“Hanceville is a small town and people are a unified community. In that town they have churches. The big one is the world-class Catholic center built by Mother Angelica. People from worldwide come here – Philippines, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, New York, California, all over. You meet all kinds of people in Hanceville. You have to go one day. You can meet people from different kinds of religions, different nationalities.” – Sam Intraboona of Hanceville.

Sam Intraboona loves how Hanceville has become a place that the world visits. (Tamika Moore / People of Alabama)

Intraboona is a missionary to Thailand, Cambodia and China. He’s retired and said he likes traveling, taking pictures and sharing the Gospel with people. He said that Lake Guntersville is one of his favorite places in Alabama.

These are the faces and stories of people from all walks of life who call Alabama home. People of Alabama is a Red Clay Media and Alabama NewsCenter partnership.