A group of Sydney Adventists has been raising funds to help theology students attend Fulton Adventist University College in Fiji. The “Empty-nesters” was started by a group of Wahroonga church members who wanted to catch up socially after their children had “left the nest”. “First, we were meetin...
Over 1,000 Master Guides (MG) and Master Guide trainees in the Southern Asia-Pacific Division committed themselves to support the “I Will Go” initiative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on April 23–24, 2021. The youth leaders gathered virtually via Zoom and Facebook in a division-wide, online ...
On a recent bushwalk, my wife and I were surprised to see four Australian lyrebirds. One of these lyrebirds was dancing around with its tail feathers in full fan, much to our amazement and the delight of other species of birds who were also enjoying the spectacle. Eventually, the lyrebird spotted...
The celebration of Bible Day on May 1st in the communities of Kyrgyzstan has become a known tradition and blessing for all Seventh-day Adventist Church members and guests. The initiative to organize and celebrate the Day of the Bible belonged to the Department of the Sabbath School of the Kyrgyz ...
The Unfruitful Fig Tree “But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it . And if it bears fruit, well . But if not, after that you can cut it down’” (Luke 13:8, 9, NKJV). Have you ever had a conversation where you walked away thinking,...
In 1995, the General Conference (GC) Session for the Seventh-day Adventist Church was in Utrecht, the Netherlands. An administrator from Australia took the floor and proposed that the GC develop a separate department to nurture the faith of children. “It was voted in and approved right there on t...