Our family would like to wish you a happy Independence Day! We hope that you take a time today to pray for America and to remember her rich history, one that was filled with many men of faith who honored God with their lives and leadership of our country.<\/p>\n
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I was born am a US born citizen and Christina is a naturalized citizen. That means we have the benefit of two perspectives on what it means to be an American. For me, living outside of the US has increased my thankfulness for all that my homeland has given me!<\/p>\n
I’m thankful for the freedom to worship, the opportunities to work hard and get ahead, a fair justice system and much more! When it comes down to it the USA still is a great nation which offers followers of Jesus tremendous opportunities to worship corporately, witness publicly, and honor Jesus privately in their every day lives!<\/p>\n
Indeed America’s forefathers had great foresight and wisdom when they printed these words on our currency<\/p>\n
“In God We Trust”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I believe that there are many in America who still trust in God today but sadly that number is shrinking. Let’s also remember today that God can still bring revival to our country and the best place for that revival to start is in our own hearts!<\/p>\n
God bless America!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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