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“ What’s Holding You Back?” ALCOHOL AND GAMBLING WERE DESTROYING GEORGE PRESTON’S LIFE, UNTIL A SALVATION ARMY PASTOR POSED A SIMPLE QUESTION. by Diane Stark
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eorge Preston and his wife, Robina, walked into the casino they visited all too often. They’d already agreed to only gamble a certain amount of money and then leave. But like most visits, after the predetermined amount was gone, George wanted to keep gambling, convinced he’d win back 12 • APRIL 2020 I faithandfriends.ca
everything he’d lost and more with just one last spin. However hard he tried, George couldn’t seem to stop gambling. And he feared it was going to cost him everything he cared about. Down a Dangerous Path George was born in Trinity,
