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Sarah Conrad Sours has a vocation to teach, which she fulfills as an instructor of religion at Huntingdon College and as a Licensed Local Pastor in the United Methodist Church. She’s also a fan of working for pay, so that she can feed her family of six. Image Copyright Su Ofe. Used with permission.
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