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mission field and working with

World Venture. Her journey is filled with heartbreak, bravery, and a passionate call for truth

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At the end of the episode, Shasta and I reconvened and talked for a moment about some of the editing decisions that we made for this story as a podcast. And I really hope that you all stick around to listen to the reasoning behind the decisions we made and to hear from Shasta about what that process was like for her. Thank you all for daring to listen. And with that, I'm Johnah Harris, and this

is The Bodies Behind the Bus podcast.

I am all about blessed subtraction. There is a pile of dead bodies behind the Marseville bus.

And by God's grace, it'll be a mountain by the time we're done.

You either get on the bus or you get run over by the bus.

Those are the options.

But the bus ain't going to stop.

You either get on the bus until you get run over by the bus.

Those are the options.

But the best I can stop.

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