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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='line-height:15.75pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello Everyone! Praise the Lord! These past few months have taken a toll on many around the world, and I’m mindful that more than ever, people are searching for hope which is why I’m so thankful God has raised up people like us to bring the true and lasting hope of Jesus to people across our nation and around the world. The more hope we can bring to people in these <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>challenging times, the better off they will be, and the </span></strong>timing really couldn’t be better because the harvest is plenty and hearts have been opened up to the message of the gospel in incredible ways allowing us to impact more lives with God’s Word. Isaiah 40:31 tells us “for they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength” And Romans 15:13 encourages us “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.75pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>So let us embrace this opportunity and encourage, love and spread joy and hope around the world by staying positive in the midst of hardship. The time is ripe! Let’s keep hope alive!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>God bless,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dr. Joyce Taylor, VP, MSCC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Communities of Faith Committee Member<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>