The Prayer Warrior

Amy Turcotte says she's a "jack of all trades, master of none."

But there are many in who would disagree with her. Anytime there is a need, be it a death, tragic accident or just a troubled soul, Turcotte is involved in some way helping those in need.

"God has put certain people in my path," said Turcotte, who works for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Through that and her many contacts, Turcotte is able to reach out to people.

In 2009, 18-year-old Matthew Blaylock dove into shallow water and woke up with no feeling from the neck down.

"," Turcotte said. "I started working with him and now he goes to different events and banquets."

Blaylock shares his story of drinking that night and the accident with many. Turcotte talks about Blaylock like one of her children, excited about a new medical advancement that might be able to help him.

She helped , a middle schooler with stage 4 brain cancer, get his story together too. When Dixon's mother called on the way home from the hospital the last time before he died, .

"I'm just a facilitator," Turcotte says deflecting any attention from herself.

She facilitates a lot. Turcotte sits on various boards and committees, including the Boys and Girls Club, the Citizens Review Panel for Juvenile Court and the Cherokee Youth Football and Cheerleading Association.

The county commission chairman just appointed her to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.

But it's the faith-based work she does that is most important to her.

Recently Turcotte met with the mother of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera to discuss the possibility of an event in the  first-grader's memory.

When Jorelys , children in the community were upset, Turcotte said. They couldn't understand why God would let something like that happen.

On the day that authorities made in the case, an Associated Press photographer captured an image of a rainbow over the trash bin where Jorelys' body was found.

Sometimes, Turcotte told the upset children, God turns clouds into rainbows. 

ABOUT AMY TURCOTTE

Turcotte grew up in Washington, NJ, and attended West Virginia Wesleyan College. After school, she and some friends moved to the area.

"Atlanta was happening," she said laughing.

She and her husband live in Canton. They have four children, including 8-year-old twin girls.