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Now, let's join Kurt for today's episode. Welcome back, friends, to another episode of everyday truth as we delve into even a brand new chapter today, Matthew chapter 15. Can't wait to,

wow, just some great stuff here in this chapter. Can't wait to wow just some great stuff here in this chapter

I can't wait to get to it but I have a it's not a mug and it's not a postcard but I felt

like it was worthy of being introduced on the podcast this is a hat that Darlene McCrum

purchased for me on her visit to South Africa.

Look at that hat.

It's beautiful.

The country of South Africa collection.

And it's near and dearer to me because Darlene, the wife of the late Roger McCrum,

Darlene and Roger, spent 40 years in Africa,

planting churches and establishing little gospel enclaves there throughout the country.

And she was going back to visit many of the people in the churches that they've started.

And it was just a wonderful trip, And I need to hear more about it from her. But just thought that was really sweet.

Darlene, thank you for thinking about me on that trip. And her son, Dave, accompanied her.

And Dave's a dear friend, and Dave spent 20 years himself

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