"God has a very special plan for each of your lives, and wants you to know Him personally. Remember that no problem you will ever have is too big for Him to handle. No matter what happens, God always has your best interests in mind. That means that God always does what is best for you - even when it seems hard. He loves each of you very much."

Sgt. Jesse W. Strong, USMC
Combat Engineer Battalion
K.I.A - Iraq

Antoine's Service to his church

His Christian walk began at Northwest Baptist Church in Miami where he was saved and baptized at the age of seven.

His church home at the time he was called home to Glory was First Baptist Church/Orlando.

Not content to sit idle, Toine became involved in a variety of church activities including the Singing Christmas Trees which his church has presented for 25 years.

In these photos you see Toine serving as a Tree R.A.T.S. volunteer. A Tree R.A.T.S volunteer is someone who places individual wooden boxes in the Christmas Trees for the singers to stand on. Each box has been tailored to insure the height of the singers are all uniform.

The term 'R.A.T.S.' stands for Really Attentive Tree Servants and all of them play a vital role in the performance of the Singing Christmas Trees.