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While in Gary yesterday we stopped by the Zion Progressive Cathedral International, where a couple of parishioners were gathered around a billboard outside the church.

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Inside a church pastor delivered a sermon to the youth. Sandra Younger, an associate pastor, stepped outside for a moment to chat with us about the church and leadership. She says a leader is someone who follows God — a person who knows the word of God and asks for direction.

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Sandra Younger doesn't think she'll pay a whole lot of attention to the convention but says it's important who's elected President as it pertains to whether or not that person will let God guide him.

Younger also told us that even though there's a feeling of hopelessness that's pervaded this city, God hasn't taken his eyes off Gary.