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In The World—August 13, 2017

By Melissa Wuske Hope Amidst Threats Xavier Gonzalez has been pastoring a church in an impoverished, remote region of Columbia for 12 years. Before he decided to plant the church, others warned him: “That’s a violent place. There are paramilitaries there, and they are going to kill you.” Gonzalez simply responded, “God gave me an […]