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Lisa DeJong
The Plain Dealer

"Survivor's Journey"


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Pastor Anthony Singleton preaches at Emmanuel Christian Center in Cleveland, attended by Laura Wills, one of David Francis' sisters. "Say: 'How I was raised can't hurt me,' " he prompts. "Say: My past might be messed up, but my future is bright.' " For years, Laura Wills has fought drug addiction and depression, two things she blames on her violent childhood. Laura believes that the church could have saved David.
 

 

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