Areta Thomas made the covenant of the People of Praise in September of 2008 at the age of 82! She wanted to belong to the People of Praise because it was Christ-centered and she wanted to live in Christ. She passed away to continue eternal life with Christ on January 16, 2010.
“We experienced Christ in Jean, and that changed us, and we are very glad for that.” Our covenanted sister Jean Chambers died on August 22.
Leonard Kadera, a dear brother in Servant Branch who was full of curiosity and a profound sense of the bright fullness of life, died on January 5, 2010.
After the Lord saved Beth Boyle (Servant Branch) from the theft of her Christmas cash, she saw a chance to pass along God’s generosity to the thief.
In the current weak US job market, some community members have emerged from long stretches of unemployment with strengthened faith and paychecks in hand.
