November 28, 2011 – Miami, Florida, United States…Libna Stevens/IAD
Twenty-one Seventh-day Adventist finalists from each of Inter-America’s church territories have less than two weeks before they face each other to compete for this year’s Bible Bowl winner title on Dec. 10, 2011, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
With numerous competitions under their belt, each of the finalists will have days to study and review their knowledge of the Book of Luke and Acts of the Apostles before traveling to the Caribbean island.
This year’s Bible bowl finale becomes the eighth such competition to take place in Inter-America and one that has church leaders excited about seeing young people actively participating in the study of the Scriptures.
“I’ve seen great excitement with our young people this year with this Bible bowl initiative,” said Pastor Benjamin Carballo, who recently returned from regional competitions in Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, and Costa Rica.
“Our main objective has always been to involve our youth into studying and experiencing the Holy Spirit through reading God’s Word as the become partners in fulfilling the mission of sharing the Gospel,” said Carballo.
This year’s two Bible books focus on the life and ministry of Jesus and the work of the apostles who began the early church which teach lessons for active young people seeking to do move forward in service, according to Carballo. “Luke and Acts go along with what the church throughout Inter-America and the world church has been striving for: to motivate church members in pursuing spiritual revival and reformation.”
The competition will be streamed live over the internet beginning at 3:30 p.m. Puerto Rico Time or 2:30 p.m. Miami Time on Saturday, Dec. 10. The live program will be held in Spanish with translation into English and French.
Regional winners from 21 church unions in the Inter-American Division include:
Atlantic Caribbean Union: Waylon Johnson
Belize Union: Maxie Morey
Caribbean Union: Tenika Da Silva
Central Mexican Union: Job Magdiel Gonzalez Gonzalez
Cuban Union: Kariuska Azahares Cintra
Dominican Union: Massiell Antonia Pena de la Cruz
East Venezuela Union: Thairubys Alicia Contreras Zambrano
El Salvador Union: Cesia Betsabe Meza Andrade
French Antilles Guiana Union: David Tulysse
Guatemala Union: Abigail Rojas
Haitian Union: Tisma Jempsy Juguerson
Honduras Union: Walner Jose Murillo Cabrera
Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union: Aura Lucina Kantun Montiel
Jamaican Union: Rory Hall
North Colombia Union: Ivonn Marleys Mendoza Joseph
North Mexican Union: Esther Alvarado Hernandez
Puerto Rican Union: Gladys Castro
South Central American Union: Eli Josue Castro
South Colombia Union: Jose Mauricio Casallas Castellanos
South Mexican Union: Jose De La Luz Sosa Lopez
Venezuela-Antilles Union: Jose Gregorio Vega Ramirez
To view Inter-America’s 2011 Bible bowl grand finale competition, visit us at www.interamerica.org
