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A Quarterly Publication of Clear Focus Productions,a media ministry of Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists®

Volume 29, Number 1 • Spring 2013

David andSandra Yandoh

Digging Deeply In His Word

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Reaching SpiRitual MatuRity

by Mike Cauley, D.Min. FloriDa ConFerenCe PresiDent

Dear believer in the advent Hope:

as we draw closer to the coming of Jesus, God’s people will grow in spiritual maturity as they fall more deeply in love with Jesus. this experience comes by connecting with Him through His Word. ellen White tells us, “as we read the bible we learn of His work and listen to His voice. if we really want to

know the saviour, we will study the bible.” —Steps To Jesus, p. 87

about six years ago, there was a major study to determine the most significant factors in leading a person to spiritual maturity. spiritual maturity was defined as an individual who:

• is totally surren-dered to Christ

• reflects on scripture daily

• returns a faithful tithe

• spends time alone with God for significant peri-ods of time daily and, otherwise, has a meaningful daily prayer life

• seeks God for guidance daily

• regularly looks for ways to share with

others what Jesus means to them

• regularly spends time in reflection and journaling

• serves as a spiri-tual mentor

• individually serves those who are in need

the study was the largest of its kind, en-compassing 250,000 american Christians involving 1,000 con-gregations. they at-tempted to ascertain which factors were the most beneficial in helping converted people become ma-ture believers. of all the factors influenc-ing spiritual growth, the practice of daily, meaningful bible study was the most impactful. they also found that only 25%

of active Christian be-lievers in the churches could be characterized as mature believers. these statistics may not be much different in our denomination.

this year’s Camp Meeting, april 11–14 (english) and april 18–21 (spanish), will focus on how to equip God’s people to dig deeply into His Word. i hope that you will join us for this won-derful time of spiritual renewal. it is vital that we have occasions to come together to be encouraged and strengthened in our walk with Jesus.

our mission state-ment, “to make ma-ture disciples…” is what we are trying to achieve in obedience to the great com-mission. Growing in

Christ is foundational to us becoming all that the lord desires for us to be. learning how to interact with the scriptures daily in a meaningful way will help us to grow in Christ more than any-thing else.

those who have had the privilege of attending Camp Meet-ing at Camp kulaqua have experienced a very real blessing. it is a wonderful retreat from this world. in my opinion, it is as much like an old-fashioned Camp Meeting experi-ence as i have had in many years. i hope to see you there.

May God bless us as we continue to pursue growth to be more like Jesus and help others come to maturity in Christ.

FLORIDA FOCUS is published quarterly by Florida Conference of seventh-day adventists and mailed free of charge to constituent members with nonprofit standard postage paid in orlando, Florida.Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: 655 n. Wymore road, Winter Park, Fl 32789–1715. Phone: (407) 644-5000. Fax: (407) 644-7550. http://www.floridaconference.com/ • [email protected]: Mike Cauley. Executive Secretary: Carmen rodriguez. Treasurer: Duane rollins.Editorial Staff: Martin butler, Editor. lee bennett, Desktop Publishing. Gladys neigel, Editorial Assistant.Cover photo: lee bennett.

Did you know the state of Florida considers you to be

an atheist? a court-appointed executor of your estate cannot make a gift on your behalf from your estate to the Church (or any other nonprofit organization) unless you instructed them to do so in a last Will and testament.

is this important? to answer this, let’s look at just a few of the recent bequests received by our local insti-tutions in the last few months:

• altamonte springs Church: $13,407

• apopka Church: $26,984

• east Pasco Church: $33,259

• Deltona Church: $39,127

• st. augustine Church: more than $500,000

• Z.l. sung adventist school in Gainesville: more than $500,000

these gifts have made very important differences in the min-istries of these institutions. none of them would have been possible without the foresight and concern of those who took the time to establish a legal last Will and testament.

Please take a moment today to contact the Florida Conference Planned Giving and trust services Department. We can help you estab-lish a legacy that reflects your love and concern for the lord’s work.

