Welcome to the Excel Stillmore podcast. I'm your host, Chris Emerson, and I'm thrilled to introduce once again a great sponsor for the program, Tyler Kane, a close friend and fellow believer. He serves as the senior loan officer at statewide mortgage, based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Statewide mortgage is a company founded by a brother in Christ.

Tyler brings 20 years of expertise to the table, making him a trusted advisor for numerous families navigating the complexities of the mortgage industry.

Whether you're a first-time homebuyer, considering refinancing,

or dreaming about future homeownership goals, Tyler and his team stand ready to assist you

every step of the way. For more information, you can find a link to their website in our show

notes or feel free to reach out directly to Tyler at 813-3-380-8487. And on his behalf and mine, thanks for listening.

Hey, welcome. I hope you're doing great. It's been a little while for me on the recording end. I got

ahead a few weeks ago, and so it feels good to get back in here, and particularly today, because I

had a tremendous emotional experience a couple of particularly today, because I had a tremendous

emotional experience a couple of weeks ago, and I get to share it with you. So I know I've

talked to you many times about the Triumph Village rehab facility in Tyler, where men come into a 10-to-12-month

program, and all of the teaching is centered on Jesus. We have Christian brothers who are on-site teaching these men,

and many of them get in the van and come to church Sundays and Wednesdays,

and several or even members here at Lindale.

So a couple of weeks ago, on a Thursday night,

there was a graduation ceremony for the guys who had made it through

this last 10-month run of the program.

There were seven guys there. Five of them I know pretty well because they're at the Tyler

Branch. One of them, Ike, is a member here at the Lindo Church. Two of them I didn't know as well.

They are at the Longview Branch, which is called the Highway 80 Mission, and really is where it all

began. And because they came

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