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Oh, oh, Well, welcome to the ports, wherever you are tuning in tonight from around the country or even the world, welcome.

Welcome. And if you find yourself in Houston tuning in,

then I want to encourage you to check out

the Porch Live Houston.

Our friends down there are starting tonight

for the first time live since the quarantine.

And if you're in this room

welcome friends appreciate y'all being here my name is Josiah and I have the privilege

of serving here on staff at the porch well I thought I'd start out with just sharing a

quick story I want to take you back to sixth grade.

Yes, we're going back to sixth grade. So go back there with me for just a minute.

If you're anything like me, it was baggy Tommy Hill figure shirts, It was baggy jeans and it was the ball chain necklace like I get it. I know I just dated myself I did it all good though

But but here's what I know here's what I know about sixth grade. I remember walking into science class for the first time and the science teacher gave me one of these.

He gave me a styrofoam cup and he gave me some

soil and he gave me a bean. Y'all remember this like I know Ramsey you remember

this don't you? Yeah so so we get this styrofoam cup, we get some soil, and then we get a bean.

And before too long, we see a little green shoot sprout up.

And I remember the science teacher specifically saying, you're going to need three things in order

for this bean to grow. You're going to need sun, you're going to need water, and you're going to need

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