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The Davis’ Indians - Part 2
After Ovid Elbert Davis died of blackwater fever in 1911 at Mt. Roraima, the Indigenous believers he had taught in British Guiana continued meeting every Sabbath at his grave, singing the hymn he taught them and pleading for another teacher. Fourteen years later, missionaries finally returned, finding more than 130 people still faithful to the commitment Davis recorded before his death. Today, his legacy lives on through the Davis Memorial Hospital in Georgetown and the thriving Adventist communities that grew from his early work.
The Davis’ Indians - Part 1
Ovid Elbert Davis, an early Adventist missionary, traveled nearly 40 days through rivers and dense forest in British Guiana after interior tribes—guided by a “shining being”—requested someone with a “black book” to teach them about God. His work established new mission bases, baptized 187 believers, and planted churches among previously unreached peoples.
Charles Marshall Kinny - Founder of Black Adventism
A biography of Charles M. Kinny, the first ordained Black Adventist minister, whose pioneering leadership, advocacy, and vision for separate but equal Black congregations laid the groundwork for the growth of Black Adventism in the United States.
Miracle Clinic
A visit to an Adventist clinic changed the life of Zanzibar’s chief minister — and opened the door for the Seventh‑day Adventist Church to establish the Zanzibar Dispensary in 1988. Nearly 40 years later, the clinic still serves the community, and this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help replace its aging buildings with modern facilities.
The Gallant Gertrude Green
A remarkable account of Adventist nurse Gertrude Mary Green, who served across China and Southeast Asia through war, displacement, and political upheaval—rebuilding hospitals, training nurses, and shaping midwifery education for decades.
No Devil Strings
The story of Kata Ragoso, a Solomon Islander whose faith transformed a once‑warlike Marovo community. From early mission schooling to rescuing Allied soldiers in WWII, his life reveals God’s power to break fear and bring lasting change.
The Davis Indians
The journey took Davis two months. In one report, he stated that he had traveled 29 days by boat and an additional 10 days through dense forest.
The Missionary of All Trades
From performing life-saving surgeries to fixing cars and helping students, Dr. Kristian Hogganvik used every skill to serve others. He was dedicated to serving God until his death in 1994 at the age of 83.
From Pitcairn to Present
More than a century ago, Adventists built the Pitcairn mission boat to carry hope across the Pacific. Today, that legacy continues in Zambia, where a new boat will reach isolated communities with the gospel—thanks to the 13th Sabbath Offering.
Called to India
We’re told that Abraham accepted God’s call because he had faith. We aren’t given any more detail than that. In the case of Georgia Burrus, we get a little more insight.