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Santo Domingo, Ecuador—From October 30-November 2, the Ecuadorian Union’s National Conference was held in Santo Domingo. The conference theme was “Faithful Unto the End”.
Brother Daniel Balbach, the General Conference Youth Department Director, was the guest speaker. The messages delivered helped us understand how God’s people can be faithful unto the end. Each of us ought to be the people of prophecy as mentioned in Revelation 18:1 and 60:1.
Then, the youth started working on the fulfillment of this prophecy by making 200 little packages of love containing a sandwich, juice, and a pamphlet, which were then distributed to people in town. Each gift was delivered with a prayer.
May the Lord help us that in the new year we may not be contented to keep His love to ourselves. Let it be a year where we spread His love and care to others.
On Sunday, 2 November 2025 the church in KwaNoxolo, with the support of the Field Welfare department hosted an outreach program with the purpose of distributing pamphlets, clothes and food to the community.
This initiative was motivated by the unemployment and poverty in the community as many children go to bed hungry and at time adults as well.
The Welfare Outreach was a success. People came in numbers young and old. We saw some return wishing for a second serving of bread and soup. Some even went back home to call friends and neighbors. With smiles on their faces, they accepted the clothing and most importantly the literature about the Sabbath.
The community expressed their gratitude and were very appreciative of what the church has done for them.
The main challenge in the KwaNoxolo community is food security. What this experience has shown us is the impact of outreach programs can have on a community. Our challenge now is to find a sustainable way to continue.
In the future we would like to have Welfare Outreach programs once or twice each month. Our plan for KwaNoxolo church is to create a vegetable garden which will support this initiative so that more people may be fed.
As a department our desire is to have a community outreach program in every local church in our field as it will support the mission of the church – spreading the Gospel to everyone. We praise the Lord for the opportunity to work for Him. Please, keep the community and brethren of KwaNoxolo in your prayers.
Brazil—In a historic moment for the Reform Movement in Brazil, delegates from various Fields and Mission Fields gathered from September 23 to 28, 2025, in Aquiraz, Ceará, for the 12th Reorganization Session of the North Brazilian Union.
The meeting, which brought together 148 delegates representing the regions served by the former Union, marked the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another: by majority vote, the plenary approved the division, giving rise to two new administrations: the Central Brazilian Union and the North-Northeastern Brazilian Union.
More than an administrative change, the division symbolizes a new step of growth and maturity. The increase in membership and the strengthening of local churches made it necessary to establish a closer and more agile structure, capable of effectively serving the missionary areas.
Following this, from September 30 to October 3, 2025, the 40th Reorganization Session of the South Brazilian Union brought together 127 delegates at Chácara Ebenézer, in Itu, São Paulo. The meeting consolidated a historic reorganization: the creation of two missionary units: the South Brazilian and the Southwestern Brazilian Union.
Beyond an administrative restructuring, the decision expresses the maturity of a field that has learned to divide responsibilities in order to multiply and enhance results. Under the theme “Serve to Save,” the session gathered reports, reflections, and prayers over four days of intense work and spiritual focus.
Completed during the 2025 sessions, the reorganization of the Brazilian Unions reached a new historic milestone with the Unified Union Council, held on October 7–8, 2025, at Chácara Ebenézer. This was the first meeting of this entity, bringing together the four new Unions within the national territory.
The gathering brought together representatives of the South, Southwest, Central, and North-Northeast Unions with the purpose of defining the leaders of the Reform Movement institutions throughout the country and establishing administrative guidelines for the next four-year term.
Under the leadership of Pastor Carlos Linares, the meetings took place in an atmosphere of fellowship, gratitude, and purpose. Each decision reflected the spirit of unity that characterized the reorganization of the Brazilian field throughout 2025.
“The four Unions now march in harmony, sharing the same purpose,” Pastor Linares emphasized at the opening. The meeting concluded in an atmosphere of gratitude and spiritual renewal. The Unified Council ended its first session leaving a clear message: administrative unity and unity of faith walk hand in hand. Each vote and decision reflect a shared ideal—to plan with wisdom in order to serve with love.
