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One of the NASA astronauts who recently returned to Earth after being stuck at the International Space Station for more than nine months said earlier this week that remotely attending church services sustained him spiritually while lingering in orbit.
Barry "Butch" Wilmore said during a Monday press conference in Houston with fellow astronaut Suni Williams that maintaining virtual fellowship with Providence Baptist Church — his home church in Pasadena, Texas — was "vital" while their originally planned eight-day trip to the ISS dragged out for 286 days amid technical issues.
Wilmore, an elder at the church he has attended with his family for 17 years, led devotionals and joined fellow astronauts in singing "Amazing Grace," he told CBNin a recent interview.
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Barry "Butch" Wilmore said during a Monday press conference in Houston with fellow astronaut Suni Williams that maintaining virtual fellowship with Providence Baptist Church — his home church in Pasadena, Texas — was "vital" while their originally planned eight-day trip to the ISS dragged out for 286 days amid technical issues.
Wilmore, an elder at the church he has attended with his family for 17 years, led devotionals and joined fellow astronauts in singing "Amazing Grace," he told CBNin a recent interview.
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NASA astronaut rescued from ISS says virtual church fellowship sustained him: 'Vital'
Barry Butch Wilmore, who recently returned to Earth after being stuck at the International Space Station for more than nine months, said that remotely attending church services sustained him
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