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A Direct Hit "Victor and I talked every day. That summer, Mom, Mateo and I attended our first Southwest Believers' Convention in Fort Worth. When God told me to go work in Texas, I thought it was just for my job. But He told me the main reason was so that Mateo would be at 14forty, the youth ministry. "Two days into the conference, my mother developed pneumonia. It quickly escalated to COVID pneumonia, and she was admitted to the hospital. After the conference, she was discharged on oxygen. Right after she came home, I got sick with COVID. "What welled up in me was, Call Victor." Robin called her husband. "Victor, you need to call the lawyer and ask if there's some provision for you to come take care of us. Mom is on oxygen. I'm so sick I can barely take a drink of water. We have a 13-year-old who is by himself trying to keep us alive. There's got to be some provision for you to come help." Turns out, there was a provision. Within two days of the request, Victor was allowed into the U.S. for seven weeks. "It was called a 'humanitarian parole,'" Victor explains. "Three months from the time I was barred from the country for five years, I arrived in Texas. The devil had meant for there to be an evil outcome, but God had prevailed. "As soon as Robin heard I was on my way, symptoms started leaving her body. Had the devil known that giving my family COVID would allow us to be reunited, he wouldn't have done it." The men's pastor at church referred Victor and Robin to a local immigration lawyer who was a Christian. When Robin and Victor met with the lawyer, the first thing the three of them did was pray and come into covenant agreement, Victor recalled. Although Victor was only approved to stay in the U.S. for seven weeks, they learned that he could apply for a visa from within the country because his spouse was a citizen. By doing that, it would put a pause on his orders to depart the country until a decision was reached. The Best Gift "In September, I was watching VICTORYTHON," Victor remembers. "Brother Copeland said something about sowing your best gift. I thought about the alabaster jar, in Matthew 26:7, which was broken to pour over Jesus. "I kept wondering what my best gift could be. I had always been a big fan of Swiss watches. I liked the ones that were rare and unique. My favorite watch was one I'd bought in Zurich. Without hesitation, I sowed that watch. "Brother Copeland prayed that our family would not be separated again. Having done all we knew to do, we just stood in faith. It took over a year, but I finally got my first interview. By December of 2023, nothing else had happened. They had lost my paperwork! "Our lawyer called and outlined our options. One was to sue the government. We didn't have peace about that. We decided to work with the local ožce to try and locate my paperwork. "Finally, in January of 2024, I received my green card in the mail. "In Canada, I was a well-trained economic analyst. I've spoken on stages all over the globe. Now I'm out of the world's system. God is allowing me to teach finance to the Body of Christ." Today, Victor, Robin and Mateo Goncalves are living their dream—right where God planted them. There is no question that being Partners with KCM has changed their lives. "Besides all the other blessings that flow through KCM, just the impact of VICTORY Channel is enough to change the world," Robin explains. "Faith seeds are being sown on airwaves, on apps, on websites, over cable channels and satellites. It's going out 24/7. Brother Copeland says that every free second of VICTORY Channel is seed. So, when we give, it's twice-sown seed." 1 4 : B V O V HOW TO USE THEIR FAITH. JOIN US IN TEACHING BELIEVERS Partner with KCM. Brother Copeland prayed that our family would not be separated again. Having done all we knew to do, we just stood in faith. KCM.ORG/PARTNERNOW

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