| Nestled in a small, unassuming town in
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| | never doubt the powerful work of the
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| the mountains of
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| | Lord and claimed his
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| northern PA, is a place called DuBois.
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| | healing. Within the normal six week
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| It is predominately
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| | period, he was walking
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| white and has been for decades. So to
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| | and jumping around even better than
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| see a person of
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| | before. Pastor Woody
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| color is rather a rare opportunity.I
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| | is also legally blind, he has a
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| first met Pastor Woody several years ago
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| | difficult time reading and can't
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| in a small country
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| | see to drive at night. But, he has
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| setting church where we both were called
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| | undergone some surgeries
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| by the Holy
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| | that still allows him to see well enough
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| Spirit. He went only by "Woody" at the
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| | to read the Good
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| time because he was
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| | Word. He continues to beat all the
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| running from a point of depression in
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| | odds.Pastor Woody reaches out to the hurt
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| his life. His marriage
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| | and brokenhearted
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| fell apart and so did his ministry of
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| | children of the Lord. He bases his
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| over 20 years. He was
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| | ministry on Luke 4:18
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| turning his back on the pastorship and
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| | which says this; "The Spirit of the Lord
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| never told anyone
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| | is upon me, because
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| who or what he was. His secret came to
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| | he hath anointed me to preach the gospel
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| the open soon after
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| | to the poor, he
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| the Holy Spirit had revealed him to the
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| | hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,
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| pastors of this
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| | to preach
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| church we were both attending. Later it
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| | deliverance to the captives, and
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| was confirmed
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| | recovering of sight to the
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| through some prophets who knew of his
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| | blind, to set at liberty them that are
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| true calling. Try as
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| | bruised."This passage describes all of us
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| he might to escape it, he came to
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| | at What's Happening Now
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| realize that he was still a
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| | Ministries to a tea. We are not perfect,
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| man of God.Later this little ministry
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| | don't claim to be and
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| had broke up and left most of it's
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| | we know from where we all come from.
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| members wondering where we would go from
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| | Christ did not come
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| here. Pastor
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| | for the perfect, He came for the sinners
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| Woody stepped forward and offered to be
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| | who knew they
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| our shepherd if
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| | needed Him. We at What's Happening Now
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| we wanted to be his sheep. He later
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| | Ministries may
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| admitted that he did not
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| | look like a bunch of misfits but only to
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| know why he had done that, it certainly
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| | those who judge
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| wasn't his plan. He
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| | God's children. God says that once we
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| did not believe it would go anywhere,
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| | are redeemed, we
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| but wanted to give us a
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| | are no longer under condemnation. God
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| hope to follow nonetheless.The handful
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| | sees our hearts
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| of us who stayed with him voted on
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| | and He has blessed our spiritual leader
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| calling our
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| | with the power to
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| new ministry "What's Happening Now"
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| | feed His sheep and to hear the truth,
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| because it's based
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| | the whole truth and
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| on what is happening now in the world
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| | nothing but the gospel truth. Our pastor
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| today. Having no
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| | will not speak it
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| where to meet, we gathered in the social
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| | unless it is in God's Word. Because of
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| room at the
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| | his faithfulness in not
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| apartment complex where Woody resided at
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| | obstructing God's Word, many have left
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| the time. We
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| | this ministry. Pastor
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| met every Sunday and Wed. evening for
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| | Woody will not serve up a banquet of
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| Bible study. Then he
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| | desserts or junk food.
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| was told that we could no longer meet
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| | Too many people today can't bear to hear
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| there. Our Christian
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| | the truth and so
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| beliefs didn't go over so well in a town
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| | get offended by it. All of us have been
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| that doesn't recognize
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| | known to wear our
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| Christ. They did all they could to
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| | steel toed boots from time to time but
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| defeat our goal. Pastor
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| | only because we
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| decided he would find another location.
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| | know it's for our own good. When God
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| The Holy Spirit
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| | loves us, He will step
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| guided him to a building to inquire
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| | on our toes! But how else will we know
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| about using. When he
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| | how to grow into
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| got there, the owner said he was
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| | righteousness? This is how God shows us
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| expecting him and offered
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| | how much he
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| our ministry the use of it's room for
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| | loves us and so will our dear pastor,
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| free of charge. We
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| | who loves us as his
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| continued to meet there and praise God's
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| | own children. He prays that we will all
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| name. People
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| | grow in the same love
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| came and people went during this time.
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| | that God has for us.Pastor Woody is a
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| It was nothing
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| | man who has beaten many of the odds in
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| fancy, and we didn't have anything but
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| | a world that remains blind to the truth
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| the true word going
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| | of God's Word. We do
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| for us. Pastor, although discouraged at
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| | not pride ourselves on superficiality.
