FLORIDA TEACHERS GAIN NEW SKILLS
by Sandra Doran More than a dozen teachers chose to spend one week of their summer vacation at Walker Memorial Academy in Avon Park learning new ways to use technology, according to Frank Runnels, Florida Conference Vice President for Education, who made the experience possible. "These people did not have to
MY DUEL WITH A DESK SHOWED ME GOD KNOWS BEST
by Olivia Smith A little more than a year ago if you asked me how I felt about my life, I would have told you I was perfectly fine. I felt that God and I had a pretty stable relationship, although I probably could have highlighted some strong areas for improvement.
OCALA CHURCH EVALUATES MUSIC PHILOSOPHY
by Cheryl Rilea, Herb Pritchard The Apostle Paul encourages us to "
LEHIGH ACRES CHURCH CONNECTS WITH COMMUNITY
by Karleen Edwards Purposeful In-Reach, Urgent Out-Reach is Lehigh Acres Church's focus for 2014. With more than 400 members, the congregation has embraced the task of connecting with their community in practical ways that meet the needs of individuals and families. They use outreach ministries such as Vacation Bible School (VBS)
ALGER AND JOSEPHINE OSTER CELEBRATE 65 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
by Kae Borrero Alger and Josephine Oster, warmly known as Al and Jo, celebrated their 65th anniversary with a Caribbean cruise. Both were born in Colorado and attended Campion Academy where they met. One year after graduating, they were married in Sterling, Colo., on June 12, 1949. After working on a farm for two
HOME BIBLE STUDY IMPACTS SOUTH FLORIDA AND BEYOND
by Abel Paulín Adriana and Jorge Guarisma, and their three children, responded to a friend’s invitation to visit Davie Spanish Company one Sabbath morning. Afterward, feeling well-received and comfortable, the Guarisma family decided to return. Pastor Demetrio Hernandez visited in their home. He began to study the Bible with them which later
MEETING NEEDS IN A CHINESE COMMUNITY RESULTS IN SAFER/HEALTHIER FAMILIES
by Audrey Folkenberg When MaeLi and Shouling started their missionary work in their assigned unreached area, they first went door to door and visited every family. In the process, they found that many young girls, age 13-14, had been left alone at home as parents went to work in a larger
UNITE MINISTRY REACHES ISOLATED YOUNG ADULTS
by Angela Baerg During his senior year at Forest Lake Academy (FLA), Ryan Becker lost his father to a heart attack and discovered that his mother had Stage 4 lung cancer. “Suddenly, I realized there was a very real possibility I could be attending my graduation as an orphan,” recalls Ryan, a