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July 3, 2025

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The following program is
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The following program is sponsored cbn.
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Sponsored cbn. coming up hit by a bus.
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Coming up hit by a bus. they never told us that she
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They never told us that she would live thrown 80 feet.
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Would live thrown 80 feet. we just knew we had long battle
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We just knew we had long battle ahead of us.
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Ahead of us. a young woman with multiple
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A young woman with multiple broken bones and a brain injury
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Broken bones and a brain injury that just didn't even look like
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That just didn't even look like maggie the fight to save her
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Maggie the fight to save her life.
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Life. >> i know that that was the
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>> i know that that was the holy spirit was guiding me and
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Holy spirit was guiding me and how she emerged stronger than
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How she emerged stronger than ever.
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Ever. it was just the most beautiful
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It was just the most beautiful thing.
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Thing. on today's 700 club hello and
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On today's 700 club hello and welcome to the 700 club.
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Welcome to the 700 club. let's go over to the cbn
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Let's go over to the cbn news desk for top stories.
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News desk for top stories. >> gordon moore concerns iran
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>> gordon moore concerns iran try to restart its nuclear
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Try to restart its nuclear program.
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Program. those coming amid new
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Those coming amid new confirmation of the devastation
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Confirmation of the devastation of the us strikes against
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Of the us strikes against nuclear sites.
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Nuclear sites. >> julie stahl has the story
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>> julie stahl has the story now from jerusalem.
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Now from jerusalem. the pentagon is backing
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The pentagon is backing president trump's assertion
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President trump's assertion u.s. and israeli strikes
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U.s. and israeli strikes obliterated iran's major
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Obliterated iran's major nuclear sites severely pushing
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Nuclear sites severely pushing back their nuclear ambitions.
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Back their nuclear ambitions. >> all of the intelligence that
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>> all of the intelligence that we've seen have led us to
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We've seen have led us to believe that iran's those
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Believe that iran's those facilities especially have been
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Facilities especially have been completely obliterated.
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Completely obliterated. >> i think we're thinking
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>> i think we're thinking probably closer to two years
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Probably closer to two years like degraded program by two
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Like degraded program by two years.
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Years. >> but iran may soon try to
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>> but iran may soon try to secretly to building nuclear
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Secretly to building nuclear weapons as the regime's
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Weapons as the regime's president signed off on
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President signed off on suspending their cooperation
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Suspending their cooperation with united nations nuclear
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With united nations nuclear watchdog the international
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Watchdog the international atomic energy agency.
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Atomic energy agency. >> the iranian regime faces
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>> the iranian regime faces both president trump's and
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Both president trump's and threats that bombing will
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Threats that bombing will resume if iran returns to the
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Resume if iran returns to the path of developing nuclear
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Path of developing nuclear weapons.
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Weapons. >> trump is also warning hamas
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>> trump is also warning hamas saying conditions will get
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Saying conditions will get worse.
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Worse. the terrorist group in gaza
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The terrorist group in gaza unless it agrees to a new deal
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Unless it agrees to a new deal that israeli prime minister
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That israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has already
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Benjamin netanyahu has already agreed to.
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Agreed to. the deal would lead to a 60 day
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The deal would lead to a 60 day ceasefire with a u.s. backed
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Ceasefire with a u.s. backed guarantee of talks on
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Guarantee of talks on permanently ending the war and
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Permanently ending the war and hamas freeing ten of the 20
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Hamas freeing ten of the 20 surviving hostages and a number
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Surviving hostages and a number the bodies hostage alone.
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The bodies hostage alone. o'dell's mother is reminding
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O'dell's mother is reminding the world how much their
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The world how much their suffering alone has been.
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Suffering alone has been. in the tunnels 40 meters under
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In the tunnels 40 meters under the ground for more than 630
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The ground for more than 630 days and many in gaza
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Days and many in gaza desperately want this proposed
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Desperately want this proposed cease fire.
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Cease fire. >> we have got an exhausted,
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>> we have got an exhausted, suffered from hunger strikes,
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Suffered from hunger strikes, destruction but there are
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Destruction but there are sticking points.
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Sticking points. >> hamas demands to stay in
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>> hamas demands to stay in power keep its weapons.
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Power keep its weapons. israel insists the terror group
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Israel insists the terror group be disarmed.
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Be disarmed. >> leave gaza normal daylight.
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>> leave gaza normal daylight. i'm telling you there will be
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I'm telling you there will be no hamas.
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No hamas. >> there will be no hamas none.
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>> there will be no hamas none. we're not going back to that
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We're not going back to that and today an example of the
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And today an example of the progress made in freeing the
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Progress made in freeing the hostages as former israeli
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Hostages as former israeli american captive edan alexander
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American captive edan alexander just recently set free.
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Just recently set free. this is president trump in the
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This is president trump in the white.
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White. >> julie stahl, cbn news,
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>> julie stahl, cbn news, jerusalem.
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Jerusalem. >> the president's big
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>> the president's big beautiful bill is on its way to
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Beautiful bill is on its way to becoming.
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Becoming. members of congress up all
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Members of congress up all night debating the tax breaks
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Night debating the tax breaks and spending cuts measure as
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And spending cuts measure as gop leaders and the president
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Gop leaders and the president himself to persuade skeptical
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Himself to persuade skeptical holdouts to drop their
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Holdouts to drop their opposition and deliver it to
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Opposition and deliver it to the white house by the 4th of
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The white house by the 4th of july deadline.
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July deadline. the bill extends the tax cuts
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The bill extends the tax cuts from the president's first term
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From the president's first term in idaho wednesday.
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In idaho wednesday. >> brian kielburger openly
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>> brian kielburger openly confessed in court to the
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Confessed in court to the murder of four college students
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Murder of four college students .
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. >> laurie johnson has this
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>> laurie johnson has this story.
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Story. are you pleading guilty?
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Are you pleading guilty? >> you are guilty?
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>> you are guilty? yes.
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Yes. an emotionless brian coe burger
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An emotionless brian coe burger admitted in a boise courtroom
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Admitted in a boise courtroom to stabbing to death four idaho
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To stabbing to death four idaho college students nearly three
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College students nearly three years ago one by one admitting
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Years ago one by one admitting he murdered them as their loved
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He murdered them as their loved ones wept.
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Ones wept. and coe burger's father shook
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And coe burger's father shook his head in disbelief.
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His head in disbelief. >> did you?
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>> did you? on 13 2022.
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On 13 2022. >> in later county state of
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>> in later county state of idaho kill and murder madison
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Idaho kill and murder madison mcginn a human being.
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Mcginn a human being. yes.
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Yes. kaylee gonzales.
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Kaylee gonzales. this a human being?
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This a human being? yes.
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Yes. zana koenig.
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Zana koenig. kernodle me a human being?
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Kernodle me a human being? yes.
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Yes. ethan chapman a human being?
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Ethan chapman a human being? >> yes.
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>> yes. until now, kielburger
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Until now, kielburger maintained his innocence.
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Maintained his innocence. his trial was to begin next
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His trial was to begin next month.
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Month. were seeking the death penalty.
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Were seeking the death penalty. but just three days ago a
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But just three days ago a sudden controversial plea deal
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Sudden controversial plea deal co-worker's confession in
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Co-worker's confession in exchange for four life
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Exchange for four life sentences, at least one of the
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Sentences, at least one of the victims parents say they were
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Victims parents say they were not consulted about the plea
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Not consulted about the plea deal and don't like it.
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Deal and don't like it. >> you don't think your life
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>> you don't think your life sentences is justice?
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Sentences is justice? yeah, of course at stake here,
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Yeah, of course at stake here, christine is care people.
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Christine is care people. >> but the parents of at least
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>> but the parents of at least two other victims approve of
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Two other victims approve of the plea deal.
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The plea deal. we from darkness and
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We from darkness and uncertainty of the legal
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Uncertainty of the legal process to the light of the
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Process to the light of the future.
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Future. we have closure.
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We have closure. the means there will be no
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The means there will be no trial and no appeals or will
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Trial and no appeals or will apparently not be required to
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Apparently not be required to say why committed the crimes
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Say why committed the crimes and what he did with the murder
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And what he did with the murder weapon the year old will be
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Weapon the year old will be sentenced on july 23rd at which
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Sentenced on july 23rd at which time the victims families can
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Time the victims families can tell him directly how his
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Tell him directly how his murderous rampage impact them.
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Murderous rampage impact them. >> lori johnson, cbn news.
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>> lori johnson, cbn news. >> turning now to ukraine where
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>> turning now to ukraine where 50,000 russian troops have
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50,000 russian troops have moved close to the key city of
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Moved close to the key city of suma.
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Suma. >> as cbn's jon jessup shows us
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>> as cbn's jon jessup shows us some christians in area have
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Some christians in area have remarkable stories of survival
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Remarkable stories of survival from dangerous attacks.
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From dangerous attacks. >> this is my grandfather's
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>> this is my grandfather's youngest grandson.
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Youngest grandson. >> like any grandfather, pastor
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>> like any grandfather, pastor mccullough beams when talking
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Mccullough beams when talking about his grandchildren.
