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Pastor RANDY VALIMONT discovered power of trusting God at Southeastern

 Randy Valimont
It was at Southeastern that mega-church pastor Randy Valimont learned that there is one thing greater than faith: trust.

It was faith that brought Randy Valimont to Southeastern in 1978 with $600 in his pocket and a $1,200 tuition bill. He learned about trust on the eve of his first final exam when the other $600 he desperately needed had not surfaced.

God had given Valimont the calling to preach, and he knew Southeastern was where preachers went to prepare themselves. He chose the church ministries program here because he wanted to become a youth pastor.

As Valimont stood on the shore of Lake Bonny staring at the stars on the eve of that first final exam, he wondered why the $600 he needed hadn't arrived. He remembered how he had told everyone that God had sent him to Southeastern. He worried about returning home and being labeled a failure.

But then he heard God say, “Don’t you think if I can put those stars in place, I can take care of your life?” more >>


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