by Hannele Ottschofski | 17 November 2022 | I am slowly waking up to the realization that the church that I belong to, and where I have grown up, with which I have identified myself for my whole life, has changed. It is no longer the church I joined when I was baptized 60 years […] Source: https://atoday.org/i-have-not-left-my-church-my-church-has-left-me/
A Life Led by Providence and Purpose
Pivotal moments in our lives mark the trajectory of our life experiences from that point on. Such was the case of Alfred Q Davies, father of BUC Communication and Media Director – Pastor Sam Davies.
The journey begins
The story of Pastor Davies’ father was partially told on Armistice Day, Friday, 11 November 2022, at a Remembrance Day Service in the BUC Peace Garden hosted by the One Vision charity.
Davies, displaying a photograph of his father in war uniform, gave a moving presentation…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-11-18/1386/
Tottenham Lighthouse Changing Lives for Christ
Tottenham Lighthouse Adventist church has become a beacon of light in its local community, radiating God’s love in practical ways, and positively impacting lives.
On Sabbath 12 November, accepting a preaching appointment for the end of Week of Prayer, I arrived at the church to see several assembled stalls, waiting on a delivery of food that they would donate to the community following the church service. Also on display was a range of free literature for spiritual enrichment. Tottenham…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-11-17/1385/
REFLECTIONS AT REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE
The British Union Conference (BUC) Peace Garden was the venue for a Remembrance Day Service hosted by One Vision charity on Friday, 11 November. Captured ‘Lest We Forget’, this Armistice Day event brought together individuals from faith and public services. Several dignitaries, BUC leaders, diverse community figures, children and staff from Stanborough Primary School paused to take a retrospective look at a poignant moment in history, to mark the end of World War 1 and collectively share in this…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-11-17/1384/
Inside Story: Accepting the Word, Part 2
Accepting the Word, Part 2
By Andrew McChesney
Eulalia Rashid completed her goal of reading the Bible from cover to cover on the Pacific island of Saipan in three years. Based on what she read, she began to keep the Sabbath and eat a plant-based diet. An alcoholic for 37 years, she told her family that Jesus had taken away her desire to drink.
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But she had colon cancer, a medical diagnosis that was made before she started reading the Bible. Then she came down with painful shingles. The two illnesses caused terrible suffering. But her attention was elsewhere. She did not understand why she felt like she did not really know Jesus even though she had read the entire Bible. She earnestly prayed.
Abruptly, an inexplicable desire overcame her to call the Saipan Seventh-day Adventist Clinic. “I’m sorry, but this is not concerning the clinic,” Eulalia told the person who answered the phone. “I need to talk with someone from church. I’ve read the whole Bible, but I’m still hungry and thirsty.”
A short time later, a young pastor showed up at Eulalia’s door. The two hit it off immediately. Eulalia felt like she had known the pastor her whole life, and they began to study the Bible together. Eulalia asked to get baptized.
About a month before the fall 2019 baptism, Eulalia’s terrible pain suddenly vanished. A doctor had told Eulalia that shingles was untreatable and she would suffer for many months. But now the pain was gone. She touched her stomach and sensed that something else was different. A short time later, the doctor pronounced her cancer-free.
Today, Eulalia is a missionary to her neighbors and family of four children and 13 grandchildren on Saipan. She prays for them as she tends her luscious green garden, which she calls her prayer garden. She gives the fruit of her labors to neighbors. A room in her house has been set aside as a worship place where Adventists and others gather on Sabbath evenings.
Eulalia, 66, has no doubt that the psalmist was correct when he said, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105, NKJV).
“My hope and encouragement to other people is: Follow the Word,” she said. “Jesus is the Word. He is the way to everlasting life.”
This mission story illustrates the following components of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s “I Will Go” strategic plan: Mission Objective No. 1, “To strengthen Seventh-day Adventist institutions in upholding freedom, wholistic health, and hope through Jesus, and restoring in people the image of God” and Spiritual Growth Objective No. 5, “To disciple individuals and families into spirit-filled lives.”
Amen!
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