We praise God for His wonderful grace and help. From February 22-24, 2021, the members in the Philippines Union Conference had their 27th Triennial Delegation Session. As GC brethren Rolly Dumaguit and Benjamin Thiel were unable to attend in person, we held the first union re-organization of the Pacific Region via Zoom. We thank God and all the delegates that made this meeting possible and a success.
The 2021 Summer Vacation Youth Canvassing was held from January 20 to February 3, in the city of Nueva Cajamarca, Peru, overlooking the mountains of the eastern cordillera of the Andes on one side and the Peruvian jungle on the other.
It was an unforgettable experience for the sixty-four participants, mostly young people and teenagers between the ages of fifteen and twenty, who with joyful disposition, carried out the great task of spreading the Gospel through canvassing.
In a rapidly globalizing and interdependent world, the people of God frequently interact with officials of the State in various forms—from civil laws to travel visa requirements, taxes, registration for building permits, and so many issues in between.
In February 2021, thirty young people from Ukraine and Moldova began a two-year journey of training and study. Set to graduate in 2023, this group forms the newest class of the Daniil Missionary School in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. There, they will study various disciplines that will help fulfill Jesus' mandate to go around the world and preach the Gospel.
Sabbath, October 3, 2020, marked a very special moment for our local SDARM Church in Nashville, Tennessee! This was a happy and blessed day, and Heaven rejoiced with the church on earth at this wonderful occasion.