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SePUM, AHD and DM Unify Healing Hands for Tacunan
A unified team from SePUM, DM, and Adventist Hospital Davao brought holistic health and hope to Barangay Tacunan, the new home of the Adventist headquarter for “half of Mindanao”, through an integrated medical mission. Leaders, staff, and volunteers joined forces to serve hundreds of residents with compassionate care and community-centered services. The event became a living testimony of faith in action, blending healing hands with hearts of service.
Bridging Bloodlines: Learning Deeper Adventist – Muslim Relations
In a digitally connected yet divided world, Adventist Muslim Relation’s training at SPAC reminded participants that Ishmael and Isaac are blood-brothers, children of Abraham. By blending theological insight with practical tools for dialogue, the program showed how the love Isa-Al- Masi (Jesus) can cross boundaries. Leaders left equipped to build bridges of mercy, respect, and authentic presence with Muslim communities as it modeled how faith can build bridges of mercy and mutual understanding.
SePUM Adventist-Muslim Relation Brings Meals that Unite Hearts
In a world where digital connections often overshadow human ones, SePUM’s Adventist-Muslim Relations project proves that the simplest gesture—sharing a meal—can be the most powerful technology of unity. As Ramadan drew to a close, Adventists in Davao harnessed hospitality as their “interface,” distributing Halal and Iftar meals that transcended cultural firewalls and built bridges of compassion. These fellowship meals became more than food; they were living apps of Christlike love, coding trust,
27 Students Begin M.A. in Church Ministry as AIIAS DLC Program Opens at SPAC
Recently, a new chapter unfolded at South Philippine Adventist College as AIIAS brought its Distance Learning Center to Mindanao. Twenty-seven dedicated students stepped into the journey of the Master of Arts in Church Ministry, carrying with them the hopes of their missions and the call to serve. In this partnership between AIIAS and SePUM, SPAC now stands as a beacon of learning, where faith and scholarship meet to shape leaders for the morrow.
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UNLEASHED! SePUM's 10-Session Journey of Prayer, Renewal, and Empowered Service
The year 2025 provided unifying circumstances and the recent year 2026 will be more challenging and intense prayers will bring more strength to His people, thus 10 Days of Prayer: Unleashed, happened. We cherish the time of deeper communion with God and His people.
SePUM Welcomes New Directors and Staff, Strengthens Mission-Focused Workforce
The new workforce members were officially welcomed
Hope Rises in Caraga: SePUM, AMCC and Adventists Unite to Rebuild After the Quakes
Many caught by surprise when several weeks after the devastating October 10 earthquake causing damages to their homes and Adventist churches, SePUM leaders and staff came to provide rehabilitation assistance to believers in the 8 churches of Caraga, mostly overlooked by donors and and volunteers. Adventist Medical Center College donors also came to give after traversing around 500 kilometers to prove that "Christ's love is all that matters."
NTC Empowers SePUM Through VHF Radio Licensing
The Communication Departments of SePUM and Davao Mission partnered with NTC Region 11 to conduct a seminar on responsible VHF radio use, aligning with the Radio Control Law. Fifty DM workers, 14 SePUM personnel, and 6 WATAGOM members were trained to use walkie-talkies for emergency response and evangelism, especially in remote areas with no signal. Leaders emphasized that licensed airwave use is not just technical compliance—it’s a powerful tool for spreading the gospel and saving lives.