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FROM TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH (3 OF 8)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22, Ruth 2:1-23, Ruth 3:1-18, Ruth 4:1-22
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Title: From Tragedy to Triumph (3 of 8)
Series: Great Reversal's in the Bible
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Ruth 1-4

I - Ruth's Grievous Loss (Ruth 1)

II - Ruth's Glaring Lack (Ruth 2)

III - Ruth's Great Love (Ruth 3)

IV - Ruth's Glamorous Linage (Ruth 4)

V - Ruth's Glorious Lesson (Matt. 1: 5, 16 - 17)

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Where The Wind Leads "Story of Vinh Chung"

Dr. Vinh Chung says that he went to sleep in one world - and woke up in another. A decorated doctor and entrepreneur whose family escaped from Vietnam, the Chung family was relocated to Arkansas - and years later now hold 21 university degrees between them. How did they do it? It's a story of second chances, miracles, and God's favor and grace.

"I am a refugee. My family went to sleep in one world and woke up in another, and more than anyone in my family I was trapped between those worlds. I was born in Vietnam, but I was not Vietnamese; I was raised in America. I grew up Asian in character but American in culture, a citizen but always a refugee. I had no lessons from the past to guide me, no right way to do things in the present, and no path to follow to the future."

This is the incredible personal account of a refugee who fled from certain death and found flourishing life. It is a real-life rescue story, a poignant family drama, and a telling of recent world history.

Many North Americans will remember the "boat people" who became thankful recipients of resettlement to a new life in a new land through resilience, determination, and many helping hands along the way. But what was it like for a young boy in a large family, suddenly separated from all he'd ever known, thrust into a different culture?

Why was his dad, who used to be a wealthy manager, now working a menial job? How would he be affected by this survival and redemption? How does a refugee see himself differently from an immigrant who chooses to leave?
Vinh Ch ...

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