Cavite, Philippines | Southern Asia Pacific Division (SSD)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2024
The Adventist Health System at SSD sponsored a week-long training for health professionals, health ministry directors, public health students, chaplains, and health leaders from August 27-September 1, 2024. The venue was the Hope Lifestyle Center in Cavite, Philippines. Participants were trained in addiction recovery and lifestyle coaching skills for health outreach and ministry. An important goal was to implement the skills gained in assisting people through lifestyle change, as well as to know how to introduce spiritual conversations in the process of assisting someone through making healthy changes. Participants left inspired to start addiction recovery groups in their local community, church, and school. At the end of the training, they also felt more comfortable having coaching conversations and strategies to assist people of other faiths in their spiritual journey and the discipleship process.
