In the midst of the chaos, Connie’s son, Dewayne, a six-year-old Praise Academy student, re-entered the room. He walked towards his cousin, stretched out his hand and silently began to pray with her.
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Today we want to share this timely new song performed by our missionaries, “God Moves in a Mysterious Way.” The text, thought to be the origin of the phrase, “God moves (or works) in mysterious ways,” was written in 1773 by the poet William Cowper. Cowper was a friend and collaborator of John Newton (the author of "Amazing Grace") and was active, along with Newton, in the abolitionist movement.
Nick Holovaty based this arrangement on a hymn tune from Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, William Walker ed. (1854). Cowper’s poem was originally entitled, “Light Shining Out of Darkness.”
Servant Branch members distributed 40,000 pounds of food, along with masks, toiletries and games on a Saturday in late June.
