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M i s s i o n S e r v ic es o us t r ec e n tl y c a l l e d a f u l l t ime F i e l d - R e p r e s e n t a

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t r a v e l i n g

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r e p r e s e n t i n g M i s s i o n

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and His f a m i l y were w i t h R e v i v a l

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our Field-Representative

Terry Key,

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work and he p r e s e n t s a most

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