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RAHAB Ministries Restores Hope in Women through Faith and Friendship (Part 2) – 2013-05-31

Rahab

By: Katie Sobiech

Not too many people would want to walk the streets of Akron’s most crime-ridden, strip-club-dotted areas past midnight, but RAHAB Ministries does.

Fear of any possible danger doesn’t stop them. They pray and go to the most lost, hurting people in this area.

RAHAB Ministries Founder, Becky Moreland, has been doing this for almost 11 years.

Lately, the ministry has begun to focus even more attention on providing a way of escape for women caught up in the human trafficking industry.

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A community garden plants a few miracles, growing a new community – 2013-05-29

Glendale Community Garden

by Tom Crain

“Gardening is cheaper than therapy… and I might even get tomatoes.”

“Gardening requires lots of water…most of it in the form of perspiration.”

“Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden here this summer?”

These are just a few of the things I heard in my community garden over opening weekend. It told me a lot about the people involved and the expectations of what the new Glendale Community Garden means to this community.

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RAHAB Ministries Restores Hope in Women through Faith and Friendship (Part 1 of 2) – 2013-05-24

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By: Katie Sobiech

Amy has a sparkle in her eye, a light from within that she didn’t have before.

Before colliding with RAHAB Ministries and their message of transformational faith, life wasn’t easy for Amy. It was actually a very dark place.

“I’m a product of RAHAB,” Amy shared, “I was a prostitute and drug addict, but because of RAHAB, I’m at where I’m at today. They’re amazing.”

Interestingly, Amy used to live right across the street from the RAHAB home.

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October 29, 2013