As president of the Foster Care Association in Cherokee County, Edward Freeman prayed for many years for the opportunity to spread the word about the need for foster families. Little did he know that the 4-year-old foster child living in his own home would be the one to open those doors — 12 years later. […]
Pastor Bryan Fields had no idea what he was getting into when he agreed to train for a Spartan Beast obstacle race with a few men from his church. Six months later — and 20 pounds lighter — the Elloree First Baptist Church pastor found himself transformed spiritually, mentally and physically. “I can truly say […]
Eight years ago, Mac Lawton was given only six months to live after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. There were many things he could have done in those six months ? travel, enjoy hobbies, or just spend time relaxing and focusing on his health. Instead, he chose to look beyond himself and to reach out to others in need. Because of his service to others, Lawton recently received the Order of the Silver Crescent, the State of South Carolina's highest award for volunteerism and community service.
Being a pastor's wife is often likened to living in a glass house. A better analogy might be a greenhouse, says Kathy Litton. You can wilt and suffocate under the heat and pressure, she said, but roots can run very deep and create something beautiful if properly nurtured.
When Bethany Barrett was born to a drug-addicted mother, she was so sick from the cocaine in her system that it was days before she opened her eyes. Eighteen years later, after graduating from high school, she found herself spending the summer at a home for at-risk girls on her third trip to Peru, singing little girls to sleep with the song, ?Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord.?
When he was a 10th-grader, Edward Phillips? Sunday school teacher told him she imagined him working in missions overseas someday ? specifically, in Africa. The teenager was taken aback by the prophecy. But, three short years later, he began to see that his Sunday school teacher might just be onto something.
Emerson Rose Smith spent only 76 days on earth, but during that brief time she touched countless lives, and her experience will likely save other babies in the future.
One word can be used to describe Broadus Moody at his recent retirement reception ? beaming. Maybe it had something to do with the brand new Ford F250 truck with the bright red bow sitting just outside the door, or perhaps it was the steady stream of well-wishers lined up out the door waiting for a handshake.
?Opportunity? can be used to describe many things ? a new job, a new home, a new baby or starting college. Using the word ?opportunity? to describe a terminal illness is not the norm, but it is the way Chad Poole has chosen to look at his diagnosis of ALS.
Most 7-year-olds take for granted the ability to ride a bike. But for Evan Bartlett of Pickens, the possibility was only a dream until the members of East Pickens Baptist Church stepped forward to make it a reality.