The Troublemaker: A Love Story in Disguise

The Troublemaker: A Love Story in Disguise

The villagers whispered warnings: "Stay away from those Christians. They'll convert you. Their rules are too strict—no pork, no seafood, no freedom." Families forbade their loved…

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The Wound That Opened Hearts

When Dr. Dicky, Vice President of PAH, made an unusual referral, no one could have predicted what God was about to orchestrate in a distant mission field. Pastor John…

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Changing life – iOU

At Bambujaya International School, stories of transformation often unfold quietly within classrooms, dormitories, and shared spaces. Recently, one such story deeply moved Pastor Wong—a testimony that reflected the…

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Yulianti’s Unthinkable Influence

Yulianti Andris never imagined that saying yes to volunteering would lead her to witness God's miracles in the most unexpected places. As a Kindergarten Teacher at TAIS (Timor…

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Our Beliefs

Seventh-day Adventist beliefs are meant to permeate your whole life. Growing out of scriptures that paint a compelling portrait of God, you are invited to explore, experience and know the One who desires to make us whole.

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About Us

Southern Asia-Pacific Division (coded SSD) is one of the thirteen regional organizations (called Divisions) of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It oversees the work of spreading the saving truths of the Gospel in the Southeast Asian countries of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam, as well as the Southern Asian countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

There are over 1.3 million Seventh-day Adventists worshipping in more than 7,000 churches, in the territory with a population of over a billion. Almost 90 percent of the Division’s membership live in Indonesia and the Philippines.

SSD has 11 regional offices called Unions in the central Philippines, east Indonesia, north Philippines, south Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Singapore, and west Indonesia; as well as mission outposts in Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste.

Although Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam are predominant in the territory, Christianity is present in most SSD coverage countries. One of the greatest challenges SSD faces is to share Jesus with the people in these countries in a way that they can understand and appreciate.

DIVERSITY

14 countries, more than 1,000 languages and dialects and over 1 million members make us beautifully diverse in the ways we praise, pray, worship and serve.

SERVICE

Out of our many blessings, we live to share what we’ve been given.

SPIRITUALITY

Our connection to Christ enhances all parts of our lives.