Adventist Students Association
formed in South Australia

A leadership team to initiate the Adelaide branch of the Adventist Students Association (ASA) has been formed during a dinner hosted by the South Australia youth ministries.
“It is very exciting to see young people step up for leadership,” says Pastor Nick Kross, ASA chaplain and South Pacific Division associate director of youth ministries. “We will continue to support them as they continue to grow in their ministry.”
A group of about 45 mostly Adventist tertiary students met with ASA representatives from Sydney over the last weekend in September, and decided to formalise a group in Adelaide that will minister to their peers.
Stacey Panozzo, a PhD student in psychology, Wilson Chee, a sixth-year medical student, Adrian Peterson, an engineering student and Tanya Davidson, who is in her second year of pharmacy, make up the newly formed leadership team in Adelaide.
“Studies show that we are losing 70 per cent of our tertiary students from church attendance,” says Pastor Kross. “We at ASA have a desire to help our students maintain their faith relationship with God and their alliance to church.”
According to Pastor Kross, he believes there are more than 3000 Adventist tertiary students in Australia, many of whom are unknown to him. “I have a desire to touch base with all of them in order to support them and create a safety net for them,” he says.—Melody Tan