Members’ Gifts Leave Legacy To the Lord’s Work

[email protected] • (407) 644-5000 x251

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A complete calendar is available online:

http://www.floridaconference.com/calendar/

Coming Events

OngOing eventS –––––––––––––––––––––––––Florida Pathfinder Events. http://www.floridaconference.com/youth/

or call (407) 644‑5000 x127.Singles’ Ministries Events. Spiritual study groups, fellowship

dinners, outings, and more. http://www.floridaconference.com/childrenandfamily/, [email protected], or (407) 703‑3050.

Florida Adventist Book Center. Winter Park: national toll‑free number, (877) 55‑FLABC (877‑553‑5222). Miami: (305) 805‑9900. High Springs: (386) 454‑7956. Shop online: http://www.floridaconference.com/abc/ or order by e‑mail: [email protected].

Florida Adventist Bookmobile Schedule. Resumes in summer 2013.Planned Giving and Trust Services Clinics.Apr. 11‑13. English Camp Meeting.Apr. 19‑20. Spanish Camp Meeting.Apr. 27. Jacksonville Southpoint.May 4. Clermont.May 11. Umatilla.June 8. Buenaventura Lakes Spanish.June 15. Bradmore Spanish.

July 20. Fort Myers Spanish.July 27. Naples Spanish.Aug. 17. Cooper City in Hollywood.Aug. 24. Margate.Sept. 21. West Palm Beach Spanish.Sept. 28. Fort Lauderdale.Oct. 26. Northwest Miami Spanish.

apRil 2013 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Florida Camp Meetings. More information on pages 6‑7 and

http://www.floridaconference.com/campmeeting/Apr. 11‑14. English‑language. Camp Kulaqua, High Springs. Theme:

Revealing God’s Heart—Digging Deeply In His Word. Featured speakers: Dave Smith, Richard Davidson, Roscoe Howard.

Apr. 18‑21. Spanish‑language. Camp Kulaqua, High Springs. Theme: Conociendo el corazón de Dios—profundizando en su Palabra. Featured speaker: Homero Salazar.

Greater Miami Adventist Academy Fourth Annual Golf Tournament. Apr. 21. Doral Golf Resort and Spa. Registration: 12:00‑1:00 p.m. Shotgun start: 2:00 p.m. Complimentary range warmup and practice. Scramble format shotgun start. Refreshments available throughout the course. Tournament closes with reception award ceremony and dinner. Cost: $185 includes green fees, golf cart, and goodie bag. Details: http://www.gma.edu/html/pta.html, [email protected], or (305) 220‑5955 x151.

May 2013 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Spanish-language Singles Retreat. May 23‑26. Camp Kulaqua,

High Springs. Cost, depending on accommodation choice: $114‑$130 for two nights, five meals, or $142‑$170 for three nights, seven meals. Registration: http://www.campkulaqua.com/. Details: [email protected], (321) 439‑1321, or (407) 644‑5000 x138.

June 2013 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Camp Kulaqua Summer Camp. June 2‑9, 9‑16, and 16‑23.

Camp Kulaqua, High Springs. Theme: Aim High—Called To Duty. Camps available for all ages during each week of sum‑mer camp plus specialty camps. Prices start at $300 with discounts for Florida Conference constituent members. Details: http://www.campkulaqua.com/SummerCamp.aspx, [email protected], or (386) 454‑1351.

Edible Schoolyard Academy. June 12‑13. Orlando Junior Academy. 8:00 a.m.‑3:00 p.m. Two days of discussions and activities to help you build your own garden and cooking curriculum customized to your resources, needs, and ability, integrating principles of health and nutrition. Presented by Chef Sarah Cahill, Chef Kevin Fonzo, and Garden Coordinator Brad Jones. Cost: $300, includes breakfast and lunch. Details: [email protected] or (407) 898‑1251.

Questions About Estate Planning?

How can I spare my family the expense and trouble of probating my will?

Who determines who will raise my dependent children should something happen to me and my spouse?

In Florida, does my spouse automatically inherit our house and other assets when I die?

How is my vacation home or other out-of-state property transferred to my heirs when I die?

How do I spare my family the agony of making end-of-life decisions on my behalf should I be unable to do so?

