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The Freeport News

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Conference to honour community leaders


By LISA S. KING

FN Asst. Editor

lisa@nasguard.com

Several individuals known for their display of excellence and integrity in the community will be honoured this week during the 'Keys To The Kingdom Confer-ence,' an annual event hosted by Living Water Assembly in conjunction with Victory to the Nations.

On November 6 – 8, host Pastors Eddie and Margo Victor say they intend to show participants during the conference how they can identify what they must do with the keys of life that they hold in their hands and in their families.

"As in the physical, we all have access to a bunch of keys. Some keys have personal and private functions, while other keys open areas for the good of many," said Pastor Eddie Victor. "The keys we are talking about are keys that are significant to unravelling life's most difficult circumstances."

"It is time to recognize who we are and what keys we hold. Many times, we have keys we cannot identify, we lose keys, misplace keys, misuse keys and even break keys," said Pastor Margo Victor. "When these things happen, we are also missing the opportunity to open some closed doors and lock some doors that are better closed."

This year's conference will also feature powerful and respected guest speakers Dr. Patricia Bailey-Jones, and her husband Attorney Daryll Jones from Master's Touch Ministries.

According to Pastor Victor, the ministry of Dr. Bailey-Jones has created tremendous impact for more than 25 years in over 100 countries around the world, bringing deliverance and salvation to countless thousands.

Dr. Bailey-Jones is also familiar to many Bahamians because of her appearances on TBN, and now a weekly show on The Word Network. She is also featured on this month's cover of Chrisma Magazine, a popular Christ-ian publication.

This awesome woman of God recently visited Freeport during which time she was a guest speaker at a luncheon held in conjunction with J.C. T.V's 'Cruise With A Cause.' Over 1900 American passengers reportedly sailed with the Carnival Imagination to Freeport and Nassau for the event, sharing the gospel of the Kingdom of God.

A women's luncheon meeting was also held during that time where participants got an opportunity to visit schools, engage in street evangelism, Fox Hill Prison visits and an outdoor crusade held in both Freeport and Nassau resulted in some 10,400 souls coming into the Kingdom of God.

This Friday, three outstanding couples and a prominent community leader in Grand Bahama will be recognized during the conference. These individuals are being honoured because they are viewed as role models in their display of excellence in the areas of family life, tourism, education and business.

Those receiving honours are: Pastors Philip and Margaritta Munroe of Word Of Life Ministries Intern-ational, who are being recognised for exemplary family life; Jeritzen Outten, Director of Tourism in the Northern Bahamas for works in tourism; Cecil and Barbara Thompson, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education and Principal of Walter Parker Primary School for their commitment to education; and Kenth and Emil Symonette of Freeport Restaurants (KFC) and Awards & Signs for accomplishments in the marketplace.

The Keys To The Kingdom Conference is free. On Thursday and Friday, sessions begin at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, a morning session at 9 a.m. at the Living Water Assembly on Chesapeake Drive, off Midshipman Road near the Lucayan Intern-ational School.

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