theadanews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

Living

Related Photos

  • Life Link children pose for a photo in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa).

    Life Link children

  • Connie Alessi, president of Life Link

    Connie Alessi, president of Life Link
January 11, 2013

Connie Alessi to speak at Life Community Church

The Ada News

Ada —  

On Sunday, Jan. 13, Connie Alessi, president of Life Link, a non-profit international organization dedicated to rescuing and improving the lives of children, will share her vision with members of Life Community Church in Ada during the 10 a.m. service. The service is open to the public.

Beginning its 11th year of operation, the Claremore, Oklahoma-based organization began with a cry for help in March 2002. Alessi and her husband, David, were in West Africa participating in a Bible School program organized by missionary friends.  On their final day, Ms. Alessi was approached and handed an infant by an AIDS-infected mother who — knowing she would die from the disease — wanted someone to take care of her child since there were no orphanages in the town.  While it was not possible for Ms. Alessi to keep the child, the incident was the painful inspiration for what has become an organization that has reached hundreds of children in West Africa and more recently, the Philippines and Mexico.

Read more in The Ada News. Call 580-332-4433 to subscribe today!

 

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Living
  • Susan Coughlin and Scott West Susan Coughlin to wed Scott West

    Susan Coughlin and Scott West, both of Dallas, announce their engagement and approaching marriage on May 26, 2013, at the Dallas Arboretum.

     

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • Larry and Joann Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hawkins honored on 50th anniversary

     

    Larry and Joann Hawkins will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, May 25. They were married May 25, 1963, in Pontotoc.

     

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • Jay Dee Thys and Aundria Finley Thys Jay Dee Thys and Aundria Finley Thys

    Jay Dee Thys and Aundria Finley were united in marriage May 18, 1963, at Eastern Heights Baptist Church in Muskogee.

     

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • 5-19-FIXED-kinder-anniversary-(2013).jpg Kinders celebrate golden anniversary

    On May 18, 1963, Judy M. Nunley and Bobby R. Kinder were united in marriage in Konawa by the Rev. Jim Wheeler.  The wedding took place in the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josh Nunley.

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • Public Records

    May 18, 2013

  • Hall of Fame Five inducted into Hall of Fame

    A protector of tribal archives, a generous philanthropist, a decorated military hero, an early tribal official and a progressive Chickasaw rancher and politician comprise the 2013 class of the Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame.

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • East Central to host music camp

    East Central University is hosting the Oklahoma Ambassadors Music (OAM) Camp, May 31-June 3, in preparation for the group’s European tour, June 5-20.

    May 18, 2013

  • Car seat check-up, distribution event scheduled May 29 in Ada

    In an effort to reduce motor vehicle-related deaths and injury, the leading killer of children under 14, Safe Kids Oklahoma, East Central University’s Smart Start South Central program and the Pontotoc County Health Department are sponsoring a car seat checkup event on Wednesday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pontotoc County Health Department.

     

    May 18, 2013

  • Be a good neighbor with pesticide applications

    Being a good neighbor with pesticide applications means thinking first, about what your pesticide application might do to harm your neighbors crops.

    May 18, 2013

  • Honored Chickasaw named American Indian Woman of the Year

    A Chickasaw woman and a Native American scientist received top honors from the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women, recently.

     

    May 17, 2013 1 Photo

AP Video
Raw: Widespread Destruction in Moore, Okla. Raw: Massive Funnel Clouds in Oklahoma Raw: Japan's WWII Atrocities Under Fire in Seoul Voters Could Elect LA's First Female Mayor Huge Tornado Kills Dozens Near Oklahoma City Raw: Rescuers Pull Tornado Survivors to Safety Oklahoma Gov: 'Hearts Are Broken' After Tornado Raw: Walking in a Flattened Okla. Neighborhood Raw: Rescue Workers Search Oklahoma School Raw: Witness Describes Scene After Okla. Tornado Raw: Aftermath of Massive Tornado in Oklahoma Raw: House Burns After Massive Oklahoma Tornado Raw: Tornado on the Ground in Oklahoma Split-second Choice Ended With NY Student Dead White House Backs 'Shield Law' for Media Wave of Attacks Kills Scores in Iraq Pug Life on Display at Wisconsin Festival Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital Analyst: Tumblr Fills Void in Yahoo's Offerings
Stocks
Poll

Do you think the state budget should include raises for state employees?

Yes
No
Undecided
     View Results