May 18, 2018
Focus will switch from service in the Armed Forces to community relief in disasters.
By: Deena Bartel-Wagner & Inter-American Division News
A historic meeting for the revitalization of the Medical Cadet Corps (MCC) program took place during a special training session held in Levittown, Puerto Rico, from April 30 to May 3, 2018. The meeting provided special training for MCC officers who are currently involved in the program across the North American and Inter-American divisions, as well as initiating other leaders who are interested in reviving the MCC in their regions.
“The MCC program originally helped Adventist servicemen serve according to their conscience,” said World Service Organization–General Conference (WSO-GC) director Mario Ceballos. MCC cadets are trained and equipped to provide spiritual comfort, and other services such as first aid during emergency situations, explained Ceballos.
Medical Cadet Corps presenters and leaders from the Adventist World Church, North American and Inter-America during the special training session held in Levittown, Puerto Rico, April 30 to May 3, 2018. [Photo: World Service Organization]
MCC leaders in East Puerto Rico train young people on a Sunday at the Adventist school in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [Photo: Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News].
(From left to right): Mario Ceballos, director of World Service Organization at the General Conference; Hiram Ruiz, director of WSO-Inter-America; Ivan Omaña, associate chaplaincy ministries director for North America; and Darold Bigger, retired Rear Admiral of the US Navy. [Photo: World Service Organization]
