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Wow. It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over! I pray that you have had a wonderful summer thus far, and spent plenty of quality time with your families. My youngest son, Jeremiah, is about to start his senior year of high school and my baby Naomi is entering her sophomore year. Where does the time go?

In this issue, we are featuring an article on a very good friend of mine, Tracy Walker.

Tracy is a wonderful person with many involvements. She is the owner of her own State Farm Insurance agency in Sugar land, a Rotarian, and an outstanding Christian. She is also a single mother of three remarkable children. However, recently Tracy was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in her liver and pancreas. I encourage you, our faithful readers, to keep her in your prayers. The article in this issue will fill you in on further details to her plight.

I also have another urgent prayer request for one of our magazine’s talented writers, Jessa McClure.

Jessa joined our staff a little over two years ago and is the wife of a pastor. She truly understands what it means to let the life of Christ shine through her. The articles that she writes for our magazines are inspirational.

Jessa was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. Thankfully it is not cancerous. However, because of its size and position inside of her brain, it does require surgery. Once again, I call to you, our readers, to keep this remarkable woman of God in your prayers.

On a brighter note, Fort Bend Christian magazine is celebrating our Second Anniversary with this issue. We would like to thank all of you for making us a success! For going on two years, we’re proud to bring you a Christ-focused and family oriented magazine. We’re able to deliver this loving message because of our advertisers, and want our readers to support those advertisers you see in our publications.

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Bible Trivia Test Your Knowledge By Answering the Trivia Questions Below 1. Who should keep themselves from idols? a) The Israelites b) Children of man c) Women d) Children of God Minors 2. A deceiver is also a what? a) Liar b) Bad person c) Lost child d) Temptress e) Antichrist 3. We should be fellow helpers to what? a) Family b) Brethren c) Forgiveness d) Truth e) None of the above 4. What does it mean to offer a sacrifice with leaven (Amos 4:5)? a) add something to enhance its smell b) add bulk to the sacrifice c) make it burn better d) taint an offering with evil attitude 5. According to Paul, which is a sign of spiritual maturity? a) following new teachings b) Blindness of heart c) Childlike innocence d) Speaking the truth in love 6. ‘For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with what? a) Kindness b) Joy c) Humility d) Thanksgiving e) Grace 7. What is another kind of famine the Lord will send on Israel as penalty for deceit? a) No luxuries from foreign places b) No words from the Lord c) No leisure time d) No pleasant music 8. According to Paul, with what are believers sealed? a) The sign of the cross b) The mark of the beast c) The Holy Spirit d) Membership in the church 9. Which statement is NOT part of Paul’s teaching about unity? a) One hope to which believers are called b) One Spirit c) One baptism d) One way to build up the body of Christ 10. Paul tells the Ephesians to walk in goodness, righteousness and truth, as children of what? a) Obedience b) Thanksgiving c) Light d) Abraham Answers

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Top-Rated Chiropractor Eases Patients’ Pain with Latest Techniques, Positive Environment

By Jessa McClure

When Dr. Bill Sheppard was being life flited to a nearby hospital after a serious motorcycle accident, he had no idea that this moment would be the beginning of a career in chiropractic medicine that would not only give him self-fulfillment, but also help to change the lives of patients all over Texas.

“I’ve been to lots of medical doctors,” Sheppard said. “I broke 29 bones in my accident, had 24 surgeries, and was in the hospital for three-and-a-half months. Medical doctors put me back together.”

But even though Sheppard felt gratitude towards the medical professionals who helped put him back on his feet again, it was the chiropractor he saw during his recovery that made a huge impact on his life. “[The chiropractor] sat down and spoke to me on my level,” he said. “He explained things very simplistically and spent quite a bit of time with me answering my questions. I was at complete ease.”

Sheppard had always wanted to be a doctor, but after his experience with the chiropractor he began to question his career path.

For a while he left the medical world and worked as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines. Although it wasn’t related to medicine, he loved how the company treated its employees and created a fun and helpful environment. Sheppard knew that if he ever had the chance to run his own business, he’d use the airline’s

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While working for Southwest, Sheppard met a woman who was married to a chiropractor.

“I spoke with [her husband] on the phone and he was very excited about what he did and how many people he’d helped. So, I thought, maybe I’ll got to chiropractic school.”

