The COVID-19 pandemic has become a compounding challenge in the country of Zambia, with a population of 18.3 million people, according to findings from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADR……
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Inside Story: No More Resentment
No More Resentment
By Terri Saelee
Imagine being 7 years old and fleeing for your life in a jungle. This was Jimmy Shwe’s life in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar.
Young Jimmy developed a deep resentment toward the authorities because of his experiences. At one point, lost in the jungle, he thought he would die. He decided that if he survived, he would take up arms to get revenge.
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After two years of separation, Jimmy found his father in a refugee camp in Thailand. But his father did not agree with Jimmy’s plan, saying it would not help to fight. Instead, he urged Jimmy to become a pastor.
It was not easy for Jimmy to give up his anger and deep resentment. But he saw his father’s peace and joy as they attended a Seventh-day Adventist church in the refugee camp. He read about the conflict between Christ and Satan in the Bible. He realized his father was right and decided to forgive.
Jimmy became a pastor and later resettled in the United States. He soon discovered that many Adventist refugee families whom he had known in refugee camps in Thailand were now scattered across North America. They were trying to find churches but did not know enough English to understand the messages or participate in the services. Many were discouraged. Jimmy longed to visit and encourage them in their faith. He wanted to help them to organize small groups so they could worship in their own language.
With much prayer, Jimmy planted three churches. But working full time to support his family, he did not have time or funds to travel to help any more of the 2,000 Karen Adventist refugees scattered across the continent.
“But God knew my heart and my needs,” said Jimmy, now a pastor in the Carolina Conference and a Karen church-planting consultant for the North American Division’s Adventist Refugee and Immigrant Ministries. “God had been leading all the time, and He already had a plan.”
A Thirteenth Sabbath Offering that was collected in 2011 provided funds to reach out to refugees in North America. The funds allowed Jimmy to visit refugee families scattered throughout the United States and Canada, helping them to organize congregations in their own language and to serve their communities. Through his work, 55 Karen churches have been planted across the continent over the past decade.
All this was possible because church members gave and Jimmy and others like him allowed God to replace their resentment with love.
This quarter, your Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will again help share the gospel with refugees in North American Division. Thank you for planning a generous offering.
Produced by the General Conference Office of Adventist Mission. Find more mission stories at adventistmission[dot]org
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Friday: Further Thought ~ The Restless Prophet
Further Thoughts:
“In the charge given him, Jonah had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility; yet He who had bidden him go was able to sustain His servant and grant him success. Had the prophet obeyed unquestioningly, he would have been spared many bitter experiences, and would have been blessed abundantly.
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Yet in the hour of Jonah’s despair the Lord did not desert him. Through a series of trials and strange providences, the prophet’s confidence in God and in His infinite power to save was to be revived.” — Ellen G. White, Prophets and Kings, p. 266.
“Thousands can be reached in the most simple and humble way. The most intellectual, those who are looked upon as the world’s most gifted men and women, are often refreshed by the simple words of one who loves God, and who can speak of that love as naturally as the worldling speaks of the things that interest him most deeply.” — Ellen G. White, Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 232.
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Healthy Food, Sex, and Fatigue
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Pathfinders Around The World Get Creative With “I Will Go”
Gary Blanchard, youth director for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, considers Pathfinders to be “the most effective evangelistic initiative” of the church today. “Like ‘arrows in the……
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Twenty-four-hour Digital Prayer Vigil Held Across Pacific
The Trans-Pacific Union Mission (TPUM) held a 24-hour prayer vigil over the Sabbath hours of September 10–11. The prayer vigil, which began at 6 pm on Friday, was conducted on Zoom and shared live on ……
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Adventist Church in Australia Holds Summit About Porn and Domestic Violence
The Women’s Ministries team around Australia held its first online summit on August 27 to further explore themes of pornography and youth violence as part of this year’s global EndItNow campaign, run ……
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Health Equity Highlighted as Top Priority at AdventHealth’s 31st Conference on Mission
The World Health Organization has, since its inception in 1948, endorsed health as a fundamental right for all, regardless of race, religion, political belief, economic status, or social condition. Fa……
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12: The Restless Prophet – SPD Discipleship Video
This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team.
Week 12_ The Restless Prophet_ study this lesson for Sept 18 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo.
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12: The Restless Prophet – HopeSS Discussion Video
You can view an in-depth discussion of The Restless Prophet in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view:
With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.
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