Inter-America’s Bible Competition Finale Set For November 25 in Colombia
November 16, 2022 | Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News
Two dozen finalist from each of Inter-American Division’s (IAD) 24 unions will travel to Bogotá, Colombia, to compete in this year’s Bible Connection finale event, on Nov. 25, 2023. The finalists will get tested on their knowledge on the Book of Judges during a live program on Saturday, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Miami Time. Finalists will also answer questions from chapters 19, 52, and 53 of Adventist co-founder Ellen G. White’s Patriarchs and Prophets.
The territory-wide Bible Connection initiative is all about getting more young people into the habit of studying their bibles and drawing important life lessons as they face daily challenges in their lives, said Pastor Al Powell, youth ministries director of the IAD. “The annual bible finale competition is an exciting time for finalists to travel to another country, get to know each other and share experiences as a young group,” said Powell.
During the finale, participants will get a chance to answer 100 multiple-choice questions in front of a live audience at the Palermo Adventist Church in Bogota.
Ximena Hernández is a returning finalist from the Honduras Union. She competed in last year’s competition held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. [File Photo: Libna Stevens/IAD]
The event will be held in Spanish, English, and French on Nov. 25, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at webcast.interamerica.org
This year’s finalists per union include:
Atlantic Caribbean Union: Astra Bowlin
Belize Union: Shamira Puc
Caribbean Union: Xabisa Hamilton
Central Mexican Union: Daniel Hernández Correa
Chiapas Mexican Union: Edward A. Fuentes
Cuba Union: Dianelys López
Dominican Union: Micole M. Baez
Dutch Caribbean Union: Miguel S. Henmarshel
East Venezuela Union: Gabriel Moncada
El Salvador Union: José B. García
French Antilles Guiana Union: Pricille Miredin
Guatemala Union: Kathia Tumax
Haitian Union: Lud H. Idony Louis
Honduras Union: Ximena Hernández
Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union: Héctor Merino
Jamaica Union: Kaldairo Carter
North Colombia Union: Frank K. Castro
North Mexican Union: Anayeli M. Osorio
Panama Union: Samer B. Abi Hassam
Puerto Rico: Mía Arroyo
South Central American Union: Angel Chojolantany
South Colombia Union: Heider A. Galindo
Southeast Mexican Union: Luis Jimenez Martínez
West Venezuela Union: Juan Lizcano