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About his grandchildren. for his oldest daniella the
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For his oldest daniella the mutual.
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Mutual. >> you must be very proud.
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>> you must be very proud. yeah.
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Yeah. the two were all smiles during
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The two were all smiles during a recent visit to washington,
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A recent visit to washington, d.c. a far cry from a few weeks
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D.c. a far cry from a few weeks ago when ukraine's three year
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Ago when ukraine's three year war came incredibly close to
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War came incredibly close to claiming the pastor's life.
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Claiming the pastor's life. >> tell me what it was like for
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>> tell me what it was like for you in april on palm sunday.
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You in april on palm sunday. see then we will simply wait on
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See then we will simply wait on shall see.
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Shall see. then there was there was not a
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Then there was there was not a word sunny, but at the same
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Word sunny, but at the same time there no signs of
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Time there no signs of something bad coming or
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Something bad coming or something that would disturb my
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Something that would disturb my soul.
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Soul. >> pastor mccullough who knew
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>> pastor mccullough who knew from childhood he wanted to
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From childhood he wanted to follow god's call was in the
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Follow god's call was in the middle of his sermon when of a
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Middle of his sermon when of a sudden an explosion literally
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Sudden an explosion literally rocked his church through an
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Rocked his church through an interpreter.
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Interpreter. pastor mccullough said his only
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Pastor mccullough said his only focus was keeping everyone
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Focus was keeping everyone calm.
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Calm. >> did you see in the faces of
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>> did you see in the faces of your congregants fear?
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Your congregants fear? did you see panic?
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Did you see panic? did people immediately start
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Did people immediately start praying and then do just look?
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Praying and then do just look? >> some were completely afraid.
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>> some were completely afraid. some people were trying to stay
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Some people were trying to stay .
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. >> moments later a second
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>> moments later a second explosion shattered windows.
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Explosion shattered windows. that's when he ordered everyone
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That's when he ordered everyone to take cover in the church
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To take cover in the church basement outside chaos reigned
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Basement outside chaos reigned in the streets of sumer in
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In the streets of sumer in northeast ukraine where two
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Northeast ukraine where two russian ballistic missiles
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Russian ballistic missiles killed 35 people at the start
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Killed 35 people at the start of holy week including this
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Of holy week including this family of three on their way to
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Family of three on their way to a palm sunday service.
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A palm sunday service. pastor mccullough marvels that
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Pastor mccullough marvels that only two people in his building
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Only two people in his building were slightly hurt considering
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Were slightly hurt considering one of the missiles struck just
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One of the missiles struck just a hundred meters from his line
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A hundred meters from his line of the gospel church.
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Of the gospel church. >> this video shows the extent
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>> this video shows the extent of the damage while waiting for
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Of the damage while waiting for the all clear.
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The all clear. his congregation did what it
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His congregation did what it knows best spew out a little
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Knows best spew out a little release first thing praying
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Release first thing praying there were thanking god for
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There were thanking god for being alive.
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Being alive. >> the following sunday they
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>> the following sunday they opened the church for worship
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Opened the church for worship and celebrated resurrection
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And celebrated resurrection with a renewed appreciation for
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With a renewed appreciation for life.
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Life. pastor mccullough is in the
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Pastor mccullough is in the united states visiting his
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United states visiting his family and sharing his story
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Family and sharing his story saying the only path to peace
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Saying the only path to peace is by turning to god.
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Is by turning to god. now tragically we should note
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Now tragically we should note the same day we sat down for
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The same day we sat down for this interview his hometown hit
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This interview his hometown hit again by moscow in retaliation
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Again by moscow in retaliation for ukrainian drone strike
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For ukrainian drone strike targeting russian military
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Targeting russian military bases bombers.
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Bases bombers. while he's still hopeful it
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While he's still hopeful it serves a reminder that this
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Serves a reminder that this chapter of the story is far
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Chapter of the story is far from.
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From. john jessup, cbn news,
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John jessup, cbn news, washington here at home it's
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Washington here at home it's one of the world's toughest
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One of the world's toughest endurance challenges in the
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Endurance challenges in the 3000 mile race across america
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3000 mile race across america cyclists race coast coast
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Cyclists race coast coast across three mountain ranges
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Across three mountain ranges for a cause.
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For a cause. >> as brody carter one team was
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>> as brody carter one team was riding to rescue children
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Riding to rescue children trapped in human trafficking.
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Trapped in human trafficking. >> the race across america is
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>> the race across america is one of the most grueling
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One of the most grueling athletic challenges in the
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Athletic challenges in the world.
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World. a nonstop transcontinental
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A nonstop transcontinental relay race stretching from
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Relay race stretching from oceanside california to
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Oceanside california to atlantic city, new jersey and
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Atlantic city, new jersey and each team can choose a cause to
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Each team can choose a cause to support and then money through
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Support and then money through sponsors, donors and individual
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Sponsors, donors and individual donations.
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Donations. zoe international's choice is
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Zoe international's choice is racing to fight child
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Racing to fight child trafficking and bring hope to
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Trafficking and bring hope to vulnerable children.
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Vulnerable children. >> most people think human
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>> most people think human trafficking is a you know, a
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Trafficking is a you know, a developing nation thing and
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Developing nation thing and it's here in the united states
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It's here in the united states as well.
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As well. so just wanted to create an
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So just wanted to create an awareness project for this.
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Awareness project for this. >> founded in 2002, zoe
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>> founded in 2002, zoe international operates in five
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International operates in five countries including the u.s.
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Countries including the u.s. focused on preventing child
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Focused on preventing child trafficking, rescuing victims
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Trafficking, rescuing victims and supporting long term
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And supporting long term healing.
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Healing. >> that's a relief come body.
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>> that's a relief come body. that's where relief teams
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That's where relief teams cycling effort began in 2018 as
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Cycling effort began in 2018 as a small initiative to support
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A small initiative to support the larger organization led by
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The larger organization led by former detective brad or tanzi
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Former detective brad or tanzi and his wife both missionaries
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And his wife both missionaries with zoe international the team
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With zoe international the team has raced coast to coast three
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Has raced coast to coast three times raising $1,000,000 in
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Times raising $1,000,000 in 2023 alone.
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2023 alone. their mission rescue restore
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Their mission rescue restore and raise awareness.
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And raise awareness. the guys from the risk to their
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The guys from the risk to their elbow the name name of this
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Elbow the name name of this girl in their elbow and that's
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Girl in their elbow and that's that's because in that cycling
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That's because in that cycling position that name is is still
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Position that name is is still within your eyesight and many
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Within your eyesight and many times you just put your head
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Times you just put your head down and you see that name and
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Down and you see that name and that brings you back the why.
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That brings you back the why. >> eight cyclists and an
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>> eight cyclists and an extended support crew pushed
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Extended support crew pushed across 12 states to raise money
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Across 12 states to raise money and awareness for children
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And awareness for children trapped in human trafficking.
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Trapped in human trafficking. among them is detective kevin
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Among them is detective kevin winter.
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Winter. >> it's not traditionally what
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>> it's not traditionally what you think.
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You think. it's not someone being kidnaped
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It's not someone being kidnaped in a white van and being held
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In a white van and being held chained to a room.
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Chained to a room. it's not it's it's very in
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It's not it's it's very in depth of how psychologically
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Depth of how psychologically they break people down with
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They break people down with trauma.
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Trauma. >> quintus spent years
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>> quintus spent years conducting undercover
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Conducting undercover operations targeting child.
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Operations targeting child. he says his faith and the
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He says his faith and the mission is what keeps him
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Mission is what keeps him riding.
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Riding. we get to ride across a
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We get to ride across a beautiful country and see
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Beautiful country and see amazing sights and get to raise
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Amazing sights and get to raise awareness and rescue kids
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Awareness and rescue kids hopefully based on our funds.
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Hopefully based on our funds. it's pretty lucky to do that.
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It's pretty lucky to do that. but it's not about us and i
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But it's not about us and i think that's what's so cool
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Think that's what's so cool about this group of people
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About this group of people selfless people that i came in
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Selfless people that i came in contact with.
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Contact with. >> zoe's team including
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>> zoe's team including missionaries and businessmen
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Missionaries and businessmen like pennsylvania bank tom
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Like pennsylvania bank tom jordan.
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Jordan. >> there's a spiritual side to
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>> there's a spiritual side to this that.
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This that. you know satan is working
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You know satan is working against us.
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Against us. they're cheering against us.
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They're cheering against us. he's trying to put obstacles
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He's trying to put obstacles up.
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Up. so there's an emotional and
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So there's an emotional and spiritual side that i think it
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Spiritual side that i think it does create some adversity or
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Does create some adversity or just challenge because you're
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Just challenge because you're weakening your mind when you're
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Weakening your mind when you're deprived of sleep or you're
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Deprived of sleep or you're deprived or not deprived
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Deprived or not deprived physically but physically
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Physically but physically exhausted.
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Exhausted. >> zoe international's six
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>> zoe international's six days, 2 hours, 21 minutes.
