Celebrating The Youth Pledge, UPH Again Declared The ?No S.A.D (Sex, Alcohol, and Drugs)?

Rector and UPH leaders along with students representatives who wear Indonesian traditional costumes in cultural parade in celebrating the youth pledge.

Celebrating The Youth Pledge, UPH again declared ?UPH Abstinence Campaign? against S.A.D (Sex, Alcohol, Drugs). This year, the Abstinence Campaign was themed ?Design for Dignity? as outlined in many events on October 24-27, 2016.

Rev. Albert Mitchell Moore, M.Div., Vice-Rector for Student Affairs said that we all as the human being are valuable, important, and has the specific purpose of God.

?You guys have been designed with dignity. God says that we as human have been created with the specific purpose to glorify God?s name. Therefore when we come out of specific purpose, and say yes to S.A.D, our lives will be damaged?, said Moore.

Moore hopes that through this campaign every person could remember that they have been created by God with dignity and the specific purpose.

He wanted the entire UPH family to keep in mind that each person is designed with dignity by God and should not be destructed. He also reminded that each person should continue to rely on the love of God so that they could be restored.

Not only Moore, UPH Rector also supports this movement through the reading of declaration campaign ?Designed for Dignity?.

?Soon we will celebrate the Youth Pledge, on October 28, 2016. because of that let us celebrate this Youth Pledge with the commitment to live free from drugs, alcohol, sex and  smoking,  and together vows the declaration,? said the Rector followed by the reading of the declaration  which was state by all students, staffs, leaders, and other UPH family gathered at UPH?s park.

using local clothing which represents every region of  Indonesia, Indonesian traditional dance, and the performance of UPH Art Division.

Not only the appreciation for Indonesia nation, the Students Leaders or students leader from across the UPH students organization also did the inauguration ceremony commitment to live according to the God?s dignity and free from S.A.D. Representing UPH families, the Student Leader did the procession embedding pin ?Designed for Dignity? conducted by Albert Mitchell Moore, and the other UPH leaders as a sign of commitment.

 The commitment to be free from S.A.D is also supported by providing insight through a mini talk show, which was held on November 25-26, 2016 by Stephen Vincent from Breakthrough Mission Indonesia foundation which discussed anti-drug, and Fuad Baraja from Tobacco Control Commission, as well as LGBT and Human Sexuality seminar by Albert Mitchell Moore, on October 27, 2016 at HOPE Building, UPH karawaci. (mt)

Photo with UPH leaders, (left-right) Pdt. Albert  Mitchell Moore the vice president of students affairs, Hana Herawati Vice President of finance, Stephanie Riady Deputy of VP 2, Prof. Adrianus M.Sc, Ph.D., UPH Surabaya Rector and Budhi T. Yuwono Senior Assitance to Rector UPH; with Student Leaders UPH.