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For the second consecutive year, Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) partnered with a private sponsor and other local educators to host over 25 teachers and school administrators from Kazakhstan for its Empowering Teacher Leaders conference, led by the School of Education & Behavioral Studies (SEBS) on December 1-5, 2025. In 2024, the conference focused on teachers integrating special needs students into the classroom. This year the focus shifted to supporting school administrators. The objective of the partnership is to help strengthen the education system in a country that has continued to grow since the fall of the Soviet Union in […]

Boca Raton Christian School celebrated the Girls’ Varsity Volleyball FHSAA State Champions on November 19th with a ceremony full of Blazer pride, from the band playing the Blazer Fight Song to the heartfelt words shared by the coaches. This historic win was built on faith, integrity, dedication, and the unwavering support of the Boca Christian community. After three years finishing as runner up in the state tournament, this year they won it all. During the ceremony at Boca Raton Christian School, Head Coach Len Visser took time to honor all the coaches and mentors who have poured into these athletes […]

HOPE South Florida held a 30th Anniversary Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, November 6th to celebrate their history and present their vision for the future at their facility located on Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. The ministry seeks to keep families together and provide compassionate care as they work to guide and equip families and individuals facing homelessness in Broward County. Since 1995 HOPE South Florida has been helping people in need to access a path to holistic life-change.  More than 100 people attended the breakfast, including Founder Dr. Fred Scarbrough, long-time volunteers, church leaders, community supporters and public officials from […]

Almost one month after Hurricane Melissa carved a path of destruction across Jamaica, Food For The Poor (FFTP), based in Coconut Creek, Fla., continues to lead one of the most extensive humanitarian responses in the charity’s 43-year history, providing life-saving assistance as the country begins the difficult shift from emergency relief to early recovery. FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine emphasized that Jamaica remains the organization’s “top and urgent priority,” even as work continues across the region. “Our approach is simple,” Raine said. “We meet the most urgent needs first, respond with practical, high-impact solutions, and keep going until families have what […]

Alexander Wurm, 53, founder of Ignite the Fire Ministry and his daughter Serena, 22, were killed on November 10 when the small plane he was piloting crashed into a Coral Springs lake while they were en route to deliver hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica. Wurm, an evangelist deeply respected throughout the Caribbean and by pastors in South Florida, had devoted his life to missions, youth evangelism and humanitarian outreach. Through Ignite the Fire Ministry, he trained young volunteers, led mission teams across the region, and responded quickly to crises with practical aid and the message of Christ. “Alexander… devoted his […]

Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. Executive Director, Providence Forum I heard a very moving talk from a rape victim recently, and what she said reminds me of the reason why abortion has gained such a stranglehold in America. Rape is a horrible and violent crime. The allegation of rape is part of the reason America has embraced abortion so strongly in the last half-century. The original story of “Roe” was that she was raped. She was not. She just wanted an abortion. “Roe was the plaintiff in “Roe v. Wade,” the 1973 Supreme Court decision that gave us abortion on demand. […]