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<v Speaker 1>So after that episode aired, we received an email from

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<v Speaker 1>somebody unexpected, a first responder who arrived at this scene

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<v Speaker 1>that night, and this email just took my breath away.

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<v Speaker 2>My full title is former Deputy Chief with Damer and

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<v Speaker 2>Valley Fire Rescue.

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<v Speaker 3>This is The Miracle Files. I'm Emily Jones.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm Holly Worthington.

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<v Speaker 1>We're two sisters who love a captivating true story, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're also seeking more light in our lives.

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<v Speaker 3>So we're on a mission to find and share unforgettable,

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<v Speaker 3>uplifting stories of God's miracles. We hope you'll join us

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<v Speaker 3>on this journey.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to the Miracle Files. Today we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>do something a little different. So one of the greatest

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<v Speaker 1>blessings of doing this podcast is that we get so

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<v Speaker 1>many miracle stories sent to us from all over the

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<v Speaker 1>world every single day.

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<v Speaker 3>And I love it when I get a notification on

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<v Speaker 3>my phone a new miracle has come in, Like, I know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to open this email and find this really

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<v Speaker 3>cool story.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. But one of the hardest.

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<v Speaker 3>Things about this job is so hard we can't tell

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<v Speaker 3>every story. I know.

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<v Speaker 1>We are only two people. We wish we had clones.

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<v Speaker 1>I know somebody work on that for.

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<v Speaker 4>It more time.

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<v Speaker 3>We need more time, yes, but these stories have meant

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<v Speaker 3>so much to us and we don't want to just

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<v Speaker 3>keep them all to ourselves. No, And so we thought

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<v Speaker 3>it would be fun to just read some of the

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<v Speaker 3>emails that we've gotten, some of the amazing miracle stories,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe the shorter ones that we could share with you today,

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<v Speaker 3>just to share as many miracles as possible.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, okay, so let's jump in.

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<v Speaker 1>Our first story comes from Alf Yeah like the Alien

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<v Speaker 1>back in the day, If you guys remember that show,

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<v Speaker 1>Alf sly Hoff who shared with us a story, a

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<v Speaker 1>miraculous story about his three month old son, Gabe. So

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<v Speaker 1>here's an excerpt from that email. I was sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>my office at home doing paperwork when I paused to

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<v Speaker 1>watch my sports show. The time was eleven thirty PM.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard my wife shortly after moving around upstairs and

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<v Speaker 1>then running down the stairs and opening the door to

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<v Speaker 1>my office. She had Gabe in her arms and he

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<v Speaker 1>was blue. His lips were blue, something that is still

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<v Speaker 1>ingrained in my head to this day. I grabbed him

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<v Speaker 1>and did CPR on his little three month old body.

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<v Speaker 1>He started to breathe and was rushed to the hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the miracle. My wife got up from a

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<v Speaker 1>dead sleep at exactly eleven thirty and went to his

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<v Speaker 1>crib and touched his cheek, which felt cold.

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<v Speaker 4>And it started with what the hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>Attendants called a miraculous event, coincidental, mother's intuition, insanely lucky,

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<v Speaker 1>or a bunch of other stuff. But I would not

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<v Speaker 1>have used miraculous to describe it until I checked my voicemail.

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<v Speaker 1>My boss at the time, a great Christian man, had

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<v Speaker 1>left me a voicemail at six that morning. Alf This

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<v Speaker 1>may sound weird, but I just wanted to check on Gabe.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never had a feeling like this before, but I

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<v Speaker 1>was urged to pray for him at eleven thirty last

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<v Speaker 1>night and just want to make sure everything is okay.

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<v Speaker 1>The voicemail is what made it a miracle.

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<v Speaker 4>To me.

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<v Speaker 1>It proved the power of prayer, coincidence or any other thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Cannot explain it other than God.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow, what a gift to know that this was a miracle.

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<v Speaker 3>Like obviously his wife waking up was a miracle, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>but then to have this extra cherry on top, to

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<v Speaker 3>have his boss reiterate so nos yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And to know that it happened in exactly eleven thirty Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that his boss had that feeling and his wife woke up.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, amazing, it is amazing. Okay, So our next.

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<v Speaker 3>Email is actually a follow up to one of our episodes.

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<v Speaker 4>Some of you may remember.

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<v Speaker 3>Callie's story was episode fifty two, and if you don't

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<v Speaker 3>know her story, basically, after get together with friends, she

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<v Speaker 3>caught a ride home with someone who ended up driving

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<v Speaker 3>over one hundred miles per hour. They crashed the car

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<v Speaker 3>and rolled fifteen times over three hundred feet. So sad,

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<v Speaker 3>and somehow Calli and her friend Hayley survived miraculously.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it was so miraculous.

