MAGABOOK STUDENTS LAUNCH MIAMI INITIATIVE
by Les McCoy The 2013 year-end school break yielded another stellar job by Florida Conference's student MagaBook team. Two of the program's four leaders, Anwar Bowes and Fabian Dzul, led 24 students who solicited $36,000 in donations with $25,000 allotted for
FOOD FOR SOUL AND BODY FOUND AT WALMART
by Naomi Zalabak "Someday, I will go into that church," said John Conyers as he walked past the Avon Park, Fla., Church. Little did he know that he would one day become a member. On a November day in 2013, Alejandro Sarria,
SPRING MEADOWS CHURCH HOSTS MISSION CONFERENCE
by Ted Bair Spring Meadows Church near Sanford, Fla., recently held a Foreign Mission Conference. The Conference provided a forum for Adventist mission sponsors from around the world and potential volunteers to connect with each other. This congregation has a history going
MISSION GROUP HOLDS INAUGURAL SABBATH
by Orpha Ale Mineque Members of Tampa Bay Filipino-American Mission Group in Clearwater, Fla., dedicated a special Sabbath to commemorate Florida Conference approval of their mission group status and inaugurate their 2014 officers. More than 100 guests attended the services, including
LAY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND FLORIDA CONFERENCE WORK TO HASTEN CHRIST'S RETURN
by Eric Cantillo, Lay Advisory Committee Chairman The Lay Advisory Committee is the layperson's direct line of communication to Florida Conference Administration and Executive Committee. It is the voice of our laypeople working as a team with Conference leadership toward finishing
A MIRACLE FROM GOD AT EVERY STEP
by Eliecer Vallejo, president, HACER Ministry Corporation "My faith grew even more when I saw how God opened the doors for the different programs that we developed without resources. Every step was a miracle from God." God calls us to feed the
IMPACTO MIAMI 2014
by Mike Cauley, D.Min., Florida Conference President As a part of Florida Conference's Mission to the Cities initiative, more than 6,000 Adventists and more than 1,000 of their friends in the community gathered at Miami Airport Convention Center on February 1
AN ARMY OF YOUTH TO CONVERGE ON MIAMI
by Pedro Perez, Florida Conference Youth Ministries Director https://youtu.be/jkcMDovv_6E Have you ever heard the expression, "an army of youth?" This phrase comes from an Ellen White quote in which she envisions young people being properly trained to help prepare people for Jesus'
HOW TO BRING THE GOSPEL OVERSEAS THROUGH THE CHINA CONNECTION
by Phil Bond, Florida Conference Development and Planned Giving Director What Is the China Connection Project? The China Connection funds 130 missionaries who are church planters in China. By faith, they are already serving there, believing that the funds will be available
MISSIONS AT HOME AND MISSIONS ABROAD
by Mike Cauley, D.Min. Florida Conference President Florida Conference has renewed its commitment to embrace its calling as a missionary agency. This is why our upcoming Camp Meeting, April 10-13 at Camp Kulaqua, will portray the theme, A Mighty Movement---Returning to the