Deval Ellis

And when you get to that point, not to cut you off, when you get to that point, that is like the point where you know that In church, they say, you know that you know that you know. You know, and when you're able to get to that point, it's nothing that anybody could tell. Even if you're wrong and even if you fall from grace, you still know that you have your father and that he has you.

And when you get to that point, not to cut you off, when you get to that point, that is like the point where you know that In church, they say, you know that you know that you know. You know, and when you're able to get to that point, it's nothing that anybody could tell. Even if you're wrong and even if you fall from grace, you still know that you have your father and that he has you.

That's my story, long and short of it. Thank you for sharing that. Angela? I grew up in church, actually, just like you. I went to church for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. My father was a pastor, so I'm a PK kid. And going to church, that's what you did. If it wasn't choir rehearsal, junior missionary board, it was just everything. Saturday, they sold dinners. It's a fundraiser.

That's my story, long and short of it. Thank you for sharing that. Angela? I grew up in church, actually, just like you. I went to church for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. My father was a pastor, so I'm a PK kid. And going to church, that's what you did. If it wasn't choir rehearsal, junior missionary board, it was just everything. Saturday, they sold dinners. It's a fundraiser.

So I grew up in church, but for me, it was different. The church was everything because that's all I knew. That's what my life was patterning around. And eventually, I got older and came to Atlanta, went to Clark Atlanta University. I graduated, but I made a left turn. and I got caught up into a big drug conspiracy case. As a first time non-violent offender, I was sentenced to 30 years.

So I grew up in church, but for me, it was different. The church was everything because that's all I knew. That's what my life was patterning around. And eventually, I got older and came to Atlanta, went to Clark Atlanta University. I graduated, but I made a left turn. and I got caught up into a big drug conspiracy case. As a first time non-violent offender, I was sentenced to 30 years.

And it's just like, wait a minute, Jesus. I was looking as I didn't kill anyone. you know, physically, but what I realized is I killed a lot of people's dreams. I messed up generations to come from just one person using drugs. I didn't sell on the corner. I sold kilos. So you just think a thousand grams is in one kilo of cocaine.

And it's just like, wait a minute, Jesus. I was looking as I didn't kill anyone. you know, physically, but what I realized is I killed a lot of people's dreams. I messed up generations to come from just one person using drugs. I didn't sell on the corner. I sold kilos. So you just think a thousand grams is in one kilo of cocaine.

That can ruin a thousand lives, but you don't look at it when you in the thick of it. But I never lost my faith. And I knew that once the word is embedded in you, people can take whatever they want to take from you. But one thing they cannot take is that word. And I stood on it.

That can ruin a thousand lives, but you don't look at it when you in the thick of it. But I never lost my faith. And I knew that once the word is embedded in you, people can take whatever they want to take from you. But one thing they cannot take is that word. And I stood on it.

And even though I was wrong, even though I had fell and hit rock bottom, I still was able to look to the hills for what came of my help. My help came from God. So I'm sitting here. So obviously I didn't do the 30 years. So that's my story. That's my faith. I stick to it. And I know I am a beacon of light when I walk into a room. I know the gift that's within me that God has trusted me with.

And even though I was wrong, even though I had fell and hit rock bottom, I still was able to look to the hills for what came of my help. My help came from God. So I'm sitting here. So obviously I didn't do the 30 years. So that's my story. That's my faith. I stick to it. And I know I am a beacon of light when I walk into a room. I know the gift that's within me that God has trusted me with.

And before I used to say I was part of the problem, but now I'm the solution. And I tell anybody on the mountaintop that it was God that did it for me.

And before I used to say I was part of the problem, but now I'm the solution. And I tell anybody on the mountaintop that it was God that did it for me.

And if it's too short, the mother's coming out with the cloth. Baby, you all right? Right over that lap. Right over that lap.

And if it's too short, the mother's coming out with the cloth. Baby, you all right? Right over that lap. Right over that lap.

And when you get to that point, not to cut you off, when you get to that point, that is like the point where you know that In church, they say, you know that you know that you know. You know, and when you're able to get to that point, it's nothing that anybody could tell. Even if you're wrong and even if you fall from grace, you still know that you have your father and that he has you.

And when you get to that point, not to cut you off, when you get to that point, that is like the point where you know that In church, they say, you know that you know that you know. You know, and when you're able to get to that point, it's nothing that anybody could tell. Even if you're wrong and even if you fall from grace, you still know that you have your father and that he has you.

I told him not to start.

I told him not to start.