Page 179: David Lapp: Excommunicated from his faith community, now he is helping end hunger
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
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🗓️ 10 November 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
David Lapp loved the close-knit Amish community where he grew up. When he and his brothers began to experience miracles, they knew they had to learn more about God. But the more they learned, the more difficulties they experienced with their community. They were forced to choose between their faith and their culture and cut off from the relationships and work they treasured. It was a hard road, but God used it to teach them to walk by faith. Today, David and his brothers lead Blessings of Hope ministries, where they share the love of Jesus while erasing hunger one box at a time.
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| 0:00.0 | Page 179 of the unfolding is the story of David Lap. |
| 0:05.0 | I remember when there was weeks, we would have a $30 grocery budget. |
| 0:08.7 | You know, God's taking us down this road, and we realized, you know, we don't have to take this road. |
| 0:13.7 | There was multiple times we had a discussion. |
| 0:16.0 | Are we going to give up and just all go do our own thing, or are we going to stick through this and actually come through it? |
| 0:21.4 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:24.7 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:28.1 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:34.1 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:46.2 | Thank you. another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 0:48.5 | When we realize how big and beautiful Jesus is, |
| 0:52.5 | we feel compelled to follow him. When David Lap and his brothers |
| 0:56.1 | began to understand the power and love of God, they naturally wanted to learn more. They began to |
| 1:01.6 | experience the supernatural. They saw God do miracles. There was no way they could go back. But to go |
| 1:07.9 | on a journey with God, David would have to give up something precious. He was raised |
| 1:12.6 | in an Amish community, a place he loved where family and relationships were treasured. But his community |
| 1:18.7 | disagreed with what he was learning about God, and the cost was high. So I grew up old older Amish. |
| 1:26.1 | I was born in New Holland, Pennsylvania area. I lived there for 13 years old. |
| 1:30.9 | Growing up, I attended a one-room schoolhouse where, you know, grades 1 to 8 in one classroom. |
| 1:36.5 | We had one teacher. One thing that our teacher taught us over the years is that she told us how to learn more so than what to learn. |
| 1:43.9 | And, you know, if you have the principles of learning, if you understand what's behind learning, you can learn anything you want to learn. |
| 1:51.2 | When I was 13, we moved to East Central Indiana to farm, and we were in Indiana for 11 years. |
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