Eliel De Oliveira
Eliel De Oliveira
Eliel De Oliveira
Leaders and community members from 17 entities across central Florida recently gathered at Forest Lake Church for an evening of music as part of the “Power and Glory of God Through Music” series launched in 2012.
The series invites the community to participate in a sacred expression of music, providing a moment of peace and reflection away from the busy cadence of everyday life. “It invites the community to be a part of something bigger than themselves,” shared Mark Babienko, senior enterprise data services analyst at AdventHealth and creator of the program.
“The program series is organized into chapters, with a theme for each chapter. Each chapter has three parts,” said Babienko. “The first chapter was the divine trilogy, so we had one for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The second chapter was Music of the Redeemed.”
“This third chapter we’re on focuses on moving toward the brighter, eternal future that we’re looking forward to; the first part was titled ‘My Song in the Night.’” Through music, attendees were encouraged to trust in the power of God while navigating through the turmoil of the world. The most recent gathering was titled “That Glorious Morning,” in which the musical selections invited attendees to celebrate the anticipation of Christ’s soon return.
The AdventHealth Orchestra, led by Richard Hickam, executive director of music and the arts at AdventHealth, joined the program for the first time as the featured instrumentalists. Together with a mass choir composed of the AdventHealth Choir, AdventHealth University, and many other faith communities in central Florida, the musical ensemble brought life to an impactful performance.
“What may have seemed like a single performance was, in reality, something much deeper,” said Hickam. “Beneath the surface, lives were being shaped, players were being stretched, and a community was being quietly knit together through shared purpose and sound.
In addition to the musical focus, attendees heard from Tim Cook, senior vice president and chief mission integration officer at AdventHealth, on the role of music in wholistic healing.
“Psalm 47 weaves restoration and music together so tightly they cannot be separated,” said Cook. “Healing and song sit side by side. It is as though praise completes the healing.”
“Seventh-day Adventist health care has, from the beginning, recognized the God-given gift of music as part of the healing ministry. We have continued to bring music in to celebrate growth and the dedication of new resources to God’s healing ministry.”
To learn more about the “Power and Glory of God Through Music” series, visit CentralFloridaMusic.com. Learn more about the AdventHealth Orchestra at AdventHealth.com/Orchestra.
AdventHealth | May 2026
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