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<v Speaker 3>This morning's cup of coffee, it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 3>little different as I'm bringing on my good friend Kelvin

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<v Speaker 3>Dogg Smith to talk about a local event that is

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<v Speaker 3>very important to him and very important to the area.

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<v Speaker 3>For our national listeners, I understand that maybe if you

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<v Speaker 3>don't have something like this in your area, you can

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<v Speaker 3>try to be inspired by what Dog's about to tell

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<v Speaker 3>us about. So Dog, go ahead and let the listeners

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, Well, Tomorrow night, which is the first Wednesday night

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<v Speaker 4>in December, is our annual SCA Christmas Party, which is

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<v Speaker 4>fellowship with Christian Athletes and I've I've been blessed to

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<v Speaker 4>be a part of the SCA board here in Jones

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<v Speaker 4>County for about twelve years now and this is actually

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<v Speaker 4>our believe fourteenth Christmas Party and what it is is

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<v Speaker 4>we we have elementary age kids adopted throughout the county.

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<v Speaker 4>We actually have we've had one hundred kids adopted before

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<v Speaker 4>this year, we've.

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<v Speaker 2>Got a little over eighty.

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<v Speaker 4>And how we come up with these kids, First of all,

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<v Speaker 4>if we go through the elementary schools and their counselors,

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<v Speaker 4>because the counselors know, you know, the families and the

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<v Speaker 4>kids in their situations that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that might be in need or whatever the

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<v Speaker 2>case may be.

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<v Speaker 4>But anyway, each each athletic team and sometimes we have

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<v Speaker 4>you know, more kids, and we do teams, and so

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<v Speaker 4>we'll have some other groups adopt, but normally every athletic

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<v Speaker 4>team in Jones County and that is of course three

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<v Speaker 4>county schools south West and East and then Laurel and

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<v Speaker 4>then we also have the all Christian School and then

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<v Speaker 4>we also have all the athletic teams at Jones College.

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<v Speaker 2>They all adopt a kid.

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<v Speaker 4>We get them their information and uh, it really is

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<v Speaker 4>this is one This is probably one of my most

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<v Speaker 4>favorite events we do every year.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think you'll hear that from a multitude of

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<v Speaker 2>people say the same thing.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just a blessing to you know, to be able

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<v Speaker 4>to provide provide Christmas for these kids a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>times their situations, this might very well be the only.

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas that they that they have.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh but the kids, the six say, the teams at

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<v Speaker 4>the schools, they get just as big of a blessing

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<v Speaker 4>out of it, not only just being able to watch

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<v Speaker 4>the kids open their Christmas gifts tomorrow night. But they

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<v Speaker 4>all take a day, their coaches take them. They all

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<v Speaker 4>take a day when they get their lists for each

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<v Speaker 4>kid they've adopted, and they'll go take a day and

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<v Speaker 4>it's just a great team bonding. They'll go shopping for

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<v Speaker 4>the kids, and I mean we hear that all the time.

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<v Speaker 4>They'll they'll get just a bunch of a blessing out

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<v Speaker 4>of that. I have a day of together and shopping.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, you know. Then then they do the party.

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<v Speaker 4>But uh, but they all we all kind of migrate

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<v Speaker 4>down to Jones College tomorrow five thirty. And what we'll

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<v Speaker 4>do is we'll take all the adopted kids and their

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<v Speaker 4>families and we'll feed them a nice little deal over.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be clear.

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<v Speaker 3>That'll be today at five thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>We're recording. Sorry, yeah, I'm sorry. Uh. Yes, It's always

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<v Speaker 2>the first Wednesday of December.

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<v Speaker 4>And yes, we're playing this on Wednesday morning and uh so, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it'll be later tonight. Uh, but we'll feed the kids

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<v Speaker 4>and their adopted families, you know tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh over to cafeteria Joan.

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<v Speaker 4>And at the same time, we'll have all the sports teams

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<v Speaker 4>in the Fine Arts building and we have a little

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<v Speaker 4>program for them and a devotion and all in about.

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<v Speaker 2>Six maybe ten.

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<v Speaker 4>After six will kind of disperse, and we have so

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<v Speaker 4>many that we use both facilities. We'll have all the

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<v Speaker 4>Joltes teams and the kids that they're adopted in the

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<v Speaker 4>main gym, and down to p building we'll have all

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<v Speaker 4>the other kids that were adopted by the high schools

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<v Speaker 4>and other groups down there.

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<v Speaker 2>And kids walk in and it's a scene.

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<v Speaker 4>We call it organized chaos because it is very organized.

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<v Speaker 4>Just takes a lot of time, two three months planning

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<v Speaker 4>this and getting it together. But when the kids walk in,

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<v Speaker 4>all the teams are screaming.

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<v Speaker 2>They got poster board the names on them.

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<v Speaker 4>They go find their spot and they get there and

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<v Speaker 4>you just.

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<v Speaker 2>Have Christmas with these kids.

