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Dave Roever

Gateway Church's Podcast

Gateway Church

Gateway Women, Gateway Conference., Religion & Spirituality, Gateway Worship, Gatewaypeople, Gateway Church, Christianity, Dfw Church

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This weekend, Vietnam War Veteran Dave Roever shares his testimony of hope in the midst of pain in a special Independence Day message.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm a resiliency coach in the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program and my job is to be sent to

0:05.4

hellholes throughout this planet wherever our military is in places I can't even discuss and

0:11.7

they're finding our troops trying to stop the hemorrhaging

0:15.5

of one a day taking their life. One a day every day. One a day. Among veterans, it's 22 every day commit suicide. And that's only in 26

0:28.0

reporting states that does not include Texas or California.

0:33.7

It's stunning.

0:34.8

My job is endless, but I wouldn't trade it

0:37.6

for anything in the world.

0:39.4

I was made for this. I was made for it.

0:49.6

And pardon me if I get a little emotional.

0:52.0

It's your carpet I'm allergic to it. Make some

0:53.6

eyes water. I just want to tell you we can make a difference you and me. We can

1:00.9

change this world and believe me it is a religious war.

1:07.0

Make no mistake and Jesus is the overcomer.

1:11.0

Let's give the Lord a clap off in his house today.

1:14.0

Oh my goodness.

1:18.0

What a morning!

1:20.0

May I be seated while I speak occasionally if you don't mind the rule is when I sit down you stand up when I stand up you no I'm kidding

1:27.5

But I've had surgery last year and I still have some back cramps, but I broke my back and I broke six vertebrae and they put in 12 screws and two rods and I but I lost the use of my left leg now it's got a steel bar and a foot panel place that holds my foot up and an

1:46.8

artificial knee and then as I said the back and then I've got this steel rope that

1:51.8

holds my chest cage together, my ribcage, and then it goes up to a

1:57.2

steel bar that holds my ear on and a hairpiece.

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