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Faith sat in the cold wooden pew nestled between her little sister Hope (age 6) and her little brother David (age 9). She was eighteen and was usually tasked to keep a watchful eye on her younger siblings. Mother and Father sat attentively listening to Pastor Dave's sermon. He didn't usually speak on Sunday mornings, that was reserved for Pastor Stroup. Unfortunately she was feeling ill and asked that her trusty Youth Pastor rise to the occasion. The kids and teens of Our Savior's Church loved Pastor Dave - and this would be the young man's first chance to "wow" the entire congregation since moving to Des Moines from Alabama earlier in the year.
Pastor Dave had the charming charisma of a college quarterback with the natural farm boy good looks of a contemporary Christian singer. He was
