Want to look and feel really great, have a bounce in your step and eyes that sparkle?  “Biggest Winner” is about making winners of everyone that joins in the fun. It’s a competition for South Pacific Islanders that challenges participants to be role models that attract attention to our wonderful Adventist lifestyle.  The competition runs…

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God loves us so much, and He wants to see His image reflected in us so we will stand out in our communities and God’s children in the world will be drawn to Him. Not only is He desperate to see us living the best life possible … He is also desperate for them! Appreciating…

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Cheri Peters recently spent a week with us on Norfolk Island, and presented a series of talks in the Parkland Estate Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings, as well as on Sabbath morning and afternoon.   Cheri was very much appreciated, as she told the story of her journey from a very unhappy childhood to…

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Retired Sydney Adventist Hospital Nursing Executive Office (NEO) Annette Baldwin still works hard to help people achieve good health. Annette teamed up with Bronwyn Raymond, (who works at the NSW Cancer Council) to deliver the first Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) at the San in May 2014. CHIP is a group education program proven to lower…

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Did you know that the inability to forgive could have a profound effect on your health and well being?  This is just one of the focus areas that is covered during the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP).  Other topics include The Rise of Chronic Disease; Lifestyle is the Best Medicine; The Optimal Lifestyle; Eat More,…

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Read Keith Broos’ account of his experience with the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) When I was younger, I was reasonably healthy. I would play and referee touch football, but then I started to get a lot of injuries and my lifestyle completely changed. I consumed fast, fatty foods regularly and ate a lot of red meat. Exercise…what?…

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Congratulations! On 27 March 2014, 14 people, representing eight Greater Sydney Conference churches, graduated from the Adventist-designed, government-approved Certificate IV for their successful completion of the Presenting Community Health Educator’s Program (CHEP).  The certificate course, conducted by Sibilla Johnson, Health Director for the Victorian Conference, is designed to qualify Seventh-day Adventist lay people to conduct…

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Wahroonga Seventh-day Adventist Church is gearing up for Harvest 2013 by hosting Bible Boot Camp on March 3 to 17. ARISE is returning to Australia for the third year in a row to hold Bible Boot Camp. Consisting of over 30 hours of instruction, this program is designed to equip individuals with the tools to build the foundation for being…

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Blacktown and Mountain View Churches recently collaborated resources to deliver an excellent CHIP program with 22 graduates. CHIP, an acronym for Coronary Health Improvement Project, is an affordable, four week lifestyle education program with thousands of graduates world-wide. Through dynamic and compelling live and video presentations, CHIP provides tools and strategies for making lifestyle choices that…

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The Ashfield-Portuguese Church in Sydney has been ‘battling’ it out for the past eight weeks. Three groups competed in the inaugural;  Battle of the Diets: Non-vegetarians, Ova-lacto Vegetarians and Vegans. Coordinator, Ana Gomes, provided the groups with detailed equal-kilojoule diets which were religiously followed for the full duration of the program.  First prize offered was…

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