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Corrie ten Boom's Fleas - Traditional (Romans 8:28)
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Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie were imprisoned in Ravensbruck concentration camp for hiding Jews. Their barracks was infested with fleas—miserable, biting, constant. Betsie insisted they thank God for everything, including the fleas. Corrie thought she was crazy.
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