Header Image: Carlos PenaVega [@therealcarlospena]. Carlso PenaVega. Instagram, December 20, 2022, https://www.instagram.com/therealcarlospena/

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