On Sabbath, March 21st Mt. Sinai celebrat-ed its 2015 Unsung Heroes with an Apprecia-tion Awards Ceremony recognizing members who have given faithful service to Mt. Sinai. The congregation was encouraged to submit nominations via various means, for persons they felt deserved to be recognized. Our final-ists and winners were: Sis Susan Spradley - Community Service. Her nominees said this about her: She de-serves it because of her commitment to feed-ing the homeless. Elder Kenneth Unick - Humanitarian for Community Service. His nominees said this about him: He deserves it because of his devo-tion to the community. Bros Daniel and David Green - Compas-sionate Care. Their nominees said this about them: We appreciate them for always

caring for their sister, Dejia who is in a wheelchair. They assist her getting in and out of the car and make sure she is safe. They also are very helpful setting up tables and chairs for our Church luncheons, food prep and serving. Thanks for all of your help we appreciate you. Sis Harriet Howard - Lifetime Achieve-ment. Her nominees said this about her: We appreciate her for such faithful and selfless service rendered to this church for many years. Mirel Cherenfant - Technology. His nominees said this about him: We appreci-ate his untiring dedication to the Technol-ogy Department.

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Know thy Neighbor 3

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Inside this issue:

Unsung Heroes

Sis Susan Spradley, Community Service Award

Sis Harriet Howard (teal hat), Lifetime Achievement Award

Bros Daniel and David Green, Compassionate Care Award

Elder Ken Unick, Humanitarian/Community

Service

Bro Mirel Cherenfant (brown shirt), Technology

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MOUNT SINAI “LOVES BEING HEALTHY” JR. ACADEMY by Glory Pierre

What a special day it was for our students

here at Mount Sinai Jr. Academy on Friday, March

27th. Roniece Weaver and her fellow sisters of the

Orlando Chapter of Links, Inc. came out and

showed our students some delightful and tasty ways

to eat healthy! Our students had the opportunity to

try new vegetables while learning how much fun

eating healthy can be.

This event started off with the kids learning

proper and balanced meal portions. They then pro-

ceeded to the Fresh Stop bus and gathered healthy

snacks and groceries to take home to their families.

They even enjoyed a special smoothie

made with spinach and tried a different variety of

cabbage! Our students absolutely loved it and

even came back for seconds.

Once they exited the Fresh Stop bus, stu-

dents were able to ride a special bike that blend-

ed the delicious spinach smoothie into its rich

and hearty texture. Students returned to class sat-

isfied and enlightened to the fact that maybe veg-

etables are not so bad after all.

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Know thy Neighbor

D.I.V.A.S. Basic Sewing

It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you Bro. Herbert Gaines, a newly baptized member of Mt. Sinai S.D.A. Church and a product of the Revelation Sem-inar, which took place last September under the ministry of Pastor Herman Davis. Bro. Gaines was born in Georgia and later relocated to Florida at a young age. He celebrated a birthday on March 29th. Brother Gaines worked for many years at the Orange County Public Utilities Department, from which he recently retired. Bro. Gaines has always been an ardent seeker for truth, and in particular, the Sabbath truth. God rewarded his quest for truth, and guided his steps to the Mt. Sinai Church, where during the Revelation Seminar, he not only learned about the wonderful truth of the Sabbath, but accepted it with great joy and became a Sev-enth-day Adventist Christian last October. He is currently a faithful member of Pastor Davis’ Sabbath School Class. He continues to be an ardent seeker for God and takes literally 2 Timothy 2:15, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” His favorite book is the Bible and his passion is to share 2 Timothy 2:15 with Mt. Si-nai’s youth. His words of advice to the congregation are: “You cannot fail with Jesus!” Bro. Gaines’ favorite pastime and hobby is gardening. If you have not visited the Prayer Garden recently, please do so where you will immediately observe his skilled handy work displayed. He has lovingly dedicated numerous hours to keep-ing our Prayer Garden, not only in tip top shape, but also a place of restful beau-ty. Bro Gaines is also very generous with his time as a dedicated volunteer in the Community Services Department. The next time you see Bro Gaines, please express your thanks to him, not only for his untiring service to His Lord and our congregation, but also for his testimo-ny and example as a follower of our Lord. We love you Bro Gaines, and consider ourselves truly blessed to have you as a member of our congregation!

FINALLY, A WONDERFUL PASTIME, bonding

activity and lost art! Those were the words of par-ents as their daughters learned the basics of sew-

ing under the tutelage of Eulanie Lashley on Feb-ruary 21st. Mrs. Lashley taught the *D.I.V.A. girls three es-

sential stitches, which are the tools needed for most sewing projects. In addition, she taught them how to repair torn clothes and replace miss-

ing buttons. So with fabric, thread, needles, scissors, friends

and a whole lot of stitches, the *D.I.V.A.S. had a fun evening learning the basics of sewing.

*Divinely, Inspired, Victori-ous, Aspiring, Sistas is a Women’s Ministries men-toring, grooming, spiritual and personal development program for young girls ages 10-12 and teens 13-16.

Prayer Garden

Community Service Distribution

1. NACA: April 19th 2. Health & Wellness Fair April 19th 3. “Alive Again” encore performance

April 19th 4. Homecoming: April 25th

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Lunch and Outreach in the Park Although the temperature was very warm, the breeze coming from Clear Lake was just right to give the comfort that was needed for the great food, fel-lowship, prayer walks and outreach in George Barker Park on Sabbath March 21st. The Mount Sinai Family and guests enjoyed themselves. Our Pathfinder Strider Drum Corps demonstrated what they learned from the District 2 Drum camp. They wowed us with their newly acquired skills and cadences. After the delicious lunch, coordinated by our very dedicated hospitality team, several (including our youth and prayer ministry representatives) “hit the streets” to share the good news that Jesus is still in the saving business. Under the leadership of personal ministries, we also took surveys of the needs of the surrounding community and park visitors. Our youth were praised for being able to penetrate the fallow ground un-broken by adults that canvassed the same area. The Sabbath was brought to a close with testimonies from the vineyard, special music, and a powerful vesper thought from Psalm 1. It reminded us of the formula for prosperity which is finding delight in God’s law daily. When it was all said and done, we could say that we were glad we came. “Families Staying Connected: Our Oneness is Our Witness!”

by: Lesli Ahonkhai, Family Life Ministries

Scripture of the Month

Inspirational Thought To escape sin’s curse, run to the cross.

Submitted by Donald McKay