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The Tale of the Miracle Wheat |
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Getting the grain from Wisconsin, USA to the Philippines was a miracle in itself |
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Nicholas Fischer and his wife Phylis, dwarfed by the gigantic granary in which he stored the wheat. |
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The harvested grain is loaded into a "cleaner". |
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Mr Fischer poses before the bagged wheat. |
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The wheat is automatically bagged and then sealed by a giant sewing machine. |
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Nicholas arrives with his first truckload of wheat to the train stop. |
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Bagged wheat are loaded into boxcars donated by the Sta Fe Railroad. |
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Volunteers from at least six organizations turned out to pitch-in to load the grains into the boxcars. |
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"Bayanihan" American style. |
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Glimpse of Jesus Missions |
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