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16 UCW JANUARY 20-26, 2010 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Renee Gibbs, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or renee@cranberryquill.com FACES OF FAITH FACES OF FAITH The Right Medicine by RENEE GIBBS Do you remember the old home remedies that your mother insisted were the next best things to a divine heal- ing? Castor oil was the num- ber one choice around my house because of its "cleans- ing" powers. A big dose — if I could swallow it — was what my mother thought I needed to rid me of all ailments and prevent me from having to pay a visit to the family doctor. Doctors are wonderful people and I thank God for those who were an exten- sion of my mother's home remedies and who provided excellent care throughout my life. Dr. Janine Scott- Lowe, a family practice doctor at the Robinson Health Clinic on Fort Bragg, has provided excellent medical care to military families since 2004. Many of her patients are spouses and children of deployed soldiers. Along with their medical needs they are often dealing with depres- sion and other stress-related is- sues. As a result, she feels the need to be emotionally and spiritually armored in order to be equipped to handle the needs of her patients. Since moving to Fayetteville from Connecticut in 1996 to com- plete her residency, Scott-Lowe has experienced her share of rejec- tion in four significant areas: age- ism (because she's young), sexism (because she's a woman), racism (because she's African-American) and cultural issues (because she's from the north). She also expe- rienced the pain of divorce and having her focus shift to the emo- tional challenges of being a single, working mother. Her thoughts were also on her patients and their emotional needs as well as how she could find ways to be en- couraged in the Lord. In 2004, Scott-Lowe began sending out encouraging writ- ings via email to about 15-20 under the ministry name of "His Hands Extended Online" as a way to uplift her and others in the Lord. A web site ministry en- titled, All Things Encouraging (allthingsen- couraging. com) was de- veloped and is made up of His Hands Extended Online, Nuggets of Inspirations, Thoughts of inspirations, di- vine inspirations in prayer and the encouraging "Songs that got Momma over." To date, All Things Encouraging reaches count- less people with encouraging words from the Word of God. Scott-Lowe has also authored two books entitled Reflections and Inspirations published by Xulon Press which are compila- tions of her online ministry. She is currently working on two new books which will be released by Cranberry Quill Publishing. Scott-Lowe loves her profes- sion but she sees her work as a means to fund her calling. She is committed to her ministry's work and advancing the kingdom of God. She loves the Lord and knows that it's through him that she and countless others have found strength. "Jesus is our hope. When we see things coming against us, we need a refuge." This column is about people in our community who live their faith daily. If you know someone who you like to see featured, please contact: editor@upandcomingweekly.com ZZZ)D\HWWHYLOOH0XVHXP$UWRUJ 6DOYDGRU'DOL *HUDOG1DRPD(OOLVRQ &DUORV7HUUL8QLRQ=XNRZVNL &DSH)HDU$HVWKHWLFV#'U'LFNHUVRQ &XPEHUODQG&RXQW\7RXULVP'HYHORSPHQW$XWKRULW\ &XPEHUODQG&RXQW\6FKRROV )7&& )D\HWWHYLOOH0XVHXP2I$UWLVVXSSRUWHGE\WKH$UWV&RXQFLORI)D\HWWHYLOOH)&XPEHUODQG&RXQW\#,QF 6SRQVRUHGE\+ ,OOXVWUDWHV'DQWH¶V 'LYLQH&RPHG\([KLELWLRQ )HEUXDU\ )HVWLYDO3DUN3OD]D //05D\$YHQXH 0RQ)ULDPSP 6DWDPSP 6XQSP $GXOWV)&KLOGUHQ\U &KLOGUHQXQGHU0)UHH 00/ 0LOLWDU\DQG&ROOHJHUHGXFHGUDWH )HEWKDQGWKH/UGIURP0SP

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