General Conference (GC) session delegates elected new NSD Executive Secretary and NSD Treasurer. Elder Yutaka Inada (52) was elected as NSD’s Executive Secretary and Elder German Ariel Lust (49) as NSD Treasurer. Both of them come with rich experiences and academic backgrounds in their fields of services. Followings are their profiles.
Newly elected NSD Executive Secretary and Treasurer together with Dr. Jairyong Lee, NSD President(Center): German Ariel Lust, NSD Treasurer(Left) and Yutaka Inada, NSD Executive Secretary(Right)
Name: Yutaka Inada
Age: 52
Birth Place: Osaka, Japan
Experience: Pastor Inada started his Pastoral ministry at Hiroshima Church in 1985 and continued to serve for several churches in West Japan Conference. He finished his MPS course (currently called Master of Pastoral theology). After serving as a Conference Youth Director from 1992 to 1996, he studied at Andrews University for his MA degree majoring in church history from 1996 to 1998. He was the chaplain of Kobe Adventist hospital from 2002 to 2007. From 2007 to 2009, He served as Associate Secretary of Japan Union Conference; from 2009 to 2015, Executive Secretary of Union. During GC session in San Antonio, he was elected as the Executive Secretary of the Northern Asian Pacific Division.
Pr. Inada’s father was a missionary to Taiwan for 12 years with his family. Pr. Inada spent his childhood as a missionary kid at Taiwan. He thinks that it seem to be the plan of the Lord and the family heritage as well to serve the God’s people in the North Asia region, He truly appreciate the given chance to serve in the Northern Asia-Pacific Division.
His wife Naomi is a nurse. The couple have three children: Aika, a 23 years old girl who is studying her last year of Japanese Adventist Collage in nursing major, Manami, a 19 years old girl who is preparing studying abroad, Ayumu, a 11 years old boy who is 6 grade of Yokohama Adventist elementary School.
Name: German Ariel Lust
Age: 49
– Elder Lust is Currently AIIAS VP for Finance for 5 years, and before he held the same position at UAP (River Plate Adventist University in Argentina) and at UNACH (Chile Adventist University). He holds a CPA degree and he is in the writing stage to finish his MBA.
– Currently AIIAS Church Stewardship Director
Elder Lust has been enjoying working at AIIAS for 5 years and didn’t expect big changes. So he was really surprised with the call from NSD to serve as a Division Treasurer which is a big responsibility. He is praying that the Lord would give him wisdom for this position, and at the same time he is excited and happy to think that he will be a part of the huge mission challenges of sharing the Gospel with so many millions of people who have never heard about Jesus.
Wife´s name: Nilde Beatriz Itin
Age: 48
-Currently AIIAS Director for Admissions and Records (Registrar). Before she was a Professor at UAP (River Plate Adventist University in Argentina) and at UNACH (Chile Adventist University).
-Currently AIIAS Church Children´s Ministries Director
The Couple have two children:
Brenda Annelise Lust (19 yrs old), studying Psychology at UAP (River Plate Adventist University in Argentina)
Alexis Gabriel Lust (17 yrs old), finishing High School at Balcarce Adventist Academy, also in Argentina.