Contact Planned Giving and Trust Services to learn the answers to these and

any other estate planning questions: [email protected]

(407) 644-5000 x251

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Digging Deeply In His Wordby sanDra yanDoH

I was a cancer patient at Florida Hospital

Waterman in tavares when i called out to Christ for the first time. oh, i believed in God. i was brought up in the Jewish and Catholic faiths.

When i arrived at Florida Hospital for treatment, i was very much in need of God. With cancer, as you can imagine, i prayed often. i noticed scrip-ture verses and pic-tures of Jesus on the walls and thought that interesting—a hospital based on Christian teachings. With every radiation treatment, i thought of Jesus’ words, “by your faith, you are healed.”

i soon began read-ing the bible and got all the way through it in six months. When Florida Hospital Waterman hosted a Cancer Center Christ-mas party, i met Chaplain Faye rose.

one day, i made an appointment to speak with her about my re-lationship with Jesus. i told her it made me feel good to talk about Him, but i really didn’t know Him. she gave me some booklets and counseling. Mean-while, i continued to read my bible.

then, i started listening to a Christian music radio station. at Christmas time 2011, their

playlist included “Jin-gle bells” and “rudolf, the red-nosed rein-deer.” i thought, “this doesn’t sound right for a Christian station.”

after the holidays, i looked for another station and found WGtt 91.5 FM, which i later learned broad-casts from north lake seventh-day adventist Church. this station was different. rather than music, the format was preaching and teaching, which really appealed to me.

When i had ques-tions, i would bounce them off my fiancé, David, who was a Methodist lay preach-er. He answered some of my questions, but i wanted to dig deeper into every truth i heard. We were both excited to learn new keys to open scripture,

so we joined a local community church and became part of a bible study group.

they studied the bible, but an-swers were fed to us. Hungry for truth, we really wanted to search the scriptures for ourselves. as we continued listening to WGtt, we realized the presenters were sev-enth-day adventists.

knowing Chaplain rose was an adventist, i approached her in February 2012 to ask if David and i could take bible studies. With excitement, she sug-gested we all study to-gether with obed and Coretta Graham who are members at north lake Church. sev-eral studies later, the Grahams asked, “Why not come this saturday and try our church?”

“How can i come this saturday?” i asked David. “i’ve run my shop every saturday for the past five years.”

after we prayed about it, i made the decision to take the day off so we could attend north lake Church. the min-ute we entered, my thought was, “this is it!” David responded, “the first day was like déjà vu—a reuniting with long-lost friends. they’re like family, and we belong.”

i still faced the dilemma of what to do with the shop on saturdays. so, we prayed again, and i was convicted no one in my shop would work on the sabbath. We recently decided to permanently close the shop, and someone has offered to purchase it.

spring and summer seemed like a whirl-wind. We started mar-riage counseling with Chaplain rose after she agreed to perform our wedding ceremony July 15 in the chapel at Florida Hospital Waterman. Mean-while, we continued attending north lake Church with the intent of becoming mem-bers. on December 15, 2012, we were baptized by Chaplain rose at north lake Church.

it’s a miracle how God led us into the adventist Church. For me, this is evidence that our great God brought us to the right place at the right time to join this amazing Church family!

We continue tak-ing every opportunity to study God’s Word. Whether it’s our Wednesday study or the sabbath school bible study group, we are being drawn into a closer relation-ship with Jesus.

When we learned about the april 11–14 Florida Camp Meet-ing, we knew it would be a blessing if we could attend. the speakers, the topics, and even the theme, revealing God’s Heart: Digging Deeply in His Word, all point to a wonderful oppor-tunity for getting to know Jesus better, and

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Sandra and David Yandoh, right, study the Bible with Obed and Coretta Graham, bottom; Chaplain Faye Rose, top; and Kendra Hosek, left.

