Ep 1437 | Jase & Missy’s Family Faces an Emotional Milestone & Missy Makes a Big Announcement
October 8, 2026
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5 min read"You Taught Me to Be Brave"
The ninth annual Miamu Fun Day almost didn't happen. Three days before the event, the forecast called for thunderstorms all weekend—Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday morning. The Robertson family's weekend for families of children born with cleft palates, held entirely outdoors by the pool, looked doomed. Then the storms never came. "It was just cloudy," Jase says. "The weather was nice." But the near-disaster set a pattern: Jase's truck wouldn't start the morning of the event, a volunteer boxed him in the driveway, and the pond where the kids would fish had dropped so low the fish were "stagnant, slimy." Every year, Missy says, "It's always spiritual. It's always something."
The Welcome That Changes Everything
The Miamu Fund, founded by Missy and Jase Robertson after their daughter Mia was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, now hosts 36 "cleft cuties" and their families each year—about 150 to 155 family members, plus 70 volunteers. The weekend begins with buses pulling into Camp Gioco. Volunteers form two lines with pom-poms, bells, and noise blowers, cheering as each family walks through. "The new families, you can spot them immediately," Missy says. "They're bawling. The moms and even the dads, because no one has ever celebrated their cleft child in that way before, ever."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:01) **Welcome & Zach’s Travels** - The crew welcomes back Zach and catches up on his trip to Maine with his kids’ band.
- 2 (02:55) **The Miamu Fun Day Weekend** - Missy and Jase describe the annual event for families of children with cleft conditions, held at Camp Gioco.
- 3 (05:35) **The Emotional Bus Arrival** - The hosts describe the powerful moment when families arrive and are celebrated.
- 4 (07:55) **Mia’s Role & The Fruit of Perseverance** - Mia Robertson, now 23, leads a teen session for the first time, sharing her experience with bullying and confidence.
- 5 (10:00) **The “Be Brave” Story** - A mother from a previous event tells Missy she taught her to advocate for her child, leading to a successful medical outcome.
- 6 (12:58) **The Fishing Disaster & The One That Got Away** - Jase tells the story of a girl who caught a huge bass, lost it, and burst into tears, creating a memorable moment.
- 7 (14:30) **Connecting Fishing to the Gospel** - Jase uses the fishing story to tie into the weekend’s theme of friendship from John 15:15.
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Show Notes
Jase and Missy reflect on Mia's 16 surgeries, the hard lessons they learned about advocating for their daughter, and the incredible confidence Mia has developed through her struggles. Missy gets emotional as she recalls the moment a mother thanked her for giving her the courage to stand up to her child's surgeon. Al and Zach join in to recount the heartwarming moments and hilarious mishaps of this year's Mia Moo Fun Day, including a fishing disaster nobody will soon forget. Missy also makes a big announcement, catching Jase off guard with a few plans of her own.
In this episode: James 1:2–4; James 5:10–18; Romans 5:3–5; John 15:1–17; Luke 5:1–11; John 21:1–14
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Chapters
00:00 Zach & Missy Returns
03:10 Jase & Missy's Marriage Disagreements
08:10 Chaos Before Mia Moo Fun Day
13:25 A Special Welcome for 36 Families
17:15 Mia Helps Teens Face Bullying
20:10 Finding Hope Through Perseverance
25:35 Missy Gets Emotional Over a Mother's Story
31:15 Learning to Fight for Your Child
37:30 Mia's Unexpected Surgery Complications
40:10 Jase Discovers Mia's Fishing Secret
44:10 The Big Fish That Got Away
50:45 Missy's Big Announcement
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