That’s exactly what Sheppard did. And when he graduated he gave his co-worker’s spouse a call to help him find the right clinic to begin his career.

Soon, the new graduate was being assigned to a clinic in Katy.

“The doctor there had moved on to bigger and better things, so I was told I would be running the clinic,” he said. “I told him I had no idea what I was doing, but he said oh, you’ll be fine.”

The clinic Sheppard was gifted was, in his opinion, one of the worst clinics in the company.

“But, in a relatively short amount of time, I turned the clinic into the number one clinic in the corporation.”

Today, Sheppard owns his practice, and has created an environment that utilizes the friendly atmosphere he experienced at Southwest Airlines, and the attentive bedside manner of his first chiropractor.

“I’m very good at what I do,” he said. “I’m not sure why. It comes very easy to me to diagnose

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patients, treat them and get them feeling better. [Patients] are just amazed and think it’s the best thing in the world.”

The chiropractor, who has been practicing for 15 years, said he recently had a patient come into his office who had been hurting for months and several medical imaging techniques couldn’t find the cause.

“I told him, hey, this is what’s going on,” he said. “After one visit he said, I haven’t felt this good in months. I told him the more we work on you the better you’re going to feel.”

Not only can Sheppard diagnose and treat patients with ease, but he can also sympathize with those who are working and living with pain and discomfort.

“I know what they’re going through.

I’ve been on the other end,” he said.

“Sometimes I share that with my patients and assure them that I know how they’re feeling.”

Sheppard’s five-star treatment and positive attitude have made him a popular pick among professional athletes, wrestlers, BMXers and other high-profile clients.

But even though Sheppard has worked with the rich and powerful, he treats every patient with the same amount of love and respect. He wants each patient’s experience to be a positive

one.

“I love to laugh, so we are always cutting up in our clinic,” he said. “We’re always having fun with our patients.”

Not only can patients count on lots of laughs when they are seen at the United Chiropractic Clinic, but they can also count on the latest and greatest equipment and techniques.

“I have DRX spinal decompression machines to help patients with disc bulges in their neck or back,” he said. “It’s rated the number one way to fix a disc over any other treatment. That’s why I have so many orthopedic [surgeons] sending patients to me.”

Along with these specialized machines, Sheppard also employs several certified masseuses and can explain to patients how to stretch at home for continued pain relief.

“If you’ve got the sniffles, a cough or a cold, then by all means, go see a medical doctor,” Sheppard said. “But if it’s your neck, back, shoulders or knees, then come to me. I’ll fix you.”

If you are interested in the services that Dr. Bill Sheppard provides, please contact his office at (281) 392-6550.

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Pastor Focuses on Transforming Families and Multiplying Missionaries

By Jessa McClure

Kingsland Baptist Church senior pastor, Ryan Rush, was just 14 when he felt called to ministry. And just one year later, he surrendered to that call by securing a job as a music minister at a small country church.

So, while his friends were worrying about dating and what to do on a Saturday night, Rush was scribbling down chord progressions and finding songs to speak to the hearts of the church’s small group of believers.

“I even had to get my hardship license to drive myself to my job,” Rush said. “But it was a great experience, and I’ve been in ministry ever since.”

A few years passed, and Rush moved from his Texas home to Lynchburg, VA where he attended Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. It was here that Rush became the family pastor of the historic Thomas Road Baptist Church.

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“I was the pastor there for a little over a decade when I received a call from Kingsland Baptist Church,” Rush said. “At first I said I wasn’t really interested, but the more I looked at it, the more I realized that this is what God had for us. And I’m so glad I did.”

Rush knew Kingsland Baptist Church was the right fit after hearing about the church’s two biggest passions – families and missions. So, he packed up his family and moved them to Katy where they would begin their new ministry journey.

Even though Rush was an experienced family pastor and had his own dreams for his new church, he said that he was determined not to get in the way of what was already happening at Kingsland.

“My most important role is establish a vision [for the church] and help people pray towards that,” he said. “Over the last year-and-a-half we’ve really been asking the Lord to help us see 10,000 homes be transformed by the Love of Jesus Christ.”

Rush believes the congregation can accomplish this by introducing the image of God into every home.

“If you look back in Genesis, God made man in his own image and then created a family,” he said. “So, throughout the rest of the Bible he shows himself in family terms. If the family is messed up, it is difficult to understand the nature of God.” Having experienced hardship inside of a family can leave people comparing those who have wronged them with their Heavenly father. If you didn’t experience faithfulness, graciousness, and love in your home, than it might be difficult to believe

God can give you those things.

