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Their tribe has flourished – seven
children, 18 grandchildren and eight
(going on nine) great-grandchildren.
They were married 28 more years
before Sam passed away in 2018. I
was at the funeral, and it was such
a celebration of a life well-lived, of
a committed Christian, a faithful
husband and loving dad. Donna still
works part-time and has taken up
mini-camping with the Sisters on the
Fly. I love her story of redemption

By that time, Donna had begun second union of the family, but this – a life redeemed and a marriage
attending Trinity Church, where she time with the Lord as head of the redeemed. Donna said that she
had gotten truly involved. Sam, on home. She had God’s green light. shares this testimony because “it
the other hand, was still in much the is not a story of us but a story of
same place he had been, and it was June 16, 1990, Sam and Donna Ogle God.” God’s power to transform
not really a good place. Donna kept got married – again. Although the and redeem, indeed, is evident in
him at arm’s length. Finally, the day Lord was evident in their home and their story and in their lives (Music
came in 1989 that Sam remarked that lives, not everything went perfectly, to Amazing Grace here).
he had seen that Trinity Church was but overall, they were a happy,
having its Holy Spirit Conference, committed
and he asked if he could join her. couple and
She had previously told him, “There family. They
is just something about the power went back to Planning with Your
at that prayer rail . . .” His interest the same house
in going was an answer to prayer, a where they Dreams in Focus
lot of prayer, but as fortune would had pretty
have it, she could not attend on that much raised Giving Wisely
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forward – even showed up at her could all gather
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with renewed passion for the Lord! Bunch music
again.) I told
They began counseling with Donna it
Pastor Paul Jantzen about their reminded me
relationship. Donna said that she of The Brady
didn’t really plan ever to remarry, Bunch, but she
but if she did, it would be to Sam pointed out Contact me today!
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