Praise the Lord! On November 29, 2020, four souls dedicated their lives to God, and a fifth brother renewed his vow with the Lord. Brother Mário Linares, current GC Missionary and Canvassing Department Director, performed the sermon and baptism.
Brother Valnei dos Santos Sousa, elder of the church in Campinas, conducted the profession of faith, and Brother Waldomero Luz, district pastor of Campinas and region, led the fellowshipment of the new members.
On November 21, 2020, we had a great spiritual celebration in the Sorocaba Region in São Paulo, Brazil. Ten souls, most of them young people, made their public commitment to God through baptism.
Ribeira Valley, Brazil—November 28, 2020,was a day of rejoicing for the São Paulo Field in the South Brazilian Union. That afternoon, nine souls publicly committed their lives to the Lord and joined the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement through baptism. The event was held in Pariquera-Açú , São Paulo, in the Ribeira Valley.
A merchant once came to a village selling small stones he claimed would glow at night. Each stone came in a fancy wooden box. By the time the merchant left the village, he had sold quite a few of the precious stones.
People who could afford a stone gathered family and neighbors at their homes at sunset in excited anticipation to see the stone glow. But what a disappointment when darkness came, and the stone did not glow!
From September 3 to October 20, 2020, the Southern South American Union (Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay) held an online health seminar. Twenty-two classes were delivered, one every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the limitations to congregate, the seminar’s participants came together virtually, representing twenty-one countries using online platforms like Zoom and Facebook.