The 50th anniversary of the Adventist World Radio (AWR)
sabbath was memorable in the Port Harcourt conference as members from different
churches narrated how they celebrated the annual event.
The Port Harcourt Conference President, Pastor Anyalebechi
Nnunukwe who worshipped at Ogologo church in Rumoukwuta District, and his officers
were not left out in the celebration as they had a wonderful time in the various
churches they worshipped.
At Mile One Church in Port Harcourt Central District, it was
a smooth partnership with the Stewardship department as the Conference
Treasurer, Shep. Onyinyechi Faith Nwafor fed members spiritually in the
divine service on a sermon aimed at improving members' stewardship lifestyle and
making them cheerful givers.
While the Communication Director, during the AWR promotion lit
up the ambiance with tales from AWR impact in the Philippines and how missionary
effort is visible in Port Harcourt as well as a future prospect. He explained that the
“Adventist World Radio Day (AWR) is a day set out annually by the Adventist
Church to celebrate the use of radio as a means of making disciples for Christ
since 2011.
“In November 2021, some rebel soldiers and assassins were
part of the one hundred thousand (100,000) people who got baptized in the
Philippines after they learned about the love of Jesus over the AWR broadcast.
This ended a 50-year war against the government of the Philippines by the
group. He orated.
Elder Felix Ojikpo reported that Omuoko central church crowned
their celebration with a community impact program. “We assembled our
youths and stormed omuihuechi community on a program tagged Impact and
encouragement visit, among other activities was share your faith where every
door was visited and flyer Wes shared.
Deborah Urang expressed that the AWR Day was a success in
Aker Road Church of Rumuolumeni District.
“After the 10 minutes promotion, the communicators sang a
special song as the promotion offering is being collected. The communicator also
officiated during divine service as the sermon was delivered by the Stewardship
Educator sent to Aker church.
“At the close of the church, the communicators also took a group
photograph to mark the end of that programme as we hope that come next AWR day,
the full worship including sabbath school and divine will be taken care of by
the Communicators.
Onyedikachi Oluo, a delegate at Umuaturu in Mba DistrictIt depone that it was a joyful service during the AWR celebration and that the promotion was spiritually impacting.
Adventist World Radio is an institution of the General
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists established to proclaim the everlasting
gospel to all the world in harmony with scriptural commands through various
types of radio and internet broadcasting. (See also Total Commitment to God
declaration, A 15 40.).
The objectives of the Adventist World Radio Day is to raise
greater awareness in our churches and the media of the importance of radio
evangelism; to encourage church leaders through the communication ministry to
establish and provide access to Adventist information through radio; believing
that with powerful and enriching spiritual contents, the church could win more
souls from broadcast to baptism.
More report awaits…
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