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B V O V : 2 1 Except, it no longer existed. Each time she prayed, the Lord told Millicent the same thing. Fill out the application. ere was no use pretending she didn't know what application. She contacted KCBC. When the application arrived, she filled it out and returned it. en, she heard back. She'd been accepted into the first class of KCBC. Believing Bigger Although Millicent wasn't thrilled about moving again, she would never disobey the Lord. She wanted to live in the center of His perfect will. In preparation for the move, she listed her house for sale. She would need the money from the sale to pay her tuition and live in Texas. e house didn't sell. Leaving it on the market, Millicent took her available funds and the $2,000 her church had given her and moved to Texas. e first day of class, Kenneth Copeland spoke to the students. "Don't you dare quit now!" he said. Later he added, "e valedictorian of this first class will receive a gold and diamond ring. So don't quit!" As Millicent left class, the Lord spoke to her. I want you to believe Me to be the valedictorian. "Me? With all those people in this class? Are You talking to me?" Millicent struggled, not knowing how she would get her faith up for such a thing. After all, some of her classmates had doctorate degrees. Although she was fluent in English, it hadn't been her first language. Who am I to be valedictorian? she thought. Me, a girl from Sierra Leone? Each day Millicent sat in class, listening and learning. But in her head, she fought a continual battle. Tired, she realized she was battling her own doubt and unbelief. "OK, Lord, if You say so, I will believe to be the valedictorian. All things are possible with You." Driving to class each day she said, "Lord, since You say that I'm the valedictorian, thank You that all things are possible with You." Millicent called two of her closest friends. "Let me tell you what God is saying…." Both women agreed to believe with her. Each time her friend from Colorado called, she began the conversation by saying, "Hello, Miss Valedictorian!" While creating a vision board, Millicent found a picture of herself wearing a cap and gown. Going online, she found a picture of a valedictorian with the honor cord and everything it represented. Cutting the head off her photo in the cap and gown, she superimposed it over the picture of the valedictorian. en, underneath the picture she wrote: Millicent Macauley, Valedictorian of the Charter Class of Kenneth Copeland Bible College. She looked at it every day and thanked God. The Backlash "e devil tried to discourage me," Millicent recalls. "My house hadn't sold, and I was still paying bills for it. en someone broke into it. As soon as we finished classes in the spring of 2019, I rushed back to New Jersey for the summer. I packed and tried to sell my furniture. "I had a buyer for my house, but two days before the sale he pulled out of the deal. Without that sale, I didn't have a penny. I'd spent all my money on tuition, living expenses in Texas and paying my bills in New Jersey. "How could I go back to KCBC without any money to pay tuition? After prayer, I stepped out in faith and flew back. I had $40 in my purse. Someone picked me up from the airport and I gave them $20 for gas. at left me with $20. "e next day was orientation. I had another battle in my head. Should I go with no money to 2020 KCBC graduation As Millicent left class, the Lord spoke to her. I want you to believe Me to be the valedictorian.

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