Good News - October 2019

I feel like God has given me an association with Joshua . I saw Pastor Doug Sauder as an image of Moses, leading the people, and many kids, out of captivity and into the ministry of Foster Care from the birth of 4KIDS. Doug was the leader at 4KIDS in 2007 when my wife Michelle and I became licensed foster parents and then adoptive parents. He continue to be a spiritual guide in my life. Doug handed the 4KIDS baton to me in 2017, to take 4KIDS into a NEW land and phase of our story and journey, a kind of “promised land.” To take ground. I love in Joshua 1:3 where the Word says “ Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you,” and also in Isaiah 43:19 where God says “Be- hold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it.” Kevin Enders , President/CEO, 4KIDS For a long time I associated myself with Thomas as I was al- ways doubting, but in recent times the prayer of Jabez is what I try to pattern my days around! Seeking to expand my territory for God! Not much is known about Jabez, but what a witness he must have been Fred Scarbrough, DVM, Founder, Scarbrough Animal Hospital and HOPE South Florida Right now I am in a wonderful Bible Study that the new Pas- tor’s wife from First Baptist Church, Amy Welch, is leading. It is entitled “A Woman who doesn’t Quit- from the book of Ruth.” In this season of life, I can relate to Ruth from the standpoint that she accepted her “assignment of refinement” and was able to follow through with her commitment to Naomi despite her feel- ings and as a result, she experienced God’s faithfulness. I was also reminded that sometimes when we are out in the “field” by ourselves, as Ruth was in Boaz’s harvest field, to keep picking up what’s out there- no matter how long it takes. There are blessings in the leftovers. “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” Zechariah 4:10 Gita Santangelo , community prayer partner King David is the biblical character I most associate myself with because he loved the Lord and although he struggled and was flawed, he would recover from the mistakes he made. Gregg Wallick , President/CEO, Best Roofing “May the Lord reward your work…under whose wing you have come to seek refuge” (Ruth 2:12 NASB). I relate to Ruth in the sense that, like me, she deeply wanted to know the Lord and was willing to pursue Him at the expense of leaving what she knew. That sense of God calling me to Him, that sense of “deep calling unto deep” that I experienced is the same sense that Ruth and all believers since the beginning of time have experienced. From the moment I received Christ, I felt that there was a covering of a supernatural protection and provision over me. I started to develop a hunger for the Lord I couldn’t explain and wanted to find and follow Him. As I did my life changed. My desires changed. And as I followed the Lord, He took me to places I never imagined, opened up doors and provided wonderful friendships, relationships, and opportunities. I never imagined that I would be sharing the Gospel through the performing arts on a global level. He kept rewarding my work above and beyond what I could have ever have imagined. And so, like Ruth, I am ever so grateful that God, my Kinsman Re- deemer, sought me out and saved me. Oksana Horton, Director, Torch and Trumpet Theatre Company The biblical character that I personally associate or relate to is the Apostle Paul , because like the Apostle Paul, the things gain to me, such as my education and particularly my law degree(Doctor Of Jurisprudence), I counted loss for Christ for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have gladly suf- fered the loss of all things and do regard them worthless, so that I may win Christ and help win souls for Christ Jesus. O’Neal Dozier, Pastor, The Worldwide Christian Center My favorite Bible character is Joseph of the Old Testament. He was a man I would like to emulate. His patients, unwavering faith and dependence on the Lord, couple with his work ethic and wis- dom, are all qualities I strive for. Romney C. Rogers , Managing Partner, Rogers, Morris & Ziegler LLP Wants to Know… Fred Scarbrough Gita Santangelo Gregg Wallick Oksana Horton O’Neal Dozier