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Episode 1 of the Relentless Hope Podcast The Relentless Hope Podcast, hosted by Steve Gatena, founder of PRAY.COM, shares vulnerable testimonies from the world’s most passionate…
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Episode 1 of the Relentless Hope Podcast
The Relentless Hope Podcast, hosted by Steve Gatena, founder of PRAY.COM, shares vulnerable testimonies from the world’s most passionate Christian leaders who overcame extreme trials through God’s faithfulness.
In this episode, Kate Merrick, Christian speaker and author, teaches us how to let go of society’s definition for being blessed to realize God’s true definition. After giving her 8-year-old daughter, Daisy, to heaven, Kate explains how she struggled to understand why? Why would God take Daisy, when Kate and her husband, Brit, had done all the right things like serving God by planting churches and telling people about His glory?
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