Christian Author and speaker, Wynter Pitts dies
Wynter Pitts, a prominent Christian author
and speaker and the founder of For Girls
Like You magazine, died unexpectedly
Tuesday. She was 38 years old.
The niece of pastor and author Tony
Evans, Pitts made a name for herself as
an author of books for tweens and girls.
She wrote the tween devotionals For Girls
Like You and You’re God’s Girl. Her latest
book, God's Girl Says Yes: What God Can Do
When We Follow Him, was released this
month.
She and her husband, Jonathan, co-
authored the 2017 book for parents, She
Is Yours: Trusting God as You Raise the Girl
He Gave You. They also were featured on a
Family Life Today radio broadcast and in
the marriage-enrichment Parent Compass
video series.
She is survived by her husband and four
daughters. Daughter Alena was featured
in the movie War Room jumping rope.
Jonathan Pitts made the announcement
of her death on her Instagram account.
“Last night, Wynter was taken from us
suddenly but we know that she was only
taken into the hands of the God that she
loves with her whole heart,” he wrote.
“Though we grieve, we are doing so with
hope. And though we hurt, her life and her
legacy will continue on through each one
of us, especially my four daughters.
Thank you for your prayers, specifically
for them.”
Alena Pitts, her oldest daughter, wrote:
“My heart hurts like never before. Comfort
seems far. Anxiety is extremely present. It
still feels like a dream that I will wake up
from soon. I will remember those thirty
minutes for the rest of my life. And I will
remember the pain I felt as I found out.”
Alena added, “But the surgeon who was
on site who is also a family friend
repeated this phrase to me as I walked
down that hospital hallway. And for some
reason I couldn’t forget them. As they
told me my mom had passed, these words
continued and still continue to pound in
my head. ‘I’m gonna tell you something I
need you never to forget, ok? You serve a
big God. A big God. Don’t you ever forget
that.’ I serve a big God. Obstacles will be
thrown at me but my God is still there. He
knows what he’s doing and he’s got a
plan. … I continue to ask myself why me.
Why did He choose my family? But I’m
reminded He’s in control. So even as I
weep and grieve, I can smile with joy
because I’ll see her again.”
and speaker and the founder of For Girls
Like You magazine, died unexpectedly
Tuesday. She was 38 years old.
The niece of pastor and author Tony
Evans, Pitts made a name for herself as
an author of books for tweens and girls.
She wrote the tween devotionals For Girls
Like You and You’re God’s Girl. Her latest
book, God's Girl Says Yes: What God Can Do
When We Follow Him, was released this
month.
She and her husband, Jonathan, co-
authored the 2017 book for parents, She
Is Yours: Trusting God as You Raise the Girl
He Gave You. They also were featured on a
Family Life Today radio broadcast and in
the marriage-enrichment Parent Compass
video series.
She is survived by her husband and four
daughters. Daughter Alena was featured
in the movie War Room jumping rope.
Jonathan Pitts made the announcement
of her death on her Instagram account.
“Last night, Wynter was taken from us
suddenly but we know that she was only
taken into the hands of the God that she
loves with her whole heart,” he wrote.
“Though we grieve, we are doing so with
hope. And though we hurt, her life and her
legacy will continue on through each one
of us, especially my four daughters.
Thank you for your prayers, specifically
for them.”
Alena Pitts, her oldest daughter, wrote:
“My heart hurts like never before. Comfort
seems far. Anxiety is extremely present. It
still feels like a dream that I will wake up
from soon. I will remember those thirty
minutes for the rest of my life. And I will
remember the pain I felt as I found out.”
Alena added, “But the surgeon who was
on site who is also a family friend
repeated this phrase to me as I walked
down that hospital hallway. And for some
reason I couldn’t forget them. As they
told me my mom had passed, these words
continued and still continue to pound in
my head. ‘I’m gonna tell you something I
need you never to forget, ok? You serve a
big God. A big God. Don’t you ever forget
that.’ I serve a big God. Obstacles will be
thrown at me but my God is still there. He
knows what he’s doing and he’s got a
plan. … I continue to ask myself why me.
Why did He choose my family? But I’m
reminded He’s in control. So even as I
weep and grieve, I can smile with joy
because I’ll see her again.”
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