CONTENTS

4 PUBLISHER’S COMMENTARY Why We Still Need Camp Meeting

There is no fellowship like Adventist fellowship and there are few things that foster Adventist fellowship like camp meeting.

By Dana C. Edmond

8 COVER STORY Camp Meeting

1992—REVISITED!

Elder Charles Dudley was the South Central Conference President. Elder Dana Edmond was the Youth Director, leading drills and parades. Dr. E. E. Cleveland and Dr. Benjamin Reaves were the Sabbath speakers. Rich indeed! Let God enrich you even more at Camp Meeting 2023!

By Elder R. Steven Norman

12 KNOW YOUR REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND LEADERS

Our membership numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Many faithfully pour into God’s Store house, and He pours out His bless ings in abundance. Study the facts and figures. Get to know the Re- gional Conference leadership, not just at your home, but across the entire North American Division. Data Compiled By Dana C. Edmond

20 DUDLEY MONUMENT IS DEDICATED

The Office for Regional Conference Ministries, the Regional Conference Retirement Plan and the Charles and Etta Dudley Foundation dedicated a new monument in the front of the new Regional Conference headquarters. The statue is entitled, “What Meaneth These Stones?”

By Dana C. Edmond

26 NEWSMAKERS SURVIVORS!

The Oakwood University Class President of 2023 delivered a rousing, dynamic, heart-stirring address, looking back over incredible experiences and looking forward to God’s incredible plans for all of these emerging leaders, her classmates.

By Christyn Byrd

32, 34 IN MEMORIAM

Mrs. Mable Hubbard Cox

Elder Horace Jones

Mrs. Mable Cox gave her all to God, her family, her profession, to those in need, in her church and community.

Elder Horace Jones offered decades of service in ministry and administration. We are honored that their families have shared their life accounts with us.

36 FOLLOW UP

First The Historic IAD/ORCM Summit—Now, the Strategy

Read all about the great plans for Collaboration, Evangelism, Ministry and Church Growth between the Inter-American Division and the Office for Regional Confer- ence Ministry that will last through Eternity, and be inspired!

By Dana C. Edmond

40 RCRP FEATURE

Break Out of the Prison of Loneliness

It’s a high-risk condition that cuts us to our very core, taking our health and quality of life. Fortunately, there’s some good news to successfully combat the dangers of loneliness.

By Dr. Delbert W. Baker

44 IN TRIBUTE

Harry Belafonte

He was a top-ranked entertainer, but so much more. Learn the fascinating accounts of this warrior for Civil Rights who also mas terminded global campaigns against poverty, famine, illness, starvation and death.

Coverage from news dispatches

46 BOOK FEATURE

SCOOP!

There are so many life lessons embedded in the game of basketball, in the lives of the Seventh-day Adventists who love it and in the parallels we draw from Scripture that underscore God’s best plans.

By Tim Allston

49 NATIONAL NEWS

President Biden Ends National COVID Emergency

The COVID emergencies in public health that brought much-needed aid to the nation have come to a close, ending some main line free services. Some services remain—and so does the virus. The Biden Administration

52 HOPE SERIES

God’s Timing is the Best Timing

Look at how God works. This young wife, mother, graduate and minister got to know the Oakwood campus from attending Camp Meetings. She felt His call on her life, and followed Him.

By Autumn Alexander

56 CAMP MEETING SCHEDULES

Find out when your Regional Conference sessions will be. Find out about all of the other sessions will be. Make your plans to attend, and GO!

58 ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES

A Sabbath Like No Other

Trace the movements of an ACS volunteer and his wife once they got word of the deadly tornadoes that struck in their region in March 2023, and their immediate response to offer assistance,

By W. Derrick Lea