Good News - June 2020

With all the great advances in technology, it’s difficult to pick only one. I’m torn be- tween GPS and the iPhone. However, if I must pick one, I choose GPS technology. I recall our family car vacations always began with my dad ordering maps fromAAA and receiving the maps with our route highlighted in yellow. Today all we do is input the address into Maps (Waze or Google or whatever) and it not only gives you direc- tions, but also provides the best and fastest route due to traffic or construction or weather delays, etc. Even in foreign countries the technology works and is especially helpful! Here’s to never getting lost again! Milan Stefanovic, Chief Operating Officer, Bass Underwriters, Inc. The internet! How it connects the universe, how it teaches, how it informs, how it keeps us safe, how it entertains…. All of this with infinite methodology and impact is just mind blowing to me and hard to imagine and remember what life was like without it. When you think about times like we are experiencing nowwith this pandemic, how isolating life would be without it! Thanks for this question, it reminds how very grateful I am for an innovation that I have come to take for granted. Nancy Robin, CEO/Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Broward, Inc. In 1998, a French cardiac electrologist named Michelle Haissaquere conducted the first cardiac ablation of a patient suffering with atrial fibrillation (Afib), a well know heart murmur. He was able to map the "triggers" which cause Afib and through a catheter apply the electric current necessary to return the heart to sinus rhythm. After almost twenty years of treating my Afib with medicines, I had a cardiac ablation in 2018; a complete game and life changer. Omar Aleman, Aleman and Associates I think that the greatest invention inmy lifetime is the invention of the Internet because it can and is being used to spread the gospel of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus around the corner and around the world at a low and inexpensive cost. I believe that this was God’s primary purpose for the invention of the Internet. We must remember what Christ Jesus said in Matthew 24:14, “ And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” O’Neal Dozier, Pastor, The Worldwide Christian Center During my lifetime, the internet has been the greatest invention. I am one of those people that finds technology exciting! Sometimes it is hard to remember howweman- aged without it. I feel blessed and grateful to be able to talk to family and friends locally and far away, any time. To see their faces and hear their voices is wonderful! Often we would not speak for weeks or months because of the expense, and now we can talk freely any time we choose. Many more people today have access to biblical ma- terials, and the Bible is easily downloadable on their phones. There is a great amount of information that is readily available to all, but of course there is the negative side to this as well. We need to be even more vigilant to what we read, listen to, and see! As we are warned in 1 Peter 5:8, we need to be sober and vigilant. Patricia Colangelo, EdS, Lecturer, Professor, Trinity International University – Florida The one invention I am currently most grateful for is FaceTime on my phone… It has allowed sincere one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball communication with my family and loved ones during a very unique season. It has brought the face-to-face dimension to a phone call at a time when face-to-face and heart- to-heart matters significantly more!!! Coach Rick Andreassen, Founder/President, SAINTS International Sports Ministry & SAINTS Homeschool P.E. As a Fort Lauderdale native I wanted to say air conditioning, but then I realized it was invented early in the 1900’s. It was just my dad back in the 50’s and 60’s who wouldn’t let us turn on the “window shaker” because it increased the FPL bill too much! However, I guess the obvious invention that has certainly changed life as we know it is the invention and development of the internet. I say development because I include e-mail and hand held computers and phones as the after growth of that invention, which I’m sure we would all admit we couldn’t live without. Romney C. Rogers, Managing Partner, Rogers, Morris & Ziegler LLP The greatest invention in my lifetime has been the computer. I remember having a boss that would not let me write-out my memos or other correspondences to her or my staff, as I was accustomed to doing. So, she purchased a computer for me, made me connect it myself and take the initiative to learn how to operate it. That invention took me to a better place in my professional development! Dr. Rosby L. Glover, Executive Director, Mount Bethel Human Services Corporation I believe that I have two inventions to talk about. First, there is the internet. Wow! It's incredible the wealth of information available at your fingertips. And whatever you want to learn to do, there is a how-to video for you. And then there's my Instant Pot! Yes, my IP!! I love to cook, but I've never liked leaving my slow cooker home alone! But with this device, you can cook everything, frozen and thawed, and ta-da!Amiracle in a pot! Is there anything better?Well, it was such a close second that I had to include it! Happy cooking and googling!!! Tewannah Aman, Executive Director, Broward Country Right to Life I’d say that the greatest invention which keeps everyone connected is the internet, IPhones, home computers and all that keeps us informed and in touch through busi- ness, personal and spiritual quests! This quarantine time was a great testimony to the worth of this amazing invention, and we pray it will always stand for good as the world is hooked now to its use. Virlee “Vee” S. Stepelton, Ministry Advocate Our most important task as Christians is the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). Whatever enables us to advance the gospel emerges as our most urgent need. For this reason, the greatest invention of all is the internet. Nothing compares to its ex- pansiveness and utility to make disciples of all nations. Dr. Warren Gage, President, The Alexandrian Forum Wants to Know… Omar Aleman O’Neal Dozier Patricia Colangelo Coach Rick Andreassen Romney C. Rogers Dr. Rosby L. Glover Tewannah Aman, Virlee “Vee” S. Stepelton Dr. Warren Gage