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" I was on the bed. He was like 300 pounds. I screamed because it hurt. He choked me until I passed out. When I woke up he showed me a knife and said he would murder my whole family if I ever said anything."

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This Sunday's Personal Journey shares the story of Felicia Villegas, an incredible, inspiring young woman. She endured horrific sexual abuse as a child and homelessness as a teen, but her struggles never broke her spirit.

"It caused me to not believe in God," she says. "I was like, I'm being abused. There can't be a God if this is happening.  It was wrong of me to say that about God. It wasn't fair. God chooses His strongest warriors to fight His biggest battles."

Please read this Sunday's Personal Journey: "Strong Survivor."

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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