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Oakwood University Hosts Historic
Evangelism Event in Collaboration With
Southern Union, Gulf States Conference,
and South Central Conference
one,” said Roger Hernandez, Ministerial and Evangelism director for the Southern
Union Conference. Hernandez was talking about the “Revive” evangelism meet-
ing that took place on the Oakwood University campus February 17-25, 2023, an
event sponsored and directed by Hernandez.
It was the first time that the Southern Union, Oakwood University, and the Gulf
States and South Central conferences came together with one mission on the uni-
versity campus: saving souls for the kingdom.
Julio Chazarreta, Hispanic coordinator for Southern Union, began the meetings
as speaker from February 17 to 21, followed by Hernandez from February 22 to 25.
Pastors with their churches in proximity of Oakwood University gathered at C. T.
Richards Moseley Complex to hear God's Word. As the result, more than 100 peo-
ple joined the church through baptism and profession of faith, including several of
Oakwood’s Latino students.
Enoc Balbuena, pastor of Oakwood Latino church, hosted the event, making
sure that the experience on the campus was successful. Balbuena and Isaac Ibarra,
special assistant to the Oakwood president for diversity and inclusion, prepared a
meal to feed 700 people who attended the Sabbath service at the Oakwood Ad-
ventist Academy. Oakwood president Leslie Pollard, and Calvin Watkins, North
American Division vice president, visited and witnessed the “Revive” event. The
culmination of the event took place at the Oakwood University church with a mini
concert and baptism celebration.
—Oakwood University News
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| around 14 evangelism meetings every year; however, I'll remember this
€ A baptism is celebrated at the
Oakwood University "Revive"
evangelistic event culmination on
February 25, 2023.
ADVENTIST
CHURCH IN
NORTH AMERICA
RELEASES NEW
SHORT FILM
THOSE WERE THE
GOOD DAYS
he North American Divi-
sion and Sonscreen Film
Festival have announced the
release of a new short film
entitled Those Were the Good
Days. Produced by Sonscreen
Films and Pacific Union Col-
lege, the film explores themes
of joy and parenting as it
follows a father and daughter
on a trip to the park.
“This film started out as the
answer to the question “What
does happiness look like?’
and morphed into something
a little more personal,” said
Rachel Scribner, writer and
director. Scribner added that
the film ended up touching
on deeper topics of family and
connection that have led to
conversations with parents
who watched the film.
Those Were the Good Days,
screened in Loma Linda,
California, on April 14, 2023,
at the Sonscreen Film Festival
(the North American Divi-
sion’s film festival for young
Christian filmmakers), was
conceived as part of the larger