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Local Bahamian News for July 2007

They Celebrate 55 Years

Phil and Jean Antonio will be celebrating fifty years of marriage on Sabath, July 28, 2007.  They are active members of the Centreville Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nassau.  The have three children:  Lynn Smith, Terri Rolle, and Raymond Antonio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hezekiah Knowles 1915 to 2007

Hezekiah Knowles of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, The Bahamas, was buried on Sunday, July 15, 2007, in Eluethera.  He died on July 8, 2007.   He was 92-year-old when he died.   Brother Knowles was an outstanding member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and served as a lay leader for more that fifty years.    He became an Adventist in 1941 as a result of evangelistic meetings in Eleuthera conducted by Pastor Melvin G. Nembhard.   He got married on July 15, 1937, seventh years ago.  Left to mourn are his wife, Valliemae and six children, forty-three grandchildren, fifty-five great grandchildren.

 

 

 

 

Bahamian at Florida Conference

[ July 11, 2007 ]  Bahamian and Certified Public Account (CPA), Elisa Tiffany M. Rahming,  was recently appointed Assistant Treasurer of the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Orlando, Florida.  Elisa is a graduate of Bahamas Academy and Southern Adventist University with a Bachelors degree in Accounting, in which she graduated with high honors.  In addition to being a CPA, Elisa earned an MBA degree from Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.  Elisa is the daughter of Edmund & Emily Rahming or South Andros, The Bahamas  

Elisa loves reading, traveling and community work (i.e. visiting the sick and shut-in at nursing homes).  Her favorite gems are “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience…”  James 1:2,3 and “Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God’s ideal for His children…” by Ellen G. White. Please keep her in your prayers as she continues to follow the Lord’s leading in her life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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