Historic Special Needs Ministries Advisory for the Southern Asia Pacific Division

Dear Friends,

Here is yet another travel report--the last international trip for the year.  It has been a busy year. I believe we've traveled to 16 countries.  Some trips were for various leadership meetings but most were for Special Needs Ministries -- making way for inclusion of those who are too easily marginalized.  It seems our steps are small in comparison to the needs.  At the same time, it is amazing to see how the Lord is blessing -- far beyond what any human can take credit for.  Please pray for the efforts that the 13 world divisions are making.  It is a new day of awareness. We must not slacken our efforts.

Thank you,

Larry R Evans, DMin

Assistant to the President for Special Needs Ministries

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Pictures/slides of the personnel can be seen at:  

https://cincopa.com/~AkPANE-q9_Sb

THE FIRST ADVISORY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRIES IN THE SOUTHERN ASIA PACIFIC DIVISION. Accompanying me on this historic trip was Elder Jeff Jordan, a pastor who is deaf serving in the GA-Cumberland Conference and serving as the  (Honorary) General Conference Associate Director for Adventist Deaf Ministries International. , His interpreter, Elder Thompson Kay, a professor at South Community College in Lincoln, Nebraska, author and . 

We are indeed grateful for the support of the division President, Elder Samuel Saw, who attended most of the advisory.  We so appreciated the work of Vice President for Special Needs Ministries, Elder Johnny Lubis.  It would be a terrible oversight if we did not mention the superb organizational work of Virgie Baloyo, the administrative assistant! 

Attending the training advisory were representatives of 7 unions (including 2 union presidents) and 2 attached missions. In total, 10 countries were represented. Also pictured is one of the two Sabbath services conducted in the Pasay church -- approximately 1000 attended. Special Needs Ministries conventions will follow next year in the Philippines and in Indonesia. Once again we were reminded of how important it is for division and union leadership to lend their support to this ministry. We could not ask for more support than what the division leadership in this division showed. The global "movement" continues!!