From College Sweethearts to Unbound Ministers with Denise and Sandy MacMurtrie and Jacqueline Harper

Open Doors: Conversations with Heart of the Father

On this Valentine’s Day, what do a Naval Academy graduate and a personal organizer have in common?

The same alma mater, 37 years of marriage, four children, and a heart for Unbound ministry! In this episode, you’ll meet Sandy and Denise MacMurtrie and hear their faith-filled Unbound story.

“Hi, I’m Denise!” she said. And so began their first conversation in the 1980’s while at Villanova University.

“We still joke about that night,” says Sandy as he and Denise share where they were back then, where God is taking them, and where they hope to go on this life journey of faith.

Shortly after Unbound was published, Sandy and Denise attended a conference and subsequently served as intercessors. Denise says that over the years, praying the Five Keys in her own devotions was foundational for her faith life.

Two decades later with children grown, they thought of Unbound ministry often, saying to one another, “We should do this.”

“Then we got this mailing about the Leadership Conference,” says Sandy. That was two years ago and today both the MacMurtries are key leaders on Heart of the Father’s local ministry team.

You will be encouraged while listening to Sandy and Denise. Theirs is a story which shows two hearts filled with love for God, for each other, and for those to whom they minister!

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Release: February 2025
Music by Christian Harper
Production by Christian Harper