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Days, 2 hours, 21 minutes. great job.
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Great job. >> this was the team's fourth
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>> this was the team's fourth year pushing through desert
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Year pushing through desert sandstorms and beautiful
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Sandstorms and beautiful mountain terrain while pulling
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Mountain terrain while pulling sleepless nights pursuing
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Sleepless nights pursuing transformation over a trophy
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Transformation over a trophy riding for they may never meet
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Riding for they may never meet but whose lives could be
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But whose lives could be changed forever no matter what
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Changed forever no matter what situation we're in, whether
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Situation we're in, whether we're we're believers or those
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We're we're believers or those don't know jesus yet or these
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Don't know jesus yet or these kids or women that are
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Kids or women that are entrapped in human trafficking
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Entrapped in human trafficking that there is a savior that is
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That there is a savior that is just would do anything to
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Just would do anything to rescue them and then to love on
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Rescue them and then to love on them.
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Them. >> brody carter, cbn.
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>> brody carter, cbn. >> team zoe crossed the finish
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>> team zoe crossed the finish line first on friday and
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Line first on friday and they're still raising awareness
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They're still raising awareness to fight child trafficking.
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To fight child trafficking. >> more than 80% of their
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>> more than 80% of their $750,000 goal already met.
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$750,000 goal already met. >> those are today's top
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>> those are today's top stories from cbn news gordon
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Stories from cbn news gordon and terry back with more.
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And terry back with more. >> the seven hundred club when
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>> cbs news. >> trans activists are
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>> secret war report chicago has long been one of the worst
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Has long been one of the worst examples of gun violence in
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Examples of gun violence in american cities.
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American cities. much of it has taken place on
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Much of it has taken place on the city's south side.
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The city's south side. >> a christian couple is now
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>> a christian couple is now working in that area to build
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Working in that area to build relationships with young
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Relationships with young people.
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People. cbn's property shows how their
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Cbn's property shows how their ministry is using flowers to
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Ministry is using flowers to bring hope to at risk youth in
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Bring hope to at risk youth in 2023 the city's 617 homicides
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2023 the city's 617 homicides led the nation for the 12th
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Led the nation for the 12th straight year.
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Straight year. often caught in the crossfire
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Often caught in the crossfire younger chicagoans.
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Younger chicagoans. >> so what you have are youth
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>> so what you have are youth who might not be seeing past
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Who might not be seeing past their 18th birthday might be
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Their 18th birthday might be struggling staying engaged in a
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Struggling staying engaged in a school work program.
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School work program. >> and one of the more violent
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>> and one of the more violent poverty stricken areas
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Poverty stricken areas something is being cultivated
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Something is being cultivated to change that.
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To change that. a flower shop southside blooms.
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A flower shop southside blooms. >> oh, this is a faith inspired
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>> oh, this is a faith inspired project.
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Project. you know when i came to chicago
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You know when i came to chicago is a moment of me basically
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Is a moment of me basically taking up my cross and
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Taking up my cross and following.
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Following. >> that journey led killen and
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>> that journey led killen and his wife hannah to open their
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His wife hannah to open their shop and hire neighborhood at
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Shop and hire neighborhood at risk youth like rashad.
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Risk youth like rashad. >> i do lot of bad stuff so it
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>> i do lot of bad stuff so it makes me feel like i do stuff
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Makes me feel like i do stuff and i think it is balance it
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And i think it is balance it out, make me feel like i'm a
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Out, make me feel like i'm a good person.
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Good person. you know i help other people
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You know i help other people instead of myself.
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Instead of myself. >> southside blooms is a
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>> southside blooms is a nonprofit supported by the
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Nonprofit supported by the county's gun violence and
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County's gun violence and prevention grant.
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Prevention grant. many of the staff here grew up
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Many of the staff here grew up around the work society has to
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Around the work society has to offer.
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Offer. >> it's high violence, high
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>> it's high violence, high crime, urban blight, logging
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Crime, urban blight, logging activity.
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Activity. you know, just trying to get to
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You know, just trying to get to school can be a dangerous
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School can be a dangerous endeavor through their efforts,
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Endeavor through their efforts, not only are keelan and hannah
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Not only are keelan and hannah training future florists,
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Training future florists, they're planting seeds of hope
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They're planting seeds of hope and accomplishment.
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And accomplishment. >> i go on a verse and there i
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>> i go on a verse and there i see some i may say oh i made
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See some i may say oh i made that.
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That. >> they're competing against
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>> they're competing against it.
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It. that's like this isn't just you
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That's like this isn't just you know, doing flowers, you know
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Know, doing flowers, you know for you know your grandma from
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For you know your grandma from where at some of the most
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Where at some of the most exclusive venues in chicago or
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Exclusive venues in chicago or the field museum or mccormick
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The field museum or mccormick or at the hyatt the hilton.
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Or at the hyatt the hilton. >> and southside blooms doesn't
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>> and southside blooms doesn't just arrange flowers here.
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Just arrange flowers here. they grow flowers here.
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They grow flowers here. in fact, they have six flower
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In fact, they have six flower farms just like this spread out
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Farms just like this spread out all over southwest chicago
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All over southwest chicago turning an empty lot into a
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Turning an empty lot into a field of beauty which often
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Field of beauty which often turns into a field of dreams.
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Turns into a field of dreams. it's a dream.
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It's a dream. it's a dream.
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It's a dream. you know, it's it's meaningful.
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You know, it's it's meaningful. it's it's community and it's
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It's it's community and it's helping people, you know,
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Helping people, you know, couldn't ask for more.
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Couldn't ask for more. >> it's really the reason that
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>> it's really the reason that we're here and the reason that
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We're here and the reason that we you know, are, you know,
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We you know, are, you know, wanting to create opportunities
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Wanting to create opportunities them is really because we we
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Them is really because we we believe that god loves them and
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Believe that god loves them and what we want them to experience
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What we want them to experience it in a real way and know that
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It in a real way and know that god is real and he's with them.
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God is real and he's with them. >> many of our youth you know,
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>> many of our youth you know, people outside our community
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People outside our community have written them off and
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Have written them off and one expects that much from them
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One expects that much from them .
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. but you know, like our ministry
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But you know, like our ministry and our work is really an
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And our work is really an example that no life is
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Example that no life is unimportant, no life is trash.
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Unimportant, no life is trash. >> although numbers remain
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>> although numbers remain high, homicides here have been
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High, homicides here have been declining since the pandemic.
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Declining since the pandemic. many city and county
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Many city and county authorities credit programs
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Authorities credit programs southside blooms as one of the
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Southside blooms as one of the reasons.
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Reasons. >> and what you have keelan and
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>> and what you have keelan and southside blooms is an
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Southside blooms is an organizer specifically
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Organizer specifically committed to neighborhoods
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Committed to neighborhoods where young who have all sorts
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Where young who have all sorts of potential this need the
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Of potential this need the opportunity they need the
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Opportunity they need the positive adults around them
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Positive adults around them whether it's sharing a timely
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Whether it's sharing a timely or encouraging an employee with
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Or encouraging an employee with dreams of medical school.
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Dreams of medical school. hannah and keelan arranged
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Hannah and keelan arranged southside blooms to grow
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Southside blooms to grow inspiration in a part of
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Inspiration in a part of chicago steeped in desperation.
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Chicago steeped in desperation. that's why their is empowering
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That's why their is empowering lives with flowers.
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Lives with flowers. >> the reason why picked that
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>> the reason why picked that slogan is because you know of
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Slogan is because you know of all the problems that we're
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All the problems that we're facing in chicago you wouldn't
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Facing in chicago you wouldn't think that something as humble
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Think that something as humble a flower could be the key to
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A flower could be the key to empowering people to change.
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Empowering people to change. and i really just think it's a
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And i really just think it's a great way to really show how
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Great way to really show how god can use really anything and
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God can use really anything and the most unlikely things to
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The most unlikely things to solve some of the greatest
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Solve some of the greatest problems of our time in chicago
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Problems of our time in chicago poverty.
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Poverty. >> cbs news well let the lilies
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>> cbs news well let the lilies bloom.
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Bloom. i like to remind people we were
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I like to remind people we were created for gardens and when
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Created for gardens and when when you get in nature when you
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When you get in nature when you get into blooming and it just
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Get into blooming and it just is so restful for your soul
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Is so restful for your soul what a wonderful thing to do.
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What a wonderful thing to do. what a wonderful way to bring
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What a wonderful way to bring hope to a desperate and hurting
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Hope to a desperate and hurting neighborhood.
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Neighborhood. congratulate and that's that's
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Congratulate and that's that's a good idea.
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A good idea. let's let's let's create garden
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Let's let's let's create garden .
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. >> don't you love hearing those
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>> don't you love hearing those young people themselves able to
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Young people themselves able to express how this has changed
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Express how this has changed the way they self perceive know
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The way they self perceive know and you know i want to be a
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And you know i want to be a good guy.
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Good guy. >> yes i can do.
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>> yes i can do. i love it.
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I love it. what a great message for the
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What a great message for the entire world.
