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"Susan DeFace Washington is the real deal. She is one of the most powerful, heartwarming, spirit filled speakers we have been blessed to hear. Women of all ages were  blessed by her testimony and her message of hope, forgiveness and God's redeeming love for all people no matter the circumstances in your past or present situation.  We have had many speakers for our Women's Events at First Baptist Church Carrollton and  I can honestly say Susan ranks as one of the most outstanding speakers we have had." 

- Beverly Anderson, Women's Ministry Coorinator for First Baptist Church of Carrollton

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"I have practiced criminal law for over twenty years, as both a prosecutor and defense attorney, and I have witnessed up-close the devastating consequences of drug addiction. Prison has a way of getting your attention, and yet, I have seen many disingenuous and counterfeit “jailhouse conversions” in desperate attempts to game the system and receive leniency. I can assure you, there is nothing fake or phony about Susan and her relationship with, and devotion to, Jesus Christ.   

Through faith and perseverance, she has found transforming freedom and undeniable peace and purpose. Susan is the real deal and she possesses a compelling life story and inspiring testimony of God’s unconditional love, saving grace and redemptive power."

- Joe Shearin, Criminal Defense Attorney

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We recently had Susan DeFace Washington come and speak at our monthly ladies group at our church. After speaking with Susan to learn more about her story, I couldn’t wait to have her present to our ladies.

When the day finally came, Susan brought her support team, Power Point, and an infectious spirit. Susan was very open and willing to share her story. Her transparency gave us a glimpse into her world that began with pain, lies, and sadness but ends in the victory and joy that can only come from having a relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Her story communicated so many things in such a short time. Her story communicates the power of hope, forgiveness, and how nothing we can do will separate us from the love of Jesus. 


 
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"I have had the opportunity to hear Susan DeFace Washington speak on more than one occasion. After hearing her story, all I could think was that it was one of the most courageous testimonies I have ever heard. She is living proof of God’s power and grace."

- Randy Smith of First Baptist Church of Allen

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Wednesday
Oct152014

Warning Signs 

Yesterday as I was driving around Sherman delivering flyers to my Pansy, Pumpkin, Pulled Pork Festival I'm having at my model home this Saturday my brakes started making a funny noise as I would press down on them. I hated that sound and it made me cringe so I turned up the radio and blocked it out. It seemingly worked because I couldn’t hear the sound anymore…………………... This is the way I used to deal with life in general, I would mask the problem, ignore the problem, or drown out the problem and  I never dealt with the actual problem I only dealt with the symptoms. It finally all caught up with me and almost destroyed my life. In high school I was given a ‘72 pale yellow Cutlass Supreme with an 8 track player and white leather seats when I turned 16. I loved that car but I was given that car with no instruction at all: I knew to put gas in it but that was about it, I didn’t know about oil or any of the other things that made a car run efficiently. Needless to say one day my car started making a really loud knocking noise. I hated that sound so I turned up my 8 track player and listened to the Beach Boys  ( Be True to your School, California Girls, Barbara Ann), Ted Nugent, Boston, Grease, etc.  as loud as I could. The knocking  sound seemingly went away but of course it really didn’t . My car was out of oil and I didn’t heed to the warning so there was a lot of damage that thankfully we were able to fix.  That incident, in a way,  foreshadowed what would happen to me personally  because I didn’t stop and deal with the any of the many problems  running rampant in my life, I just tried to pretend they weren’t there as if that would make them go away. Because of that negligence there was a lot of long term damage. God has been able to put most the broken pieces back together again but it would have been a lot simpler on me as well as my family if I would have addressed the problems at hand when they arose and not tried to hide them, numb them, or drown them out with busyness.  Yesterday I finally turned the radio down and listened closely.  Tomorrow I am getting my brakes looked at. This incident with my car now and back when I was a teenager reminded me we should listen to the warning signs in our life whether it has to do with our health, our car, our behavior , our relationships , and so on . We can’t afford to ignore them or pretend they aren’t there because in all these instances we can drown out the signs for a little while but the root of the problem is still there getting larger and soon will most likely grow out of control. It is best to nip it in the bud and cut it off at the root: ))

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