“I was 23 when I came to Bellingham in 1960 – from Mars, they must have thought. I’ve always had a very sentimental feeling about the importance of that first ministry in my life.” – Robert Fulghum
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"I was 23 when I came to Bellingham in 1960 – from Mars, they must have thought. I’ve always had a very sentimental feeling about the importance of that first ministry in my life." – Robert Fulghum
"I was 23 when I came to Bellingham in 1960 – from Mars, they must have thought. I’ve always had a very sentimental feeling about the importance of that first ministry in my life." – Robert Fulghum
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