Alexa PenaVega Opens Up about Experiencing God through Grief

Crosswalk Headlines Contributor
Updated Dec 12, 2024

Actress Alexa PenaVega says she has experienced God like never before as she's walked through a season of grief following the loss of her baby earlier this year. PenaVega and her husband Carlos, the parents of three young children, suffered a heartbreaking loss when a baby girl named Indy was stillborn. PenaVega says the couple's "whole foundation" during their marriage has been "in our faith and growing together." Even so, she says, she has felt a peace in recent months unlike anything before.

"We have a community that we have never experienced before, truly," she told Crosswalk Headlines, referencing Christian friends.  

"God has given us the most incredible community to walk through this season with us and just kind of lift us up. I've never experienced God on this level. It's incredible."

Married in 2014, PenaVega and her husband began their romance by "going to church every Sunday and then going to Bible study every Thursday." Their faith, she said, has grown during their marriage.

"We're learning more and more," she said of her faith.

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