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ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: ECD William Bagambe ESD Oleg Kharlamov EUD Ioan Câmpian Tatar IAD Roberto Herrera NAD Michael Harpe NSD Kwon Johnghaeng SAD Josanan Alves, Jr. SID Mundia Liywalii SPD Christina Hawkins SSD Noldy Sakul SUD Zohruaia Renthlei TED Paul Lockham WAD Jallah S. Karbah, Sr. MENA Kheir Boutros IF Julio Mendez CHUM Andy Chen Printed by Pacific Press, P. O. Box 5353 Nampa, ID 83653-5353 Access the 2020 Tithe and Offerings devotionals and videos here: https://stewardship.adventist.org/2020tithe-and-offerings-readings-videos
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