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 God's work. If we are to continue moving forward in unity,
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 hungry, help the widowed, assist the poor, and visit 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 for a Sabbath of preaching and celebration. The program featured
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' return. The Youth Ministries Department takes these words seriously. We
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 to sponsor them in 2014. Why Is Florida Conference Involved? We are
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 Cities. The purpose for starting Conferences was to foster evangelism and
REALIZING THE DESIRES OF MY HEART
by Theresa Stride "Let's go visit the tiger for a while," I thought to myself when I heard the zoo at Camp Kulaqua in High Springs was hiring. Imagining the possibilities of this fun adventure, I applied. However, with horses in my background, the Camp hired me to work in the
"GO YE THEREFORE" INTO PRISON
by Nancy Bartolet Ambassador Church in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., hosted Prison Ministries Day for 50 attendees representing 15 congregations. Fort Myers Shores Pastor Robert Ferguson, presented the theme, The Joy of Ministry. Ferguson also serves as Florida Conference's south region Prison Ministries coordinator. After a fellowship meal, an afternoon training program began
COMMUNITIES REACHED ON GLOBAL YOUTH DAY
by Yolanda Acevedo Part of Global Youth Day (GYD), a General Conference initiative, was designated for young people to reach out to communities worldwide. Tampa First, Brandon Spanish, and Riverview, Fla., Churches, converged on the Tampa Bay area for a day of service to distribute lunches, literature, and clothes as they