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The Couple Who Planted an Orchard in Detroit

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In 2009, Mark and Olivia Covington stood on Hobart Street in Detroit's east side, surrounded by abandoned lots choked with waist-high weeds and crumbling foundations....

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Scripture References

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

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