Below is a message addressed to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America from President of the Inter-American Division, Elie Henry–IAD News Staff
January 19, 2024 | Miami, Florida, United States | By: Elie Henry, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America
Hello Brothers and Sisters, Happy Sabbath.
I am happy to greet you at the conclusion of the Ten Days of Prayer. As a church around the world, we participate in this initiative at the beginning of each new year. This is a special time in which we praise God, and raise our petitions, thanks, and requests before His throne of grace.
Did you know that prayer is a powerful bond that brings us closer to our Creator and strengthens us as a family of faith? That is why we begin the year with a strong emphasis on prayer, asking for the constant presence of the Holy Spirit in our churches, in our families and in our hearts.
Psalms 145:18 reminds us, “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”
With such inspiration, during this year 2024, let us continue to be people and churches that persevere in prayer, that trust in God’s faithfulness, and may we experience the transformative power that comes from a continued relationship with Him.
Maranatha!