Reporter: Could you introduce yourself?
Pastor KRA: I am Pastor KRA Emmanuel; I am a Director responsible for several Departments namely the Department of Publication, the Adventist Youth Department, the Personnel Ministry Department within the Eastern Sahel Union. I am here as a delegate and a participant to the session of our Division.
Reporter: What are your impressions after having heard this morning Message?
Pastor KRA: This morning, I particularly recognized myself in the message about Jacob, because I felt the message was aimed at me in a positive way, and it brought me something special. When I consider the way someone like Jacob who used lies and deception, etc., may be accepted by God, a God who went down and accepted him despite his sinful nature and put him where it should be.I think it gives me the opportunity to still believe that in spite of the wrong that I may do, God is able to accept me.
Reporter: What do you expect from the new Administration?
Pastor KRA: What I expect from the Administration of our Division is to ensure that the church in our Division makes promising takeoff during this five year period to come. I am not saying that nothing has been done in the past, but from what has been done, we should be able to make things grow a little faster, and I expect from the Administration to provide a successful leadership that will be seen in all fields for the church to move forward.
Expectations of some participants.
Pastor RANDRIAMAMPIONONA Joseph Parfait
Central Africa Union/mission President
''The Annual Council of our Division was held after the last General Conference session. New Administrators have been appointed; we hope we will set up the strategic plan of the Division for the five years to come. We believe that the Administrators will make proposal with regard to their team composition for the implementation of the action plan. For all this we believe God always acts; we pray and we want the Holy Spirit to act in everyone so that we can move forward because it is time to finish the mission God has entrusted us with.''
Pastor ASSIENE G. Salomon
East Sahel Union /mission President
''Evangelism should no longer be Pastors’ and evangelists’ work or only a few people responsibility. Each member must get involved for a broad participation of all in evangelism. In the past we privileged large campaigns which are expensive. It is time to be imaginative and creative for diversifying our methods. All methods are welcome. We can continue with large campaigns, but they are expensive; we must therefore encourage campaigns through small groups, by friendship evangelism, personal contact, and by the printed page.''
Pastor KWAME KWANIN BOAKYE
Northern Ghana Union / Mission President
''I want to believe once we are going to consider Godliness evangelism and timely reports over here wonderful thinks are going to happen over here. My expectation is that god will be present in tangible terms in our meeting. Fairness, equity and the spirit of God will transpire over here. And all of us are going to be challenged, getting involve missive activities. That is our matching orders. We need to go and do missive for God. So my expectation is that we are going to have new passion for evangelism and continue to the glory of God. We believe once there is peace in Cote d’Ivoire now there should be peace in the church of God too.''