I received the following “Seeds from the Sower” of the Michael Guido ministries in Metter and thought it worthy of sharing as Easter approaches.

“A friend carried two pigeons into his church. Each had a Bible verse tied to one leg. The first, a fantail pigeon, was released. It strutted around and showed off its fine feathers, but didn’t care about the message. The second, a homing pigeon, was released. It winged its way out of the building and into the sky. Thirty minutes later the phone rang. The owner announced over the public address system that his bird had delivered the message: He is risen! You have a gospel message. Will you on this Easter just display it like the fantail pigeon, or will you deliver it like the homing pigeon? Which?”

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The photographer will be at the Jenkins County Agriculture Center on Friday to take photos of local children for the “Tomorrow’s Leaders” feature we will be running soon. There is no charge, and you do not have to purchase any photos.

Call me at 982-5460 to make an appointment.

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Due to space limitations, The Millen News may not be able to run all news items the same week they are submitted. Please be patient. All items will eventually be published.

Also, note that items for the Datebook and Church News will be published twice only.

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Happy birthday this week to: Baker Jenkins, Amber Adams, Emily Sammons, Bernard Thompson, Joe Bob Law, Bailey Brown, Stacie Jackson, Brandon McKenzie, Marcus Richardson, Charlie Burch, Mildred Wiggins, Leslie Rowland, Judy Kent, Bowden James, Teresa Hernandez, Donna Boynton and Kathy Turner.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Dan Turner.

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Military Active Duty List: PFC E3 Jeremy Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster Company, Ft. Carson, Colorado; Lance Cpl. Adam Lanier, U.S. Marines, 8th & I Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Baharia, Iraq; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Osan AFB, Korea; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles “C.J.” Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.