Double bronze
A Seventh-day Adventist pastor from
Victoria, Australia, has won two bronze
medals at the 2023 World Transplant Games.
Pastor Fraser Catton was among 150
athletes in Team Australia competing in the
Games, held April 15-21 in Perth, Western
Australia. He won both medals in tennis—
one in the men's singles and the other in
doubles.
“It was pretty special to represent Australia
and come away with something to show for
it," said Pastor Catton.
“The atmosphere was certainly competitive
but also very encouraging and supportive.
At the end of the day everyone was there
to push themselves and celebrate organ
donation.”
Having lived with kidney disease most of
his life, Pastor Catton underwent a kidney
transplant in early 2022 and is a keen
advocate for organ donation.
"| know that this is a sensitive subject for
some. However, | would encourage people
to consider their final gift. If we believe we
are called to make disciples and that requires
hearing and responding to Jesus, then
people deserve that chance. Your donated
organ could allow someone the extra years
of life to have a chance to hear about
Jesus. That's worth signing up for."—Tracey
Bridcutt
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Reaching out
Students and teachers from Epauto Adventist Senior Secondary School
in Port Vila, Vanuatu, demonstrated the spirit of community service and
collaboration by helping clean their neighbouring school, Freshwota Bilingual
School on April 13. Epauto, which currently has more than 600 students,
and Freshwota, with more than 1000 students, came together to foster a
sense of unity and cooperation. The joint efforts resulted in a cleaner and
more welcoming learning environment for the Freshwota school community.
—John Tausere
Healthier Kiribati
Residents of Tabiteuea North, southern Kiribati, were empowered to take
charge of their own health after a week-long health program run at the
local Seventh-day Adventist church from April 16-22. The program was
conducted by Kiribati Mission (KM) health director Tera Tarataake with the
support of local church minister Bakarereua Tomoniko. The initiative offered
free medical check-ups to staff members of the Tabiteuea North council, the
Kieia Ataei Southern national hospital and police officers. Mrs Tarataake also
led a public awareness campaign to educate the local community on how
lifestyle can impact overall health. Minister Tomoniko expressed his gratitude
to Mrs Tarataake for conducting the program, adding that he believes it "will
have a positive impact on the community's health and wellbeing”.—John
Tausere
May 20, 2023 | Adventist Record 9