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by Melanie Hemry
None of that was surprising. After all,
DaVon had been in high school when his
mother discovered Kenneth Copeland on
TV in 1993. Two years later, when DaVon
graduated from high school, the family packed
their belongings and left California to move to
Fort Worth, Texas.
DaVon had gone to work for KCM as
an electrician's assistant. From 1998 to
2000, he attended Jerry Savelle Ministries
International in nearby Crowley, Texas, and
from there went to work in KCM's Partner
Service department. He was also the junior
high pastor at Eagle Mountain International
Church.
After his job was eliminated at KCM,
DaVon moved to Charlotte to help a friend
with his church.
So it was no surprise that he preached
faith. He'd cut his teeth on faith. It was his
spiritual DNA.
Still, no one knew on that Sunday morning
in 2007 that the country was sliding down a
slippery slope and headed into what would
become the Great Recession of 2008. The
Holy Spirit had prompted DaVon to preach
faith. They would all need faith in the coming
economic crisis.
Following the service, Stacy, a young
woman in the congregation, approached
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Rest
DaVon Alexander stood in the pulpit
at a church in Charlotte, N.C., and preached that Sunday
morning. He preached faith. How to live by faith. How to stand in faith.
How to grow your faith.