The church looked closed from the outside, but through the doors, past the pews and down a long hallway, a quiet triumph was playing out this week in Altadena.

Felisa Wright was re-opening her childcare business after nearly 10 long months of struggle. Like so many others, she faced trial after trial after the Eaton Fire in January destroyed her home, where she also ran her business.

But you wouldn't have known it Wednesday morning, when she finally opened her doors again in a new location: Metropolitan Baptist Church on Fair Oaks Avenue.

With a baby on her hip and light peeking through the window blinds, Wright couldn't stop smiling.

"I'm so glad that I'm back at what I love to do," she said. "I'm just overwhelmed with joy."

Joy has been hard to come by in Altadena since the fire. Va

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