Publishing House Congress Held in Israel
by Stephen Apola | Publishing Ministries Associate Director, General Conference
More than 45 Adventist publishing house executives and division Publishing Ministries directors attended the World Publishing Publishing House Congress in Jerusalem, Israel, from June 7–13, 2019.
The theme of the congress, “Stronger Together, Reaching Everyone” was an opportunity for the global denominational publishing houses and other Publishing Ministries leaders to fellowship, promote unity, and recommit to the vision of the Adventist church while walking in the footsteps of Christ.
Publishing houses had the opportunity to show case and share their new initiatives while inspiring each other.
 
 
 
 
General Conference Publishing Ministries awarded plaques of appreciation to all the publishing houses for faithfully supporting and publishing Spirit of Prophecy books.
The department also recognized and honored Wilmar Hirle and his wife, Cleni, for a lifetime dedicated to the Publishing Ministries work, especially more than 12 years as associate director at the General Conference. Wilmar Hirle retired in February 2019.
After the meetings concluded, the group of attendees had the opportunity to participate in a historic tour of Jerusalem, Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, and other key places that feature the history of Israel.
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Children Distribute Missionary Book
by Diamantino Sawambo | South-Western Angola Union
More than 30 children distributed the missionary book Hope for Today's Families in Portuguese at the Huambo Regional Hospital im Angola on June 9. The kids went to see and give books to children admitted at the hospital and their families.
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Literature Evangelist Congress Held in Mexico
by Guillermo Biaggi | Vice President, General Conference
More than 500 delegates attended the national congress of literature evangelists (LEs) in Mexico, held in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, from May 27–29.
The program, organized by GEMA Publishing House and Inter-American Division Publishing Ministries, was held to celebrate results of LEs' work throughout the country. Officers from conferences, unions, and the division were present as a strong demonstration of support to literature evangelism.
The program was attended by Elie Henry, Inter-American Division president; Billy Biaggi, a General Conference vice president and Publishing Ministries advisor; Almir Marroni, General Conference Publishing Ministries director; and Erwin Gonzalez, Inter-American Division Publishing director.
One of the highlights of the program was the celebration of 75 years of GEMA, which produces Adventist literature in Spanish for the entire country. Pictured below are former and current GEMA leaders, who attended the special celebration.
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Zambia Union Hosts Bible Conference for LEs
by Stephen Apola | Publishing Ministries Associate Director, General Conference
The Southern Zambia Union held its first Literature Evangelist Bible Conference in Lusaka. More than 200 literature evangelists (LEs) from across the union attended the four-day event from May 22-25.
The Bible conference, which was organized by the unionn, aimed at equipping and encouraging LEs toward a better understanding, interpretation, and use of scriptures for Bible Studies and sharing their faith.
Key topics covered included Biblical hermeneutics, how to conduct Bible studies, Apocalyptic literature, and the plan of redemption. Facilitators included union president, secretary, and Publishing Ministries director, and the General Conference Publishing associate director was also in attendance.
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Student LE Program Strong in Montemorelos
by Almir Marroni | Publishing Ministries Director, General Conference
On May 24, Almir Marroni, Publishing Ministries director, visited two student literature evangelist (LE) teams in the city of Monterrey, one hour away from Montemorelos University in Mexico. Pictured above is the office building of Emprendum, Montemorelos Publishing Ministries coordinates a movement to involve more than 600 student LEs each summer and winter vacation.
Pictured with Marroni are Erwin Gonzalez, Inter-American Division Publishing Ministries director, and Carlos Gastelum, Emprendum director.
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Literature Evangelists Gather in Trinidad
by Almir Marroni | Publishing Ministries Director, General Conference
On May 21, Almir Marroni, General Conference Publishing Ministries director, and Erwin Gonzalez, Inter-American Division Publishing director, visited the Island of Trinidad to meet with a group of vibrant and motivated literature evangelists. Trinidad and Tobago are major islands in the midst of more than 40 other islands that are part of the Caribbean Union. Pictured above between Marroni and Gonzalez is Judith Smith, Caribbean Union Publishing Ministries director.
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Publishing Coordinators Trained in El Salvador
by Almir Marroni | Publishing Ministries Director, General Conference
From May 17–20 Almir Marroni, General Conference Publishing Ministries director, visited El Salvador to encourage local literature evangelists and train Local Church Publishing Coordinators. The Inter-American Division has seen a great growth in the distribution of Missionary Books of the Year, doubling from three million in 2018 to six million in 2019. This is greatly due to the emphasis in Publishing Ministries representation at the local church. Pictured with Almir Marroni and Erwin Gonzalez, Inter-American Division Publishing director, is Evila Lazo, El Salvador Union Publishing director.
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WAD Distributes 6,000 Missionary Books
by Stephen Apola | Publishing Ministries Associate Director, General Conference
More than 6,000 copies of the 2019 missionary book Hope for Today's Families were distributed in the Tema Community 12 Church area of the Meridian Ghana Conference earlier this year. The Advent Press in Accra, Ghana, donated 1,000 copies of the book to support the program. This year, the conference purchased more than 20,000 copies for distribution.
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