United News: July-August 2016

United News

July-August 2016

United News July-August 2016.

The General Conference of Elders is covered as well as an article covering why we are having the America: The Time is Now! campaigns. In this issue those who graduated high school and university are honored for their accomplishments. The ABC graduation ceremony is covered and summaries of exciting travels during the Days of Unleavened bread are shared. Also, in this issue retiring ministry (Roy and Norma Holladay) and retiring home office employees (Alec and Donna Surratt) are honored.

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We must raise our children to be like Jesus. It is our job as parents is to lead our children to their first love of Christ. We need to teach them to walk as Christ walked.

Alexander Schweitzer with his dance partner Tina Freitag, competing at the Wisconsin Dancesport Championship.

Jorge de Campos with members after church services in Uberlândia, Brazil.

Church services in Monteria, Colombia.

Seniors of the Columbia, Maryland, congregation and the York, Pennsylvania, congregation.

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What does God expect from us? He expects us to live as living sacrifices and to live with a transformed way of thinking. This is our calling.

Randy D’Alessandro

Scott Hoefker, minister of the Charlotte congregation, and Maria Petty, pose for a photo with the Sabbath school graduates.

The group of participants on by the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Church members who participated in the Marriage Enrichment Workshop in Maryland.

Talking with your children about “hot topics” is not always easy. But we must raise up our children in the way of the Lord and guide them to make good decisions in life.

Ladies tea in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Victor and Bev Kubik stand with Joseph Mughogho, the LifeNets Business and finance manager in Malawi. The building they are standing in front of is the LifeNets Internet Cafe and grocery store.

Ambassador Bible College class of 2016.

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The hosts of Beyond Today: Steve Myers, Darris McNeely and Gary Petty.

Special Music at the Feast of Tabernacles 2015. Be sure to plan to volunteer this year at the Feast site you plan to visit.

Many details go into creating a building, from the idea, to the blueprint, to the construction.

Caroline Roybal holding a baby from the Eagle’s Nest Orphanage. She was a participant in the project last year.

Donald Ward to serve as council chairman for 2016-2018

Elders take part in round table discussions on Monday morning of the GCE.

Peter Eddington, Media and Communications Services manager and Victor Kubik, president, award the Surratts with a card, keepsake bookends, and a photo of all home office employees that was also signed by employees.

Roy and Norma Holladay

How can we walk in the way of the Lord in the modern day? So what real-life actions can you and I take to learn the fear of the Lord?