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Entire world. >> absolutely.
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>> absolutely. well, still ahead, meet the
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Well, still ahead, meet the policeman known as the
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Policeman known as the undercover pastor.
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Undercover pastor. and then up next the prayers
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And then up next the prayers heard half across the world.
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Heard half across the world. a young woman was overseas when
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A young woman was overseas when she got into a terrible
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She got into a terrible accident.
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Accident. her parents hopped on a plane
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Her parents hopped on a plane praying whole way.
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Praying whole way. hear why they say the holy
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Hear why they say the holy spirit was guiding them through
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Spirit was guiding them through the ordeal and see what saved
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The ordeal and see what saved their daughter's life.
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Their daughter's life. >> that's coming up.
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>> call eight hundred 7174261. >> peggy swanson is an iron
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>> peggy swanson is an iron woman.
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Woman. she's a top finisher of three
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She's a top finisher of three grueling long triathlons.
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Grueling long triathlons. it's an incredible feat anyone
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It's an incredible feat anyone for maggie downright miraculous
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For maggie downright miraculous because a few years ago maggie
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Because a few years ago maggie was in a coma in the icu
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Was in a coma in the icu fighting for her life.
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Fighting for her life. >> exchange student maggie
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>> exchange student maggie swanson always loved her
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Swanson always loved her morning runs through the
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Morning runs through the streets of seville, spain.
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Streets of seville, spain. this one almost cost her her
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This one almost cost her her life.
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Life. maggie was crossing a street
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Maggie was crossing a street when a bus traveling 37 miles
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When a bus traveling 37 miles per hour hit her throwing her
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Per hour hit her throwing her 80 feet.
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80 feet. 7 hours later and over 4000
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7 hours later and over 4000 miles away in minnesota, ted
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Miles away in minnesota, ted weise got a phone call at work.
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Weise got a phone call at work. it is 19 year old daughter was
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It is 19 year old daughter was in the hospital fighting for
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In the hospital fighting for her life.
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Her life. wife just got turned upside
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Wife just got turned upside down in the matter of in a
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Down in the matter of in a matter of moments with
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Matter of moments with one phone call, ted immediately
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One phone call, ted immediately called his wendy.
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Called his wendy. >> it was almost like an
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>> it was almost like an out-of-body experience packed
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Out-of-body experience packed the bags, grabbed the
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The bags, grabbed the passports, made my way to tad's
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Passports, made my way to tad's office, picked him up, got to
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Office, picked him up, got to the airport and i know that
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The airport and i know that that was the holy spirit that
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That was the holy spirit that was guiding me.
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Was guiding me. wendy and tad say despite four
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Wendy and tad say despite four flights, god paved the way for
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Flights, god paved the way for them to get last minute tickets
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Them to get last minute tickets spain.
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Spain. >> they spent most of the
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>> they spent most of the journey praying.
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Journey praying. >> praying to god during that
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>> praying to god during that time was probably the only
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Time was probably the only thing that we felt we could do
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Thing that we felt we could do that made a difference.
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That made a difference. >> maggie was a believer in
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>> maggie was a believer in jesus christ and if the lord
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Jesus christ and if the lord chose not to save her life we
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Chose not to save her life we knew that she would go to
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Knew that she would go to heaven in seville.
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Heaven in seville. >> they rushed to the hospital
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>> they rushed to the hospital but they found maggie in the
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But they found maggie in the icu in a medically induced coma
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Icu in a medically induced coma .
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. >> it had been 25 hours since
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>> it had been 25 hours since the accident.
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The accident. we were in shock due to all the
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We were in shock due to all the swelling from the accident just
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Swelling from the accident just didn't even look like maggie.
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Didn't even look like maggie. >> those first moments of
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>> those first moments of seeing maggie, we just knew we
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Seeing maggie, we just knew we had a long battle ahead of us.
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Had a long battle ahead of us. through translators they
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Through translators they learned that maggie suffered a
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Learned that maggie suffered a traumatic brain injury pelvic
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Traumatic brain injury pelvic fracture and broken ribs.
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Fracture and broken ribs. their main concern was the
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Their main concern was the possibility a brain swelling.
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Possibility a brain swelling. the first 72 hours were
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The first 72 hours were critical.
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Critical. they never told us that she
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They never told us that she would live or that they had
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Would live or that they had assurance that would live.
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Assurance that would live. >> and so we went through the
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>> and so we went through the first four days wondering at
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First four days wondering at any moment whether or not we
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Any moment whether or not we hear from the hospital that she
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Hear from the hospital that she had taken a turn for the worse
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Had taken a turn for the worse and we would be called in to
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And we would be called in to say goodbye to her.
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Say goodbye to her. >> now it was a waiting game.
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>> now it was a waiting game. ted and wendy spent every they
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Ted and wendy spent every they could at maggie's bedside.
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Could at maggie's bedside. after a week was stable enough
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After a week was stable enough for surgery to repair her
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For surgery to repair her fractured pelvis while doctors
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Fractured pelvis while doctors assured them maggie would live.
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Assured them maggie would live. they couldn't predict what her
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They couldn't predict what her future would hold.
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Future would hold. >> what if she is no longer
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>> what if she is no longer able to speak clearly or hold a
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Able to speak clearly or hold a job?
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Job? >> or would she be able be an
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>> or would she be able be an adult who is able to earn an
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Adult who is able to earn an income and get married and have
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Income and get married and have a family?
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A family? all of those of those thoughts
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All of those of those thoughts raced through your mind.
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Raced through your mind. >> by then ted set up a caring
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>> by then ted set up a caring bridge page to post updates on
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Bridge page to post updates on maggie.
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Maggie. >> prayers and encouragement
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>> prayers and encouragement came pouring in.
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Came pouring in. people that came alongside of
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People that came alongside of us were such a part of this
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Us were such a part of this story and such a big part of
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Story and such a big part of maggie's recovery and we just
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Maggie's recovery and we just can't thank them.
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Can't thank them. by the end of three weeks
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By the end of three weeks maggie had been brought out of
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Maggie had been brought out of her coma and was stable enough
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Her coma and was stable enough to fly home.
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To fly home. psychiatrist and brain
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Psychiatrist and brain specialist dr. bob swanwick was
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Specialist dr. bob swanwick was on the team that took over care
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On the team that took over care in minneapolis.
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In minneapolis. >> when i first saw her she was
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>> when i first saw her she was quite cognitively impaired.
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Quite cognitively impaired. she was so awake and she was
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She was so awake and she was answering yes no questions and
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Answering yes no questions and consistently even fairly simple
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Consistently even fairly simple questions.
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Questions. people that have brain injuries
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People that have brain injuries often have ongoing difficulties
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Often have ongoing difficulties with walking with with moving
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With walking with with moving with coordination all sorts of
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With coordination all sorts of things.
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Things. however, maggie would begin
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However, maggie would begin defying the odds making great
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Defying the odds making great strides in physical therapy and
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Strides in physical therapy and on august 7th she was up and
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On august 7th she was up and walking.
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Walking. >> she stood up out of that
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>> she stood up out of that wheelchair and we walked her
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Wheelchair and we walked her out of the hospital and it was
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Out of the hospital and it was just the most beautiful thing.
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Just the most beautiful thing. it felt so freeing to walk
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It felt so freeing to walk after been sitting around for
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After been sitting around for months although she was
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Months although she was improving physically.
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Improving physically. >> maggie's emotional and
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>> maggie's emotional and mental healing took longer.
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Mental healing took longer. i just enjoy my friends with a
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I just enjoy my friends with a lot of things and i found that
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Lot of things and i found that that was very and very
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That was very and very confusing.
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Confusing. that led to me asking god a lot
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That led to me asking god a lot of questions of why is this
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Of questions of why is this happening to me.
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Happening to me. why am i alone?
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Why am i alone? it was a very isolating time.
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It was a very isolating time. i was wondering why god had
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I was wondering why god had taken my running my academics,
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Taken my running my academics, my social life, my my ability
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My social life, my my ability to really do anything to be a
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To really do anything to be a normal to be a normal student.
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Normal to be a normal student. romans 828 was a real
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Romans 828 was a real encouragement during this time
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Encouragement during this time and god works all things for
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And god works all things for the good of those who love him
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The good of those who love him who are called according as
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Who are called according as well.
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Well. >> those words would come true
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>> those words would come true that fall with therapy, hard
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That fall with therapy, hard work and a lot of prayer.
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Work and a lot of prayer. maggie returned to college and
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Maggie returned to college and was soon running again.
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Was soon running again. a year after the accident.
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A year after the accident. was back in spain as an
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Was back in spain as an exchange student in may of
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Exchange student in may of 2016.
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2016. >> she graduated from college
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>> she graduated from college on time.
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On time. the accident was quite severe
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The accident was quite severe and i think it surprised a lot
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And i think it surprised a lot of the providers, the medical
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Of the providers, the medical professionals both in spain
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Professionals both in spain here how rapid her recovery was
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Here how rapid her recovery was and well she did considering
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And well she did considering the injuries that she sustained
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The injuries that she sustained .
