Linda Jackson and Kathy Guagliardo – Pueblo, Colorado …  Pueblo First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Pueblo, Colorado, hosted a medical and health ministry weekend led by David and Sylvia Nicodemus, April 12-14. David and Sylvia completed five months of training in 2022 in the Medical Missionary Evangelism Program at Eden Valley Institute of Wellness* in Loveland, Colorado. Since that time, they have been traveling to Texas, Georgia, Colorado, and New Mexico to spread the message related to Medical Missionary work.

The weekend had been postponed a couple of times, but “God prevailed at just the right time.” They became grandparents to a baby girl and would be able to see her before heading home.

On April 12, David and Syliva began their presentation discussing the NEWSTART lifestyle-change program and why it has become essential in recent days. They explored all the letters: Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Temperance, Air, Rest, and Trust in God. Around 20 individuals were in attendance.

The April 13 Sabbath morning’s Divine Service message focused on the transformation of the mind and body through healthful living and the teachings of the Three Angels’ Messages. David shared a message from Ellen G. White:

“Medical missionary work is the right hand of the gospel. It is necessary to the advancement of the cause of God. As through it men and women are led to see the importance of right habits of living, the saving power of the truth will be made known. Every city is to be entered by workers trained to do medical missionary work. As the right hand of the third angel’s message, God’s methods of treating disease will open doors for the entrance of present truth.” (Testimonies for the Church vol. 7:59.1).

The afternoon continued with learning home remedies such as poultices, the use of essential oils, how to do chair massages, and hydrotherapy. Around 30 individuals were in attendance for this program. If you remember reading in your Bible about Jesus applying clay to the blind man from birth in John 9:6-7 (NKJV), Jesus spat on the ground and made clay with His saliva. He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, and the man came back to sight after washing his eyes.

One participant applied a ginger poultice to her right hand for hand pain that afternoon and stated the next morning that, “When the poultice was removed, the hand pain was gone.”

David and Sylvia presented a cooking demonstration to the 23 participants of Granola, Tofu scramble, BBQ tofu, and Chai pudding, which were sampled and enjoyed, April 14.

* Please note that Eden Valley Institute of Wellness is not affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) nor the Seventh-day Adventist denomination.

—Linda Jackson is the outreach coordinator and Kathy Guagliardo is the outreach director at Pueblo First Seventh-day Adventist Church. Photos by Kathy Guagliardo.