VL - Issue 42 - January 2022

ISSUE 1, JANUARY 2022
CONTENTS
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STEPPING FORWARD
Take Time to Listen
BY KENNY MUNDS
Serve with Gladness
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Trust and Obey: It’s Not Easy,
but It’s Worth It
BY ROY A. BORGES
What Roy wanted was not exactly what
God had planned. When he finally let
go and turned to God in trust, he found
abundant blessing, even in the waiting.
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Wait for God’s Choice
THE STORY OF RON CAPELL
A successful corporate executive, Ron
was living his dreams—until the day he
realized he’d left the truly important
things, like family and God, behind.
BY KRISTI DEWS DALE
DOUBLE FEATURE COVER *
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Truths to Remember in
the Wilderness
BY LISA APPELO
Accept God’s Invitation
BY KRISTI OVERTON JOHNSON
TRANSFORMED
LIVES
It’s Never Too Late
BY CHRISTINA KIMBREL
She was encouraged as a child to write,
but Christina would find her dream
untouchable…until she surrendered to
God, and He turned her life around.
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FEATURES
God Restores What Has Been
Taken
THE STORY OF SHARON DUTRA
At 29 with a long criminal record,
Sharon had broken everything she’d
ever touched—but that didn’t stop God
from reaching into her dark prison cell
to offer help, hope, and new life.
God Uses the Willing Heart
THE STORY OF SANDRA HARDEE
Ask God to open your eyes to the
opportunities around you to serve
others in His name, then step out in
faith with a heart that is willing to
serve. You’ll never regret it.
20 * Tired of Running and
Ready to Live
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THE STORY OF MANNY MILL
Manny was on the run from the
FBI when God arrested his heart.
Surrendering to God meant surrendering
to the authorities too, and
Manny spent the next two years in
prison, but God used that time to
make him a new man.
* There’s Hope in the Hands
of a Merciful God
THE STORY OF RODNEY MASSEY
God’s mercy reaches to the deepest
hell. It’s unending; it’s new every
morning. Truth is, no matter how far
you’ve wandered or what you’ve done,
you can never outrun God’s love.
COVER PHOTO BY MARY WHITMER
ON THE COVER
When Rodney Massey
(left) and Manny Mill
opened the doors of
their hearts to God,
everything changed.
They found peace,
purpose, and power
in the hands of a
merciful God.
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Trusting God, Even
unto Death
BY MAUREEN HOOKER
Having survived breast cancer and a
heart transplant, Maureen was proud
to claim the power of God in her life.
But would her trust in Him survive
the death of her son?
Today, Rodney and
Manny help others
find the courage to
open their hearts to
the One who can
redeem and restore
broken lives.
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IN EVERY ISSUE
Publisher’s Note
Trust His Love; Follow His Way
Going Deeper
Trust Your Creator
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Now What/Resources
I’ve Just Accepted Salvation.
Now What?
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