By Linda Kwanjana
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has hailed Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church for the contribution it makes in the country.
Speaking in Blantyre during the SDA centenary celebrations, chakwera said he was so delighted to have such a national partner in the Church.
“And it is no secret that the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Malawi has made a huge contribution to governance, with prominent members of the church serving in various positions of influence in Government under different Administrations, including Ministers in my own Cabinet, not to say anything of the taxes that members of the church
pay faithfully for the sustaining of public services and the counsel I myself receive as President from the leadership of the Church,” he said.
The president said its time to celebrate these contributions today and called on the whole church to recommit itself to a new life of repentance.
The President said while some may devote themselves to a life of service and development for the love of country, an Adventist has an even greater reason to do so, and that greater reason is the Second Advent of Lord Jesus Christ.
The President said Advent message is not merely that Jesus is coming again, but that Jesus says we must occupy until he comes.
“As such, I call on you to develop more schools to occupy the education sector until the Lord comes. I call on you to develop more hospitals to occupy the health sector, ” he said.
Chakwera arrived in the city of Blantyre this morning where he graced the celebrations marking 100 years anniversary of the Chiwembe Seventh Day Adventist Church.
The event, known as the Chiwembe for Blantyre Centenary Celebrations, drew thousands of SDA faithfuls from various churches from within Blantyre and surrounding areas.
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