Do you ever struggle to believe that God is really making all things beautiful? I think we all do sometimes. Today, I want to offer you some encouragement to keep believing and trusting him. As we prepared to go to Kenya last September, one thought played like repeat on the radio station of my mind: "He makes all things beautiful in his ...
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