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. married in 2019, maggie went on
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Married in 2019, maggie went on to accomplish even more.
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To accomplish even more. since then she has competed in
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Since then she has competed in three ironman triathlons 2023
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Three ironman triathlons 2023 she placed 100 out of 2000
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She placed 100 out of 2000 women as in everything she
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Women as in everything she gives god the glory.
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Gives god the glory. >> it's just amazing what what
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>> it's just amazing what what god has done in her life how
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God has done in her life how she can use her story to help
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She can use her story to help others learn about jesus and
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Others learn about jesus and and about god and how he can
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And about god and how he can take the worst of events, turn
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Take the worst of events, turn them into incredible blessings
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Them into incredible blessings .
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. >> be in the word know the lord
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>> be in the word know the lord jesus in such a way that you
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Jesus in such a way that you can stand on his of truth when
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Can stand on his of truth when the storm comes.
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The storm comes. i'm grateful the acts and path
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I'm grateful the acts and path and then that and that he did
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And then that and that he did he did turn what was initially
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He did turn what was initially meant for evil to something
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Meant for evil to something beautiful and all the things
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Beautiful and all the things that happened to me.
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That happened to me. god did mean it for good and
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God did mean it for good and god brought so much good from
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God brought so much good from it.
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It. keep the faith that god is with
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Keep the faith that god is with you and that god wants best for
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You and that god wants best for you.
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You. >> all things work together for
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>> all things work together for good for those who are called
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Good for those who are called according to his purposes.
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According to his purposes. those are not just on a page.
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Those are not just on a page. that's a promise.
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That's a promise. that's a promise god to us.
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That's a promise god to us. a promise from god to you.
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A promise from god to you. he takes the worst of things.
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He takes the worst of things. and if you give them to him he
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And if you give them to him he turns them around.
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Turns them around. the bible says he gives us
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The bible says he gives us beauty for ashes.
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Beauty for ashes. the of joy for morning a
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The of joy for morning a garment of praise for a spirit
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Garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness in this scenario i
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Of heaviness in this scenario i mean i think you could say
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Mean i think you could say maggie got life back.
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Maggie got life back. maggie got her life back under
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Maggie got her life back under the most extreme conditions
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The most extreme conditions that would have robbed her of
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That would have robbed her of everything knew everything that
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Everything knew everything that made life legit for her.
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Made life legit for her. god knows your need right now.
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God knows your need right now. you know, one of the things
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You know, one of the things that her parents did that i
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That her parents did that i think are so is so important is
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Think are so is so important is they didn't wait for signs of
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They didn't wait for signs of things to turn around.
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Things to turn around. they got into the word they
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They got into the word they declared they word the word
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Declared they word the word they prayed word over her.
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They prayed word over her. they spent every moment they
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They spent every moment they could with her reaffirming who
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Could with her reaffirming who god is, what he said and who we
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God is, what he said and who we are in him where he is.
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Are in him where he is. kids we have legacy with.
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Kids we have legacy with. >> we have connection with him.
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>> we have connection with him. he sees us.
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He sees us. he knows us and we want to take
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He knows us and we want to take some time to pray for you
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Some time to pray for you today.
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Today. everybody something that they
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Everybody something that they would like or even asking god
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Would like or even asking god to do for them.
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To do for them. god knows what's best for you.
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God knows what's best for you. that's for.
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That's for. that's the crux and the whole
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That's the crux and the whole thing is are you willing to
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Thing is are you willing to surrender it to him.
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Surrender it to him. if the outcome isn't what you
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If the outcome isn't what you want it to be because he knows
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Want it to be because he knows you he loves you.
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You he loves you. he sees your tomorrow even when
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He sees your tomorrow even when you cannot.
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You cannot. we want to pray together for
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We want to pray together for god's kingdom purposes today
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God's kingdom purposes today for all of us.
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For all of us. this is of all a answered a
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This is of all a answered a prayer from angela.
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Prayer from angela. she had inflammation and pain
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She had inflammation and pain in her knee for an entire year.
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In her knee for an entire year. nothing she tried brought
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Nothing she tried brought relief and then gordon you
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Relief and then gordon you prayed is laying your hands
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Prayed is laying your hands your right knee.
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Your right knee. god has heard your cry.
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God has heard your cry. he's able to take away all the
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He's able to take away all the pain right now.
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Pain right now. just receive it in jesus name
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Just receive it in jesus name angela exercised her faith in
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Angela exercised her faith in god and she was healed.
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God and she was healed. >> here's a tremendous miracle
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>> here's a tremendous miracle from susan in the late eighties
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From susan in the late eighties a long time ago i was in a car
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A long time ago i was in a car accident.
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Accident. >> since then i've struggled
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>> since then i've struggled with chronic back pain.
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With chronic back pain. if you know anyone with chronic
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If you know anyone with chronic back pain you know how that is.
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Back pain you know how that is. the doctor said he was
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The doctor said he was surprised i was even able to
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Surprised i was even able to walk.
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Walk. well, watching the 700 club
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Well, watching the 700 club terri prayed for someone
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Terri prayed for someone injured in a car accident.
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Injured in a car accident. i immediately knew the prayers
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I immediately knew the prayers for me.
00:29:51.505 --> 00:29:51.705
For me. >> the pain left my spine.
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>> the pain left my spine. >> all i could feel was love.
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>> all i could feel was love. >> thank you, jesus.
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>> thank you, jesus. isn't that wonderful?
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Isn't that wonderful? >> all you can feel is love for
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>> all you can feel is love for anyone you know like maggie,
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Anyone you know like maggie, you've been in an accident and
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You've been in an accident and it's okay to pour out your
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It's okay to pour out your complaint before the lord.
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Complaint before the lord. >> but you know in that realize
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>> but you know in that realize all things do work together for
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All things do work together for .
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. now for maggie i would say god
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Now for maggie i would say god didn't take those things from
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Didn't take those things from you the boss did in god's
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You the boss did in god's creation time.
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Creation time. chance happened us all.
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Chance happened us all. so there was a decision to run
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So there was a decision to run there was a decision to drive
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There was a decision to drive the bus.
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The bus. there were all these decisions
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There were all these decisions that god didn't make.
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That god didn't make. people made an accidents happen
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People made an accidents happen in god's universe.
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In god's universe. but here's the great news in
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But here's the great news in that accident he is able to
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That accident he is able to work all things together for
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Work all things together for you and that wonderful.
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You and that wonderful. >> that's the great promise.
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>> that's the great promise. >> that's the great promise.
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>> that's the great promise. don't blame the healer.
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Don't blame the healer. look to the healer for the
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Look to the healer for the answer.
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Answer. look to how he's working all
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Look to how he's working all things together for your good
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Things together for your good and for maggie.
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And for maggie. what a great persevering story
00:31:08.082 --> 00:31:08.682
What a great persevering story you say it was great to get up
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You say it was great to get up and walk.
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And walk. you know, it's so great to get
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You know, it's so great to get and run.
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And run. it's so great to get up and
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It's so great to get up and ride a bike.
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Ride a bike. it's so great to do all these
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It's so great to do all these things because god is working
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Things because god is working all things together for my god.
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All things together for my god. >> let that same resolution be
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>> let that same resolution be deep within right now that
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Deep within right now that we're going to look to him the
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We're going to look to him the and the finisher of our faith
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And the finisher of our faith we're going to look to the
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We're going to look to the healer not the cause of the
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Healer not the cause of the problem.
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Problem. >> he's not that he is the
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>> he's not that he is the solution and the answer to
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Solution and the answer to every human problem when we
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Every human problem when we look to him with that attitude
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Look to him with that attitude we get every everything that
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We get every everything that he's promised.
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He's promised. so let's pray right now.
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So let's pray right now. lord god almighty, we come to
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Lord god almighty, we come to you and we come to you know
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You and we come to you know that you want to shower us with
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That you want to shower us with your love.
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Your love. you want to just baptize us in
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You want to just baptize us in there.
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There. and so lord, we just turn now
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And so lord, we just turn now from every complaint we turn
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From every complaint we turn down from every pain disease,
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Down from every pain disease, every symptoms we turn from all
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Every symptoms we turn from all that and we look to you for you
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That and we look to you for you are the answer you are the
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Are the answer you are the author and the finisher of our
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Author and the finisher of our faith we look to you and we
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Faith we look to you and we look to heaven and the finished
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Look to heaven and the finished work of the cross and we say
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Work of the cross and we say may your will be done in our
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May your will be done in our bodies as it in heaven stretch
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Bodies as it in heaven stretch forth your hand to heal for we
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Forth your hand to heal for we ask it in jesus name there's
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Ask it in jesus name there's someone you've had a fall and
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Someone you've had a fall and you've got deep pain your right
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You've got deep pain your right shoulder god is reinserting
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Shoulder god is reinserting that together.
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That together. he's able to take all of that
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He's able to take all of that trauma off of you take all of
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Trauma off of you take all of that pain as lifting off of you
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That pain as lifting off of you right now in the name of jesus
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Right now in the name of jesus what you couldn't do before and
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What you couldn't do before and receive your healing.
