This is a Salaback Church podcast.

We are so glad you're with us this weekend.

We're launching into a brand new message series called Beyond the Book.

And over the next five weeks, we're going to have five Christian authors who've written

five phenomenal books with us,

sharing their story, letting God use their life and their story to impact us as a church.

And I'm so thrilled to see what God is going to do in our journey together this summer.

And also today we're going to hear from a guest speaker, Brandy Wilson, who's with us.

She wrote the book called Better Than Okay.

And she has a phenomenal story of grace, of how God brought her through loss and tragedy.

She came out the other side, stronger than when she began.

And her story is going to encourage those of you, maybe who are in a trial today that you didn't expect, perhaps walking through tragedy.

Stacey and I are going to sit down with her and interview her and let her share her story with our church family.

So will you please Saddleback Church give a warm welcome to Brandy Wilson as she comes to the stage?

Thank you. as she comes to the stage. Well, Brandy, it's such an honor to have you at Saddleback.

We're so grateful that you have joined us this weekend.

I've loved being here.

It's been so great.

Hi, Fourth Service.

What time is it here? I'm like in Tennessee. It's 11. Hi, 11 o'clock service.

Yeah, Brandy comes from Tennessee, which I think is the place where like half of California has gone, right?

Yeah, so many of you guys are coming to join me in Tennessee. I like to think it's because we're so friendly and welcoming and we, you know,

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