Ednor Davison
It has been a year since Superstorm Sandy hit the New York City coastline packed with high waves and strong winds that resulted in displacement, destruction, and death. Disasters are followed by a surge in giving, volunteering, and charity. Everyone wants to help as long as the pictures remain on our television screens. It happened … Read more
Delegates attending the 36th Constituency Session of the Southern New England Conference on July 14 voted to elect a new president and secretary to serve the conference for the next four years. David Dennis, pastor of the Village church in South Lancaster, was elected to serve as president, and José Alarcón, Hispanic Ministries coordinator for … Read more
Fifty-four students participated in a Math Clinic at the Brooklyn school on June 24-28. It was one of several clinics scheduled this year in conjunction with the NY13 evangelistic meetings. For the entire week math skills were taught using the Bible as a textbook. Adventist as well as non-Adventist students from the neighborhood were challenged … Read more
Nine students graduated during the Northeast Evangelism Training School’s (NETS) first graduation program at the Spanish Broadway church in New York City on June 30. Two additional students received certificates of participation. The ceremony signaled the completion of the first NETS four-month program held in conjunction with the NY13 evangelistic meetings at the Manhattan church … Read more
Hundreds of youth, young adults, and adults participated in several compassion initiatives during the joint camp meeting of the Greater New York and Northeastern conferences on June 29 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The projects included a shoe drive with Soles4Souls and a Rose with a Promise, along with a visit to … Read more
More than 12,000 people attended the Joint Camp Meeting of the Greater New York and Northeastern conferences at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on June 29. It was the first time these two conferences opted to forgo camp meeting at their usual locations and unite in one location. The event marked … Read more
The Board of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Mass BHE) has accorded Atlantic Union College the authority to award the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Theology/Religion and Bachelor of Science in Health Science/Biology. We are delighted with this decision and will be working over the coming months to develop faculty and staff, … Read more
Remembering those affected by the Explosions in Boston Our hearts are torn because of the sad news of the explosions that occurred during the Boston Marathon. We pain for the families of those who lost their lives in this tragic incident and the many who were severely hurt. Our hearts go out to all in … Read more
Twelve Greater Boston Academy (GBA) students participated in a special mission trip to complete a church building project in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. More than $25,000 was raised to cover travel expenses and all the building materials needed to complete church. “The students were great and the community was impressed by the way … Read more
We were sitting on the Lido Deck of the cruise ship ms Nieuw Amsterdam with a group of young adults participating in “Cruise with a Mission” when a man in his 80s, by the name of Monroe, approached our table and started talking with me. He said he was an atheist and added that people … Read more
