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Horatio Spafford: A True Story
The true story of Horatio Spafford, a prominent and influential Chicago Attorney, who, during the late 1800s, loses both his real estate fortune and his four daughters to a combination of notable tragedies. Soon after, the Chicago parish would lay blame on their tragedy's as being disobedient to God. In a bitter fight against the religious laws of man, Horatio and his wife Anna, would soon leave the church and move to Israel to begin a worldwide humanitarian movement, ultimately accomplishing the unimaginable.
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