BETHEL — In early fall of 2017, things seemed to be going well for Amanda Hart of Albany Township. She had recently married the man she had spent the past 14 years with, received a promotion at work, and was on her way to buying a house. She had let Jesus into her heart in […]
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Finding family in faith
LEWISTON — For years, Sofe Silverman sought her church. Although raised Baptist out West, she never felt a connection to the religion. She tried the Methodist, Pentecostal and Seventh-day Adventist churches. She tried being as traditional and fundamentally Christian as she knew how. “It just didn’t ring true,” said Silverman, 62. It turned out her […]
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Power of faith
A Hebron couple waited four years to adopt their son from Haiti, praying the whole time that they could bring him home. A Sabattus widow leaned on her Catholic faith to help her after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years. A Lewiston woman found the love and community she’s been searching for […]
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Coping with illness through a sense of joy
BETHEL — Nancy Fox is 69 years old and was the last person in her family to accept Jesus into her heart. She has said she planned to go to hell because “that’s where all (her) friends are.” But after her faith pulled her out of a severe battle with depression, she accepted God and the […]
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Adoption: Waiting for God’s time
HEBRON — Louise Johnson and her husband, Brian, had three young boys when they started seriously considering adoption. The couple looked into foster care, but that didn’t feel like their path. There were so many other adoption options — domestic, foreign, baby, older child. God, Louise prayed, if adoption is what you want us to […]