That’s why Rush and his team have come up with specific ways to transform households.

“We want to invite families to have three meaning mealtimes a week,” he said. “If they can put down the electronics and have conversations, it can make a huge difference. “ The pastor believes that his other passion, missions, coincides with the church’s desire to transform homes and families.

“Right now we have groups of students out of every grade level who are serving everywhere from inner-city Houston to Arlington, Chicago to New Orleans, to Nicaragua,” Rush said.

“When [the students] get to see the global need, it impacts how they think about missions and their role in their kingdom when they return home.”

Kingsland Baptist Church donated more than a million dollars last year to missions, and their hope is that by changing the lives of people in their surrounding community and their global community will help to equip families to raise champions for Christ.

Rush is also seeing the church through an expansion that will hopefully give the congregation of over 3,000 a second campus to reach even more families.

“We believe the best churches in Katy are yet to be planted,” he said. “And we want to be a part of what God is doing.”

You can find the passionate pastor, alongside wife Lana, and daughters Ryley, Reagan and Lily, on Sunday mornings at all three services – 8:30, 9:30, and 11:00 a.m. at Kingsland Baptist Church at 20555 Kingsland Blvd. in Katy.

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Honor @ Home: The Missing Link

By Pastor Jorge Cardenas Good relationships are based upon the value of honor.

Honor is the missing link in our society these days.

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Honor should be a priority in our relationships. First, we must honor God before we honor people. The time we spend before his presence in prayer is a very exclusive way in which we honor our Heavenly Father. The Bible gives us guidelines and a perfect perspective regarding the utmost importance of honor.

When we follow the principles of God’s Word, we inherit blessings that will last a lifetime. Jesus’ central message and mission were based on honoring his Father in heaven. Reading God’s Word and actually applying it is a matter of honoring Him. Loving God translates into obedience to His Truth. As we respond to his Word in obedience, we are actually praising our loving Father with the honor that only He deserves.

When we relate to others according to his principles, we allow honor to flow in all our relationships. When honor is practiced, our lives and the lives of others are enriched. The priority of honor in our horizontal relationships begins with the family.

Husband and wife must practice a culture of honor at home.

The husband must give himself to love and to honor his wife as the weaker vessel. The wife as a helpmate is there to respect and honor her husband. Healthy marriages understand the importance of honoring one another. When the little lady is treated like a queen, she is bound to treat the husband like a king. That’s what honor does.

Parents must also learn ways to honor their children by providing a loving and disciplined environment. We should always respect and encourage the individuality our children.

Their emotional health will grow in an atmosphere where honor is practiced. We must also honor our parents. God promises that if we honor our parents, we will have a good and lasting life (Ephesians 6:2-3). My father was a good son to my grandmother especially when she became a widow. He cared for her with love and compassion. Consequently, he outlived all his siblings to the age of 89. He died surrounded by the love of all his seven children. When you honor your parents, chances are that your children will see your example and follow it.

Finally, God requires us to honor authorities, both civil and spiritual. God’s Word says, “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.” (Romans 13:1). The authorities that exist have been established by God. Every day we see tragedy in the news due to someone failing to respect and honor authority. If we do not respect civil authority, chaos will be the result. Also, I may disagree with the policies of a president, but as a citizen I must honor and pray for him and for all my civil authorities.

In church we must practice honor at all levels. We must especially honor our elders in the faith (1 Timothy 5:17 ). In every institution where honor is an active practice, the potential for growth and transformation is limitless. Can you practice honoring someone in your community today? Try it! You will not be disappointed with the results.

“Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and your father’s house would minister before me forever.’

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Dear Doctor: What Should I Know About Robotic Surgery?

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A few weeks passed and Walker forgot about the records and the searing pain she’d endured.

“I’m a single mom and I was worried about getting my numbers done for the first quarter of the year,” she said.

“I was working, very stressed out and distracted.”

But she couldn’t shut it out forever. It wasn’t long before the pain returned.

“I called MD Anderson and they had never received my records,” she said. “Three days later they ordered a PET scan, and two days after that they told me I needed to come in and speak with an oncologist.”

