Inter-America’s Bible Boom finalists compete in the Dominican Republic
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November 11, 2016 | Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens/IAD
Twenty-four finalists representing Inter-America’s church territories will compete one last time this year for the Bible Boom title on Dec. 10, 2016. The finalists will travel to the Dominican Republic to test their knowledge of the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and Chapters 1-12 of Ellen G. White’s Patriarch’s and Prophets.
The event becomes the 13th annual territory-wide Bible bowl competition initiative that has engaged thousands of young people across thousands of churches to dive into assigned Bible books to strengthen their spiritual life, youth ministries leaders say.
“All our youth across our churches have been involved in the elimination process to come up with their finalists, so there’s a lot of excitement with out young people in Inter-America,” says Pastor Al Powell, youth ministries director.
“The Bible boom is fundamental for our youth to be grounded in the Word of God. And as they learn the Word of God, they will have a closer connection with Christ and be prepared to face their challenges here on this earth while making eternal decisions,” says Powell.
Finalists will answer 50-55 questions in the final competition, which will be held in the Polideportivo Arena in San Pedro de Macorís, from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
This year’s finalists include:
Atlantic Caribbean Union: Adrian Reader
Belize Union: Leera Carr
Caribbean Union: Zharia Kirk
Central Mexican Union: Tovar Barzilai
Chiapas Mexican Union: Dulce Nango
Cuban Union: Angel Josué Amado
Dominican Union: Leonardo Alayón Sosa
Dutch Caribbean Union: Pending
East Venezuela Union: María González
El Salvador Union: Christian León
French Antilles Guiana Union: Pumacahua Ramos
Guatemala Union: Hernan Pérez
Haitian Union: Pending
Honduras Union: Sinia Gómez
Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union: Abigail Reyes
Jamaican Union: Shamelia Martin
North Colombia Union: Zarith Méndez
North Mexican Union: Karina Alonso
Panama Union: Josué Torres
Puerto Rican Union: Astrid Alvarez
South Central American Union: Cristian López
South Colombia Union: Mónica Díaz
Southeast Mexican Union: Alan Kuk
West Venezuela Union: Onalys Thoureys
For more information on this year’s Inter-American Bible Boom final competition, visit us at interamerica.org