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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, Welcome to Story Behind podcast. This is the

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Speaker 1: show for people who love hearing a good story and

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Speaker 1: who believe the world could use more positivity. We're the

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Speaker 1: team behind God Updates and God Too, and we hope

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Speaker 1: these weekly short stories will brighten your day.

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Speaker 2: Birthday boy saves friend from drowning at his own pool

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Speaker 2: party written by Mikhaeli Gordonni, read by Juli Provos. One

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Speaker 2: little boy saves a friend from drowning at his own

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Speaker 2: birthday party after underestimating the water step. Braxton Piri and

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Speaker 2: Kark Miern were already close friends, but the incident has

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Speaker 2: brought them even closer. Now they're bros for life. It

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Speaker 2: was at karkspool party when Braxton started drowning in the

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Speaker 2: deep water. It was his birthday party and I was excited,

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Speaker 2: so I just jumped in the pool Braxton said. Clark's grandma,

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Speaker 2: Alice Usherman, saw Braxton struggling. He didn't seem to be

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Speaker 2: panicking or calling out for help. She called Clark to

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Speaker 2: help him. I think, to me that was a huge

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Speaker 2: eye opening experience to know that you don't necessarily ask

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Speaker 2: for help when you need help. Alice said, I saw

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Speaker 2: him drowning. He wasn't really swimming, Clerk said, and then

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Speaker 2: I got him. I was like, thank God, Braxton said,

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Speaker 2: God sent him to save me. The Boys School in

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Speaker 2: Indiana awarded both boys for their bravery. He's like family

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Speaker 2: to meet, Braxton said of Clark. He's my best friend

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Speaker 2: and I just love to be with him. Brax's mom

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Speaker 2: said the experience deeply bonded the two boys together. After

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Speaker 2: the incident, the boys got matching hoodies that have brose

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Speaker 2: for Life written across the back. While I have no

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Speaker 2: doubt these young men will have each other's backs throughout

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Speaker 2: their lives, they are very fortunate to have each other.

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Speaker 2: For you have been a strength of the poor, a

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Speaker 2: strength and needy in his distress, a refuge for the storm,

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Speaker 2: a shadow for the heat, and the blast of the

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Speaker 2: terrible ones is a storm against the wall. Isaiah twenty

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Speaker 2: five to four. Landlard surprises his tenants by offering free

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Speaker 2: rent in November and December, written by MICHAELA Gardonia by

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Speaker 2: Julie Provost. A few lucky tenants in Portsmouth, Virginia got

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Speaker 2: a tremendous blessing over the holidays. A generous landlord gave

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Speaker 2: them free rent for November and December. That's what I

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Speaker 2: call very merry Christmas. Indeed, I know what it's like

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Speaker 2: to have a housing crisis and instability when it comes

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Speaker 2: to rent, because I myself have struggled in the past,

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Speaker 2: said Travis Johnson, who owns a business, Homebridge Healthcare, and

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Speaker 2: has twelve houses he rents out in Portsmouth. He gave

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Speaker 2: all his tenants free rent for November and December. That's

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Speaker 2: what inspired me to give my tenants free rent for

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Speaker 2: the holidays, he added. The movement actually became bigger than

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Speaker 2: just a moment. It became a national movement. Travis also

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Speaker 2: heads the Homebridge Community Care Foundation, which assists single parents

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Speaker 2: with rent and mortgage payments. Whether you're a client of ours,

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Speaker 2: an employee of ours, or even if you're not, we're

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Speaker 2: going to always pay it forward. That's our model, Travis said.

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Speaker 2: One of his tenants, Missy Waller, was over the moon

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Speaker 2: when Travis told her she'd have free rent for the

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Speaker 2: rest of twenty twenty five. He was like, come outside,

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Speaker 2: and when I came outside, he said, y'all ain't gonna

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Speaker 2: bring rent for November and December. I called Missy, you

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Speaker 2: mean literally you don't have to pay anything. I just

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Speaker 2: jump for joy. We actually have six more homes. Knock

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Speaker 2: on the door and let them know they're receiving free

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Speaker 2: rent for the month of December, Trapp said. He also

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Speaker 2: shared that he wants to help families on a national

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Speaker 2: scout says anyone in any state can apply for help

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Speaker 2: by contacting homes at homebridge chako dot com. What a

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Speaker 2: wonderful young man. He knows he has the ability to give,

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Speaker 2: so that's what he's determined to do. And it's such

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Speaker 2: a wonderful blessing for his tenants. The fact that he

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Speaker 2: didn't just forgive them for one month's rent, but for two.

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Speaker 2: It's simply amazing.

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