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Adventist Risk Management (ARM) representatives from St. Albans, United Kingdom recently arrived in Huambo, Angola to meet church leaders in the South-Western Angola Union Mission. The weeklong emphasis on safety and risk management for churches commenced on Sunday, 13 March 2016. More than two dozen attendees were from the Central Association Mission, the South Association…
Sandton Church, situated in the leafy Johannesburg suburb of Sunninghill, South Africa, has quadrupled in size in the last nine months. “Nine months ago our humble 200 seated sanctuary was so full, there were often people seated outside in the open air. We were looking forward to starting the construction of our new 600 seat…
Prince Itai, currently a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, runs a mechanical workshop in the east of the City of Tshwane (Pretoria, South Africa) in South Africa. When a Literature Evangelist first visited him, life was not well with him. He was experiencing a number of over-whelming challenges. He had been living a life…
Believe His Prophets, the sequel to Revived by His Word, is a five-year program reading through the Bible and selected Ellen White writings, including Steps to Christ, Christ’s Object Lessons, Patriarchs and Prophets, Prophets and Kings, The Desire of Ages, The Acts of the Apostles, and The Great Controversy. Receive daily Bible readings, interactive blogs and select…
Children in Menongue, a medium sized town in central south east Angola, are excited about the progress of their new school. “Floors for four of the five buildings have been completed and the fifth building has been staked out, “ said Darrell Hardy, Maranatha Volunteers International Manager in Angola yesterday. “If all goes as planned the floors will…
About a year ago, my family and I completed the 5km Fun Run during the General Conference Session. The race itself was exhilarating, but the TEN spiritual lessons linger on. 1. Emails were sent to tell us about the 5km run during the 60th GC session on the 5th of July. We registered and waited…
It is a foundational principle of Christian Leadership that It has to be in you before it is in them. The leadership Summit of the Southern African Indian Ocean Region (February 16-20, 2016) is an annual strategic investment of SID to affirm the mission and focus of the church. The strategic plan of the SID…
“Seven years ago Sunday was lifted up from sleep, dragged outside the house. He lifted up his head and saw heaven open. He heard a voice speak to him telling him to see what will happen sometime in the future. He was shown his Lord’s second coming and how dreadful it will be for the…
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….