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HOW TO USE THEIR FAITH. JOIN US IN TEACHING BELIEVERS 1 8 : B V O V Partner with KCM. the pilot prayed. About 25 minutes into the fl ight, they reached an altitude of 15,000 feet. Without warning, the plane stuttered. "What was that?" Dean asked. "I'm checking now," the pilot replied. Looking out the window, Dean saw that the right propeller had stopped. "We've just experienced catastrophic engine failure on the right side," the pilot announced to air traƒ c controllers. "The closest airport is 15 miles behind you," the controller responded. "What he didn't say was that the airport was surrounded by mountains," Dean recalled. Dean prayed in tongues until they made an emergency landing. The next morning the Lord said, Don't stop doing what brought you success. Take Two Ten days later, Dean ministered in Chicago. Afterward, the fog was so thick he couldn't see the runway. Dean sensed an internal witness not to take the fl ight. Really? What were the chances they would have an aviation problem twice in 10 days? At 6,000 feet, it sounded like someone poured a jar of marbles into the left engine, Dean recalls. Looking at Dean, the pilot said, "It's happened again." Suddenly, Dean heard the Holy Spirit speak two words: Gary, Indiana. "Where's Gary, Indiana?" Dean shouted to the pilot over the noise. "We're six miles from it." "Go there." As soon as they fl ew into Gary, the fog dissipated. They made another emergency landing. On several occasions when Dean shared these stories, well-meaning people said things like, "Brother, God's trying to get you out of aviation." "Do you have children?" Dean would ask. "Yes." "Do you love them?" "Yes." "Would you take your children and put them in an airplane, then go high in the sky and kill the engine? Then would you clap your hands and say, 'Let's see what kind of faith you have'?" "I'd never do that." "Neither would God." You've got to know the source of your trouble, Dean shared. It's easy to discern: God, good; devil, bad. God comes to bring life. The devil comes to steal it. The Result One of Dean's good friends, Jeremy Pearsons, shared Dean's story with Kenneth Copeland. Soon after, Jeremy called Dean and said, "My grandfather wants to meet you." During that meeting, Brother Copeland said, "Dean, in all the years I've been in aviation, I've never lost one engine, much less two in 10 days." Those aviation problems sparked a deep friendship between Kenneth and Dean. Speaking to Dean and Jeremy in 2005, Kenneth said, "You boys know more right now than I did for 10 or 15 years. Do you know why?" "Yes, sir," Dean said, "because you've invested your life into teaching the uncompromised Word of God, you've expedited the process for us." Today, Dean continues to carry that message as he speaks to teenagers across the country, including annually in the 14forty youth meetings at the Southwest Believers' Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. His television program, You Matter Television, airs four times a week on KCM's VICTORY Channel ™ . Dean has authored 31 books, including the popular devotional for teens, Hope 365: A Daily Reminder From the Word of God That You Matter. In the 32 years Dean has been in ministry, more than 125,000 suicides have been avoided. Over 106,000 teens have signed the I Matter pledge cards, choosing life over death, and he has seen more than 300,000 teenagers give their lives to the Lord. "Partnership with KCM has been life- changing because I've learned so much," Dean says. "Brother and Sister Copeland, and the entire ministry of KCM, have made a massive impact on our ministry." KCM.ORG/PARTNERNOW

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