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Jana Thurber – Denver, Colorado … Jesus never tires of us coming to him in prayer. Hebrews 4:16 assures us, “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.”
The August 26-27 Prayer Summit at LifeSource Fellowship, presented by Rick and Cindy Mercer, proved the Hebrews text to be trustworthy and true! The Mercer’s shared their personal his-and-her stories of how God dramatically saved their crumbling marriage by performing miracles in answer to their cries for his help.
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Nathan Cranson – Montrose, Colorado … It is with a heart of worship and thanksgiving that I sit down to record what God has so beautifully orchestrated over this last month in the Montrose Adventist churches, shared Nathan Cranson, pastor of the Montrose Church.
It started with a retired pastor kneeling down to pray one Sunday morning.
“Lord,” he prayed, “what would you have us do with our school property?” The 20,000 sq. ft. building sits on 4 1/2 acres. It had served as an Adventist school for many years and was currently being rented out to another ministry.
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By Nathaniel Gamble - As the new Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Director for the Rocky Mountain Conference, the question that has already been posed to me is, “Why is religious liberty important to the local church?” After all, not many congregations in our Conference have a religious liberty leader in their local churches, and many Adventists see religious liberty as exclusively a defense of Sabbath.
The matter of religious liberty has long been a priority to Seventh-day Adventists. Those who observe Sabbath are a minority throughout the world, and we have always valued the freedom to worship God according to our consciences. |
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Toby Quillin – Loveland, Colorado … While enjoying the scenery and the company, twenty-three Campion Academy students backpacked a total of twelve miles, reaching American Lakes and Lulu Mountain in Jackson County during the last weekend of August.
On Friday afternoon, August 26, the outdoor club hiked four miles up the steep side of a mountain to reach their campsite. Sophomore Marcela Zuniga commented, “I loved hiking even though it was hard, and I thought I wasn’t going to make it to the campsite. As I was walking up the mountain, I asked God to help me and he did!”
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Courtney Haas – Denver Colorado … Through support and donations from Colorado-based Global Health Initiatives and AdventHealth, in partnership had been growing with Clinica Angelia, an Adventist clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine. This allows purchase of medical supplies and vehicles to serve as mobile health clinics, providing care to Ukrainians that have been impacted since the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Since 2020, the growing partnership with Clinica Angelia, provided resources and inpatient service upgrades throughout the pandemic, allowing Clinica Angelia to care for COVID-19 patients.
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By Brook Melendez - 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.
23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,
24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. |
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