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Rajmund Dabrowski – Casper, Wyoming … Walking through the campus of Mills Spring Ranch at the end of the 2022 “Bold for Christ” camp meeting, July 12-16, two members reflected on the annual gathering of church members from Wyoming. “This was the best camp meeting we’ve attended,” they said. Likely, the 200 participants, including youth, would agree.
When asked about his own reflection on the 2022 event on Casper Mountain, Steve Nelson, pastor of the Worland district in Wyoming remarked: “This year’s camp meeting was a spiritual high point for Wyoming. God’s presence was truly felt through the music, speakers, and fellowship together! We are so grateful for our members and churches here in this awesome state!”
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Kathy Guagliardo – Pueblo, Colorado … By establishing the Outreach and Education Center in partnership with the Daystar Christian School, the Pueblo-First Seventh-day Adventist Church bears a testimony to model a service exemplified in a Jesus’ method of ministry of reaching out to those around him (White, E.G., Ministry of Healing p. 143).
Studying the local demographics and closely working with the pastor, outreach coordinator is showcasing determination to follow their example. The research found that Pueblo is one of the poorest cities in Colorado, with about a 22% poverty level, many single-parent households, numerous homeless individuals, and a high level of drug abuse.
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Rajmund Dabrowski – Casper, Wyoming … Shayne Mason Vincent, in his words, “started this journey with God in 1994… From homeless drug addict, high school dropout to therapist and [now] ordained minister, a testament to the power of God’s grace.”
“The ordination service was an event like no other,” concluded Gabriela, Shayne’ wife. “It was a beautiful sunny day, surrounded by my wonderful parents who came from Romania to support us, Shayne’s mother, Susan, who came from Minnesota, and with many of our close friends, as well as our Casper and Wheatland church families,” she continued.
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Kimberly Luste Maran – Columbia, Maryland … On Sabbath morning, July 23, 2022, Daniel R. Jackson, former president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, passed to his rest after several months of battling cancer. He was 73.
Jackson, who served the Adventist Church for 49 years, retired in July 2020 after serving as NAD president for a decade. As president, Jackson made many contributions to the church in North America during his 10 years of service at the division, including the building up of the NAD Ministerial Association; the creation of a missional strategic plan; and the addition of the Guam-Micronesia Mission, Oakwood University, Pacific Press Publishing Association, AdventSource, and Christian Record Services for the Blind.
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