More Than

12,000

The number of church members that marched through the main streets of Bogotá, Colombia, in celebration of the church’s 100-year existence in the city. Senator Lorena Ríos Cuéllar of Colombia awarded a special recognition to the Seventh-day Adventist Church from the country’s Senate Committee for the spiritual, social, and humanitarian contribution of the church. The event also saw a special inauguration ceremony of the Esperanza Colombia Radio 96.3 FM station, which was acquired in 2022 thanks to the support of Adventist World Radio (AWR). The station reaches 14 million people in Bogotá and the metropolitan region.

—Ron Genebago, Southern AsiaPacific Division youth ministries director, about the 2023 Global Youth Day (GYD). This year’s event, dubbed “Love Is a Verb,” was a call to action for young people to positively impact their communities and the world. Young people involved in GYD initiatives were able to choose from a range of service activities, including providing food to the homeless, visiting elderly individuals, cleaning up the environment, and much more. The objective was to make an impact in the lives of individuals who are in need.