{"id":11998,"date":"2021-06-10T16:44:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T14:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=11998"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T05:00:55","slug":"why-i-left-the-icoc-and-came-back-kent-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/why-i-left-the-icoc-and-came-back-kent-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Left the ICOC and Came Back \u2013 Kent Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lokNQ4kuW3Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disciples Today and Keydogo are partnering to share powerful stories of redemption. 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