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HellO, and welcome to Renew, Restore,

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Rejoice, the Safe House Ministries podcast,

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where we share stories of the power of God

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to change lives through Safe House Ministries.

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Safe House Ministries is based out of Columbus,

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Georgia, and we are a ministry that exists to

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love and serve people who have been affected by

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addiction, homelessness, and

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incarceration. I'm your host, Phil

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Shuler, the Director of Development for Safe House

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Ministries here in Columbus, Georgia. Safe

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House serves over 1, 100 people

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each month as they transition back into

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our community. Safe House provides an

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abundance of services including 213

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beds for homeless individuals and families,

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case management for obtaining job skills and long

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term employment. Over 300

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hot meals every day, free clothing,

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and so much more. One of the most incredible

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services that Safe House provides is our

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free 9 12 month intensive outpatient

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substance abuse program, which is state

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licensed, CARF accredited, and has

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no wait list. Almost 100 percent

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of individuals staying in our shelters who follow our

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three phase program become

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fully employed within a few months. And

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68 percent of individuals who

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stay at least one night with us End

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up finding work and moving into their own home.

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Thank you for being with us today and listening to our

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podcast. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.

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Hello, and welcome to the safe house

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ministries podcast. Episode four, June

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11th, 2024. Today.

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I want to do something very simple.

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But I hope very helpful

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and encouraging to you. I want to give you 10

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reasons why you should be

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listening every week to the safe house ministries

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podcast. And these same 10 reasons

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would be great reasons. Why

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you should be encouraging. As

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many other people. As many

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other of your friends, as you can

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To be listening to this podcast every week.

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Here are the 10 reasons. Number one.

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By listening to the safe house ministries podcast.

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You will grow in your understanding

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of the unimaginable hardships that

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so many of your neighbors are facing

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now, or have had to endure

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in the past. Listening to this

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podcast will really open your

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eyes to things that you might

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not ever have considered. And

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you may not realize. That

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so many people are having to

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deal with in their lives. So very

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hard. So very difficult.

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Just unimaginable things

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and In addition to opening up your understanding.

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I think it will begin to increase

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the compassion in your heart for others,

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which would be a wonderful thing for our society

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as a whole. Number two. Listening

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to the safe house ministries podcast will help you

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to learn about the powerful

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and amazing combination of

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love and truth. And

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how that combination. Makes

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such a difference. And changing

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lives in a very positive way.

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Number three. You'll be able to learn

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the meaning of redemption.

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Number four. You will learn

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the value of forgiveness. Number

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five, you will learn to let

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go of your biases and judgments

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of others. Number six.

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You will learn about the dangers of having

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the wrong kind of friends. Number

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seven. You will learn about the blessings

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of having the right kind of friends.

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Number eight, you will learn about

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the huge unintended negative

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consequences that result from

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seemingly little choices. And

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also about the amazing,

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powerful and positive consequences.

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That can result from. Single

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choices and single steps

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in a better direction. Number nine.

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You will learn about and witness the

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power of God to work

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miracles and to change lives.

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The things that you will hear about

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on this podcast. R so

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often. Unexplainable

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in any other way than the Providence

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and the blessing and the amazing

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intervention. Of an

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almighty God who loves people

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so dearly. And

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number 10. You will learn about

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the incredible return on investment, your

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partnership with safe house ministries yields

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in the form of bringing homes. Jobs

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and hope. And to the lives of so

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many people every single day. I

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hope you appreciate this list, these 10

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things. And as you listened

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to the podcast each and every week, I

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hope you'll really think about some of these things

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and really strive to draw

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out the lessons that you can learn. From

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every single episode. There's

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a verse in Proverbs it's chapter four,

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verse seven. And it says this wisdom

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is the principle thing. Therefore

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get wisdom. And with all thy

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getting, get understanding. There

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was so much wisdom that you

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can learn. By listening

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to the safe house ministries podcast by,

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by hearing the stories. That

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so many people share about

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how they went from darkness and

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bondage and hardship.

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And how they got into

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victory and to light and to

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find hope again. I

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hope that this short episode. Has

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been encouraging and a blessing to you. And

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I hope that as you continue to listen to this

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podcast, that you will encourage

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others to listen to it as well. And

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If you do enjoy listening to this podcast,

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and if you do receive a benefit from

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the things that you learn by listening,

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I would ask you, please leave us

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a five-star review and

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also leave us some positive comments.

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On whatever platform that you are

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listening to this podcast on. Thank

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you for that. And thank you for listening

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and God bless you

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​We look forward to being with you again next week as

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we share another testimony about the power

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and the goodness of God to change

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lives through Safe House Ministries.

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if you are someone listening to this podcast

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that loves to hear these stories

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of the great things that God is doing

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in changing people's lives for the better, and

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if you would like to be a part of that work,

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please reach out to us You can

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reach us at 2101 Hamilton

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Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31,904.

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You can call us at seven oh six three

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two two. 3 7, 7 3,

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or you can email us at [email protected].

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Thank you so much for being with us this week for

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the renew restore and rejoice

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podcast of safe house ministries, we

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pray that God will bless you this week. And

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we look forward to having you back with us again

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next week for a new episode.