RETIREMENT COMMUNITY RESIDENTS PREPARE BAGS OF LOVE
by Carol Janssen Florida Living Retirement Community residents in Apopka recently assembled 15 Bags of Love for children removed from their homes because of abuse or living with a parent or guardian who has run into trouble with the law. Often these children are taken away from their homes late at
FOREST CITY ADVENTIST SCHOOL TEACHER RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD
by Kaleigh Benge Joan Waite, seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at Forest City Adventist School, Altamonte Springs, Fla., is among 10 teachers selected from across North America this spring by the Alumni Awards Foundation (AAF) to receive a 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award. This year's award includes a medallion and a $2,000
THE PULSE CHRISTIAN YOUTH CENTER
Florida Conference In Mission is a monthly video series about people reaching people. This month's report highlights a Christian youth center in Jacksonville which is a community outreach for at-risk teenagers in an underprivileged neighborhood.
HISPANIC CHURCHES BAPTIZE 489 NEW MEMBERS
by Natalia López-Thismón The Caravan of Victory evangelistic series, held at nearly 100 Hispanic churches across the state of Florida, culminated with 489 baptisms. Over the course of four weekends in May, each church held 11 meetings based on the book, Steps To Christ, presented by 270 speakers---most of whom were lay members. "I
MARGATE MEMBERS HOLD FIRST HEALTH FAIR
by Julia Tedim Even though Margate Church has no permanent facility, members decided to organize a health fair. Held at the Margate Community Center, the goal of the fair was to educate and inform the general public of health issues and to have a presence in the community. Several local health professionals
FLORIDA CONFERENCE SETS SIGHTS ON NEW HEADQUARTERS LOCATION
Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has reached the Next Stepping Stone in the journey toward a new headquarters location. Today, July 26, 2012, the Florida Conference Executive Committee voted to proceed with plans to purchase the former Robb & Stucky Interiors building at 351 S. State Rd. 434 in Altamonte Springs as
WINTER PARK SPANISH CHURCH FOOD BANK
Florida Conference In Mission is a monthly video series about people reaching people. This month's report highlights a successful food bank operated by Winter Park Spanish Church.
CLOSER THAN A BROTHER
by Denise Daly-Stennis Gene Austin Taylor Krishingner earned the title of Salutatorian and Seth Lauren Daly Stennis was named Valedictorian of the 94-member, 2012 graduating class at Forest Lake Academy (FLA), Apopka, Fla. Both graduated with honors in health careers, humanities, mathematics, and science. They have completed 27 college credits in
SILVER SPRINGS SHORES CHURCH—A LIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY
by Norma Henry A 25th anniversary milestone is most certainly a time of celebration. For Silver Springs Shores Church members in Ocala, Fla., it was also a time to reflect on how God has led the congregation. Membership Changes In 1985, 45 members from Ocala Church became a nucleus for the new Silver