Janet is a young woman with high anxiety and a distant family. James is a teenage boy with a sick sister and low self-esteem. Jacob is an older, disgruntled gentleman with no passion for life. These three very different people, of different ages, are all in need of something or someone to help them with their specific challenges they face at this time in their lives. A vision, so powerful, so loving, and so welcoming comes into their lives and changes everything and brings them together in a lifelong friendship.

Janet is a young woman with high anxiety and a distant family. James is a teenage boy with a sick sister and low self-esteem. Jacob is an older, disgruntled gentleman with no passion for life. These three very different people, of different ages, are all in need of something or someone to help them with their specific challenges they face at this time in their lives. A vision, so powerful, so loving, and so welcoming comes into their lives and changes everything and brings them together in a lifelong friendship.

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