Maria Miller

Church: The Father's House, Brighton

Nominated by Debbie of Hartland
We at The Father's House in Brighton have lost our pastor almost exactly one year ago to a severe battle with cancer. His wife has been an amazing example of a Godly wife in how she took such awesome care of her husband with such Grace and Faith. Even when he passed away she was a strong support for her congregation, putting them first as to how "we are all going to still stand strong in our faith". She has taken over a lot of the church duties until a new pastor is elected and I know it has really stretched her physically, mentally and spiritually. She has created such a spirit of unity in our church. It has been a year and a lot of people still can't believe how well we're all doing as a church, they say our "love and unity is amazing". It's only because of her strength and faith in the Lord that she passed on the all of us. So, that is why my Pastor's wife is especially special because of all that she has gone through and still stands so strong in her faith. What a living example of Christ she is to her congregation and to all those who know her.

Nominated by Tina of Howell
Maria has been a pillar of strength for our church for over 10 yrs. Most recently though, our Pastor, Brent Miller, her husband, went home to be with the Lord in Jan 2009. This was devestating to us as a church but especially for Maria and her family. Through her loss she has shown us how faith in Jesus Christ can pull you through any obsticle. She has had to take on so many pastorial duties and she has done this with such grace and supernatural strength. She has helped direct us as a body and stayed focused on serving the Lord. I so appreciated her as a person, a friend and as a godly woman. We love you very much and I hope you will consider her for the gift of pearls because she is a pearl in our eyes.

Nominated by Christie of St. Charles
Maria is a very strong lady. Pastor and Maria came to our church over 10 years ago. We lost our pastor one year ago to a hard battle with cancer. She has stood in many different roles in the church, from being the pastors wife to heading up the children's ministery, she is a mighty prayer warior, and now she is filling in as Pastor, unitl we find a new one, and she is doing an excellent job at it too! She is a great example of a godly wife, mother, women, mentior, and friend. She is always been there for you when you needed her, even while she was taking take of her husband. Everything she and her family have endured this past year they still stand strong in thier faith in Jesus.