𝗚𝗖 𝗖𝗙𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗦 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 welcomed 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, to its chapel yesterday. Elder Douglas is currently in Fiji as a guest speaker for the 𝗙𝗶𝗷𝗶 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 evangelistic campaign in Lautoka.

Speaking to students, faculty and staff from 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝟯:𝟱–𝟲, Elder Douglas encouraged the Fulton community to trust God completely with their future rather than relying solely on their own understanding.

Drawing from his personal journey, Elder Douglas shared how he grew up as a pastor’s son in Jamaica and initially considered studying medicine before eventually pursuing business. Following graduation, several applications to organisations were unsuccessful. The opportunity that opened was at the General Conference Treasury Department, where he began serving on August 4, 1986.

Looking back, Elder Douglas recognised that the doors that appeared to be closed were ultimately part of 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, leading him towards the purpose God had prepared for his life. His journey eventually led him to become Chief Financial Officer of the General Conference in 2021, and he has since marked four decades of service to the Church. He was also ordained to pastoral ministry along the way.

Fulton Adventist University Vice-Chancellor 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 expressed appreciation for Elder Douglas’ visit and acknowledged the General Conference’s support towards the construction of the University chapel. Elder Douglas also affirmed his support for Fulton and its future building projects. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗮, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, delivered the vote of thanks.

The message left the Fulton community with a timely reminder: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5–6, NKJV