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Once they got settled, Robin and Victor contacted an immigration attorney in the Seattle area. Most of the experts Victor and Robin spoke with gave them the same advice: "Figure out how to spend at least the next 18 months apart." "Absolutely not," Robin said. "We're faith people. We believe we serve Almighty God who fi ghts supernaturally on our behalf." Journey of Faith Victor and Robin's journey in faith had di… erent beginnings. Victor's family immigrated to Canada from Portugal. His mom had to go to kindergarten with him because he didn't speak English for the fi rst few years of his life. "I was raised in a Catholic family," Victor explains. "My childhood was interesting because my parents managed a care home for people with mental handicaps, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. They lived on the top two fl oors, and we lived on the main fl oor. "We were active in the Catholic Church," Victor remembers, "but my mother sensed there was more. In the early 1990s, she discovered KCM. We would watch the Believer's Voice of Victory program on TV. I was about 14 and we were living in Winnipeg, when Kenneth Copeland held a meeting there. That's when we started to learn how to live by faith." "My childhood was interesting, too," Robin says, "because my parents took in foster children. Like Victor with the mentally disabled, it builds compassion. One year, my parents took an anniversary trip to Fiji. "They fell in love with the people. The island is a developing nation. The only day cares available were for the children of wealthier immigrant families. A lot of the local children, even preschoolers, were left home alone while their parents worked 18- 20 hours a day." At that time, Robin was an elementary school teacher. "My parents called during my summer B V O V : 1 3 break and told me what was happening with the Fijian children," she said. "They asked me to come see if I could help. I fell in love with the people too, so I resigned from my job and went to Fiji to help write curriculum and set up a school. "While in Fiji, I learned that I had a gift as a graphic designer. It wasn't until I met and married Victor that his mother introduced me to KCM. Through them, I learned what the Bible said about toil. I asked God to help me use my gift for the Kingdom. That's when He opened the door for me to work at KCM Canada. Now it was going to take all our faith to bring my family back together again." Even though she'd met Pastors George and Terri Pearsons while in Canada, Robin didn't expect them to remember her. But they did. "What's going on with your husband?" Pastor Terri asked. "Tell me what I'm missing so we can pray about it." Pastor George joined them and asked, "You're married, right?" Robin thought that was an odd question because he knew she was married. Then she realized he was going somewhere with that question. "Yes, I'm married." Looking into her eyes, he said, "What God has joined together, let no man separate." The anointing on those words was palpable. "Pastor George gave me my standing point," Robin recalls. "That was all I needed. Whenever the devil tried to taunt me, I repeated those words. to go to kindergarten with him because he didn't speak English for the fi rst few years "I was raised in a Catholic family," Victor break and told me what was happening with the Fijian children," she said. "They asked me to come see if I could help. I fell in love with the people too, so I resigned from my job and Once they got settled, Robin and Victor contacted an immigration attorney in the Seattle area. Most of the experts Victor and Robin spoke with gave them the same advice: "Figure out how to spend at least the "Absolutely not," Robin said. "We're faith people. We believe we serve Almighty God who fi ghts Victor and Robin's journey in faith Victor's family immigrated to Canada from Portugal. His mom had Once they got settled, Robin and Victor contacted an immigration attorney in the Seattle area. Most of the experts Victor and Robin spoke with gave them the same advice: "Figure out how to spend at least the "Absolutely not," Robin said. "We're faith people. We believe we serve Almighty God who fi ghts Victor and Robin's journey in faith Victor's family immigrated to Canada from Portugal. His mom had to go to kindergarten with him because he break and told me what was happening with Victor called with news that he had been banned from coming to the U.S. for fi ve years. I'd experienced a lot of warfare in my life, but nothing like this." "

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