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Nombran Nueva Secretaria Ejecutiva

Historia de Visitor Personal

En su reunión final del 2021, el Comité Ejecutivo de la unión nombró a Celeste Ryan Blyden como secretaria ejecutiva. Es la primera mujer en ocupar el puesto en los 114 años de historia de la unión.

Blyden se ha desempeñado como vicepresidenta de Comunicación Estratégica y Relaciones Públicas desde el 2014, cuando hizo historia como la primera vicepresidenta mujer en la unión. Fue reelegida en las sesiones de constituyentes en el 2016 y en el 2021.

"Celeste ha demostrado una verdadera pasión por la misión y el liderazgo eficaz y ha sido pastora y animadora de quienes la rodean", dice el presidente Dave Weigley.

Lanzamiento del Nuevo Sitio Web de CURF

Historia de V. Michelle Bernard

En diciembre, se puso en marcha el nuevo sitio web del Fondo Rotatorio de la Unión de Columbia (CURF), columbiaunionrevolvingfund.org. También se lanzará un nuevo portal de cuentas en enero.

“Estos nuevos servicios beneficiarán a nuestros prestatarios y tenedores de notas actuales, al brindarles un acceso fácil a los documentos y procesos”, dice H. Candace Nurse, secretaria y tesorera de CURF.

Cultive un Año de Alabanza

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Historia de V. Michelle Bernard

El Calendario de la Unión de Columbia 2022, con el tema “Cultive una vida de alabanza”, presenta versículos de la Biblia que honran a Dios y resaltan la belleza de Su creación.

Todos los meses se incluyen consejos y desafíos de salud del personal de Adventist HealthCare, que recuerdan a los lectores que deben cuidar su salud mental.

Se pueden solicitar calendarios adicionales, pagando solo el costo de envío, llamando al (800) 545-2449. Solicite el “Calendario de la Unión de Columbia 2022”.

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December 20, 2021: No Limits

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“‘The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the Lord loved you’” (Deut. 7:7–8, NASB).

When I was 7, I had been in and out of hospitals multiple times trying to find answers on how to correct severe congenital birth defects that affected my hands and feet. Now I was on a stage at a major university medical center, complete with spotlights and about 30 adults around me wearing white jackets—presumably doctors, researchers and interns. A professor got up and listed the great qualities I possessed. Good grades in school. Socially well-adjusted. Loving home. Then the show really started, at least for me.

December 19, 2021: When Grace Happens

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“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24, NIV).

There are times when believing does not come easy for me, because too many people that I care about hurt too much to let believing come easy. People close to me get cancer and die. My friends’ marriages turn into battlefields. God does not seem to do many miracles for my crowd.

But people in my little orbit are just starters. All those starving children I pray for around the world keep on dying, and the oppressed people I pray for keep getting their heads banged and their freedoms choked. I know we make many of our own miseries. I am only admitting that when I believe that God really cares, there are a lot of hurts that suggest He does not seem to care enough.

December 18, 2021: He Will Direct Your Path

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“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths” (Prov. 3:5–6, KJV).

Many times throughout my life, I have followed these passages, and the Lord has led me in the right path.

Several years ago, I lived in a mobile home that, unbeknownst to me, was affecting my health. I had been dealing with pneumonia for several months. One day, I saw an ad for an apartment and prayed for the Lord’s leading. I was able to sell my mobile home, and I moved into the apartment. I have not had pneumonia since!

December 17, 2021: Prayer Still Works

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“With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matt. 19:26, NKJV).

“This can’t be happening to me!” I said. The doctor’s diagnosis hit me like a ton of bricks. I was suffering from a painful illness that was spreading aggressively. In spite of this distressing news, I remained optimistic that surgery was still an option.

Unfortunately, I awoke from that first surgery only to be confronted with more dismal news. There was nothing they could do for me! Naturally, I started to blame myself because I knew something was wrong years ago, but I ignored all the warning signs, choosing to bear the pain silently.