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<v Speaker 1>And so after that episode aired, we received an email

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<v Speaker 1>from somebody unexpected, a first responder who arrived.

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<v Speaker 4>At this scene that night.

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<v Speaker 1>His name is Chief Ryan Dan Brogio, and this email

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<v Speaker 1>just took my breath away.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, So here's what it starts off with. Good afternoon,

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<v Speaker 3>My name is Ryan. I just got finished watching episode

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<v Speaker 3>fifty two, and I was the incident commander in the

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<v Speaker 3>first arriving unit on that incident. That was a very

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<v Speaker 3>traumatic incident for my on duty firefighters that night and

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<v Speaker 3>probably when the most horrific rollovers I've seen in fifteen

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<v Speaker 3>years on the job.

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<v Speaker 1>And just to interject here, he also sent us a

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<v Speaker 1>quick video describing the scene that he encountered that night.

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<v Speaker 2>My full title is former Deputy chief with Dammer and

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<v Speaker 2>Valley Fire Rescue. When I arrived on scene, it was

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<v Speaker 2>a first arriving unit and we do get a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of vehicle accidents in that general area. I at first

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<v Speaker 2>was unable to locate the vehicle due to the location.

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<v Speaker 2>It was located approximately one hundred one hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 2>yards off the roadway. It had no lights or anything

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<v Speaker 2>like that. The motor and battery were ripped out from

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<v Speaker 2>the engine compartment and were laying somewhere different. In my

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen years of experience, that is the worst accident I

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<v Speaker 2>have seen due to the trauma of the patients and

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<v Speaker 2>the violentness of the rollover itself.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh that's horrible.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Wait did he say a hundred fifty feet? He

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<v Speaker 3>said one hundred and fifty yards?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, okay, that makes more sense because I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was three hundred feet right, Okay.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, never mind. Yeah, but it's crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, he talks about how horrific this accident is

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<v Speaker 3>and the fact that anyone survived it was amazing. But

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<v Speaker 3>he didn't really know what happened to the people who

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<v Speaker 3>were in the car until he listened to this episode

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<v Speaker 3>on our podcast. And so here's what the rest of

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<v Speaker 3>his email says. I just want to express that I

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<v Speaker 3>have shared your interview with those firefighters and they are

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<v Speaker 3>grateful to know the story after we sent the patients

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<v Speaker 3>to the hospital. One thing with our job is that

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<v Speaker 3>we never truly know what happens after the rescue is made.

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<v Speaker 3>So I appreciate it. Thank you for that that wow,

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<v Speaker 3>so cool, so cool, and that he found it.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't think about that sometimes, that these guys don't

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<v Speaker 1>get to hear what happened after the fact because of

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<v Speaker 1>all the hip us stuff, and they don't get to

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<v Speaker 1>know what happens to the people that they help after

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<v Speaker 1>the fact.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and yeah, they're probably a part of so many

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<v Speaker 3>miracles that they're just not even aware of. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think it's kind of a miracle in

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<v Speaker 1>and of itself that they came across this episode so

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<v Speaker 1>that he could share this with the first responders that

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<v Speaker 1>were there that night. And I agree, who bless so

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<v Speaker 1>many lives with their courage and bravery. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes we have people say things like, well, was it

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<v Speaker 1>God or was it the first responders? And I always

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<v Speaker 1>say two things can be true, you know both exactly

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<v Speaker 1>for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>I think they were hand in hand.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think those first responders are definitely angels in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people's lives.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, thank you for what you do. Everyone absolutely Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>So our next story comes from a woman named Nancy

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<v Speaker 3>Palmer from Nova Scotia, Canada, and Nancy wrote, my husband David, myself,

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<v Speaker 3>and a number of family members attended the Christmas Eve

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<v Speaker 3>Mass at our church. After the mess, we both lingered behind,

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<v Speaker 3>wishing some parishioners a merry Christmas, and by the time

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<v Speaker 3>we left the church, most people were already gone on

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<v Speaker 3>their way. The roads were very quiet that evening, and

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<v Speaker 3>it was dark and cold and snowing. We approached an

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<v Speaker 3>intersection and came upon a red light, so of course

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<v Speaker 3>we were slowing down to make a stop. Just before

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<v Speaker 3>we completely stopped, we felt a very loud bang from

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<v Speaker 3>our vehicle. We had absolutely no idea what it was,

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<v Speaker 3>but because we were almost to a stop, we were

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<v Speaker 3>at least safe. We quickly discovered that whatever had happened,

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<v Speaker 3>our car wouldn't drive. We looked at each other and thought,

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<v Speaker 3>what do we do on a late Christmas Eve businesses

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<v Speaker 3>closed and stuck in an intersection. We didn't get much

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<v Speaker 3>of an opportunity to react, because a moment later, a

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<v Speaker 3>gentleman knocked on our window asking if we needed help.

