Inter-America’s Bible Competition Finalists to Compete in Mexico
Miami, Florida, United States - nov 17th, 2017
November 17, 2017 | Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens/IAD
Young finalists representing Inter-America’s Seventh-day Adventist church territories will take part in the final Bible competition of the year on Dec. 2. Twenty finalists are set to travel to Riviera Maya, Mexico, to test their knowledge on the books of Daniel, Hosea and Joel after months of competing against peers across campgrounds and churches in their respective countries and islands.
This year becomes the 14th such annual territory-wide Bible initiative that has engaged thousands of young people to dive into studying specific books to strengthen their spiritual life, organizers said.
One change this year is the name change of the bible event across the IAD to Bible Connection instead of the Bible Boom one used previous years, said Pastor Al Powell, youth ministries director for the church in Inter-America. “The new name will allow for greater involvement in the reading of the Word of God while the software is adjusted throughout Inter-America,” he said.
Powell said the Bible books being studied this year are in line with the General Conference’s study of the Bible initiative by the youth ministries department this year.
Finalists will answer 50-55 questions in the final competition, which will be held at Teatro de la Ciudad in Riviera Maya, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This year finalists include 21 of the 24 church regions in Inter-America. Powell reported that the Caribbean and Puerto Rican Unions were not able to hold their regional bible competitions due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria which hit their islands in September. In addition, the Dutch Caribbean Union will not take part in the event.
This year’s finalists include:
Atlantic Caribbean Union: Adrian Reader
Belize Union: Jacqueline Olivas
Central Mexican Union: Francisco Rodríguez
Chiapas Mexican Union: Dulce Nango
Cuban Union: Yelianni Mayor
Dominican Union: Yosandra Matos
East Venezuela Union: Daniela Figueroa
El Salvador Union: Elmer Hernández
French Antilles Guiana Union: Laskmi Ketsia Bolivar
Guatemala Union: Nereyda Pérez
Haitian Union: Nelson Edner
Honduras Union: Valeria Manueles
Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union: Emmanuel Gazal
Jamaican Union: Crystal Clarke
North Colombia Union: Carlos Andrés Barreto
North Mexican Union: Abigail Cruz Escalera
Panama Union: Michelle Nicole Latibeaudiere
South Central American Union: Fressia Elías Ortíz
South Colombia Union: Holman Yessith Palacio Ortega
Southeast Mexican Union: Aaron Zapata
West Venezuela Union: Aquiles Torres
For more information on this year’s Inter-American Bible Connection finale competition, visit us at interamerica.org