News reports from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Germany, Switzerland, Lansdale, Pennsylvania and Sacramento, California: More than 12,000 Adventists took to the streets of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to commemorate the 69th anniversary of World Pathfinder Day on 21 September. The young people and church leaders wore their uniforms, scarves and sashes and held banners stating […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-october-10-2019/
Reflections on the AT1 Gathering
Over 200 people from 15 states, two Canadian territories and as far away as Guam and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attended the inaugural AT1 gathering held last weekend in Portland, Oregon. About a year in the planning, the event kicked off Friday evening, October 4, at the Embassy Suites hotel in the Washington Square area of […] Source: https://atoday.org/reflections-on-the-at1-gathering/
Serving with Storm Co.
Avondale student Jaz Northey recounts her time with mission group Storm Co. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2019/10/11/serving-with-storm-co/
Is Red Meat No Longer a Dietary Problem?
Recent headlines and television news commentary have focused on a new study which reported that eating red meat may not be the cause of health problems. Because of their historic support of a vegetarian diet and considerable scientific and educational effort against eating red meat, this has raised questions among Adventists. Dr. Gary Fraser, a […] Source: https://atoday.org/is-red-meat-no-longer-a-dietary-problem/
Inside Story ~ Portugal
Gift of 4,000 Euros
By Viriato Ferreira
A serious dilemma unexpectedly emerged on a Friday morning.
The architect of our VitaSalus Wellness Center announced that we urgently needed to put up railings around several buildings.
“If someone falls, you’ll be in trouble”, he warned.
We knew that he was right. VitaSalus – an Ellen White-inspired “center of influence” that works in harmony with the ethical, professional and spiritual values upheld by the Seventh-day Adventist Church – is located atop a mountain near the town of Penela, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Portugal’s capital, Lisbon.
The architect put the cost of the railings at 4,000 euroes (U.S.$4,900).
I turned to our chief financial officer.
“Do we have the money?” I asked.
“Absolutely not”, he said. “There is no money”.
Worried thoughts filled my mind. Suddenly, a conviction struck me.
“Whose project is this?” I thought. “It’s not mine. It’s God’s project!”
I shared this conviction with chief financial officer and other people present at the meeting.
“God will supply the means for these railings”, I said. “Are you comfortable in going ahead and ordering the railings?”
They nodded their heads in agreement, and I prayed, “Lord, we are going to order these railings because they are really needed”.
We ordered the railings.
Five days later, on a Wednesday, I received an e-mail from someone whom I had never met.
“Doctor”, he wrote. “I just want to tell you that I have deposited 4,000 euros into the VitaSalus bank account”.
“Praise the Lord!” I exclaimed out loud.
I wrote him an e-mail describing the events of the previous Friday morning.
He replied immediately.
“Doctor, this confirms that the money is for this project”, he wrote.
“On Friday morning, I woke up with a desire to help VitaSalus. I have never been there, but I just had that feeling. Still, I wasn’t sure whether my wife would agree with me, so I prayed a short prayer, ‘Lord, if this is Your will, put the same desire in my wife’s heart’”.
“As soon as I finished praying, my wife came into my office and said, ‘Honey, you know that project in Penela? I think we should help them’”.
“I couldn’t believe my ears, and I asked her, ‘How much do you think we should give?’”
“’I think 4,000 euros would be good’, she said”.
What a lesson for me! Had we stopped our work at VitaSalus because we lacked the funds, we would have lost out on a big blessing brought about by trusting in God. It was not about the railings. It was about God showing us how His work can be fulfilled when we trust in Him.
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