OUR SPEAKERS
Pavel goia
Pavel Goia, was born into communist Romania. From an early age on he knew clearly that God had called him to ministry. However, in a communist country following that calling was not an easy task. He promised to serve God and fulfill his calling. His faithfulness was tested often. He was trained in a variety of fields, from law to music, engineering, and business, until he finally ended up studying theology. He then moved to the United States where he pursued a Bachelor of Theology from Southern Adventist University, and later the M.Div and D.Min program at Andrews University. He is now serving as an Associate Ministerial Director for the General Conference Ministerial Association as well as the Editor for Ministry Magazine. Pavel is married to Daniela, they have two grown children, Gabriel and Ovidiu. His life has been filled with powerful answers to prayer and continues to be one miracle after another.
craig gooden
In 2007 Craig participated in an Evangelistic training course in the USA from which he graduated. Shortly after returning to the UK he continued to support the church by giving Bible studies, training, presenting, preaching and eventually made the decision to serve The Lord in full-time ministry. Craig has had the great opportunity to be invited Internationally to present the Gospel, encouraging all to see the need to share the good news in the context of the 3 Angels message. Craig enjoys fellowshipping, reading, traveling, photography and spending time with his best friend and wife Farida and their son Izraël. Craig Gooden currently serves as the Director of the PEACE Centre of Evangelism in the North England Conference.
Mārtiņš Subatovičs
Mārtiņš Subatovičs is the pastor of Riga Central Church. He is also a professional choir conductor and music therapist and is actively involved in music evangelism throughout Latvia. Mārtiņš is the main speaker in the video ministry “Lielie jautājumi” (The Big Questions), which produces short videos on basic Bible truths. He is married to his lovely wife Edija and they have a son Leonard.
Leandro Fonseca
Leandro Fonseca is a medical device engineer by profession but sharing the truth found in the Bible is his passion. He is an active evangelist with Europe4Jesus ministry and serves as an Elder at his local church in Geneva. Originally from Portugal, he works and lives in Switzerland with his wife Silvia and their two sons Filipe and Samuel.
Natalia Sagmo Sivertsen
Natalia is a certified personal trainer with a passion for healthy living. Currently, she works part-time as a receptionist for “Moment”, which offers occupational psychologists and management support. In addition, Natalia is a clinical psychology student at the University of Oslo, a youth leader in her local church, preaching and giving workshops in Norway. Natalia lives in Oslo with her husband, Øystein Sagmo Sivertsen.
Øystein Sagmo Sivertsen
Øystein originally came from a non-christian home. However, while studying for a bachelor in psychology, he was led to start reading the Bible. After a year of diligently seeking God, he gave his life to Jesus. In the wake of much Bible reading and many Bible studies, Øystein got baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His burning fire for Christ has led him to study to become a Pastor. With his background in psychology, he desires to show how the forefront psychology mostly confirms rather than challenges the biblical truths to help give the Bible back the authority it deserves. Øystein currently lives in Oslo with his wife, Natalia, serving the Lord in their local area.
Vincent Bujor
Over the past few years, Vincent has been involved in multiple businesses and ministries to share God’s word in a practical and relevant way. Him and his wife Nhes have started Gems of Truth, a YouTube ministry for young Christians.
Carla May Quitoriano
Carla May Quitoriano is a registered nurse and was a professional practitioner for 6 years. Unfulfilled, she attended a mission school to learn to combine her profession with a burden in her heart. Thereafter, she received the call to work in the city of Vienna as a full time Literature Evangelist. She is a health worker by profession but soul winning is her life´s passion.
Tim AKa
Tim Aka currently serves as Director of Investments and Associate Treasurer of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Tim has spent 28 years in the financial services and investments industry. He has served the SDA church at the General Conference since 2014 and previously worked at TD Asset Management and Royal Bank of Canada. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, with an MBA from Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto.