January 2005 Archives
Sudan: ADRA Appeals for Release of Abducted Workers
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) is appealing for the release of three agency workers that were abducted at gunpoint along with ADRA project vehicles on Dec. 16, 2004 while traveling through the then rebel-controlled area of Labado...…January 25
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Trinidad and Tobago: Prime Minister Says Religion Should Not Divide People
"Religion can be the most powerful force for liberty in society," said Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, H.E. Patrick Manning, at a Jan. 19 International Religious Liberty Association conference on the island of Trinidad. The gathering brought together 320...…January 25
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United States: Church Community Unites to Aid Family With an Extreme Home Makeover
When approximately 20 million Americans sat down Jan. 23 to view ABC-TV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," few may have known that the story behind this weekly transformation of a family's home and life was, itself, a miracle. The popular show...…January 25
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The Best Christmas Gift for the Adventist Church in Myanmar
Staff at the headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Myanmar gathered on Christmas Eve to celebrate their best Christmas gift ever: equipment that would grant them access to the Internet, a major breakthrough for the church there. In Myanmar,...…January 25
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Indonesia: Church Workers Train to Meet Tsunami Survivors' Emotional Needs Pematang Siantar, Indonesia ... [Elisha Gultom/AND/ANN] -- The Adventist Church in Indonesia held a three-day Victims' Assistance Seminar, which began Jan. 19, at the local church's headquarters in Pematang Siantar....…January 25
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Brazil: President Highlights Importance of Camporee to Country's Ideals
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as "Lula," described the third camporee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South America as a rare opportunity for "narrowing the friendship links and camaraderie, for the exchange of experiences, the...…January 20
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ANN Feature: Book Examines God's Continuing Promises
If a Seventh-day Adventist Christian is wondering about the seeming delay in Jesus' promised return, a check of the Bible book of Joshua might counter any doubts, says Roy Adams, an associate editor of the "Adventist Review," the official church...…January 20
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Tsunami Update: ADRA Expands Relief Work
Three weeks after the Asia tsunami disaster, the death toll is now estimated at more than 159,000, a figure that is expected to rise to over 189,000, with some 24,000 still missing. Some 2.2 million people have been displaced while...…January 18
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Netherlands: Groningen Outreach Brings In Unchurched
A different style of public outreach has brought in dozens of visitors, including many who do not regularly attend any church, to special Seventh-day Adventist services in Holland's largest Northern city.The approach so far has been to avoid mass media...…January 18
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HIV/AIDS Pandemic Spreads, Church in Africa Aims to Help
The numbers are going up every minute -- literally -- for the roster of people contracting HIV/AIDS. Globally, 11 people contract HIV every minute and, every minute, six die from AIDS. Nearly 40 million worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, according...…January 18
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Once 'Invisible,' Adventist College Now Attracts a Variety of Students
It's an urban campus with a global feel: Columbia Union College, a Seventh-day Adventist school close to Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, stands in stark contrast to many Adventist university locations: others are mostly in suburban or rural...…January 18
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Britain: Adventists Join in Protest of 'Blasphemous' TV Show
Britain's 24,000 Seventh-day Adventists were among many in this nation of 60 million who saw little humor in a recent television portrayal of a controversy between Christ and Satan.Instead, they saw blasphemy.A British Broadcasting Corporation telecast of "Jerry Springer --...…January 18
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News Briefs
Romania Recognizes Religious Freedom LeaderRomania's national leaders recognized Dr. John Graz, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, for his contribution to "the consolidation of peace and social harmony" in that country. Graz has also...…January 18
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Fiji: Youth Congress Draws 1,800, AIDS Prevention Addressed
Battling seasickness, 14 people traveled by boat for seven days from Kiribati to Fiji -- a distance of 1,256 miles (1,092 nautical miles or 2,022 km) -- to attend the first-ever South Pacific Adventist youth congress, outside of Australia or...…January 11
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North America: New Study Guide on Sabbath-Keeping in Africa
For those who have always wanted to study the origins of the Biblical Sabbath in other parts of the world beyond North America, comes a new study guide that explores Sabbath-keeping in Africa. Some 800 ministers of the Seventh-day Adventist...…January 11
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News in Brief
"Let's Talk...Again" Ready For Distribution Worldwide"Let's Talk...Again" -- an hour-long, unscripted conversation between Seventh-day Adventist world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen and Adventist young people is being made available on DVD. The office of the world church president announced the...…January 11
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Indonesia: Disaster Response Continues, Clinics to Open in Aceh
As of Jan. 5, the death toll in countries affected by the December tsunami in South Asia has gone beyond 155,000 with tens of thousands still missing. Indonesia suffered the most deaths, with fatalities surpassing 100,000. Hundreds of thousands of...…January 10
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ADRA President Visits Sri Lanka Disaster Sites
Charles Sandefur, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International, is in Sri Lanka visiting sites affected by the devastating tsunami. Sandefur arrived with an airlift, provided by the humanitarian organization Heart to Heart International, that included 40...…January 10
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World Church: Church President Says Each Tsunami Victim is 'Precious' to God
"In the midst of this pain and suffering, these people are not forgotten by God. Each one is precious to Him," said Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in a statement commenting on the Dec. 26,...…January 06
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India: Adventists Among Those Who Died, Suffered Loss in Tsunami; Aid Continues
Nine Seventh-day Adventists -- three children and six adults -- are known to be among the fatalities in 20 congregations located around the Bay of Bengal, part of the South Asia region struck by a deadly tsunami on Dec. 26,...…January 06
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