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Hollywood actress Candace Cameron Bure’s faith is the “guiding light” to her decision to give back.
Bure, who has worked with multiple charities over her storied acting career, opened up to Fox News Digital about how her Christian calling pushes her to help those in need. The “Full House” star completed a trip to the Dominican Republic while working with Free Wheelchair Mission to help give mobility to those in need.
“You know, the Bible tells us to help the least of these, to help The Widows and The Orphans. I mean, that’s a calling for every one of us,” the 49-year-old actress told Fox News Digital. “And so, of course, my faith guides me in my choices that I make.”
“I couldn’t live out my Christian calling without helping those in need,” Bure added. “And I mean, I guess that’s the guiding light for me, but truly, when you’re involved in it, you end up becoming the receiver because you really… It just, it feels so good to give and participate in helping change someone’s life or adding to it, giving them hope, watching their resilience. To let them know that they are loved, and they’re cared for, and they are worthy of being here and being loved by people and especially by God.”
Bure traveled to the Dominican Republic with Free Wheelchair Mission’s CEO Nuka Hart.
“The transformation that takes place when someone receives a wheelchair is life-changing,” Hart told Fox News Digital. “One wheelchair can change the lives of an entire family and their communities.”
“A child who once had to be carried can now attend school,” she explained. “A parent who could not provide for their family can do meaningful work. It brings freedom, not just to the individual, but to those around them. And yet, 80 million people need a wheelchair and the vast majority around the world are still waiting – living without mobility. We’re working every day to ensure that anyone who needs a wheelchair has one – so they, and their families, can live with renewed dignity, independence, freedom, and joy.”
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Bure has always been open about her faith and recently told Fox News Digital how God has shown up for her in the “scariest moments.”
“I am always amazed because He always shows up, and it’s sometimes in unexpected ways,” Bure said. “Sometimes it’s the way I want Him to show up, and sometimes it’s the way I was hoping He wouldn’t show up, but He did.”
“But what I’ve learned over the years in knowing Him and knowing His character is that He’s always there, literally always there,” she added. “So, sometimes, in the scariest moments, when I’m like, ‘God, I need you with me. I need to feel your presence. Bring me through this.’ And sometimes you want the win at the end. He brings you through, and you’re like, ‘Yes, I did it.’”
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