Family of Andrew Miller, 8, grateful for local support. The second-grade student in his stomach and brain. Source: Conesville boy fighting cancer with faith and prayers
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Paterson pitcher turned pro, then lost his career to addiction. Faith helped him recover
Mike Jackson was a relief pitcher for four pro teams. Addiction left him homeless. Now he helps others get sober as a Straight and Narrow counselor. Michael Jackson of Paterson was once a major league relief pitcher who intimidated batters and awed fans with his powerful left-handed delivery. During a four-year career in the early…
Remembering love is a verb on our 28th wedding anniversary
“…To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. I will love and honor you all the days of my life.” We continue to live these vows each day, through all that we have endured together, from…
‘I have cancer, but cancer doesn’t have me:’ Denise Collins’ ovarian cancer journey
Denise Collins chronicled her cancer treatment experience with awe-inspiring courage, relentless optimism and a good bit of humor. September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Denise Collins, 42, a friend I met through St. Joan of Arc parish in Aberdeen, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in December 2021. After surgery, chemo and a tremendous amount of…
‘God Has a Plan for Both of Us’: Young mom battling stage IV cancer asks for prayers after 4-year-old son also diagnosed with cancer
A Pennsylvania family is dealing with the unimaginable. Just months after Nicole Roche, a wife and mother of three young children, went public with her stage IV cancer diagnosis, her family faces yet another health emergency: Roche’s 4-year-old son, Wesley, was rushed to the ER last week where it was revealed there was a large,…
“Fear is useless…”
“Fear is useless. Faith is necessary. Love is everything!” Martin Sheen
Teen raises more than $110,000 in bike race charity for Operation Underground Railroad
Source: Sarah Sanders Petersen / Deseret News IRVINE, Calif. — One summer night in Utah, LDS teen, Mark Tenney sat at a dinner party with Timothy Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad, an organization that rescues children from sex slavery. Upon hearing Ballard speak that night, Tenney knew somehow he needed to find a way…
Grannies make mattresses for the homeless out of plastic bags
Source: The Observers / Patty Arnold Some grandmas get together to play bridge or knit hats for their grandchildren. But a group of grandmas in Union City, a small city in Tennessee, get together weekly to turn discarded plastic bags into mattresses that are then given to people who are sleeping rough. The project not…
Man walks United States perimeter to raise money for homeless vets
Source: Fox 25 A Virginia man has spent more than two years walking around the country to raise money and awareness for homeless veterans in America. Leroy Bailey, 54, started walking in Virginia Beach on June 30, 2014. So far he has traveled 10,000 miles around the perimeter of the United States. “This is what…
Charity continues to feed thousands in northeastern Alabama
Source: The Anniston Star / Laura Camper When Reaching Out International makes its monthly visits to Cleburne County, hundreds of people normally show up to get some of the food the group brings. Tuesday was no exception. From women with babies balanced on their hips to older people who needed a chair to rest in…