Gomer's Pilgrimage to a Jerusalem bathroom

Episode 363 · December 12th, 2022 · 1 hr 20 mins

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We talk about Gomer's trip to the Holy Land, how he got violently sick the day he arrived in Jerusalem and how God made it amazing.

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