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By Rajmund Dabrowski – Denver, Colorado … Following 24 years as an educator in Rocky Mountain Conference, and 18 years as a teacher, and seven as a teaching principal at Vista Ridge Academy in Erie, Colorado, Sandy Hodgson is moving to a new position as RMC assistant director of education.
“As we look to the future of RMC education, we are blessed to bring Sandy Hodgson’s 24 years of experience to broaden our teacher support. As we increase our professional development opportunities and bring added resources to our small schools, I know that Sandy will be a blessing to our teachers, said Diane Harris, RMC superintendent of education.
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By Paulette Yaple – Cheyenne, Wyoming … Robert Foster, 98-year-old Cheyenne Adventist Church member and WW2 veteran, was honored on May 23 by the governor of Wyoming and other state dignities for his service to Wyoming and the United States.
Foster was recognized for his service during WW2, for being the first black telephone installer in Wyoming with Mountain Bell Telephone Company, being a committed volunteer in the community and the Cheyenne Adventist Church, and demonstrating amazing strength of character and community involvement.
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By AdventHealth — Oleg Kostyuk, a religious studies professor at AdventHealth University, told the story of encountering a woman on Ukraine’s border with Romania. She had fled Odessa, her life packed into two carry-on suitcases. The thing she would miss most, she told him, was not her home but rather the ability to visit the graves of her husband and son. Kostyuk and his wife, Julia, a family nurse practitioner, visited AdventHealth’s Global Missions office in Altamonte Springs, Florida, recently to share the hope – and heartbreak – they experienced during their six-day visit to their war-torn homeland to deliver “seven huge suitcases” of medicines and supplies. |
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By Jon Roberts – Denver, Colorado … Lead pastors from Rocky Mountain Conference churches with multiple pastors gathered in Denver during the month of May for training on successfully managing a multi-staff church and overcoming unique obstacles.
The training, which is the first of specific group training planned for pastors in RMC, was facilitated by Dave Ferguson, lead pastor at the Collegedale Adventist Church. The extensive workshop, held over two days, covered a broad range of topics, including how to improve team communication and clarity, generate team alignment and engagement, build team trust and unity, foster team caring and inclusivity, resolve conflict in a manner that preserves and enhances the team, and network with colleagues who pastor in a similar context.
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RMCNews with Jones Tuufuli – Colorado Springs, Colorado … The Colorado Springs Central Adventist Church continues to reach out to one of the most vulnerable populations in Colorado Springs–the homeless.
The ministry, named Jesus Loves You Sabbath Homeless Ministry, feeds those who are temporarily homeless on the streets of Colorado Springs.
Reflecting on why the ministry began, Jones Tuufuli, assistant pastor at Colorado Springs Central, said, “When I began this ministry in 2018, I was moved by the message that the church’s mission is to be Jesus’ hands and feet.”
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By Ashley Jankiewicz — My heart rate increased as I tried to suppress my rising panic. Hot tears pricked my eyes as I listened closely to what the preacher was saying. He was getting close, I could tell. I had learned to expect these things on the last day of a week of spiritual emphasis — the dreaded call.
“Come up to the front if you feel like this is you.”
There it was.
Other students around me slowly stood up and filtered to the front. I was caught between my desire to answer the call and my fear of going up front.
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