{"id":2444,"date":"2021-04-06T02:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2021\/04\/06\/disciples-rally-rural-north-carolina-community-to-pay-it-forward-for-others\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T18:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:43:22","slug":"disciples-rally-rural-north-carolina-community-to-pay-it-forward-for-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/disciples-rally-rural-north-carolina-community-to-pay-it-forward-for-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Disciples Rally Rural North Carolina Community to \u201cPay It Forward\u201d for Others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\"\"


COVID-19 has not only hit millions of people around the world in their wallet but also in their dignity. This is no less so in small communities like Franklin, North Carolina where Russ and Kim Pullen moved from Orlando, Florida, eight months before the pandemic shut down the world. <\/span><\/p>

The Pullens moved to the mountains of Western Carolina to fulfill a dream\u2014to start a mountaintop retreat center. But God had a completely different plan for them, a way to fulfill his James 1:27 mission to look after the distressed and disadvantaged in their new community. Click <\/span><\/span>here<\/a> to read an excellent write-up about how these disciples from the <\/span><\/span>Asheville Church<\/a> are being God’s helping hands to those in need. <\/span><\/span><\/p>

Learn more about <\/span><\/span>Handy Helping Hands & the 3H Thrift Shop<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russ and Kim Pullen have opened a thrift store with the mission of helping the disadvantaged, the elderly and the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":2445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[54],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-2444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-north-america"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RussKim.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-Dq","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20031,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/beloved-dignified-conference\/","url_meta":{"origin":2444,"position":0},"title":"Registration Open for Beloved & Dignified Online Women’s Conference","author":"Vida Li Sik","date":"September 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Register for the first Beloved & Dignified Online Women's Conference set for October 6-7, and be inspired by empowering and transformative lessons.","rel":"","context":"In "Women's Ministry"","block_context":{"text":"Women's Ministry","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/womens-ministry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/beloved-and-dignified.png?fit=1200%2C672&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/beloved-and-dignified.png?fit=1200%2C672&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/beloved-and-dignified.png?fit=1200%2C672&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/beloved-and-dignified.png?fit=1200%2C672&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/beloved-and-dignified.png?fit=1200%2C672&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5374,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/thankful-in-the-midst-of-painful-recovery\/","url_meta":{"origin":2444,"position":1},"title":"Thankful in the Midst of Painful Recovery","author":"dtadmin","date":"May 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019ve always been a little suspicious of people who can be unruffled, composed, or resigned when something traumatic happens to them. 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