Terrified and still feeling poorly, Walker sat down in the oncologists office, waiting to hear the diagnosis. “[The doctor] said she thought I had pancreatic cancer, but they needed to be sure,” she said.

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“She told me I had a rare type of pancreatic cancer. She said, with this type of cancer, surgery is number one,” she said.

Walker is still waiting for the surgery to happen, and as she waits, she prays that the cancer does not spread.

“If I had gone to MD Anderson back in November, maybe I’d only have two spots instead of five,” she said.

But even though her diagnosis is serious, Walker truly believes that God will heal her.

“I’m on so many prayer lists. I have prayer warriors praying for me.”

She has also started listening to podcasts about cancer and learning all she can about boosting her immune system.

“I’m taking a lot of supplements because I have to be at top shape when they do the surgery,” she said. “The surgery will have a huge impact on my immune system, and if it is already down, it could prompt more cancer cells to spread.”

Walker is also drinking alkaline water, using essential oils, and working out with a rebounder to stimulate you lymphatic symptom.

“I thank God for giving this to me because it really opened me up,” she said. “And even after surgery, I know I’m going to be okay because I know what to do to prevent it from coming back. I’ve learned my lesson.”

Although she is doing whatever she can to strengthen her body before surgery, she has realized that she can’t rely completely on herself.

“I’ve always been independent, and I’ve always wanted to do things myself,” Walker said. “This is the first time that God has taught me that I’m not an island. I don’t got this.

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Trust me, I’m not telling you this to boast or brag. Quite the opposite, actually. This was an incredibly humbling experience

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man. When I think of inspirational people, I tend to think of Mother Theresa, Olympic athletes, and soldiers. Certainly not myself.

But when I really think about who has inspired me, personally, my single grandmother raising my mom on her own comes to mind. Then my mom.

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your kids? Try the following: 1. Be who you say you are. Teach your kids that authenticity is crucial to trust and and respect.

2. Live out your faith. Teach your kids that prayer, gratitude, and treating others as you would be treated are basic tenets of your life.

3. Give your kids - and everyone else in your life - the benefit of the doubt. Don’t expect them to mess up. Expect them to be amazing and then raise them to do just that.

4. Forgive those who have wronged you. Pick yourself up and move on. You won’t inspire anyone by holding onto bitterness and becoming a victim.

5. Always strive to be better. Set the example for your kids of lifelong learning, pursuit of mastery, and giving your all to a task.

6. Respect yourself. There’s no better way to model high standards and healthy relationships.

7. Be confident. If you know who you are, play to your strengths, and worry less about what others think, your kids will be much more likely to develop that same confidence.

8. Believe in your kids’ dreams. Be realistic, but let them know that you respect and support their dreams, especially when their dreams differ from yours. They need to know that their future is their own.

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Inspire your kids today. Greatness doesn’t mean fame and fortune. It means being an inspiration to others.

Dr. Rebecca Deurlein is the author of Teenagers 101: What a top teacher wishes you knew about helping your kid succeed (Amazon, Barnes & Noble). She is a mom of two who has a doctorate in education and 20 years’ experience as a teacher of thousands of teens. Rebecca lives in Sugar Land, TX, and works at Fort Bend Christian Academy.

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Estate Planning 101: To Probate or Not to Probate? It’s All in the Planning

By Margie Connolly, Family and Estate Planning Attorney

Probate court proceedings (during which a deceased person’s assets are transferred to the people who inherit them) can be long, costly, and confusing. It’s no wonder so many people take steps to spare their families the hassle. Different states, however, offer different ways to avoid probate.

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As the laws change, and as your family situation changes, (marriage, divorce, birth of a child, death of a named agent), it is crucial that you have an estate planning attorney review your current documents to make sure your goals for your hardearned assets are fulfilled in the event the unthinkable happens.

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Outrage

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Outrage is the only word to describe the feelings of so many Americans who watched in disbelief as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey, point by devastating point refuted virtually every statement Hillary Clinton has uttered over the past year about her reason for using a server in her home instead of the State Department’s own secure server while she was Secretary of State. Her statements on the nature of and types of information she allowed to flow through her personal unprotected server, her work related e-mails that were, in spite of her protestations, not turned over to the State Department and the people she allowed to see those sensitive documents were proven false.

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in the statutes or used in previous prosecutions of government officials who abused sensitive documents. Generally, after an investigation, the case would be referred to a Grand Jury and they would decide if a prosecution was warranted. No Grand Jury saw this case though.

