QUIET HEROES LEAD CHILDREN'S SABBATH SCHOOL
by Herb Pritchard As you step into the Ocala Church kindergarten room on a Sabbath morning, the warm friendliness and winning smile of leader Margie Orem is contagious. For 18 years, she has brought Bible stories to life for children ages 4-7. A featured part of the program is My Bible Lessons used as
FLORIDA MEMBERS SUPPORT PROJECT PANDA
by Audrey Folkenberg Florida Conference is partnering with the Chinese Union Mission in Project Panda which supports 40 indigenous two-person church-planting teams. These teams share the love of Jesus in unreached areas of China. As a result, 1,822 people were baptized this past year. Recently, one church-planting team shared an experience from
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF EVANGELISM FOR LAYPEOPLE CHANGES LIVES
by Rolando de los Ríos Florida Institute of Evangelism for Laypeople (FIEL) has completed the first half of its 2015 session with almost 70% of the students passing the requirements. FIEL's purpose is to prepare laity in the serious work of evangelization. The Institute continues to grow from an initial enrollment
FREE CLINIC PROVIDES NEEDED HEALTH CARE IN OCALA
by Herb Pritchard The FreeD.O.M. Clinic operated by United Hands, Inc., opened in Ocala, Fla., for five days, July 20-24. The Clinic's mission is to provide free medical, optical, and dental, care for the indigent, homeless, and uninsured. Pastor Monte Robison of Florida Conference's Ocala Church and Pastor Curtis Crider of Southeastern
JONATHAN J. MARTIN ORDAINED
Jonathan J. Martin, Markham Woods Church Associate Pastor, was ordained on August 22, 2015 Jonathan was born in California and grew up in the suburbs of Boston, Mass. He is a fourth-generation Adventist. When he was 15 years old, he was asked to preach a short sermon for a church program.
FLORIDA LIVING CHURCH RECOGNIZED FOR 20+ YEARS OF HELPING PRISON MINISTRIES
by Betty Kossick Correcting Bible studies for prison inmates throughout the state is a more-than-20-year-old ministry of Florida Living Church, Apopka. In gratitude for these years of quiet, behind-the-scenes service, Frank Barton, Director of Prison Ministries for Florida Conference, presented a plaque of appreciation to the church during Sabbath worship on
FORT LAUDERDALE MEMBERS BRING SEASON OF SERVICE TO BUS TERMINAL
by Jeffrey Thompson On Saturday, March 14, approximately 100 members of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Church gathered at Broward County's Central Bus Terminal to distribute free bottles of water, coupled with religious tracts, to bus passengers. Parishioners, ranging from ages 7 to 75, were visible in red Season of Service (SOS) T-shirts
APOPKA CHURCH HONORS PUBLIC LEADERS
by Thomas and Robert Broome Early this year, Apopka Church celebrated Friendship Day to honor Mayor Joe Kilsheimer, Police Chief Robert M. Manley, Police Captain David Cook, and Fire Chief Lee Bronson. These public servants represent more than 50 years of combined community service. Senior Pastor Steve Jencks and Associate Pastor Andrew
BETH-EL SHALOM TEEN FOLLOWS HER DREAM
by Jeff Zaremsky Brittany Preble desires to be a physician specializing in natural remedies. Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky, who pastors the Beth-El Shalom congregations in New Port Richey and St. Petersburg, told Brittany about health ministries in the Adventist Church. She was surprised to learn that a group of people were doing