Mechanics ministry drives charity through car care in suburbia
In a Chicago suburb a megachurch launches a mechanics ministry that refurbishes donated cars and sells them cheap or gives them away. Pastor Brandenburg and partners pray over each car, aid single mothers and retirees, and insist free help is about service, not profit.
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An Associate Professor from UBC Atlanta notes that more time spent driving increases obesity risk. A survey of 10,500 residents shows each extra 30 minutes of daily driving raises obesity odds by 3 percent, while people within a half mile of shops are 7 percent less likely to be obese.
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University of British Columbia
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