Michigan—On Sunday, Feb. 8, JoAnn Rachor had a problem. There were more people registered for her Heart Healthy Cooking seminar at the Wyoming Church than there was room. One hundred fifteen chairs were squeezed into the fellowship hall. Some church members volunteered not to come so there would be more room for guests. As it turned out, there was standing room only as about 130 people attended. Even though the large attendance created a seating problem, it was a wonderful problem to have!

A couple of weeks prior to the class, JoAnn hosted a special meal in her home for Jaye Beeler, food editor, and Dianne Carroll Burdick, photographer, both from the Grand Rapids Press. "It was a lot of fun and they loved JoAnn's food," said Dan Rachor, pastor, Wyoming Church.

The result was a feature article on the front page of the "Your Life" section of the paper as well as on the mlive.com Web site. The article stated that "As a Seventh-day Adventist, Rachor belongs to America's longevity all-stars."

As soon as the paper came out the phone began ringing off the hook. The result was that about 80 community guests registered for the seminar. The "Seven Weeks to Wellness" follow-up seminar was attended by about 55–60 people, and about half were visitors from the community. Another cooking class is scheduled for the first Thursday of the month in October, November and December.

JoAnn is available for cooking classes. She is also a cookbook author and healthy living educator. Two of JoAnn's cookbooks are, Of These Ye May Freely Eat and Fast Cooking in a Slow Cooker Every Day of the Year. For more information about JoAnn's ministry, to sign up for a newsletter with free recipes and tips, or to find links to some of her cooking demonstrations on YouTube, visit familyhealthpub.com. Readers may also call 616-896-6425 to learn more.

Jody Murphy, correspondent, Michigan Conference, as shared by Dan Rachor, pastor, Wyoming Church