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DEATH OF FOREST LAKE DISTANCE LEARNING ACADEMY STUDENT
We are shocked and saddened by the death of J.J. Branchedor that occurred late Friday afternoon at New Smyrna Beach, Florida. J.J. was on a school outing with Forest Lake Academy, our Seventh-day Adventist high school located in Apopka. He was a student of the...
CHILDREN INVOLVED IN MISSION PROJECT FOR ORPHANAGE IN TANZANIA
by Naomi Zalabak Children attending Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Avon Park Church became involved in a mission project for an orphanage in Tanzania, Africa. They raised $134 to help the children with food and much needed medications. The VBS, under Dulcie Tangunan's...
FOREST CITY SPANISH CHURCH TO HOST SECOND LET'S GET MOVING KIDS EVENT
by Shirley Flores Forest City Spanish Church will hold its second Let's Get Moving Kids event on Sunday, October 7, 9:00 a.m., at Crane's Roost Park in Altamonte Springs. The success of last year's fun/walk day to promote active and healthy lifestyles encouraged...
DANILO AND LUCILA RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY
by Ingrid Hernandez Danilo and Lucila Rodriguez were married September 28, 1952, in San Francisco de MacorÃs, Dominican Republic. Throughout the early years of their marriage, the couple worked as literature evangelists. Danilo was ordained as a minister in 1965, and...
SPORTS STORY TO GOD’S GLORY
by Jane Allen Quevedo "I played on winning teams with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets, but now I'm on the real winning team---the team of Jesus Christ," says Félix Millán, retired Major League second baseman. Instead of hitting fastballs at a ballpark on...
NORM AND BARBARA MIDDAG CELEBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY
by Renee Brownlow Barbara Popp and Norm Middag met while students at Emmanuel Missionary College (now Andrews University) in 1950 and married in the summer of 1952. Norm was an educator, pastor, and youth director in a career spanning more than four decades of...
PATHFINDERS SPEND WEEKEND ON TROPICAL ISLAND
by Calvin Brooks Imagine 52 hours without electricity, electronics, or any other modern conveniences! Five Florida Pathfinder Clubs---Eliathah, Forest Lake, Melbourne Spanish, Palm Coast, and Tampa Spanish---survived these very conditions while taking an island...
FLORIDA CONFERENCE OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
by Gladys Neigel Mike Cauley was re-elected president of Florida Conference, October 7, 2012, at the 70th Regular Constituency Meeting held on the campus of Forest Lake Academy, Apopka, Fla. Cauley, who has served in this position since 2003, is known for his passion...
FINDING THE RIGHT PATH AT CAMP
The following video report and article was originally published by WCJB TV-20, the ABC affiliate in Gainesville, Florida. HIGH SPRINGS - Rodeo, go carts, and rock climbing are some of the activities planned for this five-day camp. But beyond the fun and games, the...
SPRING MEADOWS PASSION IN ACTION
Florida Conference In Mission is a monthly video series about people reaching people. This month's video highlights Spring Meadows Church's ministry called Passion In Action which aims to help the community around them in a variety of ways.
FLORIDA PATHFINDERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
by Darrin Hayes, Yolanda Acevedo Jacksonville Mandarin Church Pathfinders Recently, Mandarin Pathfinders helped host an Aloha party for residents of Taylor Manor, an assisted living facility in Jacksonville, Fla. With the activity hall decked in flowers, balloons, and...
CLEARWATER CHURCH TEAM SEES 697 BAPTIZED IN PHILIPPINES
by Joy Hunter Blas Dabucol of Clearwater, Fla., Church has long aspired and prayed for the opportunity to again minister to his people in the Philippines. Originally a pastor there 15 years ago, he has kept in touch with his congregants and family. Dabucol spoke with...