Thirty-nine people were baptized following a series of two evangelistic meetings conducted by lay leaders in Tabon-Tabon, Leyte, on March 22-28.
hese outreach initiatives, themed “Hope for Today’s Families” and “Family Recovery Seminar,” were collaborative efforts between the East Visayan Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists and its professional and lay affiliates, the Adventist Laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI) and Adventist Professionals (AdPro).
The nightly speakers were lay leaders, including Mayor Norman Sabdao, ECPUC ASI president; Atty. Sunny Cientos, ECPUC ASI vice president for legal affairs, and Atty. Henry Inopiquez, ECPUC Ad Pro president.
With the support of the ASI-Ad Pro members of the Burauen District, the meetings attracted 160 non-Adventists, resulting in 39 baptisms during the culmination.
On his social media account, Pastor Emmanuel Paul Barcenas, youth director for the East Visayan Conference, recognized the leadership of Mark Jayrome Daniel in ground preparation and in drawing support for these evangelistic events.
He also expressed appreciation for the guest speakers’ commitment and hunger to share Christ with all walks of life.
Barcenas defined the simultaneous initiatives as a demonstration of “total member involvement,” a strategic initiative within the denomination that also encourages lay members to take an active role in community outreach and gospel ministry.
“As ASI-Ad Pro aims to take an immense part in the Mission Reach 2026, these two evangelistic events are just the beginning of the year’s evangelism initiatives. The leaders have greater and wider plans to carry out the mission, especially in elite places,” Barcenas said.
To note, EVC ASI-Ad Pro recently held the General Advisory and Strategic Planning for 2026 on March 29 at Old Road Sangkahan, Tacloban City. During the assembly, they discuss how to empower district ASI/AdPro members to move forward with the vision of reaching more than 1000 ASI/AdPro members who will support evangelism and church planting, as well as conducting over 100 ASI- Ad Pro evangelistic meetings across the EVC territory.