We are expected to believe that the tarmac meeting between Comey’s immediate boss, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Hillary Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, had no bearing in Comey’s unprecedented announcement that no prosecution should be sought.

Of course, we are also expected to believe that the fact that President Obama, Comey’s bosses boss, was hosting Hillary Clinton on Air Force One on a campaign tour that very day also played no role in his decision. What an awkward flight that would have been if Comey had decided to refer the investigation to a Grand Jury.

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She would not have had to hire staff to operate her home-based system. The State Department was doing that already.

Comey also exposed the lie that “All work related e-mails were turned over.” They weren’t. He exposed the lie that there were no top secret e-mails on her server. There were.

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A Walk in the Rain

By K Lynn Lewis

So, I step out of the Five Points Marta train station in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

I just flew in from Houston, Texas, and am not overly familiar with that area of town.

Also, it is early evening, getting dark, and raining.

I have no umbrella, jacket or other water deflecting implement to keep me, my suitcase, and my laptop dry while I walk several blocks to hang out and meet up with my oldest son at Georgia State University after his late evening class.

After briefly considering my predicament, I decide to walk anyway, even if I get wet, so I begin.

However, within a few steps into the rain, a man with limp and a huge umbrella walks by, says “Hello!” then stops, backs up, and asks, “Do you mind if we walk together?”

I don’t mind, and my new companion and I enjoy a leisurely stroll in the rain for several blocks through downtown Atlanta.

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During our brief stroll, we were approached several times by

people asking me for money, favors, or aggressively hawking their wares.

Each time, George spoke nicely, but firmly, and warded them away. I was pleasantly surprised, and grateful. I also realized that George was protecting me – casually, but intentionally and continuously.

I asked George why he decided to take a walk in the rain.

“The Lord prompted me,” he explained.

“I’m not sure why, but I felt compelled to go out and see if someone needed a blessing.”

I did not know it, but I did, and we were both mutually blessed.

I thanked George as we parted.

“Thank Jesus, my friend,” he replied, waving me on my way. “You just never know when a man named George will walk by with an umbrella.”

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Up Close and Personal

By Stephanie Leggett

I recently went to the west coast for a vacation. I visited family who are living in Carmel by the Sea. It was magnificent.

The beauty was simply stunning. The sand was soft and white under my feet.

The breeze was cool even with the sun shining warm on our shoulders. I’ve never seen water that color before. It was deep blue in some places and bright blue in others. My favorite color was at sunset when the sun would shine thru the crystal clear waves lighting each wave a pale blue just a second before it crashed. Each wave was perfect and unique. I could have sat there for hours mesmerized by the beauty.

But we had exploring to do. We walked toward the famed Pebble Beach golf course and played on the beach below it. We climbed on rocks, found caves, discovered springs, played with

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A few days ago I was talking with a friend about it. He said he had also driven Highway 1 on the west coast and appreciated its stunning views. I shared that I had done that on past vacations but that this trip was different for me. It was interactive.

I told my friend that I’m so glad I got down by the water and climbed around on those rocks. I said that’s where you will find the tide pools filled with crabs, purple sea urchins and turquoise anemones. (We saw big crabs the size of my hand, small crabs the size of my thumbnail and hermit crabs scampering about with their houses on their backs.) You gotta get up close and personal to get the full effect, I told him.

Yesterday as I reflected on it all I saw the parallel. Just like the ocean, we can embrace God from a distance or get up close and personal. We can stand on a magnificent rock cliff high above the ocean and view it from a distance with awe and wonder or we can go down to the shore and discover the tide pools.

Both are appropriate of course, but now I recommend the more interactive experience. Just like finding a beautiful tide pool hidden in the rocks of the Pacific, what hidden treasure might God have for you? What new experience with God might you find and come to value?

Coming to The Great Southwest Prayer Center could be like climbing around on a magnificent ocean beach. Its one way, among many, that you are welcome to come and interact with God. Come sit. Come journal. Come sing. Come cry if you need to. Ask God what he has for you today and then be still and listen. We have both live worship & prayer sets and contemplative music. Choose what works for you. Come for 10 minutes or stay for hours. Bring your laptop, write that report or pray over the requests on the wall maps.

To take our ocean metaphor one step further, exploring takes effort. On the rocks I sometimes had to jump from one to another. Doing something new in God can be a leap of faith.