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Youth On a MissionFlorida Conference Youth/Young Adult Ministries

Youth Taking On the World

For Christ

by PeDro PereZ

IMPaCt orlando is a week-long summer mission trip

organized by Florida Con-ference youth Ministries. it is designed to provide op-portunities for young people to serve and share hope. Citizens of orlando will see it advertised as liVE With HoPE when messages appear on billboards, door hangers, postcards, business cards, and t-shirts.

local adventist orga-nizations salt (service and love together) and liFe (lay institute For evangelism) will join the collaborative outreach effort with orlando-based agencies, as well as Florida Conference’s Publishing,

Children’s Ministries, Min-isterial, and Community services departments.

iMPaCt orlando will have many outreach com-ponents. in late May, Maga-book student workers will begin making door-to-door contacts in orlando neigh-borhoods. then, a group of youthful missionaries (ages 14+) will descend on orlan-do the week of June 23–30.

these youth will be housed at orlando Junior academy (a fully fenced/gated property) to receive training in a variety of out-reach ministries, includ-ing door to door, elderly, homeless, children, sidewalk preaching, puppets, balloon animals, and face painting. in addition, they will be in-volved in community service projects and help conduct

several Vacation bible school programs.

on sabbath, June 29, an army

of young people representing adventurer,

Pathfinder, youth, young adult, and Campus Minis-tries age groups, will gather in orlando for another wave of iMPaCt outreach. in the morning, they will distribute more than 10,000 copies of The Great Hope (an adapted version of The Great Contro-versy), as well as 5,000 copies of the new testament. thou-sands of homes will receive a neighborly visit from young people offering to pray with the residents and share free literature with them.

that afternoon, lake eola and Festival Park in

orlando will come alive with parades, Pathfinder drum and drill demonstrations, health exhibits in partner-ship with Florida Hospital and Creation Health, live music, activities for young people, literature and prayer tents, and free refreshments.

When iMPaCt orlando activities end, there will be follow-up living With Hope evangelistic meetings, small group gatherings, and Creation Health seminars conducted in participating adventist churches through-out greater orlando.

Volunteers who would like to join the army of youth sharing hope this summer in the city of orlando may register at http://bit.ly/impactorlando2013

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119th AnnualFlorida Camp Meeting

English-language April 11–14, 2013

Featured SpeakerDave SmithSenior Pastor of Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, Collegedale, Tennessee.

Sabbath EveningMike CauleyPresident, Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Winter Park, Florida.

Morning DevotionalsRichard DavidsonProfessor of Old Testament Exegesis, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Sabbath AfternoonRoscoe HowardVice President of Mission and Ministries, Adventist Health System, Altamonte Springs, Florida.

—Beginners— Noah

Friday: 9:00-10:30am 3:30-5:00pm

Sabbath: 9:00-9:45am 9:45-10:30am (identical programs)Sabbath: 3:30-5:00pm

Sunday: 9:00-10:30am

—Kindergarten—Kingdom

RockThursday: 7:15-9:00pm

Friday: 9:00-10:30am 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sabbath: 9:00-10:30am 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sunday: 9:00-10:30am

—Primary—Cruisin’ In

My Father’s CarThursday: 7:15-9:00pm

Friday: 9:00-10:30am 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sabbath: 9:00am-12:30pm 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sunday: 9:00-10:30am

—Juniors—Survivor:

Junior EditionThursday: 7:15-9:00pm

Friday: 9:00-10:30am 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sabbath: 9:00am-12:30pm 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sunday: 9:00-10:30am

—Junior High—Don’t Get

Caught NakedThursday: 7:15-9:00pm

Friday: 9:00-10:30am 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sabbath: 9:00am-12:30pm 3:30-5:00pm 7:15-9:00pm

Sunday: 9:00-10:30am

Camp Meeting Programs For Children — see weekend grid for youth/young adult programs

23400 NW 212 Ave., High Springs, Florida

Richard Davidson• A Song For the

SanctuaryRosemary Graham• Christ’s Legacy: People

With Disabilities and the Church

Tamyra Horst• Getting Into

God’s WordKim Allan Johnson• God’s Amazing Plan

For Your Church• Abundant Living

NOW Through Christ’s Resurrection

Wilma & Willie Lee• How To Get To Heaven

From Your House

Alicia Patterson• Recognizing

Emotional Wounds• Healing

Emotional Wounds• Wounded Healers:

