Brad and Jill Sullivan have been married since 1987 and are the parents of two daughters, Hannah and Bethany.  They co-founded the While We're Waiting ministry in 2011, after Hannah went to Heaven at the age of seventeen, following a year-long battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. The While We’re Waiting ministry provides free faith-based retreats for bereaved parents all around the United States, as well as maintaining a network of Biblically-based, in-person support groups and social media resources for parents grieving the loss of a child. Jill also hosts a weekly podcast titled “While We’re Waiting–Hope After Child Loss,” which is available on all major podcast platforms.

The goal of all While We’re Waiting services and events is to point parents to the hope we have in Jesus and to encourage them to live well while they’re waiting to see their children in Heaven one day. Before retirement, Brad was a school administrator, and Jill was a speech-language pathologist. In their free time they enjoy Razorback sports, hiking in the Ozarks, and spending time with their daughter Bethany. For more information about the While We’re Waiting ministry, please visit the website at whilewerewaiting.org.

Co-Founders of the While We’re Waiting ministry; Contributing Authors, Until Then: Stories of Loss and Hope