Holly Thomas, the daughter of Ron and Jan Thomas fell asleep in the Lord Sunday, January 17, 2010. She was 31. Two memorial services are scheduled for Holly. The first will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 20^th at Bixler Memorial in Dowling Park, Florida. The second will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 25^th at Dulin's Grove AC Church in Charlotte, N.C.

MISSOURI
On January 9, 2010 the Missouri Valley Advent Christian Conference, the First Christian Church in Frankford, Missouri, along with about 50 friends and family held special ordination services to confirm the call of God on the life and ministry of Terry Lee Cook. 

CAMP WILDERNESS
A new website has been launched for Camp Wilderness. You can find camp dates and information for their summer camp programs. The address is www.campwilderness4u.org. 

FROM THE ASIA/PACIFIC AREA DIRECTOR
As I write this, Ernie Schache has arrived in Thailand, and will soon be joined by Tim Fox. They will be spending time with John and Maeo Middlewood. John and Maeo have been doing a significant work in Thailand, especially among young people, but also with their families. Following his retirement, John and Maeo felt the call of Christ to serve Him in Thailand. They are self-supporting servants of Christ, but do need the gifts of Christ’s people to carry on an enlarging ministry. Any funds which are sent for the work in Thailand do not go to their salaries, but directly into the ministry. Thailand is one of our younger fields where Advent Christians are working reaching the world for Christ.

Birthdays are interesting milestones in the life of a person. Each year, we grow older and hopefully more mature.I can still remember watching our kids grow up. Friends who had not seen our boys for some time would remark how much they had grown since the last time they saw them. Apparently, when one is in a close relationship with someone it is not as easy to notice the changes.