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The HOPE Report

closed eyed man holding his face using both of his hands

It seems like yesterday when I stood at the front of of our small congregation and tried to explain why I felt so compelled to ask everyone to join me in anointing the doors and windows of our church. When I spoke to our pastor, she said “Our church is already covered by the blood and our people have God’s protection.”

I agreed, but something deep inside of me kept whispering “Now is the time” and I knew it was one of those moments when we simply must trust and obey. I am thankful church members accepted that challenge.

I found it interesting that we all began anointing the doors and windows from the inside. We moved from inside the sanctuary opening the main entrance and the side door from the inside out. At first the side door was stuck from lack of use. But we recalled how our pastor…

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