This past January 19-23 the 22nd National Conference was held in the Peruvian Union. The conference was held in Cañete, Peru. The theme of the meetings was "Come, Lord Jesus!" Pastors and Bible workers from all over the Peruvian Union were present, as well as the following General Conference representatives: Brothers Rômulo Borges, Ionita Raduco, and Mario Alvarado. During the week, the brethren discussed several prophetic and eschatological themes.
Lifelong physical activity is crucial to preventing many modern epidemics such as heart disease, obesity, and hypertension, but that doesn't mean you have to resign yourself to running marathons. Sensible exercise should consist of a combination of stretching, aerobic exercise, and strength training.
On Sabbath, February 20, Cyclone Winston hit the northern side of the Fiji Islands. Cyclone Winston was one of the largest cyclones ever recorded in the South Pacific. The islands have sustained extremely damaging winds and flooding, which have caused extensive damage to housing, crops, infrastructure as well as injury and loss of life. We would like to ask you all to keep the Fijian people in your prayers.
Considering a very mild winter in the months of December and January, some wondered whether this year's Winter Youth Retreat at Shalom by the Lake in the Algonquin Highlands, Ontario would merit being called a "winter" retreat. The temperatures we got for the Family Day long weekend, February 12-15, 2016, was more than we could have asked for. The Arctic air mass that moved into Northern and Southern Ontario brought down fresh snow, and made the temperature dip to nearly record lows. Saturday morning the temperature went down to -32°C and Sunday morning to -39°C!
On February 4th, 2016 Brother John Bosco, Regional Secretary for the Northern African region, visited our group in Ghana. The meetings held were on the following topics:
Our brethren in Ghana are currently facing a problem regarding their church structure. It has become too small, as our group has grown. At this point, the brethren have had to leave their children at home as there isn't enough room for everyone.