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The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.

Nicky Gumbel

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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Church is not an organization you join it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.
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If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.
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