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Sidelined, but Fighting
Traci Prater has cancer. Cancer does not have Traci Prater. Friday night, March 12, I’m leaving work, and I put my trench coat on. It feels heavy, and I feel a…
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Dennis Brotherton
Victory MissionSpringfield, Missouri I have enjoyed doing volunteer work at Victory Mission + Ministry for about six years. My wife and I retired from serving as missionaries in East Asia in…
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Earline Medcalf
I retired to Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri) in 1993, after 34 years of teaching second graders. After settling into a new home and getting everything just right, I would wake…
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Kesta Smith
Volunteering is a way to give back to my community, to serve something greater than myself. It is important to make a difference in my community, to see people grow, inspire…
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Life in the Background
Each day, I scan pages of social media to see the lives of my friends and family. I enjoy their selfies, funny stories, fishing adventures, and proud moments. The lives we…
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Mona Bates
Victory Mission + MinistrySpringfield, Missouri I poked my head inside my father’s bedroom door. “Can I come in,” I asked. He gestured for me to sit beside him. Retired for the…
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