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Cynthia Mendoza

Articles by Cynthia Mendoza

  • Ministering to the Young at Heart

    Ministering to the Young at Heart

    Hey! Leave him alone!” she yelled at the man on the street who was speaking harshly to an elderly man as she was walking by. “What gives you the right to treat him that way?” “He’s my father. I can talk to him any way I want,” the man angrily snapped back at her, in…

    Cynthia Mendoza
  • The Power of Preaching the Gospel Through the Written Word

    The Power of Preaching the Gospel Through the Written Word

    Tulio Peverini reflects on 44 years of service as a pastor, educator, and in publishing. Even before becoming Seventh-day Adventists, Pietro and Cecilia Peverini began keeping the Sabbath after reading Les Signes des Temps (The Sign of the Times in French) in 1885. Little did they know that their act of faith would be multiplied…

    Cynthia Mendoza
  • Celebrating 18 years of Service, Student Growth, and Happy Memories

    Celebrating 18 years of Service, Student Growth, and Happy Memories

    In 2023, Susie Oliva celebrated 18 years of service as a teacher at Victor Valley Seventh-day Adventist School in Victorville, California, in the Southeastern California Conference. As a third generation Adventist on her father’s side and fourth generation on her mother’s, Oliva knew from a very young age that becoming a teacher was her calling. …

    Cynthia Mendoza
  • Georgia Hodgkin Reflects on the Iconic ‘An Apple A Day’ Cookbooks

    Georgia Hodgkin Reflects on the Iconic ‘An Apple A Day’ Cookbooks

    “Tell me you’re Adventist without telling me you’re Adventist!” A fond mention of Special K Loaf (mixed with sudden pangs of hunger and a twinge of nostalgia) might be one of many possible answers. Not the deepest answer, but certainly the tastiest. Meet Georgia Hodgkin, the dietician extraordinaire and editor of volumes two and three…

    Cynthia Mendoza
  • Pacific Union Partners with City, Community Organizations to Provide Sustainable Housing

    Pacific Union Partners with City, Community Organizations to Provide Sustainable Housing

    On Wednesday, June 15, National CORE (National Community Renaissance) and Mercy House, in partnership with the Pacific Union Conference, broke ground on land that will provide 79 sustainable and affordable housing units in the La Sierra neighborhood of Riverside, California. The high-quality, sustainable apartments will be built on underutilized church land made available through a…

    Cynthia Mendoza
  • GC Session Wrap Up

    GC Session Wrap Up

    After a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seventh-day Adventist Church held the 61st General Conference Session from Monday, June 6, through Saturday, June 11, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. General Conference sessions are scheduled every five years. The 61st Session had originally been scheduled for June 2020 in Indianapolis. Given the fundamental…

    Cynthia Mendoza