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<v Speaker 3>Turns out he was driving a tow truck. We told

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<v Speaker 3>him what had happened, and he insisted on towing our

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<v Speaker 3>car back to our home. He had his fiance in

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<v Speaker 3>his truck, so there was no room for us, but

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<v Speaker 3>we gave him our address and he towed it home.

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<v Speaker 3>Immediately behind the tow truck was a city police vehicle.

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<v Speaker 3>The officer got out to see what was happening, and

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<v Speaker 3>he helped the tow truck driver get our vehicle ready

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<v Speaker 3>to tow, and had his police lights on to make

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<v Speaker 3>sure everyone was safe on the dark roads. Coincidentally, our

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<v Speaker 3>vehicle died one city block away from my parents' home,

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<v Speaker 3>and they had a spare car we could use over

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<v Speaker 3>the Christmas season, as most businesses would be closed during

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<v Speaker 3>the season. We believe that the way the breakdown unfolded

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<v Speaker 3>was a little miracle. We left the church. Our car

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<v Speaker 3>broke down while we were driving very slow, so we

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<v Speaker 3>were safe. A tow truck was immediately behind us and

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<v Speaker 3>insisted on helping us. A police car was directly behind

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<v Speaker 3>him and was able to offer assistance. And our vehicle

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<v Speaker 3>broke down just by my parents' house, so we were

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<v Speaker 3>able to access another car easily. The transmission died in

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<v Speaker 3>our car in that moment, but everything lined up too

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<v Speaker 3>perfectly for it to not have been a miracle.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that, and I love both the simplicity of

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<v Speaker 1>this story, but I also love that they acknowledge that

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<v Speaker 1>it's a miracle.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I know, I mean not every miracle is like

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<v Speaker 3>a life or death situation. I think they just recognize

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<v Speaker 3>that God helped them on this Christmas evening, and yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>They're on little Christmas miracle for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think that when we recognize miracles, we start

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<v Speaker 3>to notice them all around us and experience them.

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<v Speaker 1>So important to recognize these moments and not just write

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<v Speaker 4>Yeahtely Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So this next story is from a man named Gary,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's another one where he felt guided and protected

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<v Speaker 1>while he was driving too in two thousand and six,

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<v Speaker 1>I was going through a tough divorce, and I went

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<v Speaker 1>through a period of days without sleeping more than an

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<v Speaker 1>hour or two. I was on a two hour drive

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<v Speaker 1>late at night, returning home on I eighty five between

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<v Speaker 1>North Carolina and Virginia.

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<v Speaker 4>Last thing I recall before falling.

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<v Speaker 1>Asleep was there was absolutely no cars in sight, and

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<v Speaker 1>wheel moving slightly left. As I jerked awake, I looked up.

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<v Speaker 1>than an angel. Perhaps my guardian angel intervened and steered

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<v Speaker 1>me away from a terrible accident that night. Wow, that

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<v Speaker 1>reminds me of when Mom. Do you remember Mom's story

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<v Speaker 4>So I have not even heard this story. Oh you haven't. No,

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<v Speaker 1>She literally says someone slapped her in the face and

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, it is such a sweet story because obviously

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, Okay, So we have one more story to share

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<v Speaker 3>with you. This last story was submitted by Lacey Mick

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<v Speaker 3>Menimon Menimon, I Menemon.

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<v Speaker 4>Sorry, we slaughtered your name. I'm sorry. I'm sure I'm

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<v Speaker 4>pronouncing it wrong. I'm so sorry, Lacey.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is an excerpt from her email describing a

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<v Speaker 3>miracle that her five year old son, Jaden experienced. Lacey wrote,

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<v Speaker 3>on February two, twenty thirteen, we were at home preparing

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<v Speaker 3>for my dad's birthday celebration. Jaden kept complaining that his

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<v Speaker 3>to avoid doing his chores. Valid As the day progressed, however,

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<v Speaker 3>When the call finally came in, my husband delivered the

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<v Speaker 3>news that shattered our world. The doctors had found a

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<v Speaker 3>mass in Jaden's abdomen. Oh no, we were completely devastated

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<v Speaker 3>worst case scenario was just pendicitis without hesitation. We rushed

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<v Speaker 3>to the hospital to be by his side. When we

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<v Speaker 3>that can only be described as a profound intervening by God.

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<v Speaker 3>Jaden was bouncing off the walls, running around, chatting happily

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<v Speaker 3>with his grandparents, and playing with the small toys and

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<v Speaker 3>krans the nurses had given him. The excruciating pain that

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<v Speaker 3>was completely gone, passing like temporary gas pains. If we

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<v Speaker 3>would have subsided and we would never have detected the cancer.

