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Bourbon and Blues Event Raises $35,000 to Fight Human Trafficking

The Good News
4 May 2018
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  Freedom Challenge’s Team Advent, a group of optimistic women from Advent Church in Boca Raton devoted to the cause of ending the enslavement of women and children worldwide, held a fundraiser March 24th. Through generous donations the group raised $35,000 that will be used to support projects in India and Moldova. According to Susan Hagen, Team Coordinator, “Blue is the color of the National Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign and the Blues are a genre of music that addresses the darkest issues of life with an unstoppable optimism, so it seemed fitting for the participants to be dressed in blue […]

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Semi-finalists Unveiled at StrikeForce 421 Breakfast

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  It was a packed house at StrikeForce 421 Spring Breakfast on April 5th. Semi-finalist ministries were unveiled and made presentations for grant consideration. Winning presenters will be awarded grants during an upcoming event on October 26, 2018. The Semi-finalists under consideration in 2018, include Mount Bethel Human Services Corp, Urban Youth Impact, South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, Inc. , First Priority South Florida, and ​Living Water Christian Counseling Center. The participants of the Strikeforce 421 giving circle believe in radical, life-changing generosity, and that together, we can accomplish what not one of us can do on our […]

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Habitat for Humanity of Broward Breaks Ground on Five Homes

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3 May 2018
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Habitat for Humanity of Broward held a groundbreaking ceremony on in April to commemorate five homes for deserving families in the Roosevelt Gardens community of Broward. “Today we dedicate the ground upon on which five future homeowners will build their homes in partnership with Habitat Broward, its generous sponsors, and its faithful volunteers. This groundbreaking marks the beginning of a new future for our homeowners, and an inspiring level of commitment by the philanthropic community which has made this day possible,” said Nancy Robin, CEO and Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Broward. Family Home Sponsors are Burdette Beckmann […]

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Abandoned Church Renovated for Homeless Veterans

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    On Tuesday, April 17, The Home Depot Foundation partnered with Rebuilding Together Broward County to transform a former church into the future HOPE South Florida community center for homeless citizens and veterans. Projects helped transform the sanctuary into a multi-purpose dining and education room, and outfit offices for the entire HOPE and HOPE4Vets staff. More than 60 members of Team Depot, The Home Depot’s associate-led volunteer force, completed the work on their day off. This project in Ft. Lauderdale is part of The Home Depot’s ongoing efforts to improve the homes and lives of U.S. military veterans and […]

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Is Guilt Linked to Mental Illness?

John Hawkins, Sr
2 May 2018
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In January 2015, the HuffPost ran an article by Carolyn Gregoire, “Feelings Of Guilt During Childhood Linked To Mental Illness.” To quote: “Excess guilt is a known symptom of adult depression, but a new study finds that such feelings in childhood can predict future mental illness, including depression, anxiety, obsessive- compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder. The link seems to center around the anterior insula – a brain region involved in the regulation of perception, emotion and self-awareness that has also been linked to mood disorders, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia According to the researchers, children who displayed signs of pathological guilt […]

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Dr. Glover Honored for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect

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  Dr. Rosby Glover was honored as the 2018  Recipient of the Alan and Marsha Levy Champion of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Award in gratitude for his lifelong efforts to help keep kids safe.  The award was sponsored by Broward Aware and presented by Honorable Judge Kenneth Gillespi. The award was presented to Dr. Glover at Broward Aware’s Family Fun Day held on Saturday April 14, 2018 at Franklin Delevoe park.  There were vendors from dozens of community based organizations on hand to speak with event goers about their services and offer resources available to local residents. A tasty […]

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Step Ahead

Elizabeth Mitchell
1 May 2018
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“You shall walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you…” (Deuteronomy 5:33). Babies do a lot of sleeping (When we desperately need some, they usually quit!). In the first few months of life, babies could almost be called couch potatoes, swaddled tight as a burrito, eating, sleeping and then sleeping some more. Children are altogether different, and their chubby legs are constantly on the move. Toddlers fall, get back up and fall again. They simply don’t mind. Children realize that in order to […]

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Storms Inside Me

Isaiah Hazim
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  This winter break, I, along with 450 other student ambassadors, embarked on a ten-day expedition to Israel. It was an experience I will never forget, and even more importantly, it taught me just how important Israel is to God. In total, eleven buses were filled with college students from all over the U.S., who had applied through their schools to become student ambassadors with a program called Passages to Israel. Along with thirty new friends, who quickly became family, I was on bus #9, one of eight students brought by faculty member Dr. Andrea Hazim, representing the Elev8Life educational […]

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In Plain Sight

Stephan Tchividjian
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Aging Sight I recently decided to explore having my aging eyes corrected so that I would no longer need to wear reading glasses.  I was not only inconvenienced by the readers but more importantly was getting some mild headaches and feeling tired from having to constantly adjust from readers to no readers etc.…my brain was overworking…. and who wants to overwork your brain? I will spare you the details, but the bottom line is that I was not a candidate for the common technique known as LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), where a laser reshapes the inner cornea of your […]

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The World is Crying

Ariel Feldman
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  The world is crying. As I am sitting on my comfortable bed tapping on keys to form these sentences, four people will no longer be able to do the same. Four people died today, April 22nd, in a Tennessee Waffle House. Four people will no longer get to return home to their families. Four people will never get to finish their breakfast. Four people will no longer get to live out the lives they thought they were made for. This is why we march. This is why we walk out. This is why we demand change. Not just for […]

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