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All God's Children

Editorial by Weymouth Spence

Blessings abound here at Washington Adventist University (WAU) in Takoma Park, Md., where we strive to engage minds and transform lives for all of God’s children.

On our campus, just minutes from our nation’s capital city, this includes nearly 160 international students from more than 50 countries, including Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Food From the Heart

Story by V. Michelle Bernard

People come in on Sabbath morning, and the tables are set up, and the classrooms are ready. They don’t know how it happens. It’s like a little Sabbath fairy comes in and sets it all up,” says Roxann Gambin, organizer of Chesapeake Conference’s Triadelphia church potluck for 12 years.

Gambin likes to operate behind the scenes. She and her husband, Len, volunteer at the church, located in Clarksville, Md., each Friday to set up the fellowship hall and prepare the kitchen. She schedules teams to run the weekly potlucks. The Sabbaths her team isn’t serving, she still often helps by dropping by the kitchen before Sabbath School and in between church to heat up and prepare dishes. The Gambins often stay until 3 p.m. to clean.

Get Inspired By The SAC Keynote Speakers

Even if you missed the Society of Adventist Communicators convention in Columbia, Md., you can watch the keynote presentations from four young adult digital influencers: Kaleb Eisele, creator of Humans of Adventism; Erica Jones, creator of gorgeous2god; Justin Khoe, creator of That Christian Vlogger; and Emily DelMarie Long, editorial and creative director of the 71.5 magazine.

SAC 2018 Keynote from NAD Adventist on Vimeo.

La Unión establece objetivo de 3,000 grupos pequeños hispanos

Armando Gomez, a member of the New Jersey Conference’s Bridgeton Spanish church, and Carlos Torres, the conference’s Personal Ministries director, illustrate one of Alejandro Bullón’s spiritual points during the Viva GPS Caravan stop at the Landis Theater in Vineland, N.J.

Historia de V. Michelle Bernard /Photo de Jorge Pillco

L'Union Se Fixe Comme Objectif 3 000 Petits Groupes Hispaniques

Norma Barahona, Emily Barahona, Emely Hernandez and Maria Hernandez, members of New Jersey Conference's CHURCH NAME in LOCATION participaNorma Barahona, Emily Barahona, Emely Hernandez and Maria Hernandez, members of New Jersey Conference’s South Paterson Spanish participate in the Caravane Viva GPS. Photo by Jorge Pillco

Spring Valley Academy Fitness Friends ‘Walk to Washington, D.C.’

Judy Cambigue, third- and fourth-grade teacher, joins her “Fitness Friends” as they place their “walking sticks” in a bucket.

Story by Judy Cambigue

Did you hear about the students in Swedish schools who walk a daily mile, resulting in higher academic abilities? This report inspired me to start something similar in my classroom this year.

Spencerville Adventist Academy Broadcast Journalism Students Create Documentary

Richard Machado and Evelyn Bao learn more about one another during the lming of LunchMeet.

Story by Heidi Wetmore

Columbia Union Sets Goal of 3,000 Hispanic Small Groups

Alejandro Bullón illustrates a point during one of the meetings at the Landis Theater in Vineland, NJ.

Story by V. Michelle Bernard / Photo by Jorge Pillco

Blue Mountain Academy Welcomes New Principal

Burney Culpepper (pictured with his family) will be the new principal of Blue Mountain Academy

Story by Tamyra Horst

All Eyes on the Prize

Editorial by Jerry Lutz

In today’s tech-reliant world, it can be tougher than ever to focus on something without getting distracted. Some of the wonderful gadgets designed to make our lives easier and keep us constantly connected can be dangerous—and even deadly—when, for instance, one’s attention is on texting instead of on the more pressing matter of driving. Of course, ours is not the first generation to face the challenge of staying on-task. Proverbs 4:25 says, “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you” (NIV). Distraction was apparently a concern back in the days of Solomon too.