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Receive your healing. >> terry there's someone you
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>> terry there's someone you have an arthritic condition in
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Have an arthritic condition in not just your foot but your
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Not just your foot but your ankle.
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Ankle. well, it's not from an
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Well, it's not from an accident.
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Accident. it's just begun in your life
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It's just begun in your life but it's actually deforming
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But it's actually deforming you.
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You. it's your foot the way you walk
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It's your foot the way you walk and it's it's quite painful as
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And it's it's quite painful as well.
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Well. god's healing from that right
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God's healing from that right now you're just going to see it
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Now you're just going to see it slowly revert back to its
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Slowly revert back to its normal state.
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Normal state. in jesus name there's someone
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In jesus name there's someone got pain in your right john
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Got pain in your right john it's an inflammation in the
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It's an inflammation in the gums and you're not even
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Gums and you're not even praying for it and you're in
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Praying for it and you're in there saying what he's saying
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There saying what he's saying that in jesus name that
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That in jesus name that infection all of that gum
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Infection all of that gum irritation all of the pressure
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Irritation all of the pressure in your right to leave you
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In your right to leave you right now and be healed in
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Right now and be healed in jesus name and there's a young
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Jesus name and there's a young woman you're watching this
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Woman you're watching this program you have a chronic acne
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Program you have a chronic acne problem and it's not just
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Problem and it's not just frustrating to you, it's
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Frustrating to you, it's embarrassing.
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Embarrassing. god is clearing that for you
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God is clearing that for you just like the chemistry and the
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Just like the chemistry and the makeup of what's that and it's
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Makeup of what's that and it's going to clear up in jesus name
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Going to clear up in jesus name someone you've a torn retina in
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Someone you've a torn retina in your left eye and the treatment
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Your left eye and the treatment program that's been prescribed
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Program that's been prescribed for you is just terrifying for
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For you is just terrifying for you and god has heard your cry
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You and god has heard your cry he's able to restore you right
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He's able to restore you right now.
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Now. he's able to heal that tear, go
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He's able to heal that tear, go back and get rechecked.
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Back and get rechecked. god has done an amazing miracle
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God has done an amazing miracle a miracle for you right now and
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A miracle for you right now and jesus lord, we thank you for
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Jesus lord, we thank you for you are the healer.
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You are the healer. you are the answer you are the
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You are the answer you are the solution to every one of our
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Solution to every one of our problems.
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Problems. we look to you and we thank you
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We look to you and we thank you for your promise and your love
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For your promise and your love towards us be with us now for
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Towards us be with us now for we ask it in jesus name a man
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We ask it in jesus name a man and a man if you've been healed
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And a man if you've been healed let us know let us share in
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Let us know let us share in your good report if you need
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Your good report if you need prayer we're here you here 24
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Prayer we're here you here 24 hours a day, seven days a week
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Hours a day, seven days a week it's our honor, our privilege
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It's our honor, our privilege to pray with you.
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To pray with you. call us 1-800-700-7000.
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Call us 1-800-700-7000. >> terry well, still ahead he
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>> terry well, still ahead he used to lock up.
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Used to lock up. now he's setting them free.
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Now he's setting them free. the undercover pastor reveals
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The undercover pastor reveals his secret identity.
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His secret identity. that's coming up.
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That's coming up. it was alarming how much i was
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It was alarming how much i was vomiting.
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Vomiting. it was a called acute tubular
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It was a called acute tubular necrosis.
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Necrosis. >> they kept saying septic
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>> they kept saying septic septic.
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Septic. i think she's getting septic.
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I think she's getting septic. they sent this lady in to
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They sent this lady in to prepare us for a lifetime of
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Prepare us for a lifetime of dialysis and this medicine was
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Dialysis and this medicine was going destroy every dream
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Going destroy every dream bureau it could possibly have
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Bureau it could possibly have thousands and thousands around
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Thousands and thousands around the world were praying for her
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The world were praying for her mom runs out into the hallway.
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Mom runs out into the hallway. she's like he just told me he
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She's like he just told me he canceled your surgery.
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Canceled your surgery. he was like your kidney biopsy
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He was like your kidney biopsy back completely clean.
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Back completely clean. i stood up on my hospital bed
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I stood up on my hospital bed with my bag just we were
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With my bag just we were hugging and screaming.
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Hugging and screaming. it was like just the biggest
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It was like just the biggest silver ocean.
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Silver ocean. i know there were a lot of
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I know there were a lot of people praying for her.
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People praying for her. i think those prayers were by
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I think those prayers were by midway.
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Midway. yet i am beyond thankful that i
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Yet i am beyond thankful that i have singing nonstop prayers
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Have singing nonstop prayers where they were ask to pray for
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Where they were ask to pray for you and like really believe
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>> strengthen and tone your legs increase your mobility,
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Legs increase your mobility, flexibility and balance.
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Flexibility and balance. plus stimulate healthy
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Plus stimulate healthy circulation.
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Circulation. >> the cbn news channel to cap
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>> the cbn news channel to cap off the month long prayer
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Off the month long prayer initiative christians gather
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Initiative christians gather here at the state capital.
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Here at the state capital. >> watch breaking news in-depth
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>> enjoy credible news reporting from around the
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News reporting from around the world.
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World. >> behind me is one of the many
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>> behind me is one of the many iron dome anti-missile systems
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Iron dome anti-missile systems here in programs and stories of
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Here in programs and stories of hope.
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Hope. operation blessing has been
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Operation blessing has been here for two weeks now.
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Here for two weeks now. >> we are just trying to come
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>> we are just trying to come alongside and help any way that
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Alongside and help any way that we see possible.
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We see possible. discover the stories no
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Discover the stories no one else is talking about.
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One else is talking about. there's another war being waged
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There's another war being waged here on the tijuana side of the
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Here on the tijuana side of the border not so much an exhibit
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Border not so much an exhibit as an experience all in
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As an experience all in one place from a christian
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One place from a christian perspective the news channel to
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Perspective the news channel to bring the good news of jesus to
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Bring the good news of jesus to the amazonian people.
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Cbn news because truth matters. visit watch cbn news com to
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Find where to watch. >> welcome back to the hundred
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>> welcome back to the hundred club for this cbn.
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Club for this cbn. >> seven people were missing
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>> seven people were missing after an explosion at a
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After an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural
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Fireworks warehouse in rural northern california that caused
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Northern california that caused a massive fire that spread to
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A massive fire that spread to farm fields and forced
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Farm fields and forced evacuations in the surrounding
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Evacuations in the surrounding community.
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Community. >> firefighters said it wasn't
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>> firefighters said it wasn't safe for search crews to enter
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Safe for search crews to enter the building because of the
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The building because of the fire.
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Fire. the cause of the explosion was
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The cause of the explosion was unknown.
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Unknown. >> the spirit of god move
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>> the spirit of god move powerfully through salvation,
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Powerfully through salvation, baptisms and life changing
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Baptisms and life changing moments.
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Moments. >> an evangelistic outreach at
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>> an evangelistic outreach at an oklahoma prison last week.
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An oklahoma prison last week. organizers told cbn news 751
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Organizers told cbn news 751 inmates showed up to hear the
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Inmates showed up to hear the gospel of jesus christ and more
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Gospel of jesus christ and more than 400 people accepted the
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Than 400 people accepted the call for salvation.
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Call for salvation. 41 inmates were baptized on the
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41 inmates were baptized on the spot.
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Spot. victory christian center pastor
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Victory christian center pastor paul doherty who organized the
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Paul doherty who organized the event said he saw hardened
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Event said he saw hardened criminals changed by the love
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Criminals changed by the love of god.
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Of god. >> doherty says those who are
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>> doherty says those who are locked up behind bars need to
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Locked up behind bars need to know that god still loves them
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Know that god still loves them and god is not done with their
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And god is not done with their story.
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Story. you can find more on this
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Heaven meets earth each week from the museum of the bible
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From the museum of the bible we're going to bring you
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We're going to bring you incredible and amazing stories
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Incredible and amazing stories of answered prayers and divine
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Of answered prayers and divine miracles just like the decades
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Miracles just like the decades of stories you've grown to love
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Of stories you've grown to love from the 700 club suffering
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From the 700 club suffering opens up for god to come and
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Opens up for god to come and move you know we can be used by
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Move you know we can be used by the holy spirit just people's
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The holy spirit just people's lives is amazing.
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Lives is amazing. i love telling that story.
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I love telling that story. you to heaven meets earth dot
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You to heaven meets earth dot com to learn more and tune in
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From an early age both started their own companies while they
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Their own companies while they were still teenagers.
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Were still teenagers. they work hard and have tons
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They work hard and have tons technical knowhow still they're
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Technical knowhow still they're quick to say that's not the
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Quick to say that's not the reason for their success.
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Reason for their success. >> instead they give all credit
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>> instead they give all credit to god.
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To god. >> 22 year old thomas
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>> 22 year old thomas vanderbilt owned the silver fox
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Vanderbilt owned the silver fox productions video production
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Productions video production company located in north
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Company located in north carolina.
