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From hospital to church: bivocational pastor points others to Great Physic…
It’s 5 a.m. on Sunday morning, and the day is just starting for Marino Martinez. The physician rises and travels to the hospital to makes rounds, relying on the Great […]
December 21, 2016
Church’s Christmas story undaunted by hurricane
Michael Arnold and his family were among hundreds of St. Augustine residents who fled their homes two months ago as Hurricane Matthew trailed close behind. And while St. Augustine, known […]
December 8, 2016
Florida Baptists share ‘Right beside you’ testimonies
Highlighting the Florida Baptist Convention’s guiding principle to be “Right Beside You,” Florida Baptist Executive Director-Treasurer Tommy Green interviewed 16 church leaders during the 2016 state convention annual meeting held […]
November 22, 2016
One church. Two locations. Lives changed.
For years his wife had told him, “God is going to do something really important in your life one day, and He’s going to use you in a big way.” […]
November 11, 2016
DR volunteers: “It’s a heart thing”
Meeting emergency needs after a hurricane requires a host of committed, equipped volunteers serving in many roles—mass feeding, clean-up and recovery, emergency response, temporary child care, emotional and spiritual care, administrative […]
November 8, 2016
Dedicated DR volunteers shower love on Matthew survivors
Returning to her St. Augustine Beach home after evacuating for Hurricane Matthew, Lelia Druzdis found it flooded with two feet of brackish and sewage-contaminated water that had soaked into her […]
November 8, 2016
New land opens Japanese minds to new life in Christ
Japanese immigrants setting out to start new lives in south Florida may find more than they were expecting. Some may find new life in Christ. “Starting a new life in […]
October 26, 2016
Offering undergirds church planter reaching people ‘falling through the cr…
Eric Davis and his wife, Marrisa, returned to Wakulla County to plant The Mission in their hometown for “people falling through the cracks–people other churches are not reaching.” It was […]
September 13, 2016
Young professional serves Christ through disaster relief
Micah Roden was beginning a well-deserved vacation from his job as manager of a Jacksonville Beach retail store when he learned Florida Baptists’ disaster relief volunteers were being deployed to […]
August 16, 2016
Florida Baptists join Plant City church in feeding hungry
She was an elementary school teacher for more than two decades – until a disability forced her into early retirement . . . and a reduced pension. She soon discovered […]
July 8, 2016
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