As we look toward a new year, our hearts hold two strong convictions at once: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” (Rev.22:20) and “Occupy till I come” (Luke 19:13). In a season when events feel overwhelming, we are reminded that Adventist sanitariums are “memorials for God” and “memorials for the Sabbath.”

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I had the privilege of being born into a large, traditional Seventh-day Adventist family—eight children in all. From an early age, our parents instilled two core values in us: a love for God and a respect for work. Those principles have stayed with me all my life.

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My time at the Herghelia Health Center was an even greater blessing than I expected. I gained insight from every department in the wellness center, and each trainee also had one-on-one time with leadership.

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The training at Herghelia was excellent and genuinely inspirational—an invaluable opportunity for anyone developing or managing a sanitarium. The agenda was thoughtfully structured, each presentation purposeful, and all were led by people with real experience in health and lifestyle centers.

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At the OCI International Retreat in Herghelia this May, my brother Kevin heard about the training on how to start and manage a lifestyle center “for such a time as this.” He invited me to join him. It was a difficult season for me—finances among other things—but I don’t regret the investment.

God’s plans are always better than ours, and He leads in ways we don’t expect. I first learned about Herghelia through the OCI International Retreat held there in May, where I heard about “The 21st Century Adventist Sanitarium System Accelerator.”

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The course on starting and managing a health center (September 25–October 5) was an amazing opportunity to understand what it really means to live Jesus’ words: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). As part of a group of 12 trainees, we had the privilege of “seeing the unseen”—being welcomed into the “inner circle” of an organization with 30 years of experience in medical missionary work.

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In my opinion, this training is essential—crucial for understanding what a Lifestyle Center is today and how it functions. First, I appreciated the complete openness and honesty of the Herghelia instructors in sharing their expertise across every line of work—wisdom gathered over 30 years of operation.

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I came to Herghelia when I was 13, when my parents accepted the call to join this ministry. Many things shared in the training were familiar. What I didn’t fully appreciate—and what deeply impressed me—was the long path of challenges, trial and error, and problem-solving that led to Herghelia’s policies and procedures.

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As an observer—not currently planning to start a lifestyle center—I found many of the sessions packed with practical information. I especially appreciated Dr. Guthrie’s presentations; they were very informative for the physicians, and he presented strong evidence supporting lifestyle-center approaches. It was helpful to “get into the weeds” on the day-to-day needs that arise in a Lifestyle Center.

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Session after session, two of my colleagues—Mihaela and Irinel, our nurse coordinators—help me schedule patients for spiritual counseling, especially those who indicate on the questionnaire at the beginning of each session in Herghelia that they would like to meet.

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