Joy of Service

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Women Convene at Fort Walton
Beach Church for Special Spiritual
Weekend
Everyone enjoyed a tasty lunch served in the beautifully decorated fellowship hall.
The Fort Walton Beach Church was
host to a district-wide women’s ministries
weekend, April 22-24, 2016.
Friday evening women gathered in the
sanctuary for a special Bible study which
reflected the theme of the weekend: “It’s
All About Worship.” Many of the women
in attendance were not members, but had
been invited by women from the church.
God’s presence was felt as everyone read
Bible verses and discussed what worship
meant to them.
Women from several other area churches
attended the Sabbath activities. Sabbath
School began with a special presentation,
“Timeline on Pioneer Women.” Ena Soto
and Mary Polanco directed the presentation,
as women dressed in costumes representing
the characters they portrayed told
how God had led in times past.
Khandie Waugh, assistant women’s
ministries director at Fort Walton Beach
Church, spoke for the 11 a.m. worship hour,
and also led the Friday evening and Sabbath
afternoon Bible study. Waugh grew up
in Jamaica, and moved to the United States
when she was in the fifth grade. She fell in
love with God when she was a child, and
shared how He has been with her throughout
her life, bringing her through the trials
of college, medical school, and residency.
She now serves as an active duty psychiatrist
in the United States Air Force. She
says, “More than being a psychiatrist and
a major in the Air Force, I am a child of the
living King.”
At the end of the worship service, an altar
call was made for those who desired baptism,
and two individuals came forward.
One was a guest who came with an Adventist
friend who was visiting from out of
town. A delicious lunch followed, and then
a concert, Vespers, and another Bible study
all put on by the women of the church. Sunday
the women gathered at 6 a.m. to help
with a community service outreach. This
was followed by a 10:30 a.m. brunch.
Kerriann Hudson, Fort Walton Beach
Photo By: Rebecca Grice
Khandie Waugh was the speaker for the
worship service.
Church women’s ministries director, says,
“Our vision for the Fort Walton Beach
Church women’s ministries is to support
the women of our congregation spiritually,
socially, emotionally, intellectually, and
physically. Our mission is to be witnesses
for Christ via community service activities
and evangelism outreach, and to model Jesus
Christ with one another through relationship
building.
The event was organized by Hudson,
Waugh, and others on the women’s ministries
committee.
Women from Fort Walton Beach Church
led out in the Sabbath School program.
BY REBECCA GRICE
Photo By: Rebecca Grice
Photo By: Rebecca Grice
20 SOUTHERN TIDINGS | June 2016