Florida Conference News

On Sunday, January 23, 2005, ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will feature a new home for an Adventist family. From December 10-15, volunteers working around the clock demolished the family’s once 1,200-square-foot house and unveiled the new 3,800-square-foot house.

The show reflects the power of prayer for the Sears family of Martinez, Calif. Since March 2004, Duke Medical University doctors in North Carolina have been treating 17-year-old Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy (PHAA) student Jhyrvé Sears for Krabbe Disease, a life-threatening and rare genetic disorder. Because the treatment left her immune system compromised, doctors declared her old, mold-ridden house unfit to live in.

Yet in this dark time, their Adventist community surrounded them and, with the show’s involvement, the Sears family is a testament of the power of one community united with a common mission. “Through the community, God has provided us with more than I could have ever imagined,” said Karen, Jhyrvé’s mother. “And after many dark, sleepless nights, I know that, like Daniel of the lion’s den, God took care of us. And now, at last, we’re home.”

To read more about this incredible story, visit http://ncc.adventist.org/

If you have any questions, please call (925) 685-4300 or e-mail skinsey@ncc.adventist.org

Attend the country’s largest training event for Single Adult Ministry leaders at the interdenominational ASAM Convention, Feb. 21-23, followed by the Second Annual ASAM Leadership Training Conference, Feb. 24. Both will be held at the Sheraton World Resort, Orlando, Florida. Featured speakers are Elder José Rojas and Dr. Dick Stenbakken, newly appointed NAD ASAM Coordinator.

To receive a substantial discount, you must register for the ASAM Convention through Lorraine Thomas, Adventist Coordinator, at LThomasASAM@aol.com or call (951) 929-4178. Register for ASAM by calling (800) 732-7587 (SDA-PLUS).