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Book Preview: Joyride: A Beginning in Every End

You may recognize Frank Hart from his 10-year reign as worship leader of CrossPoint Community Church. Or maybe you know him as the lead preacher and worship leader of NewChurch in Katy. You might recognize him as the frontman of his hard rock band from Texas, Atomic Opera.

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Through the triumphs and struggles, Frank remains a man who follows his talents and the call of God. “You know the difference between a happy ending and a tragedy?” he asks. “It’s all where you stop telling the story. . . .”

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theatre productions as well. Her favorite show in which she performed was the musical Bye Bye Birdie (casted as Kim MacAfee) presented by the Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center (KVPAC). “Thanks to my director who shared her passion for the show and my fellow dedicated cast members made the show more fun to present,” she said. Last year Eleni was Marilla Cuthbert in the Faith West Academy’s production of Anne of Green Gables as and Winifred Banks in Showtime Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins, The Musical. Other productions Eleni has had starring roles are; Jam Jar Sonnets, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play, You’re a Good Man-Charlie Brown, Unsinkable, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Under the Bridge.

She continues to study and take private lessons to grow in her craft knowing that auditioning to be in a musical theatre major in college is a highly competitive endeavor. She takes theatre and choir as electives, auditions for every show and musical concert while taking Pre-AP and AP courses as she maintains an “A” average.

Eleni’s strong leadership skills resulted in advocating and helping to form the first chapter of the International Thespian Society at Faith West Academy where she became its first president.

She is a member of the National Honor Society, chapel band,

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Hunt with Heart to Host 4th Annual Sporting Clays Tournament On Saturday, September 17, 2016 Hunt with Heart will hold its 4th annual Shooting Clays Tournament at Westside Sporting Grounds in Katy, Texas. The annual sporting clays tournament serves as a fundraiser for the organization and proceeds from the event help to fund outdoor activities for young people battling severe, life threatening or life altering illness.

Community participants will have the opportunity to shoot alongside Hunt with Heart young people and their families. In addition, the Hunt with Heart clay shoot is known for having great raffle items, as well as one-of-a-kind silent & live auction items. Bring friends and family because you won’t want to miss this year as we finish the shoot with great BBQ, live music from JB and the Moonshine Band, and dancing.

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According to Hunt with Heart’s executive director, Chance Sanford, the organization helps sick young people build self-esteem and feel empowered, sometimes for the first time, since team sports are not an option. Hunt with Heart activates help young people to experience the comradery of being part of activities that focus on their abilities, rather than their ‘dis-abilities.’.

Since 2012, Hunt with Heart has raised more than a half a million dollars in contributions from donors, event registrations and in-kind donations. Through this generous support, Hunt with Heart has provided a chance for more than 45 young people to experience the camaraderie of being part of guided, supervised, and shared outdoor activities.

Hunt with Heart offers hunting experiences throughout Texas and even into Canada for members and their families. Providing a respite from their daily medical regimen, youngsters are taught firearm safety and marksmanship and then demonstrate their new skills on the target range. The hunts that follow create bonds between all participants that will never be broken.

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Dr. Steve Harris – Treating the Whole Patient

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Chiropractor Steve Harris has been in practice for 40 years, but it didn’t take him nearly that long to discover what would become the key to his success. While his patients come to him seeking relief from physical ailments, he finds himself treating much more than the body.

As he puts it, he tries to be a “true doctor,” because he seeks to understand the underlying causes of pain or discomfort and work toward total healing with his patients.

Much of Dr. Harris’ success with his patients stems from a genuine passion for helping others, coupled with a Christian approach to healing. Dr. Harris chose this career after witnessing a chiropractor who helped his father when no other doctor could. After his father’s transformation, he sent the entire family – including Harris – and more than 100

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friends and acquaintances to the chiropractor who had helped him. Harris was able to experience firsthand the benefits of the treatment and knew at age 14 that he wanted to help people in the same way. He started his career at age 23 and over the years has seen how powerful the profession is in helping with a variety of problems of the spine and joints including discs, sports injuries, neck and back injuries from auto accidents, and chronic headaches.

