Beinvenido V. Tejano, Philippine Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, brought a special message from the President of the Philippines to delegates at the Adventist World Session in Toronto, Canada. Dr. John Graz, public affairs director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, introduced Tejano in the morning business session on Sunday, July 2.
“The President of the Philippines, President Joseph Estrada, has asked me to convey his heartfelt greetings to all the Seventh-day Adventist church members around the world,” Tejano told the assembled delegates.
An ordained Seventh-day Adventist pastor, Tejano worked extensively with drug addicts in a Philippine prison and chaired the Dangerous Drugs Board Inter-Agency Committee on Drug Abuse before his appointment as ambassador in 1999.
“I thank to the General Conference for inviting me here,” said Tejano. “I am so blessed to witness this gathering of the Adventist Church. I shall be going back tomorrow and I would like to request your prayers.”
Responding to Tejano’s message, Dr. Bert Beach, director for Inter-church Relations for the Adventist Church, thanked Tejano for “lifting up your God, lifting up your nation and lifting up your church.” |
