FOOD PANTRY CLIENT DEVELOPS COOKBOOK
by Bob Halstead Members of Homosassa, Fla., Church compiled a cookbook as a special gift for families served twice a month at their Food Pantry. The cookbook contains recipes for the foods they distribute. The recipes could hardly be considered gourmet; yet, "they provide a very practical and simple approach to cooking,"
COUPLES RECOMMIT TO MARRIAGE VOWS
by Erik Garcia Lake Worth, Fla., Spanish Church hosted a weekend Family Life seminar conducted by Byron and Ximena Rivera this past fall. The Adventura Matrimonial (Marital Adventure) seminar began on Friday evening and ended Saturday evening with 40 couples in attendance. The closing gala included a banquet and vow renewal ceremony for the
BELLEVIEW CHURCH MEMBERS DEDICATE NEW SANCTUARY
by Zlata Sabo Early in 1981, a group of individuals from Ocala, Fla., decided to plant a new church south of town in Belleview. A local bank contributed its basement facilities for the congregation's use on Sabbath afternoons after the bank had closed. While enjoying the bank's hospitality, the small group began
CRAWFORDVILLE CHURCH MEMBERS CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY
by Linda Peters Forty-one years ago, a small group of dedicated young people from Forest Lake Academy (FLA) in Apopka made a commitment to reach Crawfordville, a sparsely populated community in Wakulla County with no Adventist presence. After graduating from FLA, eight students with a desire to share the Gospel put their formal
FLORIDA CONFERENCE NEW HEADQUARTERS GRAND OPENING JUNE 1
You are cordially invited to the grand opening for the new headquarters of Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and A Better Choice: Books • Natural Foods • Deli. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Florida Conference's new facility is located at 351 S. State Road 434 in Altamonte
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 scholarships. The students contacted 40,000 people in the Miami area and
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, Bible Worker for Avon Park Church, stopped by Walmart intending
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 back to the 1980s for conducting domestic and foreign mission
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 friends from various churches, pastors, and church leaders. The group's