One of the many blessings of Adventist Education is “Week of Prayer”.  Our youngest son invited me to his school(South Auckland) ‘Week of Prayer’ two weeks ago.  He was eager for me to attend.  It was interactive, student-led, Christ-centred and applicable to every day life.  No wonder he was having such a great time.  To have a week of spiritual emphasis as part of his educational program has been one his school highlights this year.

Queen’s Birthday weekend in Rotorua saw the opening of the ‘All Power’ seminar at the Rotorua Convention Centre.  Supported by the Rotorua church, the ‘All Power Seminar’ presented by Leo Schreven attracted hundreds of guests.  The seminar, which ends June 16, has now moved to the Rotorua church.  The seminar has moved from motivational presentations to Bible teachings.  Please pray for our pastor in Rotorua Les Worsley and his team as they continue to ministry to the 200+ attenders.

Julene Duerksen-Kapao’s message on the Luke 15 trilogy at the Queen’s Brithday Youth Rally in Auckland was a highlight for many of the young people in attendance.  With great music from various youth groups her message of grace and discipleship was opened further for our youth.  Our youth ministries team also ran another successful basketball tournament on the same weekend. [my team made it to the Mens A final! OK we didn’t win but..]