Project Sisterhood

What happens when you've built your identity around a life that suddenly doesn't exist anymore? After losing her husband, Melissa Khan found herself raising two children, leaning on her church community, and trying to understand who she was without the marriage that had shaped so much of her life. In Part 1 of her conversation with Chrissy Cole, Melissa shares the unexpected ways grief surfaced, why she moved away from the people she loved, and how therapy, prayer, and time with Jesus helped her face emotions she didn't even realize she was carrying.
  • (00:00) - Introduction and friendship
  • (01:43) - Mahjong nights and sisterhood
  • (03:44) - Losing her husband in Hawaii
  • (05:05) - The blur of early grief
  • (06:09) - Finding community during COVID
  • (08:19) - When church was a place to cry
  • (10:14) - Doing the next right thing
  • (11:24) - Searching for guidance in grief
  • (13:47) - Finding herself after loss
  • (14:43) - Why she moved to Washington
  • (16:33) - Caring for a friend without controlling her
  • (20:39) - When good things became distractions
  • (22:03) - The quiet she wasn't prepared for
  • (24:44) - Grieving through therapy and lament
  • (26:22) - Finding hope and surrender in the sorrow

Creators and Guests

Host
Chrissy Cole
Chrissy’s parents moved to the U.S. from the Philippines in the late 70′s. She saw her parents both come to know the Lord at a young age. She and her family poured their lives into the local church and were changed by God. Chrissy attended Evangel University in Springfield, MO and earned a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.

What is Project Sisterhood?

Project Sisterhood is a podcast for women who want to grow in faith, find healthy community, and become who God created them to be.

Hosted by Chrissy Cole and the Project Church Sisterhood team, each episode brings honest conversations and biblical encouragement centered on identity, belonging, spiritual maturity, healing, relationships, and purpose.

With a mix of humor, vulnerability, and real-life wisdom, Project Sisterhood creates space for women in every age and stage to feel seen, strengthened, and connected—because you were never meant to do life alone.