Church planting results
Pathfinders from the nearby town of Oro Verde in Argentina line up outside to prepare offering collection for the August 21 church service at River Plate Adventist University. Church that day celebrated the 7th anniversary of the Mission Institute, which plants churches in un-entered areas. Four years ago, Oro Verde didn't have an Adventist church. [photo: Claudio Camacho]

Shooting at night
Pastor Glenn Sackett photographs the stars at Glacier View Ranch in Ward, Colorado, United States, during a break at the Rocky Mountain Conference Pastors’ meetings on August 10. [photo: Richard Duerksen]

Against domestic violence
Adventists march in Manila, Philippines on August 29 during a regional launch of EndItNow, the Adventist Church’s campaign against domestic violence. The denomination sponsors an Abuse Prevention Awareness day the fourth Saturday of each August. [photo: Ron Genebago/APC]

Viva Venezuela
Two young Adventists keep the beat during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Adventist Church in Venezuela on August 7. The duo was part of a 300-member drum corps at the celebration in the national capital of Caracas. [photo: Libna Stevens]

Pakistan flood relief
Residents of Khyber-Pakhtunkwa province in northwest Pakistan enter a makeshift care facility as part of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency's emergency response to nationwide flooding. More than 1,500 people have died because of the heavy monsoon rains. [photo: Espérant Mulumba]

Story time
Youth pastor Leonardo Preuss Garcia tells a children's story at the Porto Alegre Central Adventist Church in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on August 21. [photo: Rafael Fischer Machado]