Michigan —“This was awesome! We need to do this more often,” was the consensus of staff and students alike after Sabbath, Oct. 25, 2003. More than 40 students divided up into 13 groups with staff who volunteered to drive. They visited 14 churches in Michigan.

Outreach Sabbath is designed to give students the opportunity for spiritual growth by participating and leading out in church services. It is our goal here at Great Lakes Adventist Academy (GLAA) for all students to have an opportunity to be a part of an outreach program and to help them see their potential for being spiritual church leaders.

Students provided sermonettes, special music, prayer, the call for the offering, the children’s story, song services, Sabbath school lesson studies, mission stories, and dramatic presentations. “It was a very enlightening experience, and I would like to see it happen again this year,” said Jacob Rogers, a GLAA junior who gave a sermonette testimony for the first time and spoke about his conversion experience.

The students stepped out of their comfort zones and ended up really enjoying it. "We had a student preach who had never done anything up front before,” said Sietie Heslop, GLAA math teacher.

“Outreach Sabbath was a great experience to share our faith with other believers,” said Christina McNeilus, junior. Jen Moutsatson, senior, added, “The church members were very thankful for our help and our willingness to witness."

Arlene Leavitt, Great Lakes Adventist Academy assistant development director