Hi, Gary's chairman. Welcome to another Prophecy Watchers update, and I have a very special guest for you today from California, Pastor Tom Hughes.

Tom, it's great to have you here. Gary, it's great to be here. It's always a blessing to be here.

Tom is from the San Jacinto Valley. Is that correct? Yep. There's a valley out there that's west of, or east of Los Angeles.

East of Los Angeles. And it's sort of in a desert area. Yeah. It's between Palm Springs and San Diego, a little bit closer to Palm Springs. Closer to, it's in the desert. But it's in the desert. And it gets hot.

It gets very hot in the summer. And, uh, but I have to tell you that having visited his church,

412 church there is just a marvelous, marvelous church, uh, comprised of a vast population mix,

a very interesting mix of people.

And you get an opportunity to spread the gospel

and the Word of Prophecy to just an amazing group.

It's exciting. It's a very diverse group.

It's a good makeup of our valley, the actual people who attend the church.

All different classes, all different types of people,

and they're crazy enough to allow me to be their pastor, so you know, they must be crazy

people for that.

Actually, it's an adventure.

And you really get a sense of adventure when you go there.

I mean, there's kind of an excitement within the walls, and that comes from you.

It is. You know what? The Bible's exciting. I remember hearing years ago as a preacher that was

one of my mentors. He said, if you're not passionate about the Word of God, your people won't

be. And I never forgot that. And I'm very passionate. I believe it. And I believe Bible prophecy, too,

which has connected me with you. And I love Bible

prophecy, and I believe it needs to be taught right. Absolutely. I have to say right away that if

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