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<v Speaker 3>God perfectly orchestrated the timing of that pain, making sure

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<v Speaker 3>it flared up exactly when it did so we could

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<v Speaker 1>Jaden underwent an intense battle with stage four Wilm's tumor,

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<v Speaker 1>including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, and despite the severity and

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<v Speaker 1>Tumors shrank significantly, Surgeons were able to remove the effect

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<v Speaker 1>of kidney and remaining cancer, and treatment continued for eight

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<v Speaker 1>Lacey describes his recovery as nothing short of miraculous, writing

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<v Speaker 1>today he is a happy, thriving, nineteen year old senior,

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<v Speaker 1>It's a miracle beyond human understanding. This complete healing is

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, I can mean imagine a five year old boy

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<v Speaker 3>with stage four cancer so hard, that is so tragic,

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<v Speaker 3>and yet God did everything he could to let them

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<v Speaker 3>know in time so they were able to save his way.

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<v Speaker 1>Clearly, this little guy's story was not done being written yet.

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<v Speaker 4>No, not at all.

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<v Speaker 1>But let me say, we do know that there are

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<v Speaker 1>those of you out there that are hoping for a

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<v Speaker 1>Contact us and let us know what you're going through too,

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<v Speaker 1>and we will, we truly will pray for you. But

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<v Speaker 1>also for those of you who are going through something

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<v Speaker 1>where you don't receive the miracle, because we've all had

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<v Speaker 1>those moments too where the miracle doesn't come. I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to reader that God is still part of your

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<v Speaker 1>story too, and he's still aware of you, and he

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<v Speaker 1>still loves you, and he is still good no matter what.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and sometimes it's in his timing and sometimes it

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<v Speaker 3>merely is just helping you get through a really hard

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<v Speaker 3>time and giving you hold and comfort in those hard moments.

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<v Speaker 4>So absolutely agree, God is always good.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, this is just a glimpse of the many miraculous

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<v Speaker 1>stories that arrive in our inbox every week, So we

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<v Speaker 1>truly hope that you have enjoyed this. If you've enjoyed

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<v Speaker 1>this format, please let us know. We'd love to do

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<v Speaker 1>more of these in the future if you did enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 1>And just to end on a lighter note and leave

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<v Speaker 1>you with a little laugh, we want to read you

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<v Speaker 1>a few of the funny aka mean messages that we

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<v Speaker 1>have gotten over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>We've had to grow some really thick skin from this podcast.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah okay, So here are some of the kind of

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<v Speaker 3>funny mean messages that we've gotten.

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<v Speaker 4>Hopefully this gives you laugh.

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<v Speaker 3>The first one is this was really interesting to listen to,

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<v Speaker 3>except for the two chicks voices are horrible. I want

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<v Speaker 3>to stab myself in the ears to make it stop.

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<v Speaker 3>Imagine being married to them and having to listen to

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<v Speaker 4>Imagine being married to them.

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<v Speaker 3>It must be the worst four husbands they have to

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<v Speaker 3>listen to us all the two.

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<v Speaker 4>So sorry, honey that my voice is so awful. Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>here's another one.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, your thumbnail needs to be about the story, not

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<v Speaker 3>YouTube dorks.

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<v Speaker 4>That's probably true.

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<v Speaker 3>Logo looks like two sad pumpy dogs begging for food.

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<v Speaker 4>And we did change our logo after that.

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<v Speaker 1>Just that was our old logo. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>our new one's any better, but hey, we try.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the last one says it's pronounced lure. Sure,

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<v Speaker 3>great story, but I mean, come on, who doesn't know

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<v Speaker 3>how to pronounce the word lure?

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<v Speaker 4>Apparently us? Since wen I'm not a fisherman. Sorry, I'll

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<v Speaker 4>say it better next time. Next time she will say lure.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, we do get.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of positive messages too, don't worry.

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<v Speaker 1>We do, and thank you to those of you who

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<v Speaker 1>send us nice messages because those help us to keep.

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<v Speaker 4>Going when we have got a few not so nice ones.

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<v Speaker 3>They mean so much to us they do keep from coming. Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>we want to thank you guys for joining us today,

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<v Speaker 3>and we want to thank everyone who has sent us

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<v Speaker 3>miracle stories.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, please keep sending them in.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, your experiences have strengthened our faith and brought us

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<v Speaker 3>so much hope and reminded us that God is still

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, thank you for joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have a miracle to share, contact us at

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<v Speaker 1>the Miracle files dot com or find.

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<v Speaker 4>Us on social media. We release new episodes each Monday.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, so don't forget Miracle Mondays. Subscribe on your favorite

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<v Speaker 3>podcast platform and YouTube for amazing video content as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Join us next time as we discover more of God's miracles,

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<v Speaker 1>and don't forget to look for his light in your

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<v Speaker 1>own lives.