On February 2 the Belgian-Luxembourg Conference (BLC) team invited active and retired employees, department heads, members of the BLC board, and pastors and their families to share a meal. More than 100 people enjoyed reconnecting with old acquaintances, meeting new leaders, exchanging news, discussing the world and the church, and sharing the special meal.
The International Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brussels hosted the group in its new hall. Twenty volunteers set up and decorated the tables, prepared a meal, and organized all the logistics.
BLC president Yves Pierre addressed attendees, emphasizing three Bible verses: “For Christ’s love compels us” (2 Cor. 5:14, NIV), “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35, NIV), and “Jesus looked at him and loved him” (Mark 10:21, NIV). These three passages share a common theme, a central value: love, Pierre said. “It’s a love that gives before it receives, that commits before reaping its rewards, that looks kindly upon others while allowing them the freedom to make their own choices.”
With this mission in mind, and with gratitude for the work accomplished and the commitment of all, Pierre marked the start of this new ecclesiastical year.
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