News Focus East-Central Africa Division (ECD)
3,792,471 ECD membership as of November 2017
Burundi Radio Programs Gains Global Audience on WhatsApp An Adventist radio program aired on the national radio station in Burundi has gone global through WhatsApp, especially among Kirundi language speakers. The program, Ijwi Ry’Inzamba Y’Iherezo (The Voice of the Final Trumpet) is hosted by the Adventist Church in Burundi. It airs every Saturday and has gained an international appeal from radio listeners around the world.
“These camps should be a beginning of a partnership between the government and the Adventist Church in the eradication of poverty and drug addiction.” Jolly Kagira, a government representative in Uganda commenting on more than 3,000 free medical camps set up by the Adventist Church throughout the country that offer both medical care and Bible studies.
2,500 Number of inmates ministered to by a prison initiative operated by the Newlife Seventhday Adventist Church in Nairobi, Kenya. Church members organize Sabbath School classes for inmates, allowing for spiritual growth within that community. Recent classes have been as large as 400. Since the launch of the initiative in 2012, about 1,000 inmates have been baptized
Adventist members in Rwanda gather for a monthly community service day. The Rwandan government has commended the church for its commitment to service. (^-)
Adventist University Graduates a Record 657 Students in Rwanda Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA) recently graduated a record 675 students, 386 (57%) female. For the first time, the university awarded MBA and Master of Education degrees.
“While not alone, you are on your own now, so go out to serve God and your fellow men wherever the Lord leads.” Blasious Riguri, ECD president and AUCA chancellor, challenging the university’s graduates to serve their communities upon graduating.
Photo: Rwanda Union Mission 8
March 2018 AdventistWorld.org