Alberta Conference Virtual Camp Meeting July 9-17, 2021
Candidates
SAMUEL AND NORMA CADIZ AND THEIR DAUGHTERS: KEZIA, ANGELA AND KAYE.
Sam and Norma Cadiz Samuel Cadiz was raised on the family farm in San Mateo, Isabela, Philippines. Growing up, Sam would “pastor” the water buffalo every Sunday, not knowing that one day God would call him to the ministry to pastor people. He is married to Norma Cadiz and God blessed them with three lovely girls: Kezia, Angela and Kaye. He was a Bible teacher for Grade 7 and grade 9 at Northeast Luzon Adventist College, Philippines before accepting the call for pastoral work. They moved to Canada in 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. While doing his college diploma in Addiction Counselling
DAVID AND MARLENE, DJ, GABRIELLA, MATTHEW AND NATHANIEL.
David and Marlene Benjamin and Community Services at CDI College, he volunteered to give bible studies and to help the Filipino Seventh-day Adventist Church in Winnipeg. Then was hired as a Bible Instructor for the Native Ministry under the Manitoba- Saskatchewan Conference. At present, he is the assigned pastor of the Calgary M.E.T.R.O Filipino, Calgary Fil-Can Seventh-day Adventist churches, and the newly organized Chestermere Company. Pastor Sam is passionate about growing his churches, reaching out to people in the community, and assisting them to find a meaningful life in Jesus Christ.
David Benjamin currently serves as the Pastor of the Peace River, Fairview, and Morning Star Seventh- day Adventist Churches.
He also enjoys nature and wildlife photography and likes to draw from the beauty of nature to share the heart of God with the people of God.
He earned a Bachelor of Music Performance Degree from Burman University before going on to earn a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry.
He also has contributed to written devotionals for the Alberta Adventist News Magazine, quarterly publication.
He has played trumpet for almost three decades and immensely enjoys using his talent to uplift the name of Jesus and enjoys encouraging others to do the same.
When David is not preaching, playing trumpet, or out taking pictures of natural landscapes or birds or other wildlife, he is enjoying road trips and other fun experiences with his wife Marlene of 22 years, and their 4 children: DJ, Gabriella, Matthew and Nathaniel.
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