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Delta Dawn When the Light Comes On: Week 48

"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise, for the Lord is good!" Psalm 100:4. Kansas' Great Depression Dust Bowl (no rain for 7 years), put the USA on the brink of ruin and war was looming large. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor sought to ignite hope in fainting hearts, creating the "Wizard of Oz" movie. 1939. Dorothy Gale was the niece of Aunty Em and Uncle Henry. Aunty Em takes charge of three hired men on their Kansas hog farm while Uncle Henry says very little to them or to Dorothy's conduct, which is not, always, stellar. Trouble comes when Toto, her beloved little dog,...

 

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