How Our Misery Often Becomes Our Ministry

Trust Services• Topic and presenter

to be announcedWomen’s Ministries• Topic and presenter to

be announced

Joseph Savage• Sabbath School Lesson

Study: Minor Prophets

Featured Musicians Include:

Kelly Mowrer

Seminars and Sabbath School

Revealing God’s HeartDigging Deeply In His Word

Charles Haugabrooks

Restoration

Forest Lake Academy’s Cantabile

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Thursday—April 11 Friday—April 12 Sabbath—April 13 Sunday—April 14

Information, Accommodations,

and MealsLearn more about Camp

Meeting and register to rent accommodations and/or

purchase meal tickets through the Camp Meeting web site:

floridaconference.com/ campmeeting/

Online registration also at campkulaqua.com

or call (386) 454-1351 to request a registration form by mail.

Youth ProgramThe Life Games

Featured SpeakerHeather CookCollege Church

Associate Pastor, Lancaster, MA

Beginning Thursday at 7:00

Young Adult ProgramDeeper

Featured SpeakerJerrold Thompson

Hope Community Mission Group Pastor, Palm Springs, CA

Beginning Thursday at 7:00

6:30-7:00First Light Prayer Team

Steve Adessa

6:30-7:00First Light Prayer Team

Steve Adessa

6:30-7:00First Light Prayer Team

Steve Adessa

7:00-8:00Devotional

Richard Davidson

7:00-8:00Devotional

Richard Davidson

7:00-8:00Devotional

Richard Davidson

8:00-8:50Breakfast

8:00-8:50Breakfast

8:00-8:50Breakfast

9:00-10:15Morning

Seminar SessionsRichard DavidsonRosemary Graham

Tamyra HorstKim Allan Johnson

Wilma & Willie Lee

9:00-10:301st

Worship ServiceDave Smith

9:00-10:30Sabbath School

Lesson DiscussionJoseph Savage

Seminar SessionsRichard Davidson

Tamyra HorstWilma & Willie Lee

Alicia Patterson

9:00-10:15Morning

Seminar SessionsKim Allan Johnson

Wilma & Willie LeeWomen’s Ministries

10:30-12:00Morning Message

Dave Smith

11:00-12:302nd

Worship ServiceDave Smith

11:00-12:30Sabbath School

Lesson DiscussionJoseph Savage

Seminar SessionsRichard Davidson

Tamyra HorstWilma & Willie Lee

Alicia Patterson

12:30-1:45Lunch

12:45-2:00Lunch

12:00-12:30Lunch

2:00-3:151st Afternoon

Seminar SessionsRichard Davidson

Tamyra HorstKim Allan Johnson

Alicia Patterson

1:00-3:00Camp

Activities Available

Go-CartsCanoes

Putt-PuttDisc Golf

Field Games

(See prices in Sunday 10:15-5:00

grid)

2:30-3:30Personal

TestimonyRoscoe Howard

2:30-5:00Zoo Open

10:15-5:00Enjoy Camp Activities

• Go-Carts: $5.00 per ride

• Horse Rides: $14.50 per 90-minute ride

• Pony Rides: $3.25 per ride

• Canoes: $10.75 per day

• Putt-Putt: no charge

• Disc Golf: no charge

• Field Games: no charge

• Tower of Faith: $18.00 per person, includes one trip on each of four activities

• River Ranch Water Park: $10.50 per person WEATHER PERMITTING

3:30-4:452nd Afternoon

Seminar SessionsTrust ServicesTamyra Horst

Wilma & Willie LeeAlicia Patterson

3:45-5:00Music In the Park

and Baptism

5:15-6:30Supper

5:15-6:30Supper

5:15-6:30Supper

6:30-7:00In the Garden

Prayer ExperienceAbel Paulín

6:30-7:00In the Garden

Prayer ExperienceAbel Paulín

6:30-7:00In the Garden

Prayer ExperienceAbel Paulín

7:15-9:00Evening Meeting

Dave Smith

7:15-9:00Evening Meeting

Dave Smith

7:15-9:00Evening Meeting

Mike Cauley

9:00-9:30Afterglow

9:00-9:30Afterglow

9:00-9:30Afterglow

Weekend Adult Schedule

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aSSOciate DiRectOR fOR eState SeRviceS

