A Fellow Widow & CEO Reflects On Erika Kirk’s Faith, Strength, and New Role Leading Turning Point USA
Watching Americans, from all walks of life, process the assassination of Charlie Kirk over the past couple of weeks has been heart-wrenching. Wondering if this tragedy could have been prevented constantly runs through my mind. But what wakes me up at night is this: how is Erika Kirk coping? Is she able to mourn the loss of her precious husband while being a mother to two little children? Her appointment as CEO at Turning Point USA will give her purpose, but my prayer is that those closest to her will give her time to grieve. Seeing her give the eulogy in front of approximately 100,000 attendees and millions around the world shows her incredible courage and strength, and she is no doubt going to be a tremendous leader for the organization her husband founded and ran until his untimely death.
Erika Kirk’s courage after Charlie Kirk’s death
Leading a national conservative organization is challenging even on the best days. I speak from experience, as the CEO of Save the Storks, a ministry that supports young women facing unplanned pregnancies with our fleet of mobile medical clinics and partnerships with pregnancy health clinics across the United States. It is a role I didn’t feel ready for when I took on this responsibility in 2021, but one that God had been preparing me for my entire life.