In just a few weeks, we will begin PNG for Christ, a major evangelistic series in Papua New Guinea with more than 3,000 preaching sites throughout the country. It’s an event that is long overdue, yet it’s right on time. Why do I say this? Because sometimes our timing is not God’s timing, and His plans are much bigger than ours. This event was supposed to take place in 2020, but just as excitement was building for a great harvest, the world shut down due to the pandemic. How could God allow this after all the hard work? We had no way of knowing what was coming, nor how the delay would cause an unprecedented awakening in PNG. I can’t wait to share with you what God will do this year, because sometimes a setback is really God’s setup for a better comeback! Watch this short video with a few highlights from another amazing event we just finished in Rwanda—a country that is also seeing a spiritual awakening. They’re on track to double their membership in the next two years! We love to see lives changed for God’s kingdom, and we especially love it when God uses Adventist World Radio to do it! Yours in the Blessed Hope, Duane McKey
President Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=putk045hJIk
Video Giornale Avventista – 23 marzo 2024
Sabato 16 marzo, tutta la Chiesa, i parenti e gli amici hanno salutato il pastore emerito Rolando Rizzo. Un arrivederci fino al ritorno di Gesù. “Quando il clima distrugge la nostra casa” è il tema della nuova edizione del concorso artistico di ADRA a sostegno di profughi e rifugiati. Si può rivedere su RaiPlay la puntata di “Indovina chi viene a cena” trasmessa su Rai 3 il 17 marzo. Un’indagine sulla longevità, con la presentazione dello stile di vita avventista. ed altro ancora… Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXBVLgEdf20
SATIRE – GC: Adventist Coffee Tables Must Be Renamed Hot Chocolate Tables
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — The General Conference (GC) has declared a radical rebranding of every Adventist coffee table across the globe. Say goodbye to those nefarious furniture pieces, because, starting now, they’ll all be officially dubbed “Hot Chocolate Tables.” Yes, you read that right! No longer will the shadow of caffeine loom over faithful homes; […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-gc-adventist-coffee-tables-must-be-renamed-hot-chocolate-tables/
One Vision hosts Iftar event for unpaid carers from South Asian communities during Ramadan
Unpaid carers from South Asian communities were guests at a One Vision event at the Stanborough Park Centre in Watford. The event took place at 6:30 on Saturday 16 March, to support carers fasting during Ramadan.
During the event, the chief guest speaker highlighted the challenges faced by unpaid carers who fast during Ramadan. Dr Hina Shahid, chairperson of the Muslim Doctors Association in the UK, provided her expertise and empathy to the discussion. Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-03-21/1888/
Inside Story: No Hair, but a Hat: Part 8
Inside Story for Friday 22nd of March 2024
By Andrew McChesney
Sekule learned of two other Sabbath-keepers in the military: a lieutenant preparing for baptism and an older man born in a Seventh-day Adventist home. The Bosnian War was raging, and the lieutenant tried to convince Sekule that desperate times called for desperate measures.
“This is a special time, and you have to eat what you have,” he said. “You can practice your religion after you leave the military, but now you have to eat for your health.”
Sekule decided that the lieutenant wasn’t an Adventist. He was talking like Sekule’s unbelieving parents, and Sekule didn’t want to eat meat.
Sekule longed to meet the soldier born in an Adventist home. He wanted to ask for advice about what to eat, what to do if he were sent to the front, or just to pray together. He felt so alone.
One day, someone pointed out the Adventist to Sekule in the mess hall. Sekule watched as the man sat down with a plate of pork sausages and brown beans fried in lard, removed the sausages, and ate the beans.
A struggle broke out inside Sekule. He’s eating unclean food, he thought. Are you stupid? You’ve lost so much weight and you don’t have strength because you don’t want to eat anything. Look at him. He’s smart. When you leave the military, you can eat whatever you want.
Sekule took a step toward the serving line. Then he took another step. He wasn’t hungry—he was famished after eating only bread with tea for 20 days.
A few steps away from the food, he stopped. I won’t take it, he thought. If God died for me, I will be faithful to Him.
After a few months, spring arrived, and Sekule ate budding leaves on trees. He also ate grass that he knew was edible from his childhood.
Four months into his military service, he left the barracks to eat his first meal with a spoon. An Adventist pastor invited him to his home for a meal.
Not long after that, Sekule was sent to Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, to serve under the military’s top general. He was one of the best teleprinter typers in the country. His new barracks were located only a 20-minute walk away from a Seventh-day Adventist seminary. In his new role, he was allowed to leave the barracks whenever he wanted, and he ate vegetarian meals at the seminary nearly every day. Sekule believed God was rewarding his faithfulness.
Sekule enjoyed good health in the military. Never once did he fall ill. He lost only his hair. He entered the military with hair and left with none. He says it was as if God were saying, “If you are faithful to Me, I will take care of you. Yes, you will have problems. Yes, you lost your hair. But it is not a problem. I have a hat for you.”
Read about Sekule Sekuli´c's post-military life in the third quarter 2023 Mission quarterly available at bit.ly/adultmission. Thank you for your Sabbath School mission offerings that help spread the good news of Jesus’ soon coming in Montenegro and around the world.
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