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Douglas was one of the kids who hung out at our place, eating pizza and spending time with us. At the pizza party he pulled out some old photos from when we first moved here in 2008, when our church was just a small gathering under a mango tree on our property. As we looked at the pictures, he pointed out his brother, who had a lot of potential as a leader back then. Unfortunately, he took a different path, one that ended in violence. Douglas, on the other hand, made different choices. Today, he’s on the worship team, married to Anna, they have a young daughter, and he has a good job in the military. It’s a reminder that small choices really do shape our lives.

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