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<v Speaker 4>And one thing that we all that we encourage all

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<v Speaker 4>the teams to do is one of their gifts be

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<v Speaker 4>a Bible. You know, a children's age appropriate age Bible

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<v Speaker 4>for these kids, so they also get a Bible, which

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<v Speaker 4>is you know, a big deal for it being a

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<v Speaker 4>SCA event is we want to make sure that they

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<v Speaker 4>see and hear and be able to take the word

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<v Speaker 4>of God and fill the love of Jesus with them

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<v Speaker 4>the only tonight when we have this event, but take

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<v Speaker 4>it with them as well. But it's now, it's a great,

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<v Speaker 4>great event. It's a touching. It can be emotional. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 4>it's a blessing. Like I said, not just for the

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<v Speaker 4>kids that are adopting, that are getting Christmas, but being

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<v Speaker 4>able to provide that too. I think the teams and

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<v Speaker 4>coaches and parents that come and witness it. It's just

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<v Speaker 4>a blessing for all. It's one of the one of

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<v Speaker 4>the best things we do every year.

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<v Speaker 2>Dog.

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<v Speaker 3>This is baseball, basketball, football, soccer, this is everything everything.

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<v Speaker 2>It's everything.

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<v Speaker 4>We have band adopt, we have fifth A, we have

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<v Speaker 4>choir because usually we have more kids than we do

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<v Speaker 4>all the athletic teams. Uh so we'll have we have

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<v Speaker 4>student counsel.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, uh, we even got the outside organizations like

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<v Speaker 4>the Ellis Club. Uh there in Ellis Field, the women's

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<v Speaker 4>organization there in Ellisfield. They've adopted two kids. We have

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<v Speaker 4>some of our board members that adopt kids. So it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's not just the athletic teams. That's kind of where

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<v Speaker 4>it started, and it has grown from there because, like

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<v Speaker 4>I said, sometimes we have a lot more kids turned

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<v Speaker 4>in that need you know, need this, then we do

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<v Speaker 4>might have teams. So we reach out to some other groups, uh,

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<v Speaker 4>student groups or organizations and they always this man, God

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<v Speaker 4>has his hands over this event and it just all

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<v Speaker 4>always works out.

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<v Speaker 3>And this isn't something that the student athletes are required

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<v Speaker 3>to do there. They want to do this. They're willing

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<v Speaker 3>members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, So it's not

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<v Speaker 3>something that they've been forced to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Right. No, no, they're not forced to do it.

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<v Speaker 4>But I but I tell you what, we're very blessed

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<v Speaker 4>in Jones County with great coaches and a great school

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<v Speaker 4>district and superintendent administration because s c A UH has

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<v Speaker 4>a strong just impact on on the campuses and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>each each school has s c A every week UH

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<v Speaker 4>in what we call our campus hotel. And then we

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<v Speaker 4>encourage you know, each coach if they're willing to have

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<v Speaker 4>a team huddle every week with just their teams. Uh

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<v Speaker 4>So s c A has a big, big impact on

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<v Speaker 4>the campuses as well. But but no, SCA is not

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<v Speaker 4>required to come to the party tomorrow night is not required.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know very many that that's use not

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<v Speaker 2>to go though.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what makes it special, the fact that you've got

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<v Speaker 3>high school age kids that aren't being told they have

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<v Speaker 3>to do something, but they want to do something.

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<v Speaker 2>Generally, Yeah, uh, you're you're exactly right.

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<v Speaker 4>And now I don't I think each year that passes

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<v Speaker 4>by it just we can. We can look at the

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<v Speaker 4>world around us and even our surrounding chare locally and

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<v Speaker 4>just see this. We just need more and more, uh

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<v Speaker 4>you know of things like this and uh you know

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<v Speaker 4>kids doing things like this more and more, and just

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<v Speaker 4>the way the world is around us.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, before we sign off, tell everyone one more time,

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<v Speaker 3>uh when and where and that way folks that want

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<v Speaker 3>to see this firsthand participate can can hear that.

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<v Speaker 4>Again, anybody wants to witness this, I encourage you to

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<v Speaker 4>come on.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>It is always the first Wednesday night in December, but

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<v Speaker 4>it is tonight. Uh. If you just want to come

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<v Speaker 4>in time, just to see the kids walk in and

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<v Speaker 4>see their looks on their faces and get their Christmas gifts.

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<v Speaker 2>I would show up at the.

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<v Speaker 4>Pee building to Jones or maybe even the main the

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<v Speaker 4>Howard Gymnasium now on campus at Jones about six o'clock

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<v Speaker 4>either either location, and and you can experience it, and

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<v Speaker 4>it usually don't last long, you know, but you'll get it.

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<v Speaker 4>You'll get a great blessing out out of this tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>If you'd like to come and be a part of

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<v Speaker 2>it or just just see it for yourself.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, thanks again for what you're doing. This has been

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<v Speaker 3>morning Coffee with the Right Side. I'm your host, Jack Fairchilds.

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<v Speaker 3>The guy that's been talking is Calvin Doug Smith, and

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<v Speaker 3>we're a part of the Midnight Ride Network. This show

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