Support & Love for Widows
30m
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Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast
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In this conversation with Kay Daigle, Claudia McGuire discusses the needs of widows and provides suggestions for churches and individuals to grow in understanding their grief and in finding practical ways to serve this community. This episode is also available on video.
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