I am a Jewish believer who started listening to FOTF on the radio on my drives to work. When I became a missionary to Colombia in 1986, I continued to read the FOTF magazine and even found Spanish broadcasts. On one of my furloughs home to the US, I worked several weeks as a temporary employee at FOTF’s California HQ. I was impressed that part of the workday even included company devotionals. I got to meet Dr. Dobson during those days. He was already one of my heroes of the faith. I was able to devour many books from the company library during those fulfilling weeks. Then, back to Colombia. Eventually I married a Colombian, and we had a daughter. FOTF sent me the children’s magazines, and Dr. Dobson’s family life books were a real staple for us, especially as we had a strong-willed, incredibly creative child. Thanks to The Strong-Willed Child, we understood how to set boundaries for her and appreciate her strengths, and she is everything the book said she’d be. There were many other books and broadcasts that influenced us. I can tell you that, in the days without internet and emails, and being a missionary and mother in a foreign land, my appreciation for all the materials they supplied us with knows no bounds. Even today, many years later (still in Colombia), people here talk of how important Dr. Dobson’s books were in establishing and raising their families. He will be greatly missed. God help us to honor and carry on his legacy.

Posted on August 23, 2025
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Susana

There are not enough words to express my appreciation for Dr. James Dobson and his ministry. His books, Focus on the Family magazines, and radio messages provided much-needed guidance when I was raising my children. We loved the age-appropriate movies and magazines too. Since the inception of the radio programs and podcasts of Family Talk, I continue to learn and value the information from Dr. Dobson‘s messages and interviews, and those of his associates, even during these grandparenting years. My deepest appreciation, prayers, and condolences to Shirley and family. Dr. Dobson will be sorely missed. May God continue to bless the ministry of Family Talk.

There is so much I could say about James Dobson, and how his broadcast helped me get through life. I feel such a loss at his departure to heaven, yet oh what a celebration there must have been when that precious man was welcomed into the arms of Jesus! After getting married at 24, my husband and I accepted the Lord on the same day. This, of course, was God‘s plan, because a couple months later I found out I was pregnant with our first child. I had a wonderful neighbor down the road who was also a young Christian. She introduced me to Focus on the Family with James Dobson. At 10 o’clock every morning, I sat in front of the radio and listened to Focus as Dr. Dobson helped me learn to be a mom, a wife and, most of all, a Christian. Our new baby was born with a severe birth defect. We spent more days than I can count in the hospital, me taking the day shift, my husband taking the nights. I don’t believe I would’ve made it through those years without the steady voice of Dr. Dobson, every day, reassuring me that, indeed, I would get through this with the help of God! The years to follow were filled with advice passed along to me and my husband through the wise words of James Dobson. I can honestly say he taught us to be more like Christ every day. Dr. Dobson was a blessing to so many people; he will be greatly missed! I’m looking forward to meeting him in heaven one day! Peg

We will miss wonderful conservative points of life lessons!