Jared Russell (North Carolina)
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Sign Up Today[Abraham] grew strong in faith and gave glory to God. He was fully convinced that God was able to do what he promised. - Romans 4:20-21 (CEB)
As I entered high school, I decided that I wanted to be on the school’s wrestling team. When practices started in late October, I realized that the sport would be much harder than I had originally thought. Then, when the official matches began, every time I stepped on the mat,...
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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”
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