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Youth Brave Inclement Weather To Prepare For ‘War’
The youth of New Mt. Zion and their invited youth guests braved the thunder and lightning, wind and heavy rainstorm on the evening of Friday, August 25, 2017. The reason? For the one-night Youth Revival hosted by the New Mt. Zion Youth Dept.
The revival theme was “It’s Time For War: All In The War For The Real Church.” The Scripture references were Luke 14:26-33 and Matthew 16:13-18. The youth were dressed in their camouflage outfits to show they were ready for the Chris- tian ‘war.’
Theron James, Jr.
served as the Master of Cere- monies. Others on the pro- gram were: Nyla and Tress Jacobs, NMZ Youth Praise Team, Zoie Mulkey, the Step Team of First Baptist Church of West Tampa (Rev. Rayford Harper, pastor), gave an outstanding perform- ance. Closing remarks were
Speakers for the revival were: Jeffery Jones, Kameron Hayes and Jeremiah McK- eller.
Elder Paul Buster, pastor of New Macedo- Theron James, Jr. was nia MBC, Lady Brigette Buster, Adonai
made by Denise Newsome, Program Chairperson; and Rev. George Berry. Patri- cia Williams is the Youth Director and Rev. Larry L. Roundtree, II, is the pas- tor.
Four youth were invited to speak for at least 7 minutes.
Due to an immediate emergency, Bryson Carr
was unable to speak. The New Mt. Zion member is a 12th grader at Hillsborough High. He is the son of Steven Carr and Cathy Morris-God- bolt.
In his stead, Theron James did a commendable job, using the St. Matthew scripture. A recent King High graduate, Theron is a stu-
the Master of Ceremonies and a speaker.
Vaughn and Jordan Harris were among those who attended the revival to support Jeremiah.
Several family members and friends from several cities came to Tampa to support Kameron Hayes. Members from his church in Riverdale, GA who came: from left, his mother, Kasmyene, Crystal Nelson, Shataria Traylor, Tara Bulger, Tonie Mapson, and Shuntele Swain.
New Mt. Zion Youth Usher Divonna Smith and Robyn Andrews, Youth Ush- ers assistant.
dent at Hillsborough Com- munity College. He is the son of Theron, Sr. and An- nette James.
Jeremiah McKeller is a member of New Macedonia M. B. Church, where he is being nurtured by the pastor, Elder Paul M. Buster. The 16-year-old is a student at Broach Tampa High School. He is known for spreading the news of Christ to those around him.
Kameron Hayes is a 7th grader at Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, GA. He is a mem-
NMZ member Yama Gooding holding Yasmine Pollock.
ber of Fountain of Faith M. B. Church in Riverdale, GA (Rev. Reginald Newman, pastor). He is the son of Kas- myene Hayes and Ian Nesbeth, and the grandson of James and Gwen Hayes.
Jeffrey Jones closed out the youth speakers. The New Mt. Zion member attends Armwood High School. He enjoys sports and writes music. Jeffrey is the son of Jeffrey, Sr. and Lisa Jones. (Photos by Fred- erick Harris)
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