Gloria Becker rejoins the Confer-ence staff after an absence of thirteen years, during which time she served as Principal of Forest lake academy in apopka. she was voted as associate Director for estate services by the ex-ecutive Committee on December 11, 2012, and began her new position in February 2013. Previously, Gloria served as Florida Conference execu-tive secretary.

she enjoys reading, crafts, and traveling. three children make up the becker house-hold: Devin, ryan, and kristin.

Gloria is fluent in english and spanish. “i would like to assist people in understand-ing the importance of planning their estates,” says Gloria, “with the underly-ing knowledge that all we have belongs to the lord. i have experienced the bless-ings of estate planning through the loss of my spouse, and i praise God for His guidance in this process.”

DepaRtMental Staff changeS

vice pReSiDent fOR SpaniSh-language MiniStRieS

Allan Machado was voted by the ex-ecutive Committee on February 5, 2013, as Vice President for spanish-language Ministries and began his duties on March 11. He replaces abel Paulín who contin-ues as evangelism Director. this change will enable Paulín to place more emphasis on church planting.

since 2010, allan served as lay Pastor Director for more than 60 lay pastors in Florida Conference. Prior to that appoint-ment, he was a pastor at Hialeah spanish Church and a lay pastor in Miami.

allan enjoys reading and sports activities. His fam-ily includes his wife, elsa, who is employed at Greater Miami adventist academy, and two sons, alan and erich.

His desire with this new position is “to equip and motivate pastors to advance the cause of Christ by effectively reaching the Hispan-ic community in the context of their chal-lenges and needs.”

SeRvice centeR DiRectOR

John Pawson was advanced to the posi-tion of Director for the service Center by the executive Committee on February 5, 2013. He began Confer-ence employment in november 2008 as an office assistant and then as service Center Manager in 2010.

Previously, John was employed in purchasing at regal Marine in orlando, vice president for ma-terials and logistics at Chris Craft boats in sarasota, and in pur-chasing at 52 yachts in Holland, Michi-gan, for 22 years.

John loves to camp and has recently taken up kayaking. His wife, Patricia, is an office assistant for a new step Prosthetics in apopka. they have two sons: Jonathan and Christopher.

“the goal of the service Center,” says John, “is to maintain the Church’s property in top-notch condi-tion and to provide the best customer service to Conference departments, walk-in guests, and churches using good steward-ship principles.”

aSSOciate DiRectOR fOR publiShing

Gilberto Borges was voted an associate Director for Publish-ing on February 5, 2013, by the execu-tive Committee. He began denominational work as a literature evangelist in brazil for 12 years before coming to Florida Conference where he has worked 25 years.

Gilberto was re-cently awarded as the top literature evan-gelist in cash sales for Florida Conference, southern union Con-ference, and north american Division.

He keeps fit by play-ing soccer. His wife, silvie, is a staff ac-countant for Florida Conference. they have a son, Wallace, and a daughter, nathalie, who both attend andrews university and help fund their education through the literature work in the summer Maga-book program.

“My goal is for each church to have one or two literature evan-gelists,” says Gilberto, “and i wish each one may succeed financial-ly and strengthen their faith until the coming of the lord.”

aSSOciate DiRectOR fOR publiShing

Anwar Bowes was voted as an associate Director for Publish-ing by the executive Committee on Feb-ruary 5, 2013. the Florida Magabook program is his major responsibility.

in one aspect of his work, he will visit colleges and invite students to join the literature program and sell Magabooks in order to earn a scholarship toward furthering their education during the summer as well as during the school year. He will also be involved in train-ing the students and working with them throughout the state of Florida.

anwar graduated from antillean ad-ventist university, Mayagüez, Puerto rico, in December 2012, with a bachelor of science in nursing. For 11 years, he has spent his vacations working with the Magabook program as a student and then as a leader. He attri-butes this program to teaching him the lead-ership skills necessary for this new position.

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