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Families benefit from learning to cook healthy food
Greater Vision Outreach Ministry addresses food insecurities and eating healthier in a variety of ways. Client Lisa and her daughter...
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Apr 302 min read
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“Whosoever” invited to come
The downtown area congregations, led by ecumenical ministers, walked along Main Street. The Methodist praise band filled the air with...
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Apr 304 min read
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Joy Cove residents experience God’s protection
Hurricane Helene damaged infrastructure, businesses, and homes as it passed through Boone and the surrounding area. Hundreds were...
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Apr 303 min read
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Giving smiles away and picking apples lift hearts
Hurricanes can be devastating. People living in coastal regions have seen winds destroy homes and flood surges keep them from returning...
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Apr 303 min read
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First Foster Care Retreat encourages Branch family
"It was incredible to be with other couples committed to fostering," Justin says. "They are families like us going through things likes...
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Apr 303 min read
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March comes winds, April showers, May flowers
The children and families who turn to us for care can describe their lives in somewhat the same manner. Life has brought them turbulence....
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Apr 304 min read
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CEO David Melber: Everyone can do something: The Body of Christ and foster care!
If you've ever read 1 Corinthians 12:12–27, you know Paul paints a pretty clear picture: the Church is like a body—one body, many parts....
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Apr 304 min read
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Volunteers help from an overflow of joy
After attending a Women's Missionary Union leadership meeting where Tara Dew was the guest speaker, I was inspired to pick up her book,...
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Apr 302 min read
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Mom works hard for better future
Fourteen-year-old Jazmine loves cooking with her mom. She helps her prepare dinners and feels very accomplished. When Greater Vision...
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Apr 304 min read
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Remembering others is a treasure worth holding onto
Like most people, Kathy and I stash our memories in boxes, keepsakes of value only to us, and yet among our prized possessions. Besides...
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Apr 223 min read
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Church volunteers bless others with brushes and cans of paint
During a recent sermon, my pastor was preaching on Ephesians 4:7–16 and he shared this quote by Richard J. Foster: “Service is not a list...
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Apr 223 min read
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Camp's pioneers learn to do hard things
The Pioneer Group from Camp Duncan for Girls set out to navigate the Suwannee River in 19 days. The six teenage girls and two Chiefs...
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Apr 154 min read
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Canoeing the Suwannee River is Life-changing for Camp Duncan's Girls
It all starts with an idea. Then every plan made begins to feed the dream. The excitement grows as the time draws near to the...
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Apr 14 min read
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There was hopelessness...then there was Easter
Hallelujah, He is risen! He is risen indeed! Maybe it is just my aging memory, but it seems to me that the disciple Thomas was the...
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Apr 14 min read
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CAMP BAM set to help Hurricane Helene recovery
North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM) will host its fifth annual Camp BAM this summer. The camp will be held June 18–22 at the...
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Apr 12 min read
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Family testifies to God “doing this thing in our life”
Sam is graduating. He is nervous about going home, but he has worked hard to get to this day. Camp life has become the center of his...
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Apr 15 min read
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Sew those seeds and watch the Kingdom grow!
One of my favorite memories from the time living in Kentucky involves the creation of food plots. Now, if you’re not into hunting,...
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Apr 14 min read
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Caregiver’s Guidebook—a new NCBAM resource
Perhaps the most demanding and stressful work is that of a family caregiver. Caregiving does not happen in a vacuum. Caregivers have...
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Apr 12 min read
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It should not be hard to understand the love of God
Her name means pure love. She is the fifth in the maternal line with the heritage name of Kathryn, translating “pure” in the Greek...
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Mar 64 min read
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Boys find true picture of Gospel at their cottage's home church
Sunday mornings at Frizzell-Higdon Cottage are busy. Will and Betty Porter wrangle eight boys—dressing for church, eating breakfast, and...
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Mar 63 min read
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