“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee.” Isaiah 43:2.
One year, I was invited to conduct an evangelistic program on Masbate Island, one of 7,100 islands belonging to the Philippine Archipelago. Our colporteurs were beginning the work on this island. They were making the initial contacts, and several families were interested.
It all happened on a beautiful sunny Sunday in September of 1999. God showed us how He cares for what is His own. A few of us were working on the building project of the first chapel in Panama City, Panama. We worked hard that day as we were striving to complete the walls of the building.
You may be eating healthy meals and healthy food, but is your body fully absorbing all the nutrients available to it? We have often heard the repeated adage, “you are what you eat." A twist on the well-known proverb can be “you are what your body absorbs from what you eat.” Sometimes, however, there are things which can prevent our body from consuming all the nutrients it should be.
During the last few weeks of January 2016, young people and brethren from all over South America made their way to Santiago, Chile for a mission trip themed "Manos Para Servir" or "Hands to Serve". The GC Welfare Department Director, Brother André Devai, led the mission trip along with several other brethren who helped organize the project, which began on Sunday, January 24, 2016.
This Monday, January 25, the GC Doctrinal Committee will convene in Roanoke, Virginia, in order to discuss major doctrinal issues that have arisen in various SDARM units around the world. The Committee includes Brn. Davi Paes Silva (Chairman), Peter Lausevic, Duraisamy Sureshkumar, Eli Tenorio, and Liviu Tudoroiu.