Good News Wants to Know… Setbacks That Inspire

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30 Oct 2018
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Each month we ask community and business leaders of faith, who impact South Florida in profound ways, a one-sentence, lighthearted question designed to help the community get to know them better. Like many, perhaps they too have suffered disappointment or things didn’t go as they planned.   So, this month Good News Wants to Know…  What setback have you suffered that has inspired you? Years ago, when one of my children was diagnosed with Asperger’s, it motivated me to go into overdrive researching causes and interventions. The answers I found ended up benefitting my family, and even my extended family, […]

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Retired Nurse Saves Lives Outside Fort Lauderdale Abortion Facility

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24 Oct 2018
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Patty Kelly is into saving lives. A retired critical care nurse, since 2016 Patty has been doing much the same outside an abortion facility on Oakland Park Blvd. Only now she saves lives by sharing compassion and critically needed information to help abortion-minded women choose life. Patty said, the best part of what she does is seeing God at work, like the time a woman drove into the abortion facility lot and parked right next to Patty standing on the sidewalk. The night before, the woman had dreamed God did not want her to abort her baby. She came for […]

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Church United Holds Teacher Appreciation Lunch

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10 Oct 2018
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Four local churches, through Church United a partnership of local churches across denominations, hosted a teacher appreciation lunch on August 14 for the faculty and staff of Fort Lauderdale High School. With the help of approximately 40 volunteers, these four churches came together to provide lunch, teacher survival kits and school supplies for 175 teachers and faculty members to kick off the 2018-2019 school year. This event included inspirational programming and raffle prizes to show teachers how appreciated they are for investing in the students. Special thanks to Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza for donating lunch, the United Way for donating […]

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Gov. Scott Speaks at South Florida Pastor’s Summit

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3 Oct 2018
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About 250 pastors and ministers from around the state gathered for a briefing on historic advancements in White House Policy for the Faith Community during a South Florida Pastor’s Summit on September 20th presented by the South Florida Pastors Network held at Iglesia Comunidad/Community Church in Pembroke Pines. Apostle Mario Bramnick hosted the event, which included presentations from Florida Governor Rick Scott, a report from Jennifer Korn, Deputy Director and Special Assistant to the President at The White House, and talks from Pastor Nilsa Alvarez, Regional Faith Director for the Florida Republican Party, and Pastor Luciano Bongarrá, of the Latin […]

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Boca Christian Headmaster Dr. Robert H. Tennies Remembered

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Dr. Robert Tennies was the beloved Headmaster of Boca Raton Christian School for the past 34 years. He passed into Glory on September 1st following a heart procedure. Dr. Tennies was born in Bogota, Columbia, where his parents were missionaries. He made Boca Christian his mission field with a life-long dedication to caring for children’s minds and souls. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Tennies, was by his side at Boca Christian, first as a teacher, and for the past 32 years as the Media Specialist. Both of their daughters attended Boca Christian. Dr. Tennies was a proud graduate of Wheaton College […]

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Downtown Harbor Church Announces Shift in Leadership

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26 Sep 2018
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As they celebrate their third anniversary, the Downtown Harbor Church Board of Trustees recently announced a change in leadership roles. Adam Duckworth, a nationally acclaimed author on the subject of volunteering, will be stepping back from the role of Lead Communicator and will be transitioning into his new role as Volunteer Coordinator. This change will also allow Adam to attend to his growing travel business, which increasingly requires travel and extensive time away. John Garippa will be transitioning into a new role for Downtown Harbor Church as Lead Pastor. They believe his educational background with bachelor degrees in both English […]

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L2 Alum Takes Third in Public Speaking World Championship

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12 Sep 2018
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Anita Fain Taylor brings back to Broward County the third-place trophy of the 2018 Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking held in Chicago on Saturday, August 25.  To make it to the finals, Taylor defeated 30,000 competitors from across the globe including the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Middle East, Africa, India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. After competing in the Semi-Finals with the top one hundred speakers, Taylor made it to the top ten with her speech, “Take Your Shot.”  Her final speech, “IT IS WHAT IT IS. IT AIN’T WHAT IT AIN’T,” earned her a spot in […]

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RUF Reaches College Students at FAU

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5 Sep 2018
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RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) recently kicked off  its third year of ministry on the Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton. A ministry of the PCA denomination, RUF’s mission is to reach students for Christ and to equip them to serve the church. According to Campus Minster, Rev. Jeff Lee, who is also an FAU alumnus, College is a pivotal moment in a student’s life where questions of identity, purpose, meaning, and hope are constantly being discussed and explored.  For those reasons, RUF is committed to sending seminary trained, ordained pastors to campuses around the country in order to bring […]

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Protesters Target Hope Women’s Centers

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4 Sep 2018
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About 20 protesters gathered on the sidewalk outside Hope Women’s Centers’ Fort Lauderdale clinic for about two hours on August 22 chanting, “Keep abortion legal” and holding signs opposing what they call “fake clinic lies.” The protesters are part of a movement taking root nationwide called #ExposeFakeClinics, which calls women’s health centers aka crisis pregnancy centers “fake” because they provide free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds and pregnancy support, but do not provide abortions. Nancy McDonald, executive director of Hope Women’s Centers, said, “Unfortunately, this is the world we live in today. Instead of sitting down and having a discussion when we […]

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Food For the Poor Thanks Donors at Luncheon

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29 Aug 2018
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Tom Abblett, an elder at Hammock Street Church in Boca Raton, who has ardently supported the charity’s Join The Pack community food packing event for the past two years, received the 2018 Food For The Poor Volunteer of the Year Award. Food For The Poor Vice President Mark Khouri, who presented the award, said Abblett recruits family members who have come from near and far to support him at every packing session. The 2018 Corporate Sponsor of the Year Award was given to TD Bank. The company’s relationship with Food For The Poor goes back to 2009 with its continued […]

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