Seventh-day Adventist Leaders Visit Mozambique School Highlighting Educational Mission and Community Commitment

The sun was shining bright when General Conference president Erton Köhler and other regional leaders visited Colégio Adventista Liberdade (Liberdade Adventist School) in Maputo, Mozambique, during the Mozambique for Christ series. The event brought national and international guest speakers to preach in hundreds of locations across the country.

During the visit, Köhler and other leaders engaged with the school’s Adventist education mission in the capital city. They greeted students and faculty and prayed for the Christian educational efforts in Mozambique. The leaders were welcomed by an honor guard and students who sang in orderly fashion as they awaited their arrival. Teachers led the singing as hundreds of students praised the Lord in celebration of the occasion.

Inside one of the main offices, Harrington Akombwa, president of the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division, greeted the church leaders and the educational community on behalf of regional leaders. He noted the presence of every level of church administration—local church, conference, union, division, and General Conference—and remarked, “Church members are also here. And who can doubt that heaven is also here?”

Köhler expressed appreciation for the opportunity to be in Mozambique, highlighting the “wonderful welcome” he received. “I sensed the love and the commitment of the Adventist family in Mozambique,” he said. He emphasized that his visit was not merely ceremonial but part of a team effort to participate in Impact Mozambique. “It’s always a joy for me to visit parts of the church around the world. But it’s much better when a visit is connected to the mission of the church,” he added.

Köhler praised the faculty and staff of the school for their dedicated service. “I wanted to come here myself to tell you, ‘Thank you very much for the committed and dedicated service of each one of you,’” he told them. He described educators as a special group within the church, stating, “God has put the future of the church and of society in your hands. You are molding the lives of others.”

The visit underscored the Adventist Church’s emphasis on education as a vital mission. Leaders recognized the school’s role in shaping future generations and reinforcing the church’s commitment to holistic development and spiritual growth.

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