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An Unlikely Pair: Rachel & Charlie
A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO BELIEVERS WHO MET AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOPE AND HOMELESSNESS
Charlie is a hard worker with a big love for God, limited resources, and no Internet. Rachel is a hard worker with that same God-love, a bicycle, and, importantly, Internet access. Charlie is 50, full of life experience and wisdom. He likes to talk. Rachel is 24, full of ideas and enthusiasm. She likes to read.
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Cathy Allen
The phone rang. My doctor was calling after a routine appointment, asking me to come back. Her news shook my world. Deep down, I knew God was getting my attention.
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Bobby Lewis
Life in church began for me even before I was born. My mom was the church pianist. My dad helped start the television ministry in 1958, the year I was born. From before birth I was surrounded by music, church—and media.
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Vanessa
From the cab of our 18-wheeler, the Rockies sped past. December on Colorado highways filled every window with beauty. But something more beautiful was taking place in my heart.
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Al Da Silva
“This was the week I was considering using drugs,” I told myself. You’d think a young boy in a mountain town in Brazil wouldn’t be getting into trouble. But I’d fallen in with the wrong crowd...