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Hello and welcome to the Faith Walkers community.

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I am so excited to have you here.

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I am Dr. Marcella Shipp.

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Five years ago, I experienced a major life crisis.

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I was jobless, recovering from major surgery, and I faced a sudden and unexpected

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loss of both of my parents within 60 days of each other.

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Everything I believed and knew about God seemed to vanish.

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As a pastor's kid and growing up in church,

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I found myself lost and confused.

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I wanted to escape the pain until one day God came for me in my darkest hour

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and invited me to embrace him as my father.

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As I processed my grief with God and

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followed his leading, a major shift occurred in 2023.

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At the beginning of the year,

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God asked me to trust him completely, and I thought I really trusted him.

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But little did I know this would involve

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a major move and a life change.

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These changes resulted in a transformation

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of my perspective, not just what I saw, but how I saw everything.

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Later that year, I experienced a divine

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encounter with God and a business conference that really transformed my life.

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This encounter brought supernatural healing

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to my heart, leaving me uplifted and encouraged.

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In the days that followed, I felt God's

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love daily as he showered me with kindness and affection.

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I had never experienced that before.

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By year's end, God revealed my kingdom

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assignment and my purpose, which is to help his people implement

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his word and walk in faith in their everyday lives.

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This purpose he gave me is exemplified in my upcoming book,

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Play the Faith Game to be released in spring

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2025 and in launching this Faith Walkers community.

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This community is housed in this private space where you can connect with like

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minded members who desire to walk and live at a higher level, growing in their

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faith as well as moving out in faith away from the noise, negativity and

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distractions found on other platforms.

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We can focus on strengthening our faith and encouraging each other's journeys.

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I provide access to encouragement, free

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training and workshops all designed to help you on your faith journey right here

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in this community while offering teachings on faith and the word of God.

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This isn't just a place to study.

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It's a place to help you put your faith to work.

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For the specific things God has spoken to you without judgment.

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You know, when you're standing in faith

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for something, people who disagree might try to limit what's possible for you.

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Here you'll find communal support to

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strengthen and encourage you on your faith journey.

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You can access this community through your laptop, computer or smartphone device using

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the tribe social mobile app.

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There are three quick steps to get you started engaging in the community.

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Use the go live button to stream live within the community.

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Number two, you can create a post and upload it to be an encouragement in the

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community, and number three, you can upload videos.

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Here are some community rules.

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No solicitation at all and only post content relevant to our faith focused

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community. Violation of these rules will result in the removal from the community.

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So here's your first assignment.

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Go ahead, introduce yourself, share with us where you're joining from and what you

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hope to receive from this community.

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Then I want you to watch another member's video and leave a like and comment.

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This helps us build connection and engagement with one another.

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So come on, let's get started and walk this faith journey out together.