Adventist Heritage Daily Devotional

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Dr Wendy Jackson is the Head of the Avondale Seminary, a senior lecturer in Theology and a commissioned pastor. 

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Pastor Darren Garlett, a Wadjuk Nyoongar man, is director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ministries for the Australian Union Conference. He has four children and seven grandchildren and has served the Adventist church since 2000. 

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David McClintock is a teacher who grew up and worked in the Pacific and just loves stories of God’s interactions with people. 

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John Wells is an outdoor man from South NZ who God called to be a pastor. He is married to Judy Maher (from WA) and has three amazing daughters, one son-in-law and one grandson. 

He spent 12 years in local churches the 31 years in Youth ministry. He is currently the pastor of Lord Howe Island and the Sydney Indonesian SAD Church.  

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Edyta Jankiewicz serves in the ministerial association at the South Pacific Division. She’s married to Darius, and their two young-adult daughters, Caitlin and Ashley, have recently left home, so they’re learning to navigate their newly empty nest. 

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Pastor Clifton Glasgow is married to Teangi and has three daughters, Clara, Hadassah, and Rachel. His passion in ministry is to share the everlasting gospel, as he feels the need for God’s salvation every day, and believes it is the fuel of the Church and power of God to salvation for the world. 

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Sylvia Mendez is a pastor currently serving as the Women’s, Children’s and Family ministries director for the Australian Union Conference. She is devoted wife to Gabriel and mother to Sofia and Elizabeth. When she isn’t with people, she is doing her next favourite thing, reading books or writing. 

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Jared Martin is the senior pastor of Coastlife Seventh-day Adventist Church on the Gold Coast, Queensland. He has just completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Ellen G White Studies and Seventh-day Adventist Church History at Andrews University and has recently returned from an Adventist history tour around North America. 

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Pastor Lyndelle Peterson is currently serving as the Associate Ministerial Association Secretary and Director of Sabbath School and Stewardship at the Australian Union Conference Office and has ministered for over 10 years in local Church, chaplaincy and departmental work. She lives in Melbourne with her Pastor husband Adrian, and daughters Georgia and Chloe. Her favourite things are brunch, rainy days, steaming cups of tea and a good book, but she’s especially passionate about coming up with new and creative ways to share Jesus with others. 

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Pastor Maveni Kaufononga, hailing from Tonga, is happily married to Annie, who is from the Cook Islands. They are blessed with two children, Siaosi and Tepaeru, both of whom are currently employed in the Cook Islands. Maveni has dedicated his career to serving the church since 1988, taking on various roles such as a local church pastor, district director, school chaplain, youth director, and now serving in an administrative capacity. His extensive journey has taken him to different locations, including Tonga, the Cook Islands, and presently Fiji. He finds great joy in witnessing the growth of the Adventist movement, actively preparing the world for the imminent return of Jesus.