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Carolina. his hannah owns and operates
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His hannah owns and operates her own cleaning company joyful
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Her own cleaning company joyful cleaning.
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Cleaning. from the beginning they made
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From the beginning they made tithing a priority.
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Tithing a priority. i credit that to my parents.
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I credit that to my parents. >> they've always modeled that
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>> they've always modeled that for me.
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For me. god just gets the first 10%.
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God just gets the first 10%. >> i want to honor god as best
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>> i want to honor god as best as i can.
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As i can. and so from that first job when
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And so from that first job when i was 14 ever since i've just
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I was 14 ever since i've just always had 10% of what i made
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Always had 10% of what i made and it's just been have that
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And it's just been have that i'm joyful to do.
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I'm joyful to do. >> the mayor's has learned a
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>> the mayor's has learned a valuable lessons about
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Valuable lessons about finances.
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Finances. >> at 18 his income had grown
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>> at 18 his income had grown to figures as a start up video
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To figures as a start up video business shooting destination
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Business shooting destination weddings.
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Weddings. >> i just believe there are
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>> i just believe there are different times in my life
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Different times in my life where i slipped and i said this
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Where i slipped and i said this is something that i've been
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Is something that i've been able to do.
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Able to do. look what i did.
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Look what i did. i never say that i totally cut
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I never say that i totally cut god out of the equation because
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God out of the equation because i still tied it.
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I still tied it. i thank the lord for it.
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I thank the lord for it. but what i realized was that
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But what i realized was that no, the lord was the one who
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No, the lord was the one who put the breath in my lungs this
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Put the breath in my lungs this morning the lord was the
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Morning the lord was the one who provided these
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One who provided these opportunities and god has just
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Opportunities and god has just allowed me to manage this
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Allowed me to manage this money.
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Money. god's just allowed me to manage
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God's just allowed me to manage this video.
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This video. >> when covid hit in 2020, a
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>> when covid hit in 2020, a mayor's experienced god's
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Mayor's experienced god's faithfulness as his business
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Faithfulness as his business weathered the storm.
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Weathered the storm. >> some people they were
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>> some people they were dropping by 50% on their
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Dropping by 50% on their wedding 60% of their shoots and
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Wedding 60% of their shoots and just the lord continued
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Just the lord continued providing even whenever a few
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Providing even whenever a few weddings canceled we saw that
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Weddings canceled we saw that 85 to 90% of our weddings still
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85 to 90% of our weddings still hire us and even for those 10%
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Hire us and even for those 10% that had to cancel we had local
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That had to cancel we had local government organizations reach
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Government organizations reach out and ask us film videos for
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Out and ask us film videos for them different corporate groups
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Them different corporate groups and we never went without.
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And we never went without. i totally attribute tithing to
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I totally attribute tithing to the fact that we stayed safe
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The fact that we stayed safe during that.
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During that. >> soon after he met and
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>> soon after he met and married hannah in 2021 she
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Married hannah in 2021 she became co-owner of the
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Became co-owner of the production company and in 2022
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Production company and in 2022 she started her in-home
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She started her in-home cleaning business.
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Cleaning business. >> the couple then got serious
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>> the couple then got serious about debt.
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About debt. she had school and they both
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She had school and they both had car payments which in all
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Had car payments which in all totaled $90,000.
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Totaled $90,000. they began paying it off,
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They began paying it off, working long hours, tithing the
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Working long hours, tithing the whole time and their businesses
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Whole time and their businesses thrived.
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Thrived. >> there's no other answer but
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>> there's no other answer but the lord did that have a month
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The lord did that have a month where we're having less
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Where we're having less weddings but more cleaning
00:42:15.242 --> 00:42:15.776
Weddings but more cleaning clients so it's all it all
00:42:15.910 --> 00:42:16.477
Clients so it's all it all balances out and the only
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Balances out and the only answer for it is god, he's the
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Answer for it is god, he's the one providing it all.
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One providing it all. today they are debt free.
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Today they are debt free. >> looking back on all gone as
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>> looking back on all gone as accomplished year the couple is
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Accomplished year the couple is grateful for their two
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Grateful for their two businesses growing at a rate
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Businesses growing at a rate 40% and many more opportunities
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40% and many more opportunities awaiting them.
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Awaiting them. >> and whenever we don't have
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>> and whenever we don't have that we don't have payments.
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That we don't have payments. >> we have more money to
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>> we have more money to invest, save and also more give
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Invest, save and also more give we can be more generous.
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We can be more generous. >> amazon hannah's say it all
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>> amazon hannah's say it all starts with generosity.
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Starts with generosity. the lord provided for us says a
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The lord provided for us says a malachi 310 the only time in
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Malachi 310 the only time in the bible that can test god in
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The bible that can test god in something and sometimes in
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Something and sometimes in offerings and god just
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Offerings and god just completely overflowed our
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Completely overflowed our storehouses.
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Storehouses. >> i say you give 10% that
00:42:54.148 --> 00:42:57.084
>> i say you give 10% that god's going to bless you
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God's going to bless you because you're obeying him and
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Because you're obeying him and you're doing what his word says
00:43:01.022 --> 00:43:03.991
You're doing what his word says when you give he gives back and
00:43:04.125 --> 00:43:07.862
When you give he gives back and that's the word from jesus give
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That's the word from jesus give it will be given unto you.
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It will be given unto you. >> and then he adds it'll be
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>> and then he adds it'll be heaped up press down running
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Heaped up press down running over will be poured into your
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Over will be poured into your lap but you have to recognize
00:43:17.138 --> 00:43:19.940
Lap but you have to recognize it's from him and it's all from
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It's from him and it's all from him your talent, your ability
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Him your talent, your ability deuteronomy is quite specific
00:43:26.647 --> 00:43:27.248
Deuteronomy is quite specific it's god who gives you the
00:43:27.381 --> 00:43:27.915
It's god who gives you the power get wealth.
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Power get wealth. so when you honor him with your
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So when you honor him with your first virtue, honor him with
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First virtue, honor him with your ties and offerings you get
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Your ties and offerings you get even more wonderful blessings
00:43:37.591 --> 00:43:38.159
Even more wonderful blessings from him.
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From him. just imagine living a life
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Just imagine living a life where you know that god has
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Where you know that god has your future.
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Your future. he's protecting you.
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He's protecting you. he's watching over you.
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He's watching over you. he's going to rebuke the devour
00:43:48.402 --> 00:43:49.336
He's going to rebuke the devour for your sake.
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For your sake. he is going to open the windows
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He is going to open the windows of heaven and pour out
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Of heaven and pour out blessings.
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I think so many times it can daunting to learn more about
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God but this is a simple powerful devotional that i know
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>> i got of my patrol car and i slipped away from having a
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Slipped away from having a promising career as a
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Promising career as a neuroscientist to having a
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Neuroscientist to having a medical science.
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Medical science. >> are miracles real?
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>> are miracles real? do they happen today?
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Do they happen today? >> let's investigate.
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>> let's investigate. this movie is changing.
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This movie is changing. >> it's encouraging thought
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>> it's encouraging thought provoking stories extraordinary
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Provoking stories extraordinary .
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. people would pray for me and
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People would pray for me and sometimes i've felt like this
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Sometimes i've felt like this power that just zapped me.
00:46:50.484 --> 00:46:51.051
Power that just zapped me. it's about faith.
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It's about faith. >> god really does hear us when
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>> god really does hear us when we pray.
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We pray. we started asking out that
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We started asking out that point.
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Point. are there healings in the
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Are there healings in the present day that go beyond what
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Present day that go beyond what modern medicine can accomplish?
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Modern medicine can accomplish? i brought my 13 year old
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I brought my 13 year old daughter and she loved it.
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Interest be inspired. well i think everyone should
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Often in the same day. for years he put his on the
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For years he put his on the line as an undercover narcotics
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Line as an undercover narcotics officer and.
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Officer and. after he busted the bad guys he
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After he busted the bad guys he made sure they knew he was also
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Made sure they knew he was also a pastor for 12 years, d.c.
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A pastor for 12 years, d.c. native dale sutherland lived a
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Native dale sutherland lived a double life.
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Double life. during the day he was a youth
00:47:49.572 --> 00:47:50.307
During the day he was a youth pastor at his church at night.
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Pastor at his church at night. he was putting his life on the
00:47:52.876 --> 00:47:53.643
He was putting his life on the line as an undercover police
00:47:53.777 --> 00:47:56.579
Line as an undercover police officer.
00:47:56.713 --> 00:47:56.913
Officer. >> so i would be pastoring the
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>> so i would be pastoring the day and then during the day i'd
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Day and then during the day i'd be in the office counseling,
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Be in the office counseling, working and in the evening i'd
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Working and in the evening i'd go to the police department and
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Go to the police department and come in and you know, buy drugs
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Come in and you know, buy drugs and arrest bad guys.
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And arrest bad guys. >> the job required dale to
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>> the job required dale to immerse himself in the dark
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Immerse himself in the dark dangerous underworld of inner
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Dangerous underworld of inner city crime.
