A 66-year-old Kiwi defied the odds to cycle solo around the world and set a Guinness World Record.
Author: Olivia Fairfax
A young couple leaves a comfortable life to share their faith on Mare Island, facing family conflict, loss and a church destroyed by fire.
In the words of one of his family members, Abraham “got his honesty and his clean notions of living and kind heart from his father”.
The individuals depicted were “moth-eaten”; destroyed by a force outside of their control slowly tattering their minds and lives.
Pastor Rick Ferret and his family were involved in the joyful celebrations . . . until the moment arrived when every parent’s nightmare became a reality.
With the General Conference Session looming so close, church members may be wondering what it is, what happens there and what relevance the event has for a local church context.
The people of Tench Island always received a dream before any mission ship arrived.
It was required that Seventh-day Adventists “shall abolish their daily morning prayers, and they shall work on the Sabbath. Their tithe system for the support of the clergy shall be abolished”.
A total of 372 participants attended the weeklong conference, 299 men and 73 women, coming from most of the provinces around the country.
At Ingreign, a spiritual wildfire has been sparked among the youth and young adults.