From Sabbath 13 to Thursday 18 January 2024, the British Union Conference (BUC) hosted 22 newly appointed pastors, interns, and Bible workers who have responded to the call of mission within the UK and Ireland at its offices in Watford. Under the theme ‘Harmony in Mission’, the orientation began with attendees being urged to explore the diverse churches in Watford and surrounding areas for a discussion later in the day. The intention was to enable the attendees to gather valuable insights as…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-01-25/1823/
Adventist Women Impacting Their Communities
Our British Union Conference (BUC) Women’s Ministries Department acknowledges Adventist women who positively impact their communities. We continue spotlighting influential Adventist women with this interview with Dr Val Bernard-Allan.
SPM – Dr Bernard-Allan, please share with our readers a brief background around your work with women over the years.
VBA – I have had the privilege to work with women in organisations as a mentor and training consultant, developing various employment and career…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-01-25/1822/
New Evangelism Director for the BUC
The British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee on Thursday, 18 January, has elected Dr Augustus Lawrence as the new Evangelism Director of the BUC after the role became vacant in September 2023 following the election of the incumbent, Dr Kirk Thomas, as President for the South England Conference at their 2023 Session.
Lawrence has served at the SEC as Stewardship and Trust Services Director and previously as Family Ministries Director, a role he served in for eight years.
Following…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-01-25/1821/
The Lord Hears and Delivers- Hit the Mark Sabbath School
Is this True or False? Our confidence in God’s promises comes naturally after we are baptized. Join us as we discuss Lesson 4, The Lord Hears and Delivers.
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Inside Story: Prayer Answered in Perth
Inside Story for Friday 26th of January 2024
By Joe Peola
Margaret and her husband, Levana, were sitting one morning in their living room in Perth, Australia, after returning the previous night from a trip to Papua New Guinea, located some 2,000 miles (4,500 kilometers) away.
Margaret was reflecting quietly on her father’s parting words at the airport. After praying with her, he had said, “Margaret, Jesus is coming back very soon. When you arrive at your home in Perth, my God will be at your door the next day.”
Not far from Margaret and Levana’s home, literature evangelist Jo Laing and several friends were praying at a Seventh-day Adventist church. They were praying for divine appointments as they prepared to head out for a day of canvassing.
A couple hours later, Jo knocked on the door of Margaret and Levana’s home. The home looked no different from the other houses on the street.
Levana opened the door and politely looked through the cookbook that Jo showed him. But he didn’t express any real interest in the book. Then Jo gave him a copy of Ellen White’s The Great Controversy and began telling him about it.
Levana flipped through several pages and called to his wife.
“Do we have this book?” he asked.
Margaret came to the door and confirmed that they did have the book. She turned to Jo and explained that she was a former Seventh-day Adventist. The words tumbled from her mouth.
“We just came home from Papua New Guinea last night,” she said. “The last thing that my dad said to me was that he would be praying for God to show up at my house.”
It was a hot day in Perth—109.5 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius). But Jo felt goosebumps on her arms. She and Margaret looked at each other with big smiles and marveled at how God had answered the prayer of Margaret’s father.
“Wouldn’t it be great if I could come to your church and share this story?” Margaret said.
“It would,” Jo agreed, and the two exchanged phone numbers.
A few weeks later, Margaret stood with tears in her eyes at Bickley Seventh-day Adventist Church and told her story of how God had found a lost, straying lamb.
God used a woman with a copy of The Great Controversy in Australia to answer a father’s passionate prayer in Papua New Guinea.
Join the Seventh-day Adventist world church in the mass promotion and distribution of The Great Controversy in 2023 and 2024. Visit greatcontroversyproject.org for more information or ask your pastor.
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