2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Leprosy is an extremely painful and highly communicable disease.  The sores and open wounds of this illness can grow to the extreme that the one infected could even lose fingers and toes.  In addition to the physical pain is the emotional pain of loneliness that one...
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  A BeFriender is a companion on the journey of others in need, offering listening, presence, and compassion.  Someone who can allow others to express their own feelings without telling them how they should or shouldn’t feel. We are thankful for our trained and currently active BeFrienders:  Marge Cagley, Patty Craft, Marlene Daul, Cathy...
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Monday, September 21, is the United Nations International Day of Peace.  We don’t need to look far to find seemingly endless examples of violence, hatred and destruction.  It is an enormous challenge to remain hopeful and to respond to  the words of Jesus, “Blessed are the peacemakers…” Marking a day for a specific focus...
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