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Local
Ministry Offers Summer Lunch Program To Community
Pastor’s 27th Anniversary
The congregation at Anointing Christian Fellowship joined Elder James and Pastor Carolyn Dawson, for their 27th Anniversary Service. The celebration was May 18th-20th. The honorees are joined by Associate Pastor Coller Williams, right.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
A local minister is offer- ing to provide a free lunch during the summer. The bag lunches are being given away at 24156 Foggy Ridge Park- way, Lutz, FL 33559.
Pastor C. J. Johns, Sr., of Father and Son Love Ministry, is assisted by Pas- tor Ken Waters with the lunch distribution.
He said the lunches are available on Mondays from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., and on Wednesdays from 12 noon until 3 p.m. The organization will provide the lunches until August 29th.
The lunches are available for both children and fami- lies. Families of 4 or more children will receive up to 2 lunches per child, per visit.
PASTOR KEN WATERS ... Father and Son
Love Ministry
Families with 1 to 3 children will be offered up to 3 lunches per child, per visit.
The lunches will consist of a turkey or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, salad or fruit, cookies, donut, or pas- try, and a small bottle of
water.
Pastor Johns said, “Our
only mission is to assist our neighbors and working fam- ilies decrease the cost of feeding their children during the summer.
“If we can help in any way to minimize the financial stresses this summer, we be- lieve it can impact the possi- bilities for a good summer for the entire family.”
He further said the pro- gram is operating on an honor system. There are no questionnaires, no personal information will be obtained, and no donations required. They only want to know the number of people in the fam- ily.
Anyone wishing to obtain additional information can contact the church at (813) 383-8410.
Tampa Missionary Says ‘Work In Haiti Must Go On’
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
At 91 years of age, one would think a Tampa woman would take a rest from nearly a lifetime of missionary work. However, anyone who is familiar with Mrs. Ruth Hodges knows that she has no plans of stopping.
Recently, Mrs. Hodges travelled to Shepherdsville, Kentucky for a week to meet with others concerned about the welfare of Haiti. There were representatives from within the United States as well as 21 countries in atten- dance.
During the week-long meeting, Mrs. Hodges had the chance to reconnect with missionaries she has worked with in the past, dating back to the 1970s.
Although a recent surgery would not allow her to visit the island, she made sure that she sent donations and boxes of supplies.
Mrs. Hodges said, “I had planned to make my 56th trip, but I was unable to be- cause of my surgery and a re- cent incident where I was
MRS. RUTH HODGES
... Visited Haiti 55 times
injured. But I was able to at- tend the meeting in Shep- herdsville. The work must go on.”
Mrs. Hodges is a famil- iar face in Haiti. She has made 55 trips to the island, but not as a tourist. She con- tinuously collects supplies and donations throughout the year to carry on her mis- sionary work. She helped to create programs to feed or- phans and provided tuition for the youth whose parents could not afford to send them
to school.
She has cared for the sick
and was instrumental in the opening of two schools that educates a combined 600 students.
While in Haiti, Mrs. Hodges had an experience that she will never forget. On January 12, 2010, a 7.2 earth- quake struck the tiny island. “For 5 weeks after the earth- quake, I helped with Pastors in Haiti and the local churches feed and clothe vic- tims of the earthquake.
“The late Mrs. Carmen Brown Johnson sent do- nations each week through C.A.M., a Caribbean organi- zation. Many of the people lost everything after their vil- lages were destroyed.”
Family and friends were concerned for several days because they couldn’t make contact with Mrs. Hodges.
Mrs. Hodges, who will celebrate her 92nd birthday in September, accepts the fact that she can no longer travel to the island as she has in the past. She said, “Some things have changed in Haiti. Mean- while, God’s work in Haiti goes on.”
FYI
Hillsborough County Offices And Facilities To Close For Independence Day
Hillsborough County offices and most facilities will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
Conservation parks will be open.
There will be no solid waste collection (including garbage, re- cyclables, and yard waste) in the unincorporated Hillsborough County Service Area, which also includes Tampa Palms, Hunter’s Green, and New Tampa. For customers whose collection day falls on Wednesday, normal service will resume on the next scheduled day for pickup of those items.
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