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Richard V. Battle
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What do you do when you experience a divorce, two separate heart procedures, and a cancer diagnosis all within a 10-month period? If you or yours are facing one of life's demanding tests, Unwelcome Opportunity: Overcoming Life's Greatest Challenges is essential.
"Richard Battle faced multiple tests in a short period of time and shares how he, with God's daily provision, overcame them. You'll be glad you listened to his pilgrimage, drawn from a period when the world caved in on him!" (Mike Huckabee, Former Governor of Arkansas, two-time US presidential candidate, author, and commentator)
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