Althea Meyer is from South Africa. She is a member of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and a missionary. Malawi, Africa has the highest mortality rate, for children under six, in the world and this is where Althea has chosen to live. The children’s health and salvation are her life’s work. Most people would wither … Continue reading
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Admirable Women – Dr. Tara M. King Helps Homosexuals Recover Their Humanity
Dr. Tara King lived as a lesbian for ten years before deciding she needed help to escape from her unhappy life. Through therapy and self-determination she rejected her former lifestyle and then became a licensed professional therapist, determined to help others struggling with their sexuality. King has helped many people, especially parents of sexually confused … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Michelle Duggar Vigorously Opposes Abortion
Michelle Duggar is first and foremost a wife and mother. She and her husband Bob have 19 children and are the stars of the TV show 19 Kids and Counting, which is now in its seventh season. The Duggars are devout fundamental Christians. After using contraceptives when they were first married, Michelle miscarried and they … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Karen Sizemore is Fired For Catching a Shoplifter at Lowe’s
Karen Sizemore went to work at Lowe’s, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky this week, just like she’s done for the last 18 years. One minute she was just having a run-of-the-mill day and the next minute, her co-workers were calling her Rambo and Superwoman. Karen had watched Kyle Heim pick up a Dewalt Tool Kit, valued at … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Juliann Ashcraft Lost Her “Hero” Husband As He Fought Forest Fire
Juliann and her husband Andrew were married in 2006 they were about to celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary when Andrew, a member of the Arizona Hotshots, was killed, along with 18 other team members, while fighting a wild-fire in Arizona. Not only did Andrew’s death leave Juliann a grieving widow at 28 but his death … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Erica Shead Insists That God Be Allowed as Her Daughter’s Idol for School Project.
A teacher in Memphis Tennessee asked her 10 year-old students to write an essay about an idol they admired. Erin Shead chose God. But when little Erin turned in her essay, her teacher told her that God was not permitted to be discussed in school and that she would have to choose someone else. The … Continue reading
Admirable Women – President Bush’s Top Advisor Karen Hughes Resigns and Returns to Family Life
Karen Hughes was born in Paris, France to American parents, Pat and Hal Parfitt. Her father was a U. S Army General and the last U. S. Governor of Panama Canal Zone. Her family traveled extensively, while she and her sister Beverley were children, due to her father’s career. She graduated from Southern Methodist University … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Terri Bennett Asks That Only English Be Spoken During Her College Class
Terri Bennett is a nursing student at Pima Community College in Arizona. She found it very disturbing when fellow students spoke Spanish during class and during special projects. She felt she was not learning all that she could because English was not spoken all of the time. When her requests were ignored within her classes, … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Ashley Lauren Fisher Overcomes Debilitating Injury
Ashley Lauren Fisher Ashley Fisher was a 23-year-old beauty, born in New Jersey. She was a model with a NYC agency and an aspiring actress, dancer and classical pianist, having performed in Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall and on MTV, when tragedy struck. In 1998, Ashley and a group friends, including her boyfriend, were spending a … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Sarah Decareaux Gives Her Gnawing Grief To God
St. Louis, Missouri January 2013 Sarah Decareaux, her husband David and their five children, Kate 11, Dominic 10, Grant 8, Finn 4 and Elise 2, went for the weekend to the Bushy Creek Lodge on the Ozark Trail near Bear, Missouri to celebrate their 12th anniversary. Rather then joy and happiness, the trip would prove to bring … Continue reading