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Among the residences on the north side of Sidney stands a church building, a building acquired by prayer and private support.

A crew of workers from Mississippi recently spent a week at the church providing a much-needed facelift.

Billy Matkins, group leader, said the group was connected with The Well, through Terry and Dana Pickins of their North American Missions Board.

The Pickins call themselves fulltime missionaries. He left his electrical and plumbing business, and she walked away from her pharmacy career to be of service.

“We just quit and left,” the said.

They met Justin Brown,...