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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – October 16, 2026
Greetings from Tyler, Michael is in Australia for Murray Allatt’s funeral, and is staying with a church member in Sydney. He’s had tremendous hospitality and kindness from all the folks there. I’m having flashbacks of my trips to Australia… We will welcome Michael back with open arms. We’re at war; two wars. Iran isn’t backing…
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