LAFAYETTE PARISH — Revina Amos spends her days serving others in Lafayette Parish. At 60, she says her life has been filled with chapters, each one shaping her mission today. “Oh my, well I have to say that my story — because I’m 60 now — my story has so many chapters,” Amos said.

Those chapters include founding the nonprofit Extended Hands and serving as an active member of Spirit of Liberty Global Ministries in Lafayette Parish. “We go out and set up large yard sales in those neighborhoods — and we redirect and redistribute everything that’s been donated back to the community,” she explained.

Her work, she says, is about empowering others. “A lot of people that we come in contact with, they don't want anybody to fix things for them. They want the resources and the ability to fix it for

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