Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society My Dad passed away on Sabbath, May 25, 2019, one month short of his 86th birthday, and on the very Sabbath I preached my last sermon as Pastor of the Miami Seventh Day Baptist Church. Like me, he was born on the island of Jamaica in the West Indies. When he was a teenager, attending Crandall High...
Are you taking notes?
Sep 25, 2019
President’s Page by Kevin Butler The little pink notebook in my wife’s purse measures only 3 by 5 inches, yet it carries a boatload of heavy memories. Janet started to faithfully document my medical visits last year before, during, and after my cancer diagnosis. The strange symptoms started around Easter time. Falling onto a very unforgiving sidewalk sent me to...
YouthCon Thank You
Sep 25, 2019
By Isaac Floyd I first want to say thank you. Nothing from YouthCon could have been available to us without you. Thanks! Using your resources, we at YouthCon were able to go to laser tag, go to a high-end buffet, and we were able to have an air-conditioned room to use for class. Beyond material things, we also have grown more in Christ. We learned that we are...
Praying Forward
By Carl Greene Executive Director Thank you. Thank you for praying for individual churches and their communities, for pastors and their families, for SDB Directors and staff of the General Conference along with their families, and for the work of the General Conference as a whole. Every time you pray, you participate in advancing God’s kingdom—what a blessing....
TEAM MORE
Sep 25, 2019
By Katrina Goodrich These are excerpts from the exit testimonies of SCSC 2019 Team More. All praise glory and honor belong to God—how great and wonderful He has been to me. I didn’t know I would be a part of SCSC this year. My plan was to work this summer but God had other plans. God was calling me back to serve in SCSC this year because He had things He wanted...
Everyday Faithfulness
Sep 25, 2019
By Michaella Osborn Clarkston, GA In the last week, you’ve probably thought about quitting something. A job, school, a way you volunteer, something you care about, something you don’t care about. Maybe you’ve even thought about quitting a friendship or a relationship. I know because I’ve been in the same spot a lot lately. Sometimes we are so good at quitting...