On
April 29, 2014, Seventh Day Adventist President of the General
Conference, Elder Ted Wilson, safely arrived to Manila to continue
his movement of evangelizing more people. His movement, “Mission to
the Cities” aims to spread religious messages and convert new
members. As part of his movement, he lead the event “Hope
Manila:iCare” with evangelization of the Philippines as his goal.
The
religious leader chose Manila to be the host city for several
reasons. One reason is that, among all Southeast Asian countries, the
Philippines is the only country that has Christianity as the
predominant religion. Another reason is that Filipinos speak English
well and tourists visit the country often. Also, Elder Ted Wilson
chose Manila because the city has a lot of poor people. Through his
event, he cares for the Filipino people so he aims to help them
financially, emotionally and spiritually.
Other
than “Hope Manila: iCare” the selfless President has lead several
events that helped their religion. However, before he became
President, he was first the General Vice President of their religion
since July, 2000. He only became President when he was elected during
the General Conference Session delegation held in June 2010. Before
him, the President of the church was Jan Paulsen whose term started
since 1999.
Elder
Ted Wilson didn’t only excel as a religious leader. He is also an
outstanding student during his younger years. In fact, he has a
prestigious educational background. He has a doctorate degree in
religious education which he finished at New York University. He also
finished two masters degree. He finished as a master of divinity in
Andrews University and as a master of science focusing on public
health at Loma Linda University’s School of Public Health.
Elder
Wilson’s excellence is well-displayed in the General Conference. He
focuses on the scriptures because he believes it’s the right way.
Also, he strives to strengthen the faith of his followers.
This
charismatic religious President is someone we should look up too. His
combination of vision and dedication allows him to become successful.
Furthermore, he possesses a pure heart which is an ideal trait of a
leader.
