Dear Brethren of the General Conference units around the world,
“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth” (Psalm 96:8, 9).
Dear Brethren and Sisters around the world,
Warm Christian greetings with Acts 1:8: “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Before His ascension Christ gave this wonderful promise to His disciples. After receiving this promise, we are told that the disciples “continued with one accord in prayer and supplication” (Acts 1:14).
Brother Wilhelm F. Volpp Resting in the Lord (1926 – 2014)
Pastor Wilhelm F. Volpp went peacefully to his rest at the age of 87, four days away from his 88th birthday, at his home in Germany, on December 16, 2014, around 10 a.m. CET. Due to age, his health condition was gradually slowing down in the last few weeks.
The program was hosted by the General Conference Health Department with Dr. Dragan Ivanov, the Director of the Health Department.
We also had in attendance Dr. Elias Souza from Brazil, Dr. Reiner Kremer, director of the Health Department of the Western Union, Dr. Ophelia German from Georgia, and 4 young physicians from Romania, in addition to nurses, dietitians, naturopaths and health educators from North America.
The Health Summit provided the tools for attendees to be better medical missionaries. We learned: