This past January 19-23 the 22nd National Conference was held in the Peruvian Union. The conference was held in Cañete, Peru. The theme of the meetings was "Come, Lord Jesus!" Pastors and Bible workers from all over the Peruvian Union were present, as well as the following General Conference representatives: Brothers Rômulo Borges, Ionita Raduco, and Mario Alvarado. During the week, the brethren discussed several prophetic and eschatological themes.
It never seems like we have enough time in a day to accomplish everything we want. Changing one’s habits often seems time consuming and tends to be postponed. Sleeping late is a habit that many of us are accustomed to, but the sooner we take steps to adopt healthier sleeping hours the richer the blessings in store. Getting a good night’s rest is so important that from the dawn of creation God made night and day. The heavens obey, and the universe displays the sun by day and moon by night. It is only humanity, in our small cosmos, who have attempted to reverse their use.
Lifelong physical activity is crucial to preventing many modern epidemics such as heart disease, obesity, and hypertension, but that doesn't mean you have to resign yourself to running marathons. Sensible exercise should consist of a combination of stretching, aerobic exercise, and strength training.
On Sabbath, February 20, Cyclone Winston hit the northern side of the Fiji Islands. Cyclone Winston was one of the largest cyclones ever recorded in the South Pacific. The islands have sustained extremely damaging winds and flooding, which have caused extensive damage to housing, crops, infrastructure as well as injury and loss of life. We would like to ask you all to keep the Fijian people in your prayers.
Considering a very mild winter in the months of December and January, some wondered whether this year's Winter Youth Retreat at Shalom by the Lake in the Algonquin Highlands, Ontario would merit being called a "winter" retreat. The temperatures we got for the Family Day long weekend, February 12-15, 2016, was more than we could have asked for. The Arctic air mass that moved into Northern and Southern Ontario brought down fresh snow, and made the temperature dip to nearly record lows. Saturday morning the temperature went down to -32°C and Sunday morning to -39°C!