Thursday, August 26, 2021

SDA News- Australian Defence Force Appoints More Adventist Chaplains

Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. Ephesians 5:10


"Australian Defence Force (ADF) has appointed two more Seventh-day Adventist pastors to serve as chaplains in their ranks, totaling five chaplains across the navy, army, and air force.

Earlier in 2021, Raymond Moaga became one of the youngest chaplains for the Army Reserve in southeast Queensland. Then, Esava Koro became a chaplain for the navy in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Moaga said he has wanted to be an ADF chaplain since he was a student at Avondale College (now Avondale University) in 2007.

Koro has been working in ministry for more than 15 years. With a daughter in the Australian navy, he decided to become an ADF chaplain in order to reach out to navy personnel and those in the community.

I really want to further my sphere of responsibility in ministry, especially in ministering cross-denominationally. I love being a minister for the church, but I want to go beyond that,” Koro explained." AR