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Today was pretty awesome. Well, with Jesus, every day is inspires awe in me. Today is my birthday as I was born from my mother's womb on April 13th, 1986 at 6:55 in the evening. But my physical birth isn't to be celebrated as much as another birth we saw happen in front of our eyes. We met a gentlemen today who came in broken mess, but left a new creation (2nd Corinthians 5:17). God called him home today and like the prodigal son, he returned and he used us to reach him. I am humbled.

 As we lead the Lima, Oh Salvation Army in worship and shared what was on our hearts, the Lord was speaking. I looked over our notes after washing and dressing and I prayed this morning that the Lord would say what he would through us. He certainly had a lot to say. We laughed, we cried, we sang, and we were very blessed.

 It's so good to know that God didn't close the curtain on our drama because of the bomb we made of it. It's good news that out of His great love for us and his riches in mercy, that he breathes life into us and equips us do his Good works and bring him glory.

 P.S. we got a lot of positive feedback on the OOH original, "Damaged". Keep your eyes and ears out for that one soon.

 We will have a YouTube channel before the week is over. Keep a look out for "vlog" entries, snippets of our worship sessions, and original tunes brought to you by what's on our hearts.

--M. Stacy

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