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| many times, said if
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| | We don't have a large
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| only a faithful few of us would continue
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| | congregation, we don't have fancy
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| to stay with him, that
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| | instruments, we don't
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| was all he needed to do the Lord's
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| | have a large praise and worship team, we
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| work.Our small congregation wanted a
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| | don't have many
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| regular church building to
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| | things, but what we do have is pure and
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| call home. We discussed trying to find
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| | true to what is in
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| out about a small
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| | God's will. God provides us with his
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| church and parsonage in town that sat
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| | true Word, His Holy
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| vacant for several
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| | Spirit and a faithful few. Whenever two
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| years. But when anyone tried to inquire
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| | or three are gathered
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| the neighbors of it's
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| | in His name, He will be in the midst of
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| owner, they were told to get off the
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| | them. We center all
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| property. It was obvious
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| | our activity around the blessed name of
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| that the people in town did not want a
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| | Jesus. Because of
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| church to move in.
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| | this, God is blessing the city of DuBois
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| After several attempts to contact the
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| | with Pastor Woody
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| owner with no success,
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| | who just three short years ago never
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| we decided it was not in God's time or
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| | dreamed this would
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| His will to persue it.
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| | come to pass, but God knows the plans He
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| We let it go and never gave it another
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| | has for us.
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| thought. Our pastor
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| | Pastor Woody opens his doors to all who
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| would however drive by this church and
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| | want to come
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| pray that if it was
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| | inside whether they are black, white,
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| God's will that He would open up a door
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| | male, female,
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| for us to have it.Six months later I
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| | employed, unemployed, saved or sinner.
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| attended a prayer session at a friend's
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| | Just as Jesus did,
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| church about 30 miles out of town. As I
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| | Pastor Woody is there to meet the needs
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| began to leave there,
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| | of all those who
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| a man came up to me and gave me his
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| | desire a closer relationship with the
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| card. He introduced
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| | Almighty Father.Because he has been
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| himself and said he owned a small church
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| | patient and in the will of God, Pastor
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| in DuBois and
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| | is certain that this ministry was given
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| wanted to sell it to a church family. As
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| | to him because he
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| it turned out, it was the
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| | was faithful and patient and did things
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| same church we had prayed for! God moved
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| | in God's time and will
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| on this in His
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| | and did not step out ahead and try and
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| time. It didn't take long after this
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| | make things happen
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| that Pastor Woody stepped
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| | his way. God has done a mighty work in
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| out in faith, gave up his apartment and
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| | our pastor and
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| moved in. People
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| | continues to do so to this day. He can
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| told him he was taking alot for granted
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| | testify to God's
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| and said he was
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| | manifestations that when you prove
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| doing things too fast. Pastor was
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| | yourself to be a faithful
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| adamant that this is what
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| | steward over all God has given you. Our
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| God wanted. He said that God had already
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| | pastor says what
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| given it to us and
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| | he means and he means what he says. He
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| therefore he was proving it by his
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| | does not expect
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| faith.We made our first offer to purchase
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| | us to do things God's way if he isn't
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| the building and it was
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| | also doing them the
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| quickly accepted. We didn't expect that,
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| | same way. He will never tell anyone to
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| but what we really
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| | "do as I say, not as I
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| didn't expect was that this offer was
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| | do" because he sets examples for all of
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| also turned down and
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| | us to follow. He
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| the man who owned the building said all
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| | realizes that he is responsible for all
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| he wanted was for
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| | God's children and
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| us to pay the back taxes. He didn't want
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| | takes that job seriously. If more
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| anything for it! God
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| | pastorial leaders felt that
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| can move mountains when things are done
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| | way, there wouldn't be so many lost
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| His way and for
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| | souls running around
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| His good. Since Pastor Woody stepped out
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| | today.When so many disbelieving people
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| on great faith
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| | in the community told
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| throughout this whole process, God has
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| | him he would never make it as a black
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| blessed the first
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| | pastor in this town,
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| black man to be a pastor in
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| | he went right on believing that God is
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| predominately white town.It's been a year
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| | faithful to His
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| since we have opened the doors to What's
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| | promises. God has certainly left these
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| Happening Now Ministries in DuBois, and
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| | people looking
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| we have seen
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| | foolish in their own eyes. With God,
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| people come and we have been blessed
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| | anything is possible. As
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| with new
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| | a result, What's Happening Now
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| members. Just as God had promised, He is
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| | Ministries is continuing to
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| building this
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| | grow and thrive in the direction that
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| church from the foundation up. He wants
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| | God has intended. Our
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| to make sure it's
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| | pastor is living proof that God will use
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| on steady ground.Our pastor has overcome
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| | who He chooses.When the noise of the
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| some health issues. Many of
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| | world confuses you, just stop and
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| them were confirmed as hopeless, but
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| | listen to His voice and you will be
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| they have over the
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| | clear on your direction.Vivian Gordon
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| time reversed themselves, leaving the
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| | writes articles pertaining to God's
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| doctors quite baffled
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| | instructions and the examples He has
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| and bewildered. For example, last summer
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| | given us in order
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| Pastor Woody
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| | to grow on this Christian walk with Him.
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| broke his ankle and was told that
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| | She hopes that
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| because of his previous
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| | they can inspire the Christian to grow
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| health issues, it would take about a
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| | spiritualy and
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| year to heal if ever. He
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| | maturely in their lives.
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