“I currently treat a 2-year-old who had been in an auto accident,” Harris said. “I use a gentle adjusting instrument that sends impulses up and down the spine and stimulates the nerves to help with alignment and pain.” The 2-year-old lies peacefully on the table and enjoys the treatment, and Dr. Harris is thrilled that he is able to get her neck and back into proper alignment. “Chiropractic is extremely safe, so much so that insurers require much lower malpractice insurance premiums of us than they do doctors in other fields.

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spinal disc decompression machine used to treat the growing number of people who suffer from spinal disc degeneration.

Dr. Harris estimates that 90% of his patients have some level of disc degeneration, which leads to pain, numbness, and further wear on the body.

“Unbelievably, this is one of the few areas that just can’t be helped by exercise,” Dr. Harris explained. “I’ve treated athletes in their absolute prime who suffered from this ongoing, progressive problem despite their level of fitness. With this treatment, however, we are able to stop the progression, back it up some, re-nourish and re-moisturize the discs, and give up to 17% of the disc space back to the patient.”

Dr. Harris also uses a state-of-the-art laser machine that penetrates discs, speeds healing, reduces inflammation, and heals damage. Laser is used in Dr. Harris’ office to treat pain, with the added benefit of healing spinal tissue damage and upgrading scar tissue.

“I was able to completely erase a patient’s knee pain using laser, but the surprise benefit is that the laser also severely reduced a protruding, purple scar on that knee. My patient was happy she was finally out of pain, but she was equally happy to lose that outward reminder of her pain!”

And this is where Dr. Harris reflects on his practice, particularly as a Christian. He notes that while people come to him with a variety of physical ailments, many are manifestations of something deeper in their lives, including stress, depression, problems at home or at work. When Dr. Harris detects that there might be something emotional behind the pain, he asks permission to

share Scripture with his patients. Never has he been refused. His patients come from all religious backgrounds, but, as he said, “Everyone is looking for relief.”

To illustrate this, Harris shared a story about a patient named Bill, who came in with back pain. He weighed 400 lbs., had a stomach ulcer, high blood pressure, and congested lungs. He smoked a carton of cigarettes every two days, drank a bottle of whiskey and 15 cups of coffee a day, and vomited 30 minutes after every meal. Dr. Harris said to him, “Bill, you have a problem with every major system in your body, and any one of those problems can cripple or kill you. If you want help, I will give it to you, but you have to listen and do everything I say.” At 53 years old, with a prognosis of two years to live, Bill agreed.

His dream was to build the largest house in Texas and he wanted to live long enough to see that dream realized. So Dr. Harris instructed him to stop drinking that day, stop smoking the next week, reduce coffee to 2 cups the next, diet, follow a nutritional program, exercise, and come in regularly for treatments. Bill dropped almost half his weight, his overall health improved, and he built his 34,000 square foot dream house on Galveston bay in Seabrook. When Dr. Harris attended the Open House, he gifted Bill with a Bible and a letter guiding him through the Scriptures.

Five weeks later, Bill was murdered. His foreman found him and the Bible, which he then passed on to Bill’s son, Ron Carlson.

At the time, Ron was contemplating suicide. His sister Deborah Thornton had been murdered by the notorious Karla Faye Tucker, leaving him with no family. Desperate for answers, he turned to the Bible and 2 years later on Bill’s birthday, Ron called

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Dr. Harris to thank him for his dad’s Bible and to let him know he had become a Christian. He went on to meet the murderer of his sister and to extend forgiveness and compassion. Later, his extraordinary willingness to forgive made him a media sensation, and he was invited to appear on Primetime, Larry King, and Good Morning America. “He professed his faith stronger and more effectively than I have seen or heard since,” Harris said proudly. “That one Bible led to a transformation that was shared with countless people.”

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City of Katy to Host Katy Summer Tailgate

Returning from a great success last year, the City of Katy will host the “Katy Summer Tailgate with a Taste of Katy”.

The event is part of Operation Backpack, an 11-year-old Houston-wide YMCA initiative.

The event will take place on August 13, 2016 from 6-10 p.m. in Historic Katy, near city hall. Attendees must either bring a backpack, school supply or make a monetary donation to the cause as an entry fee.

Activities include a Fun Zone for the kids, vendor booths, a Row of Restaurants with plenty to satisfy any craving, and a street dance with live music.

All donations, both school supplies and monetary, will benefit the YMCA’s Operation Backpack program. This program helps to ensure that many of our local Katy Kids start school with all of the essentials to kick off a successful school year.

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