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the game, he remembered the things his aunt had told him about faith. How it brought about amazing answers to prayer. Healings too, she had said. Quick, miraculous healings. A Major Change "During my recovery, I started listening to faith podcasts on my phone and computer," Gabe recalls. "While I was listening to those messages, I was touched by how real God's power was. I knew there was something different about those messages. My shoulder healed faster than normal, so I recovered from that. "I kept listening to those messages," Gabe says. "I especially liked a program that Kenneth Copeland did with Keith Moore where they taught on how to hear God's voice. As I listened, I realized that although my sisters and I had been raised in a Christian home and in the Church, I'd never developed a personal relationship with Jesus. That was the first major change in the course of my life. "During my freshman year in high school, I was alone in my room when the Holy Spirit showed up. I fell to the ground, speaking in tongues. The Lord called me to preach the gospel. He showed me a vision of me preaching Jesus to thousands of people. I not only agreed to the call, I committed my life to Him. "Afterward, I became addicted to hearing the Word of God. I listened to it on my phone between classes, during practice and in all my free time. I started a Bible study in my public high school. We had more than 75 kids come to hear God's Word. Muslims came, as did atheists. They got saved with miraculous signs and wonders. I saw deaf ears opened in a public high school." As graduation drew near, Gabe was called into the principal's office. "Gabriel, you're the valedictorian of the class," the principal told him. "You'll be giving a speech. Typically, we don't talk about God in a public school. However, I want you to be free to be you. I want you to say whatever you want to say." "During graduation, I stood before 6,000 people and pointed them to Jesus. The vision God had given me had already come to pass." Finding His Place One thing Gabe knew for certain was that he didn't want to attend a regular college. He wanted to attend a Bible college—but not just any Bible college. His heart was set on attending Kenneth Copeland Bible College ® in Texas. The summer after graduation, he moved to Fort Worth. In the fall of 2019, he started classes at KCBC. "I was touched by the depth of the classes," he recalls. "The truth about who we are in Christ. How we're the righteousness of God in Christ. The establishment of God's covenant and what that meant. The principal foundation of who Jesus is in every book of the Bible." He learned practical leadership skills. He learned about ministry. Everything was built on the foundation of Scripture. Midway through his time at KCBC, the nation was put on pause due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Laid off from his job, Gabe now found himself with time on his hands. As he sought the Lord, God prompted him to start reaching his generation through social media on their phones. "On social media, algorithms work to reach people you've never met," Gabe said. Making those adjustments as best he could, he took his phone and began preaching truth. As it turned out, he wasn't the only one with time on his hands. His primary platform was YouTube ® , although the videos are also posted on other social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter ® , Rumble, TikTok and Pinterest. "When I went to bed one night in April 2020, I had no idea what was about to happen," Gabe says. "When I got up the next morning, the video I'd posted the day before had more than a million views. Although I was surprised, I'd expected something to happen. I knew that God had told me to do it, so I expected Him to bless it. Since that day, the videos I've created have had 530 million views. Not only that, but I've had more than 40,000 people report their salvation. "As I finished my last year at KCBC in 2021, I continued sending out videos every day. I prayed in the spirit, read my Bible, and asked God for direction about what to share. Then I 1 4 : B V O V MAY READ THROUGH THE BIBLE Mon 1 Josh. 23:1- Jdgs. 1:15 John 18 Tue 2 Jdgs. 1:16-3:11 John 19 Wed 3 Jdgs. 3:12-5:23 John 20 Thu 4 Jdgs. 5:24-7:14 John 21 Fri 5 Jdgs. 7:15-9:21 Acts 1 Sat 6 Jdgs. 9:22-11:11 Sun 7 Ps. 60-63; Prov. 12:12-28 Mon 8 Jdgs. 11:12-13:25 Acts 2 Tue 9 Jdgs. 14:1-16:22 Acts 3 Wed 10 Jdgs. 16:23-18:31 Acts 4 Thu 11 Jdgs. 19:1-20:35 Acts 5 Fri 12 Jdgs. 20:36-Ruth 1 Acts 6 Sat 13 Ruth 2-4 Sun 14 Ps. 64-67; Prov. 13 Mon 15 1 Sam. 1-2 Acts 7 Tue 16 1 Sam. 3:1-6:9 Acts 8 Wed 17 1 Sam. 6:10-9:10 Acts 9 Thu 18 1 Sam. 9:11-11:15 Acts 10 Fri 19 1 Sam. 12:1-14:23 Acts 11 Sat 20 1 Sam. 14:24-15:35 Sun 21 Ps. 68; Prov. 14:1-14 Mon 22 1 Sam. 16:1-17:37 Acts 12 Tue 23 1 Sam. 17:38-19:18 Acts 13 Wed 24 1 Sam. 19:19-21:15 Acts 14 Thu 25 1 Sam. 22:1-24:7 Acts 15 Fri 26 1 Sam. 24:8-26:4 Acts 16 Sat 27 1 Sam. 26:5-29:11 Sun 28 Ps. 69-70; Prov. 14:15-35 Mon 29 1 Sam. 30:1- Acts 17 2 Sam. 1:16 Tue 30 2 Sam. 1:17-3:21 Acts 18 Wed 31 2 Sam. 3:22-6:11 Acts 19 Old Testament New Testament

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