Indiana

The Huntingburg and Tell City Church members rejoiced when two ladies recently joined their church families. Here are their stories.

In Spring 2006, Carlon Maxey attended a vegetarian taste testing event at the Hungtingburg Church. At that event, Shawn Boonstra's meetings, Unlocking the Signs, were advertised.

Carlon attended about half of the Unlocking the Signs meetings, and then she began to attend the Huntingburg Church about twice a month. She was a member of another denomination, and asked the Adventist pastor, Justin Childers, if she should stop attending her church. He encouraged her to study the Sabbath message and the principle behind it, even though she would continue to attend her church. Carlon attended both churches for a few months. In the meantime, she also studied Amazing Facts' "Storicals of Prophecy" lessons with Justin. Carlon completed those lessons in December 2006.

After Carlon recovered from a major surgery, Justin reviewed the book, In His Steps, with her, and a baptismal date was set for April 28.

Carlon has participated in several outreach projects with Huntingburg Church members, and her grandson recently attended Teen Camp at Timber Ridge Camp. Several times, Carlon has commented to Justin that she is glad she found the truth.

In April 2007, Heather Cronin attended a ShareHim series of meetings presented by Justin at the Tell City Church. There were 21 meetings, and Heather attended 20 of those meetings. Before the pastor presented a message on healthy food choices, Heather informed him that she had already gone to her refrigerator and thrown out all her pork products.

Even though Heather attended a church of another denomination, she didn't object to any of the Bible truths she was taught. After the meetings concluded, Justin spent three weeks reviewing the book, In His Steps, with Heather. Justin was accompanied by church elder, Jim Howe, and his wife Ana Lou Howe, who helped take care of Heather's two daughters, Audry and Natalie, while the pastor and Jim met with Heather.

Heather was baptized on April 28, and she continues to grow in Christ. She helps out in the Community Services department at church, and recently assisted with a vegetarian taste testing event held in downtown Tell City at a yearly local festival.

Justin Childers, pastor of the Cedar Ridge, Huntingburg, and Tell City Churches