From Generation to Generation: The Faith Journey of Barbara Porter
My name is Barbara Porter. I was born in Caswell, Maine, into a large family with deep roots of faith. My father’s side of the family was Irish Catholic, and my mother’s side was Pentecostal. My grandfather was a Pentecostal minister, and my great-grandfather was a Baptist minister. Faith was always around me from the very beginning. I was the youngest of eleven children. We lived on a farm in Happy Corner, Maine. At the time, I thought farm life was hard, but now I look back and realize it was a beautiful childhood. We did not have much, but we had family, faith, and love. Life was not always easy. My family experienced much sorrow. My little brother died at five years old from measles and pneumonia. Later, one of my sisters died from leukemia when she was only twenty years old. Through all the pain and loss, I saw my parents continue to trust God. One thing I remember clearly is prayer. Every night, my parents knelt beside their bed and prayed. People do not always do that anym...
