April 2017

Several months ago, Don Russell’s doctor asked him to listen to his heartbeat and then his own.

Why do we go to church on Saturday, and why is the Sabbath important?” These were the kinds of questions Joksan Cedillo-Gomez wondered about and asked. However, he never got a satisfying answer. “Because it’s in the Bible. Twice!” he was told. After a year at the REACH Columbia Union Urban Evangelism School, he learned.

José Cortés was a young pastor when he was thrown into jail in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Cortés shares this story in one of the North American Division’s sharing books, Never Lose Hope. Read more about the book and our interview with Cortés below.

Minnie McNeil, who co-founded and advises a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing housing and supportive services in Coatesville, Pa., says every member everywhere has the opportunity to demonstrate God’s love in a variety of ways.