Gianna Jessen is my new hero

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I don't know that I can actually say all that much about this - she pretty much says it all. But I want to be like this woman - I want to 'blaze through the world' as she does, not ashamed in the slightest of the God I serve, and His Gospel, because I know it is the only reason I am alive, and the only reason for living.

This is a challenge, ladies and gentlemen, and not one quietly delivered. There is passion in this woman, and it is infectious. Listen to her, learn from her, and then act.

I can't find the whole video except on facebook, where I originally saw it, so I hope this link works for all of you. I know it's 16 minutes long, but believe me, it's worth watching - and I don't even like speeches!

Gianna Jessen, 9/8/08, Australia

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