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City crime. he found walking the line
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He found walking the line between duty and faith often
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Between duty and faith often challenging.
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Challenging. >> it was especially difficult
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>> it was especially difficult for me to have both jobs and to
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For me to have both jobs and to walk with the lord.
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Walk with the lord. i was a for a while and i was
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I was a for a while and i was introduced as a.
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Introduced as a. so these girls around me all
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So these girls around me all the time and i would be able to
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The time and i would be able to try to convince guys to trust
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Try to convince guys to trust me because they can sell to me
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Me because they can sell to me because i was a i was in
00:48:34.651 --> 00:48:35.251
Because i was a i was in another kind of role.
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Another kind of role. i was doing that and i was at
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I was doing that and i was at the same time preaching on
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The same time preaching on holiness at church and to get
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Holiness at church and to get people and trying to keep
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People and trying to keep myself all at the same time
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Myself all at the same time which is always a challenge.
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Which is always a challenge. >> in his early twenties, dale
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>> in his early twenties, dale felt the call to minister to
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Felt the call to minister to urban youth.
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Urban youth. however, growing in a christian
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However, growing in a christian home within a safe and secure
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Home within a safe and secure dale didn't have much
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Dale didn't have much experience with life on the
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Experience with life on the streets.
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Streets. so after a few years in bible
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So after a few years in bible college he enrolled in the
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College he enrolled in the washington d.c. academy.
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Washington d.c. academy. >> i wanted to be a policeman
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>> i wanted to be a policeman because i figured i could get
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Because i figured i could get to know the maybe understand
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To know the maybe understand people better and out of a
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People better and out of a better testimony.
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Better testimony. >> the plan to work on the
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>> the plan to work on the force for a few years then move
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Force for a few years then move into full time ministry that
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Into full time ministry that would change.
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Would change. shortly after graduating the
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Shortly after graduating the police academy, dale worked his
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Police academy, dale worked his first undercover case.
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First undercover case. not only did it lead an arrest,
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Not only did it lead an arrest, he gave dale a new perspective
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He gave dale a new perspective on his work as an officer and
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On his work as an officer and his faith.
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His faith. >> i constantly knew this was
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>> i constantly knew this was sin.
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Sin. it was ruining their life and
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It was ruining their life and the lives of others.
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The lives of others. and so there was a big thing
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And so there was a big thing here and each individual
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Here and each individual mattered.
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Mattered. so when i got a drug dealer i
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So when i got a drug dealer i was keeping him from hurting
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Was keeping him from hurting all the families and everything
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All the families and everything else that he was selling drugs
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Else that he was selling drugs to.
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To. >> so i saw is related to my
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>> so i saw is related to my faith as well.
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Faith as well. >> so we stayed with the force
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>> so we stayed with the force .
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. in the coming years dale would
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In the coming years dale would arrest hundreds of criminals
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Arrest hundreds of criminals and every so often he'd share
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And every so often he'd share the gospel with them.
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The gospel with them. then in 1993 he and an
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Then in 1993 he and an informant showed up late to a
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Informant showed up late to a drug dealer.
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Drug dealer. >> one day i think it was about
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>> one day i think it was about our seventh purchase from these
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Our seventh purchase from these guys.
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Guys. i pulled up and we were
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I pulled up and we were supposed to meet about 45
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Supposed to meet about 45 minutes earlier.
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Minutes earlier. he got out of the car to go
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He got out of the car to go find the guys and then after he
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Find the guys and then after he got out of the car they ended
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Got out of the car they ended up killing him.
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Up killing him. >> plan we later found out in a
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>> plan we later found out in a washington post that they had
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Washington post that they had planned to kill of us had we
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Planned to kill of us had we been on time because they
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Been on time because they thought i was an informant as
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Thought i was an informant as well.
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Well. you realize the mortality and
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You realize the mortality and the in him and feel him
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The in him and feel him terrible and wanting another
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Terrible and wanting another chance to talk to him about the
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Chance to talk to him about the lord.
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Lord. dale then decided he wasn't
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Dale then decided he wasn't going to miss another
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Going to miss another opportunity to be sure that he
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Opportunity to be sure that he shared the love of christ.
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Shared the love of christ. >> i can control the body you
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>> i can control the body you know i can put him in a cell
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Know i can put him in a cell block.
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Block. i could change the heart.
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I could change the heart. the truth is whether it's a
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The truth is whether it's a drug, a prostitute, a victim, a
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Drug, a prostitute, a victim, a criminal, a murderer.
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Criminal, a murderer. i've met them all, talked to
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I've met them all, talked to all of them for long periods of
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All of them for long periods of time.
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Time. and the truth is they need
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And the truth is they need christ and they are very open
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Christ and they are very open to the gospel.
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To the gospel. >> people just talk.
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>> people just talk. talk.
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Talk. while many he arrested would
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While many he arrested would reject message of hope, others
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Reject message of hope, others would ultimately find faith in
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Would ultimately find faith in jesus christ, one was hardly
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Jesus christ, one was hardly ever a former drug dealer.
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Ever a former drug dealer. >> i to get out of there i
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>> i to get out of there i started god i don't want to do
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Started god i don't want to do this no more.
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This no more. i don't want to die selling
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I don't want to die selling drugs.
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Drugs. and then like after like three
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And then like after like three months i get arrested and it's
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Months i get arrested and it's how i met dale.
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How i met dale. this guy from narcotics he
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This guy from narcotics he starts telling me about jesus
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Starts telling me about jesus and then everything in my life
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And then everything in my life changing.
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Changing. we got to be good friends and
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We got to be good friends and we even do ministry together
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We even do ministry together now after 12 years of working
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Now after 12 years of working undercover, dale will get the
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Undercover, dale will get the opportunity become a full time
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Opportunity become a full time youth pastor for 12 years.
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Youth pastor for 12 years. he balanced both jobs the
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He balanced both jobs the wednesday night go speak to
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Wednesday night go speak to youth group and wednesday i'd
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Youth group and wednesday i'd make an arrest so i'd drive
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Make an arrest so i'd drive over to church and i'd tell him
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Over to church and i'd tell him about the arrest.
00:51:43.873 --> 00:51:44.240
About the arrest. tell him how it relates to
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Tell him how it relates to something hopefully in their
00:51:45.975 --> 00:51:46.543
Something hopefully in their life to help them understand
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Life to help them understand the word of god better.
00:51:47.410 --> 00:51:49.279
The word of god better. >> after 22 years on the force,
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>> after 22 years on the force, dale retired today he's an
00:51:50.313 --> 00:51:53.416
Dale retired today he's an associate pastor at his local
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Associate pastor at his local church in washington dc where
00:51:54.284 --> 00:51:57.320
Church in washington dc where he became known as the
00:51:57.453 --> 00:51:57.921
He became known as the undercover pastor.
00:51:58.054 --> 00:51:58.421
Undercover pastor. he's the founder of code three,
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He's the founder of code three, a nonprofit organization that
00:52:01.925 --> 00:52:04.594
A nonprofit organization that provides training and programs
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Provides training and programs to police and citizens so they
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To police and citizens so they can work together to build a
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Can work together to build a safer, more connected
00:52:09.265 --> 00:52:12.001
Safer, more connected communities.
00:52:12.135 --> 00:52:12.402
Communities. his goal of sharing the gospel
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His goal of sharing the gospel remains same i need to preach
00:52:13.303 --> 00:52:16.673
Remains same i need to preach the gospel is what matters is
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The gospel is what matters is what really matters.
00:52:20.043 --> 00:52:20.476
What really matters. the only thing it matters is
00:52:20.610 --> 00:52:21.210
The only thing it matters is that i can reach more people
00:52:21.344 --> 00:52:24.013
That i can reach more people for christ for eternity.
00:52:24.147 --> 00:52:24.647
For christ for eternity. so that's why now i say used to
00:52:24.781 --> 00:52:27.417
So that's why now i say used to lock people up and now we're
00:52:27.550 --> 00:52:28.117
Lock people up and now we're trying to set people free.
00:52:28.251 --> 00:52:31.554
Trying to set people free. now when god calls you to say
00:52:31.688 --> 00:52:32.422
Now when god calls you to say something he equips you for
00:52:32.555 --> 00:52:35.358
Something he equips you for whatever it is he's asking you
00:52:35.491 --> 00:52:36.125
Whatever it is he's asking you to do trust him with your life
00:52:36.259 --> 00:52:39.095
To do trust him with your life and listen because he's got
00:52:39.228 --> 00:52:39.829
And listen because he's got purpose in the call.
00:52:39.963 --> 00:52:40.396
Purpose in the call. gordon well here's, a word from
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Gordon well here's, a word from psalm 71.
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Psalm 71. >> my lips will shout for joy
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>> my lips will shout for joy when i sing praise to you i
00:52:47.203 --> 00:52:48.004
When i sing praise to you i whom you have delivered may
00:52:48.137 --> 00:52:52.275
Whom you have delivered may your lips sing praises to god
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Your lips sing praises to god to god bless.
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