Mount Sinai Striders Pathfinder Club Positively Impacting Residents of Gillette, Wyoming
In January 2024, the Campbell County Commissioners were trying to decide how to best solve the trash issue in Gillette, Wyoming and the surrounding communities. Residents were complaining about increasing amounts of trash on private property and on the sides of the roads that lead to the county landfill. According to gillettenewsrecord.net, the problem was […]
Living Healthy, Happy, & Holy at 100 years’ old
Story as told by Mrs. Marguerite Keaton during an interview with Jennifer Sankey-Battles, Ph.D. Living Healthy, Happy, & Holy at 100 years’ old Marguerite Keaton is a living witness that living a healthy, happy, and holy life at 100 years old does not happen by accident. Mrs. Keaton’s sharp mind, steady gait, beautiful smile, and […]
Southeastern Conference Collaborates with the Florida Department of Health (DOH) in Orange County to offer Food Safety Training to Food Pantry and Distribution Center Volunteers During National Food Safety Education Month
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, 1 in 6 Americans will experience foodborne illness every year. On September 7, 2024, Gibran Casas (Food Hygiene Coordinator for DOH-Orange County) kicked-off National Food Safety Education Month by presenting a wealth of information to faith-based food pantry and distribution center volunteers. The training was designed to […]
I’m Involved Disability Inclusion Retreat -Shares Hope & Restores Wholeness
Written by Dr. Jennifer Sankey-Battles, Ph.D. SEC Health and Disability Ministry Director Have you ever wondered how to involve individuals with and without disabilities in ministry to share hope and restore wholeness? The Southeastern Conference (SEC) of Seventh-Day Adventists has the answer: Host a disability inclusion retreat to provide information, simulation, and an environment for […]
Deacon on Wheels, Working and Witnessing for the Lord
Keyroy Barnes is a deacon on wheels working for the Lord. He faithfully serves and functions as an ordained deacon at the Mt. Sinai Seventh-day Adventist Church, Orlando, Florida. Through life-changing circumstances, Keyroy has lived with limited mobility causing him to be in and out of a wheelchair for the past 27 years. During our […]
Church and Community Garden a Ministry of Health for the Mind, Body, and Soul
Written by: Carol Smith, SEC Administrative Assistant Co-Author – Jennifer Sankey-Battles, Ph.D. SEC Health & Disability Ministry, Director Gardening is a healthy way to feed the mind, body, and soul. On January 13, 2024, Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church members in Eatonville, Florida, under the leadership of Pastor Dwight Gayle, dedicated their community garden to the […]
