Grecia Nava – Denver, Colorado … The Adventist Youth Federation (FEJA), in association with Hispanic Ministries of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC), was part of a special weekend held at the Boulder Seventh-day Adventist Church in Boulder, Colorado, November 15-16.
The program included a special worship vespers, a morning worship service on November 16, and a closing concert Saturday evening where various musical groups and choirs from different churches participated with two songs each. The program was mainly directed towards the youth of the church, but all ages were welcome to attend.
Members of the FEJA board organized the whole event. Among the board members were president Daniel González, music director Grecia Nava, sound director Abisaí Escobar, counselor Hugo Guillén, secretary Cyndi Chávez, Abisay Aguilar and Abany Aguilar, Recreational Activities director and assistant, among other people that assisted to make this event possible.
The concert began with all invited groups singing “Aleluya” by Arautos Do Rei. Then individual music groups that presented in the program included the Trio Shirá from the Colorado Springs Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Children’s and the Adult Choir from Denver South Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Embajadores de Cristo, the Redeemed Music Ministry, and the Adventus Music Ministry as the invited group.
“Towards the end of the night, we lived a special moment of reflection and ended with the hymn ‘We Have this Hope’,” recounted González.
He continued, “Our invited speaker, Jairo Rodríguez, who traveled from Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, shared important keynotes, all referencing the title of the event ‘Our Redemption is Near,’ as well as an important presentation on how to be a true worshiper: Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth (John 4:23-24, NIV).”
Members of the Adventus Music Ministry, which was founded by guest speaker Rodríguez, were accompanied by Kenia Barocio on the violin and Alan Ramírez on the saxophone, who both shared beautiful instrumental pieces to elevate the program.
“It was truly a musical feast that all of us had the privilege to enjoy accompanied by the Holy Spirit. We wish that this event could be a blessing for every participant, every attendee, and for everyone who watched and will watch the program through the live stream as well,” remarked González.
“It is also our desire for next year to continue with this program so that the music in our church may grow and that the coming generations may have a firm philosophy of worship to the only one who deserves it, our God. We surely know that Jesus is coming soon, and we strongly believe that these events have the power to prepare us for that great day in which all of us will be able to sing and worship our Lord and Redeemer,” he concluded.
“God has intertwined music in his creation. For example, when he made all things, ‘…the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy.’ (Job 38:7, NIV). The book of Revelation describes heaven as a place of ceaseless worship, that resounds with songs of worship to God and the Lamb by everyone that is there.” (Una filosofía adventista acerca de la música).
—Grecia Nava is music director for the Adventist Youth Federation (FEJA). Photos supplied.
