On the weekend of August 5th through 7th, a group of 25 young people spent the weekend together in nature studying and discussing important topics on the theme of “Overcoming the World”. Pastor David Zic, Br. Serban Ionita, and Br. Jordan Chapman presented the studies and led the discussions on each study. The studies presented dealt with our great need of conversion in today’s world of social media distractions. The beautiful setting offered a wonderful meeting area, as all the studies were done outdoors in the Grand Canyon National Park. Our last study done by Br.
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Last month, the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement church in Haiti was blessed with a graduation of nine students from the Haitian Caribbean Bible Institute (HCBI). The graduation ceremony occurred on Saturday evening, after sunset, on July 30, 2016. That weekend, brethren from all over the country gathered together for a camp-meeting held from July 28-30th.
The SDARM conference and campmeeting center in Porumbaco, Romania is often the site of special meetings for our church. Earlier this year, the brethren in Europe, under the leadership of the GC European Regional secretary, Brother Ferenc Matyas, collaborated to put together a seminar at the center. The seminar was for all of the pastors and Bible workers working in the European fields and unions. There, various topics were presented and discussed concerning the progress of the Lord's work in the region.
This spring, our brethren in Madrid were blessed with the inauguration of a new church. Not only has it been a blessing for the Madrid congregation, but the brethren have also used the church to bless their community through free health seminars and cooking classes. After the inauguration, Brother Abel Morales visited the church in order to deliver health lectures during a health seminar, which was paired with a cooking classes with delicious sample dishes for the attendees.
This year our brethren in Rovinj, Croatia rented a room in the city's culture house for four public health lectures to be held throughout the first part of 2016. The first two lectures were held on February 24 and 25 on "Food acidity and its influence on the organism" and "Protein and Inflammation". Pastor and nutritionist from the Italian Field, Brother Abel Morales, delivered the messsages.