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The World Health Organization and the Seventh-day Adventist Church are kicking off an unprecedented global partnership aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality rates. This is the first time that the WHO, the public health agency of the United Nations, has partnered with a faith-based organization on a global scale, said Annette Mwansa Nkowane, WHO’s…
July 12, 2015. Following the General Conference Session in San Antonio, Texas, delegates of the Southern Africa Indian-Ocean Division convened in the SID Council to elect Associates and Directors to serve for the following quinquenium (2015-2020) in the Southern Africa Indian-Ocean Division of the General Conference. Officers of the SID is prayerfully elected by the…
July 07, 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | Stephen Chavez, Wilona Karimabadi, and Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review/ANN General Conference (GC) session delegates elected six new presidents to the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 13 world divisions and kept seven incumbents on Monday. General Conference president Ted N. C. Wilson said officers at Adventist world church headquarters…
Kanye Adventist Hospital celebrated 93 years of existence last week. The ceremony was filled with song and dance as people from all walks of life came in large numbers to celebrate the good work the hospital has provided to the village so far. Among the notable guests was Former President of Botswana Sir Ketumile Masire. Local…
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Botswana, recently held its annual youth rally and health walk at Palapye International Convention Centre. The event was organized by Health Ministries and Youth Ministries. The rally was aimed at promoting the end of year Botswana Union Conference Youth Convention to be held in Swaziland at the end of the…
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern Africa Indian Ocean region is outraged by the recent/current xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa. There is no justifiable reason to warrant the senseless violence and prejudice bringing shame to a new and free democratic South Africa. To embrace true freedom means to renounce a spirit…
Botswana Union Conference Women’s Ministries department received two tons of food from Curves Botswana. Curves is a exercise gym for females and is part of an international franchise. The food was distributed across Botswana by Women’s Ministries department. Benefiting from this kind gesture was the orphans, vulnerable and destitute families in Botswana. Curves commended Women’s Ministries…
SID President, Dr Paul Ratsara, passionately called all delegates of the year-end SID EXCOM, in his opening devotional message, to consider the divine key to a finished work. Expounding on Zechariah 8:23 which says: “… Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you,” he outlined that if Seventh-day Adventists…
The World Health Organization through its slogan, “Health for all” calls for all Governments, Non- Governmental Organizations and individuals to adopt and implement those practices that will promote total and comprehensive health at both individual and community level. It is no wonder therefore that in Botswana various Government Departments and NGOs have wellness sectors whose…
To conduct an evangelistic campaign in Africa is already part of the dream of every Theology student in SALT/IAENE. In the last few years, delegations of students of this institution have volunteered to spend a couple of weeks preaching the gospel in an African country. This year’s destination was the archipelago of São Tomé and…
Benjamin Schoun – Vice President of the General Conference clearly stated that this summit is a “Presidential initiative” assuring us that while it is Commissioned by the President of the World Church, it is indication of highest support within the leadership of the SDA church, in line with the mission God has entrusted to the…
March 1, 2014. 93% of SDA churches in Botswana celebrate International day of Prayer Leading up to March 1, most churches conducted a women’s week of prayer involving the whole church. Sabbath, March 1, 2014 was celebrated with churches beautifully decorated with an array of sunflowers. Sermons were conducted by the women and the afternoon…
The Treasury Department, represented by Elder Goodwell Nthani (SID – Chief Financial Officer) drew attention to the financial oversight committees, within the SDA Church, with the leaders as a way of improving performance. In his presentation to the Leaders who gathered for the SID Leadership Summit, he said: “The church has adequate policies and procedures…
Executive Officers and their spouses of the Southern Africa Indian Ocean Division – SID (Conferences and Unions) gathered at Birchwood Conference Center in South Africa to strategize and collaborate on the mission of the church under the theme: “Striving for Excellence.” The first day was spent with a deliberate focus on marriage and parenting. Attendees…
The Children’s Ministries Department of the Southern Africa Indian Ocean Division (SID) in conjunction with the Leadership Office of the SID has initiated the program: Trainers of Trainers with the intention that they would, in turn, train parents and leaders on how to raise children as leaders in the church. The training took pace in…
We pay tribute to one who was more than one of the greatest leaders of our time. And he will continue to remain a hero and leader who will inspire generations to come. Words will never begin to express the depth of our sorrow for the loss of Dr. Nelson Mandela. Our hearts grieve with the…
The Seventh-day Adventist Church finds its strength in mission. Its commitment includes a worldwide humanitarian work and evangelistic thrust. Adventist Mission is the most recent name given to the mission office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s world headquarters. Its main purpose is to provide coordination and funding for the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s worldwide mission work….
Year-end SID EXCOM, November 8, 2013. Special prayer of thanks was offered to God for His leading in the success celebrated following “Luanda for Christ”. The latest reports of baptisms still taking place in Angola, as a result of this initiative, is almost 25 000 new members. Luanda was the chosen city of the Southern…
Since February 2013, the Seventh-day Adventist church in Angola has been actively sharing a message of hope through health expos, ministering to the sick and elderly, public evangelistic meetings, and small groups. With 57 preachers from South America and Brazil , 3000 evangelistic sites with series conducted by laypeople, 50 000 small home-based bible study groups (using material sponsored by Lightbearers), 68 local…
September 14, 2013. As Saturday evening drew to a close, God’s Spirit was evident as Edivaldo Mateus Musungumbande, one of the youngest preachers ended his sermon. Edivaldo, aged 14, is a dynamic young man God is using to preach in one of the 54 sites of evangelistic meetings of Luanda para Cristo which is aimed…
We have a great God and need to expect great things The Angolan government recently closed down the work of almost 20 denominational churches because of poor crowd control at religious meetings, especially in stadia, which has cost many lives and left others injured earlier in the year. The Angolan government respects all religious organizations,…
As a follow-up to Dr Paul Ratsara’s call to intentional urban evangelism earlier this year, “Luanda for Christ” was launched in the presence of more than 20 000 Adventists. More than 4510 series of evangelistic meetings were conducted in the city of Luanda, Angola since February 2013 by local Pastors, visiting Evangelists from Brazil and…
The Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa, who is charged with the overall responsibility of providing political leadership to the City of Tshwane, host city of the 3rd World congress of Youth and Community Service “IMPACT SA 2013,” called upon the youth and members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to pray for the first President of democratic South Africa, Dr…
July 1 – 5, 2013 – In a concerted effort by Adventist youth from all over the world, homes were built for needy families in Mamelodi, Mpumalanga and Soshanguve, among many other places in South Africa over a period of just five days. As homes were handed over, tears of joy were shed by the…
July 1-5, 2013. Hundreds of Adventist youth committed to reach out to children in South Africa dedicated their time and resources in helping to refurbish education centers and crèches as a tangible expression of the value they place on children. Seventh-day Adventists place a high value on children. In the light of the Bible they…