GIVING THE GIFT THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME
by Gladys Neigel Rachel Torres is the first new hire for the 2013-2014 school year in Florida Conference. She will be teaching 1st and 2nd grade at Forest City Adventist School in Altamonte Springs. A product of Florida Adventist education, Rachel spent elementary years at Orlando Junior Academy and grades 9-12 at
I CHALLENGE YOU, CLASS OF 2013
A May 25 Commencement Address To Forest Lake Academy Graduates by Sandra Doran It's almost time for the drum roll. One more set of nice words. One more inspirational pitch. You may be wondering why it is so important to us to get up and offer these lofty visions for you. Those
GREATER MIAMI ADVENTIST ACADEMY OUTREACH
Florida Conference In Mission is a monthly video series about people reaching people. This month's video highlights various community outreach projects conducted by students of Greater Miami Adventist Academy. https://youtu.be/MdejaJUUvB8
FLOOR PLAN ESTABLISHED FOR FUTURE HEADQUARTERS WITH ANTICIPATED OCCUPANCY FEBRUARY 2014
Renovation continues at Florida Conference's future home at 351 S. State Rd. 434 in Altamonte Springs. Over the past several months, the relocation team worked diligently with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting to finalize the building's space utilization, interior design, and the myriad of details necessary for contractors to build our new workspace. A simplified floor
WESTCHESTER SPANISH CHURCH BURNS MORTGAGE
by Elio Hernandez After 25 years of sacrifice and God's mercies, members of the Westchester Spanish Church, Miami, Fla., completed payment of their church mortgage and the release of such debt, which included the original mortgage and an extra loan for the addition completed years ago. The May 18 celebration included
KENDALL SPANISH CHURCH DEDICATES NEW FACILITY
by Fidel Falcón After a long wait of 20 years, Kendall Spanish Church, Miami, Fla., is worshiping in its own building, thanks to the work and contributions of dedicated members and those interested in the progress of the church. From June 8 to 15, members celebrated the blessings of God at Sabbath
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ADVENTIST CHURCH COMMEMORATED AT FORT PIERCE
by Richard Cecere "We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history." These familiar words rang clear May 17 and 18 as Fort Pierce, Fla., Church members commemorated the 150th anniversary of the
ARMY OF YOUTH IMPACT ORLANDO
by Pedro Perez With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be carried to the whole world! ---Education, p. 271 https://youtu.be/C16y5rnWx0o How many times have we read or heard the Ellen White quotation, above? For years, this standard
"THIS IS OUR NEW CHURCH"
by Dan Schiffbauer What does a church hope to accomplish when they set out to plan a community festival? Do the leaders have the discipling of their members in mind? Are they hoping for community awareness? Are they thinking of ways to showcase ministries of the church, provide activities and entertainment