Speaker for the House of Representatives Addresses Grenada Conference Session
As the Sixth Quadrennial Session of the Grenada Conference of Seventh-day Adventists opened to conduct business on August 23, 2023, delegates were riveted by the insightful feature address delivered by the Honorable Leo Cato, Speaker of the Grenada House of Representatives and a “son of Adventism”.
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Honorable Leo Cato, Speaker of the House of Representatives in Grenada. Image courtesy of the Official Images Gallery of the Grenada Houses of Parliament.
As the Sixth Quadrennial Session of the Grenada Conference of Seventh-day Adventists opened to conduct business on August 23, 2023, delegates were riveted by the insightful feature address delivered by the Honorable Leo Cato, Speaker of the Grenada House of Representatives and a “son of Adventism”. He urged the delegates and young people not to be distracted from the Church's mission and to be prepared for service when God calls.
"The Seventh-day Adventist Church is never short of talents," said the Honorable Cato. "God has a way of endowing His people with skills that we need to use to harness His work. We allow the Lord to prepare us for service when we use those gifts, skills, and talents. By offering our services, we benefit not only others but also ourselves. It is important to recognize the value of serving others and how it can positively impact our lives. When we refuse to serve, we put ourselves in danger. We deny growth and opportunities when we deny what God has called us to do."
Honorable Leo Cato, Speaker of the House of Representatives for the British nation of Grenada, delivering his address during the session's opening. In his speech, he encouraged members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to fully embrace their divine calling to serve both God and humanity. Image courtesy of ECC Media.
Honorable Leo Cato has been described as an affable and influential church leader. He had the privilege of leading several successful ministries of the church and shared that he never refused to serve the Church in any capacity. "All my busy life in public service, I carried on with God's work,” he emphasized. Currently, he serves as the First Elder of the St. John Seventh-day Adventist Church. He appreciates the values instilled through Christian education while attending the Mt. Rose Seventh-day Adventist Primary School and the Grenada Seventh-day Adventist Comprehensive School.
He formerly served in the Information Technology (IT) division of the Ministry of Education and is the author of three books on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). He was an Education and Curriculum Officer in the Ministry of Education and served as a CXC Examiner for Information Technology. He has a Master of Computer Science degree and numerous ICT certifications. Mr. Cato was the Managing Director of Grenada's ICT Centre for Excellence and Innovation.
At the recently concluded Grenada Conference session, prominent attendees included Dr. Kern Tobias, President of the Caribbean Union Conference; Dr. Balvin Braham, Vice President of the Inter-American Division; Honorable Leo Cato; Retired President of the Grenada Conference, Dr. Clinton Lewis, and Pastor Oliver Scott, Executive Secretary of the Grenada Conference. The image is credited to Grenada Conference Media.
After three decades as an educator, he was elected to the Grenada House of Representatives on August 31, 2022, and is among few Adventists who have held similar positions of service in the country. At the first sitting of the Eleventh Parliament, he was elected to serve as the country's ninth House Speaker. He has identified his faith as a positive contributor to his leadership role in government. Mr. Cato gratefully acknowledges the support of his family; he is married; has four children (three sons and a daughter) and enjoys wholesome family activities.