The ASI Inter America Division Convention 2023 will be held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay Jamaica from Wednesday August 16, 2023, to Saturday August 19^th. The theme for the event is “Reigniting the Flame for Missions “and marks the 25^th anniversary of ASI in the Inter America Division.

The opening ceremony commences at 6.30 PM on Wednesday August 16^th at the West Jamaica Conference Center and will include the “Parade of Nations”, and a cultural extravaganza organized by ASI Jamaica. The keynote speaker for the evening will be Dr. Elie Henry, President of the Inter America Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Also present will be Dr. Leonard Johnson, Executive Secretary of the Inter America Division of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Phillip Baptiste, Secretary-Treasurer of ASI North America Division, and Pastor Everett Brown, President of the Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists.

The Jamaican Government will be represented by the Honorable Edmund Bartlett, OD, MP, Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, while The Honorable Farley Chavez Augustin, Chief Secretary and Secretary for Finance, Trade and the Economy for the island of Tobago will bring greetings. Mr. Richard Vernon, Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, will represent the Mayor.

Dr. Marston Thomas, President of ASI Inter America Division and Pastor David Poloche, Executive Secretary, ASi Inter America Division will hosts the event.

The program moves to the Hilton Rose Hall Resort on Thursday for day long activities of devotionals, training seminars and networking. The devotion for the morning will be led by Pastor Phillip Baptiste, Secretary-Treasurer of ASI North America, with a mid-day prayer session led by Pastor Roshe Riley, Evangelist from the Cayman Islands. The seminar presenters for the day will be Dr. Andre Gordon, Group Business Development Manager for the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Mr. Michael Lecky, President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Dr. Joel Hazelwood, Associate Treasurer of the Caribbean Union Conference and director of the Caribbean Union Revolving Fund, Dr. Danny Morris, Technician in Economic and Social Development, Costa Rica and Mr. Abel Marquez, Communications Director of the Inter America Division of Seventh-day Adventist. The day’s event will close with our “Marketplace Ministry”, when ASI chapters from Barbados, Bahamas the Cayman Islands as well Spanish Union chapters will highlight the projects and activities which they have been involved in.

On Friday, the program continues at the Rose Hall Hotel, with Pastor Everett Brown, President of the Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists conducting the devotion and Pastor Roshe Riley leading the mid-day prayer. Our seminar presenters will be Dr. Frank Geneus, Health Ministries Director of the Inter America Division of Seventh-day Adventist, HE Mr. R. Masakui, High Commissioner of India, Dr. Lisabeth Crossman, Regional Psychiatrist, Western Health Authority, and Pastor Phillip Baptiste, Secretary-Treasurer of ASI North America. Thee “Marketplace Ministry” will see reports from the Guyana and Tobago chapters, and the day will close with our vesper service with speaker Dr. Kern Tobias, President of Caribbean Union Conference.

On Sabbath, August 19^th, 2023, the full day’s activities will be held at the West Jamaica Conference Center in Montego Bay. The program will include greetings by His Excellency the Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen. The keynote speaker will be Dr Leonard Johnson, Executive Secretary of the Inter America Division of Seventh-day Adventists. The morning session will receive greetings from Mr.  Richard Vernon, Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, several Conference and Union Presidents from around the region, The Honourable Farley Chavez Augustine, Chief Secretary and Secretary for Finance, Trade and the Economy of Tobago, and the Honorable Edmund Bartlett, OD, MP, Minister of Tourism of Jamaica. The morning session will conclude with a grand baptism, celebrating the over fifty evangelistic campaigns held across Jamaica in the Impact Jamaica ASI Series.

Dr. Marston Thomas, President of ASI Inter America Division will welcome the delegates and guests, while Pastor David Poloche, Executive Secretary, ASI Inter America Division will chair the program.

The afternoon will be highlighted with a grand gospel concert, featuring some of the best Adventist singers in Jamaica, with guests from around the region. This will be followed by the Evangelism Impact report hosted by Dr. Adlai Blythe, Executive Secretary of ASI-Jamaica Union, and will celebrate with the evangelist as they recall some of the highlights of their evangelistic series.

Dr. Marston Thomas, President, ASI Inter America Division will then host the closing exercises followed by a closing charge by Dr. Lincoln Edwards, President of the Northern Caribbean University.

The convention ends on Saturday night with an elegant banquet and awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel. Former presidents and secretaries of ASI Inter America will be recognized at the event as well as ASI members in Jamaica who have been recognized as making valued contribution to ASI Jamaica. A candlelight ceremony will close the curtains on ASI IAD Convention 2023. The convention activities will be coordinated by Dr. Marston Thomas, President ASI Inter- America Division and Pastor David Poloche, Executive Secretary, ASI Inter-America Division.