{"id":5876,"date":"2016-07-23T13:16:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T18:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2025-08-03T20:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:37:43","slug":"passport-through-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/passport-through-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport Through Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||6px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|auto|0px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/passport-through-darkness.1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;2025 Snow day.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;passport through darkness.1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p><strong>Passport Through Darkness<\/strong>, written by Kimberly Smith, is a life changer for sure!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remembered a prayer I\u2019d cried out many years before, begging Him to use me. I wondered, if I\u2019d known where that prayer would lead, would I still have prayed it? Deciding the answer was yes, I uttered a new prayer: \u201cYou can have whatever You want from me, but please, God, just show me what difference one person can make in the darkness of this broken world.\u201d Kimberly Smith<\/p>\n<p>My hairdresser first introduced me to this book several years ago. She gave me a copy of the book and from page one, I could not put it down. Yes, it is one of those types of books! I have since purchased several of these to give away, and the response from those I gave the book to is always the same\u2026 \u201clife-changing!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Smith\u2019s story is one of risking it all to follow a passion to help others. 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