Original sentence: In February 2019, MacDonald announced that Walk in the Word would no longer be broadcast on radio and television, but would be available in digital format, citing the financial strain being caused by the controversies surrounding MacDonald on the show’s relationships with Christian broadcasting ministries
Edited sentence: In February 2019, MacDonald announced that Walk in the Word would no longer be broadcast on radio and television, but would be available in digital format, citing that difficult times for the church “[became] even more of a strain and a burden to carry in a way that none of you would ever even know what goes on behind the scenes