The “Discover Your Way with God” (DYWG) Online Series stands as a monumental expression of faith-driven innovation and digital evangelism as part of the global Harvest 2025 initiative within the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This series emerged from a newly organized headquarters formed through bifurcation, now composed of three stable unions and two newly-bifurcated missions across eleven countries. The program began with six preliminary nights that introduced the heartbeat of the series—its title, speakers, topics, venues, singers, theme song, and the dedicated technical team behind the scenes.
These foundational episodes paved the way for a 14-night main series that featured eight presidents from various unions, missions, and institutions, each delivering Spirit-filled messages across five cities. This mobile evangelism effort, powered by digital media platforms, overcame logistical and technical challenges with prayer, collaboration, and unwavering commitment.
The journey commenced at Hope Channel Davao with preliminary series and Tagum Central Adventist Church with the other two. From there Pastor Seth Suan, President of Northern Davao Mission (NDM), launched the first two topics. NDM comprises 51 districts and 377 churches and companies, unified by 73,012 members.
The technical team—hosts, writers, audio-visual crew, editors, floor managers, and directors—then moved to Kidapawan City Central Adventist Church. There, Pastor Welnie Miado, President of South-Central Mindanao Mission (SCMM) with 85,326 believers across 423 churches and companies in 45 districts. Dr. Chliejvferwyn C. Catolico, President of South Philippine Adventist College (SPAC), shared powerful messages.
From the heart of Mindanao, the team returned to Adams Center Adventist Church in Davao City, featuring Pastor Dr. Jonathan Casio, President and CEO of Adventist Hospital Davao, and Pastor Reynaldo Merin, President of Davao Mission (DM), which includes 50 districts and 319 churches serving 82,766 baptized members.
The next phase brought the team to Bayugan City Central Adventist Church, where Pastor Jemsly Lantaya, President of Southeastern Caraga Mission (SeCM), ministering to 78,432 Adventists across 44 districts and 531 churches and companies shared from his territory two timely topics.
The final leg of the journey was a 377-kilometer travel to General Santos City Central Adventist Church, where Pastor Nildo Mamac, President of Southern Mindanao Mission (SMM) of 567 churches and companies and 155,874 Sabbath-keepers, delivered the last two-night talks to a vast network of people using various social media platforms.
The Sabbath of September featured Elder Danielo Palomares, President of Southeastern Philippine Union Mission (SePUM) with the full attendance of all 6 speakers, the departmental directors and all other guests celebrating the World Pathfinder’s Day. With the celebration were singers and choral groups gracing the momentous event and the online live reports of baptisms from many places in the territory.
It featured the material resources and manpower capabilities of the five host missions and these include the discovery of talented co-hosts to work with the regular host, Maám Ivan Mae Flores, Production Head of SePUM Media and excellent speakers to be part of “The Conversations”, a prelude of every main program discussing vital points of the previous topics.
Numerous local singers and instrumentalists got the chance to showcase their vibrant music while the brethren coming from different churches had the opportunity to witness a real live show production and appreciate more the importance of the media ministry for the church.
The venture has printed thousands of booklets of the 26-lesson Discovery Lessons in English and Cebuano and is planned to be translated to dialects applicable to various regions.
The audio and video technicalities gave the toughest challenges during the mobile telecasts but with collaboration of the roving team and the local experts serving Hope Channels and church-based media volunteers, the unified group hurdled technical glitches through prayers and efficient division of labor.
The digital broadcast gained strong support from the congregations watching the live streaming in their homes, churches, gymnasiums and other designated assemble areas and shared the messages to people in all walks of life. Hope Channel stations from other mission fields also aired the episodes as way of sharing the words of God digitally.
As the DYWG series closes this chapter of evangelistic triumph, we are reminded of the promise in Isaiah 55:11: “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” And in the words of Ellen G. White: “The work of God in this earth can never be finished until the men and women comprising our church membership rally to the work and unite their efforts with those of ministers and church officers.” — Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 9, p. 117.
