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Barbara Strickland: Church work took her abroad on mission trips
Whether working in Central Florida or across the oceans in India or Romania, Barbara "Bobbie" Strickland loved working with children and teenagers through her church. She participated in dozens of mission trips to several countries through Eastpoint...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Romania, Travel, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Human Interest
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Health/wellness events
Upcoming Healthy Choices With Diabetes: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 11, June 8. Group diabetes management class for people who have diabetes and their caregivers. 503 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs. To register call 321-207-0851. Hearing Screening: 10:...Tags: Mental Illness, Lake County (Florida), Windermere, Quitting Smoking, American Red Cross
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Race and religion: Has church segregation really changed since MLK?
![<i>"It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning…"</i>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-01/51687934-16204106.jpg "<i>"It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning…\"</i>")
"It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning…"
Martin Luther King Jr.
Since King first raised the issue of race and religion more than 50 years ago, much has changed. Just how different...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, Family, Justice and Rights, NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Fighting teenage prostitution in America's fantasy land
Some of the people who fascinate me most are those who stop everything they are doing, midlife, to follow a calling. The CEO who wants to teach kindergarten. The former Marine who becomes a social worker. Here in Central Florida, I'm seeing a new...
Tags: Campus Crusade for Christ, FBI, Sex Crimes, Slavery, Prostitution
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First Baptist starts to spend historic offering to help homeless
When First Baptist Church of Orlando took up a collection for homeless families in March, the record $5.6 million in pledges stunned even church leaders. But as the news sank in, a heavy responsibility emerged: How could the church spend the generous...Tags: Family, Washington (U.S. state), Malaysia, Elections, Rentals
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For pastors, delivering Easter sermons is a joyous struggle
On Easter, preachers behind the pulpit look out on congregations that are larger, better-dressed and more colorful than on any other Sunday in the year. The sanctuary is full, and there are people in the balcony, which stays empty most of the year. They...Tags: Easter, Religious Festivals, Fiction, Bible, Anglicanism
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So many families need help to make ends meet
Inside her van, Nelda Evans gathered her four children. She scanned their faces and the remnants of their belongings sardined beside them.
Never had she dreamed she'd be here. Helpless. Hopeless. Homeless.
A problem so shameful and widespread that the...Tags: Family, Diabetes, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Health, Mental Health
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Billy Graham’s daughter speaks at YMCA prayer event April 5
The Religion WorldThe YMCA of Central Florida brings Virginia “Gigi” Graham to Orlando on Thursday, April 5, to share her inspirational message of faith and unite nearly a thousand community residents and leaders at one of the largest prayer breakfasts held in... -
The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida, Part 1
They affect the taxes you pay and the schools your children attend. Some control massive workforces. Others hold political sway all the way to Washington.
They are Central Florida's power players.
And if you care about anything from the economy and...Tags: Amway Center, Elections, Bill Nelson, Judges, Democratic Party
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Poverty lurks in the shadows of Fantasyland
![Once again, "60 Minutes" has shone a harsh spotlight on Central Florida's ugly secret: that Orlando isn't the place where every child's dream comes true.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-11/66403272-29174152.jpg "Once again, "60 Minutes\" has shone a harsh spotlight on Central Florida's ugly secret: that Orlando isn't the place where every child's dream comes true.")
Once again, "60 Minutes" has shone a harsh spotlight on Central Florida's ugly secret: that Orlando isn't the place where every child's dream comes true.
It's hard to dream, after all, when you're sleeping in your car.
Or in a shelter.
Or in a cheap...Tags: Cinderella Castle, Cancer, Family, Lobbying, Charity
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Nonprofit, church help set up food pantries at Orange County schools
When students at 13 Orange County elementary schools head back to class next week, they'll find a new, experimental feature on campus — a food pantry to help desperate families.
The "Love Pantry" program, funded by a $28,000 grant from First...Tags: Elementary Schools, Family, Lake Eola, Orange County (Florida), Human Interest
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Wake for pastor Zachery Tims draws crowds to New Destiny Christian Center | Video
When T.J. Bristol looked into the casket of Zachery Tims Jr. during Friday's wake at New Destiny Christian Center, he saw peace and serenity on his pastor's face — and a little smile.
"They put a smile on his face and that made me hold back the...Tags: Apopka, Kissimmee, New York City, Christianity, Baptist
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