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COIVD, corona virus prayer
Health / Hope / Spirituality

Top ten ways God may be working COVID-19 for good

Watch video I have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today category: Top ten ways God may be working coronavirus for good. 10. …

boy with mask covid
Health / Hope / Issues

For kids: Calming COVID-19 concerns

Watch video Hey kids! Nearly every generation has faced some kind of worldwide health crisis. I’ve survived two of them, and I’m sure you will too! The year I was …

What would Jesus say about corona virus
Health / Hope / Issues

What would Jesus say about COVID-19?

Watch video During the time of Jesus, leprosy, cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox and dysentery suppressed life expectancy to the age of 35. That figure was the result of a 25-33 percent …

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