Personal Life
Brandt and his wife are heavily involved in programs such as Samaritan's Purse and World Vision. He also does a lot of work with terminally ill children, which goes back to his days working as a nurse at Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary. He has spent a term as a spokesman for The Ford Motor Company, and UFA (United Farmers of Alberta). Right now Brandt and his wife, Liz, reside near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Brandt and his wife, Elizabeth Peterson, were married February 22, 1997 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Centre Street Church, and welcomed their first child, Joseph Peterson Brandt, on May 15, 2008. November 7, 2010, they welcomed a daughter, Lily Abigail.
Brandt received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Lethbridge on Saturday, October 17, 2009. He has also received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Briercrest College and Seminary on April 24, 2010.
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