The Inter-American Division’s (IAD) second ministerial kick started in the Dominican Republic on Sep 9, with the waving of flags, wide smiles and bright colored national costumes worn by hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists from across the Caribbean islands.
“By planes, over the sea or by land, you are here by God’s grace and the protection of the Almighty,” said Pastor Elie Henry, president of the IAD, as he welcomed the more than 1,700 pastors, their spouses and church administrators to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. “In God’s plan, He made it possible for you and me to travel and celebrate His goodness, rejoicing in His presence,” he said.