“You Can Leave If You Want To.” A Story of Faithfulness You Need to Hear // Ep. 107

Castleview Baptist Church · Oct 14, 2026 · 25m

“You can leave if you want to.”David Melendrez said those words to his wife, Maxine, from a hospital bed after a shooting left him paralyzed from the waist down. He told her he would understand. Maxine stayed.Decades later, they are still together, still faithful to each other, and still trusting the Lord who carried them through.In this episode of the Castleview Podcast, Pastor Tate sits down with David and Maxine to hear their story. While serving with the United Nations, David was shot in the back by a member of Hamas. The bullet severed his spinal cord, changing their lives in an…