Adventists celebrate workers with recognition and awards
WORKERS OF Worth (WOW)! That’s how the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica themed their Recognition and Awards Ceremony to celebrate the “Year of the Adventist Worker 2017”, which was held at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Gymnatorium in Mandeville on Sunday.
Among the awardees was Laurian Chin, principal of the Adventist-owned Falmouth Preparatory School in Trelawny. She was recognised for outstanding service and for 40 years of service up to 2016.
“I appreciate it. As a human being, it is good to be recognised for doing good although the expected ultimate reward is in Heaven,” said an elated Chin. “This is my first job with the Church and I have not worked anywhere else. I have made a promise to the Lord that for all his blessings, I would give my service to His Church.” Chin has been a principal of the school since 1981.
OVER TWO HUNDRED PERSONS RECOGNISED
Two hundred and seven workers from across the church’s schools, university, health institution and facilities, publishing ministry, conferences and union headquarters were recognised and awarded for long and outstanding services ranging from 11 to 51 years as at December 2016.
“The workers of the JAMU are the most important resource that we have,” said Pastor Everett Brown, president of the Seventhday Adventist Church in Jamaica. “Taking time out to publicly recognise their contribution to the organisation over the years is the least that we can do. We hope that this recognition ceremony will inspire the present and future workers to recommit and commit themselves to the mission of our church.”
“Taking time out to publicly recognise their contribution to the organisation over the years is the least that we can do. We hope that this recognition ceremony will inspire the present and future workers to recommit and commit themselves to the mission of our church.”