Everybody, what is going on?

You know what time it is.

You're listening to Join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.

Thanks for joining.

I am in the podcast studio.

Today's a big day.

One, we're starting numbers.

Number two, I am here with the newest addition to join the journey team.

It's Kendall Williams.

What's up you guys? Kendall, I'm so glad you're here. Not just here on the podcast, but here on the team,

helping serve with volunteers, editors, and some. Thank you. Glad to be here. The team has gotten

bigger, but I can't say it's gotten better. Oh, no, it's gotten better. It's fun. Kendall,

for those who don't know you, would you share just in two minutes how you came to know the Lord,

fast forward what's got up to in your life today? I would love to. So grew up in a small town,

Crandall, Texas, about 30 minutes. Crandall, Texas. Got a little twang to it. Is that how you say it?

Crandall.

It comes back out when I say it.

But when I was eight years old, my faith journey began.

And I remember growing up in a home, it was marked by chaos and inconsistency.

But when I met the person of Jesus, I knew one that I needed him.

It was clear that life wasn't as it should be and that he had the remedy for that,

that there was nothing I could do in order to make myself right with him other than putting my faith solely in Jesus,

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