March Herald.indd - Lake Union Conference

CHILDREN’S NEWS
All-youth Baptism at South
Haven Church
Michigan —Pastor Darren Greenfield baptized
Emily DeKam (12), John LaVanture (12), and Nathan
Edison (17) from the Pullman Church; and Arlana
Miller (13) and Titus Miller (10) from the South Haven
Church. Arlana and Titus are students at Gobles Junior
Academy. Emily, John, Arlana, and Titus are all active
in the district Pathfinder club.
A picture taken following the service shows the
families of the baptized youth along with Pastor
Darren and Ireneia Greenfield and the church elders
during a dedication prayer.
June Mitchell, South Haven Church communication leader
Eight-year-old Joins Prison
Ministry Team
Lake Region —Romero Griffin, from Chicago’s
Beacon of Joy Church, can’t remember how old he
was when he first heard the words “prison ministry.”
He started attending prison ministry meetings with
me, his mother, before he was weaned. I remember
him playfully running with the other children while I
packed prison ministry bags. Occasionally, he helped
put the literature in the bags.
So it should have come as no surprise when he
asked if he could be a prison ministry member. I didn’t
know what to say. I checked with Dorothy White,
Beacon’s prison ministry leader and the I.A.P.M.O. area
leader to see if he could join. They said, “Sure, I don’t
see why not.”
So eight-year-old Romero Griffin completed his
Romero Griffin is the youngest member of the Beacon of Joy prison
ministry team. He is pictured here at a prison ministry banquet with his
father Michael Griffin.
application and joined prison ministry. For him, it’s
a family affair. His father, Michael Griffin, is also a
member. He is quite possibly the youngest member of
the organization. He plans to write letters and would
like to visit the prisons. It is never too early to expose
our children to Christian service.
Tanya Williams, Beacon of Joy communication leader
Children’s Sabbath
Michigan —Childhood is the time to develop
children’s talent and prepare them for leadership and
service. The training they receive now will help them
become active church members.
Last December, the Grand Blanc Adventist
Company celebrated its first children’s Sabbath. Every
child in this company of only 30 members participated,
praising the Lord through music, recitation of scripture,
story time, prayer, and preaching. Stephen Visser, a
15-year-old freshman at Grand Blanc High School,
preached the sermon on the assurance of salvation.
Our Lord delights when young ones praise His
name. One never knows if there will be another “lost
sheep” in heaven because of a little one’s persuasion to
seek salvation today.
Liesbeth Fernandez, Grand Blanc Company
children’s ministries director
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