On January 5-10, 2016, the Colombian Union held its annual conference in Barbosa, Santander del Sur, Colombia. During the conference, approximately 1,500 individuals attended the meetings. Prophecies of the old and new testament were the main topics studied during the conference this year.
The work in the Pacific Region has been busy over the last few months. Below, Brother Rolly Dumaguit, the General Conference Regional Secretary for the region, has shared updates and photos from recent Camp Meetings and other events in the area, as well as photos of our church family in the various countries of the Pacific Region.
Photo 1: Our brethren in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
As of earlier this year, the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement Church had only one member in Cuba. Brother Ricardo had come to know the Reform Movement in Roanoke, VA where he was baptized thereafter. In the last year, the General Conference has intensified the work in Cuba, sending a Bible worker from Venezuela to attend the group. As the work progressed, it was decided that the Cuban church would be assisted by the brethren from the Dominican Republic, as they are closer and can visit more frequently.
On Saturday evening, April 16, a 7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador. Fortunately, most of our church members were at church closing the Sabbath during that time, and members reported safe. Unfortunately, some of the members' homes did not endure the quake, and many relatives of church members were even more seriously affected.
The stressors of daily life affect our adrenal glands. Much like putting pressure on a gas pedal stimulates forward motion, our adrenal glands will secrete cortisol and induce forward motion of our body until it runs out of cortisol.
A healthy balance of stress and relaxation is one way to keep the adrenal glands happy and well functioning and avoiding adrenal fatigue. Thus, it’s important to recognize stressors and find a healthy way to work through them.