Hey, I want to take just a second to let you know how important you are to us.

In fact, we couldn't even do this without your prayer support, without your financial support.

We need you.

You are our partners, family life, and our ministry does not exist without donors and

listeners who say, I don't want to just be a spectator, I want to play. and I want to be a partner with family

life prayerfully that means you're praying for us but I tell you what I don't

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goal right now in the month of August to raise $250,000 which is a lot of money.

I know it sounds like a lot doesn't it but we want you to partner with us to make a difference in marriages and families with the gospel.

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family life limited edition pen so if you give a donation today or tomorrow or anytime you become our partner and we can change the world are traits that I value, like, you know, the hustle mentality, the ability to work really hard,

just the ability to kind of withstand pain, you know, and discomfort, being comfortable,

being uncomfortable, like these are all things that kind of came to me because of a typical childhood.

One of the biggest challenges for someone in my position is to say,

how do I make my son strong without inflicting a childhood that requires strength.

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