February 2005 Archives
World Church: Finley to Hold Ukraine Satellite Event, Will Chair Internet Evangelism Panel
Evangelist Mark Finley, one of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's most recognized television presenters, is ready for a month-long "It Is Written" public campaign that will broadcast from Kiev, Ukraine, globally via satellite. The Kiev broadcast, dubbed "ACTS 2005," will be...February 25
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World Church: Adventist Youth, Young Adults Training for Community Outreach
For 400 Seventh-day Adventist youth and young adults from around the world, evangelism is personal. This group will be in the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, June 29 through July 9, sharing the gospel with others while the Seventh-day Adventist...February 22
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Guam: Adventist World Radio to Rededicate a Renovated Station
Agana, Guam [Shelley Nolan Freesland/ANN Staff] Four years of renovation will be celebrated Feb. 26 when Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, visits the Adventist World Radio (AWR) studio and broadcasting station in Guam to rededicate...February 22
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Myanmar: Religious Liberty Affirmed as Christian Leaders Meet
For the first time since the once open nation of Burma entered a phase of martial law, renamed itself Myanmar, and turned away from significant contact with the world community, a conference of more than 40 leaders of the Christian...February 22
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World Poorer Today, United Nations Report Reveals
"One quarter of the world population is poorer today than they were 10 years ago," according to a video report presented by the United Nations' Commission for Social Development in New York on Feb. 17.Following the presentation, Vusi Madonsela, director...February 22
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South Pacific: Outreach to University Students Planned
Realizing that college students could lose a connection to God and their church under the pressure of university studies, the Adventist Student Association (ASA) has renewed its focus on ministry and outreach to those students in the South Pacific. This...February 22
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Puerto Rico: Students Take A Stand Against Smoking
Nearly 3,000 Seventh-day Adventist students and teachers marched through the streets of Puerto Rico's capital city of San Juan on Feb. 10, the island's National No Smoking Day. The march's theme "Dare to be Different," was organized to promote awareness...February 22
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News Briefs
Russia: Cold War Hot Spot to Receive Satellite EvangelismSakhalin Island, Russia [Valery Ivanov] ... Sakhalin Island, a remote Russian island, will soon receive a new message of hope when satellite evangelism reaches this remote Russian outpost for the first time.The...February 22
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Satellite Outreach Event Comes to World Church Headquarters; Schools Work on Major Evangelistic Outreach
With 16 Bible workers, 24 students from the Amazing Facts College of Evangelism (AFCOE), and 11 students from Columbia Union College (CUC) going door-to-door in the Washington, D.C. area inviting people to Bible studies and the NET 2005 meetings, and...February 15
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South Africa: Seminar Encourages Leaders to Challenge Young People
On a continent where 75 to 80 percent of Seventh-day Adventist church membership is under 30 years of age, a youth conference was held for youth leaders Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 in Cape Town, South Africa. Baraka Muganda, youth...February 15
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World Church: Satellite Broadcast Raises Tsunami Support
An unprecedented range of Seventh-day Adventist media and ministries joined forces Feb. 11 to produce a live satellite broadcast to support the church in the tsunami-affected regions of Southern Asia. The Hope Channel and Three Angels Broadcasting Network each carried...February 15
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Southern Asia: Training Pastors and Chaplains to Counsel Tsunami Survivors
Recognizing that tsunami survivors are suffering not just physically but emotionally, members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church offered a two-day trauma training seminar to pastors and chaplains in four countries in Southern Asia beginning Jan. 19. Martin Feldbush, director of...February 15
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News Briefs
United States: Nursing Student Dies At Pacific Union College Angwin, California, United States [Michelle Konn Rai/ANN] ... David Egwakhe, age 21, a senior nursing major from Nigeria, died Feb. 14 after sustaining a head injury during an intramural basketball game...February 15
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North America: Native Peoples Target Audience for Correspondence Course
For the first time, a Bible correspondence course has been created for Native people in North America, a group that numbers at least 5.5 million.Creating the "Native New Day Bible Correspondence Course" spanned an 11-year period. The editorial committee of...February 11
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Caribbean: Thousands Pledge to Avoid Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Harmful Substances
The word "temperance" may bring to mind the 1920s prohibition era in the United States where the government instituted laws against the sale and consumption of alcohol, but for members of the Seventh-day Adventist church, the practice is still relevant...February 08
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Zimbabwe's First Lady Donates Computers to UniversityMrs. Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe, donated computers, printers and software worth millions of Zimbabwean dollars to Solusi University, a Seventh-day Adventist school, at a ceremony Feb. 7.Mrs. Mugabe said she...February 08
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Tsunami Response: Mission Awareness Appeal to Boost Church in Tsunami Region
A special live satellite broadcast on Feb. 11 hosted by evangelist Mark Finley will aim to strengthen the Seventh-day Adventist Church's mission of helping others in the tsunami-ravaged areas of South Asia, church officials say. The program will air from...February 07
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World Church: Paulsen Cites Education, Health Care as Global Adventist Essentials
Continued growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is gaining the attention of the general public and political leaders on a movement once viewed as an "obscure little sect," said Pastor Jan Paulsen, world church president, in a pair of addresses...February 06
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Canada: Government Proposes Marriage Redefinition; Adventist Questions Clergy Protection
The Feb. 2 introduction of Bill C-38, the "Civil Marriage Act," by Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler has raised concerns for religious freedom of clergy, congregations and individuals across Canada, according to Barry W. Bussey, public affairs and religious liberty...February 02
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World Church: Be Relevant to Community Needs, Health Experts Challenge
Even though the Seventh-day Adventist church has a 145-year history of "practicing health reform" it still must evaluate the effectiveness of its message in the communities it serves, health experts say. Addressing a 500-strong audience of Seventh-day Adventist church leaders,...February 01
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Nigeria: Visiting Speakers Aim to Strengthen Churches
A month-long evangelistic outreach in Northern Nigeria, recently in the news because of a religion-incited strife, will aim to communicate the Christian message to the local population while strengthening the faith of those already in the Adventist Church, an organizer...February 01
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World Church: Massive Print Project Yields 14 Million Bible Lessons
A flood of requests for Bible lessons in Africa has prompted a plan to print 14 million individual Bible lessons in five languages to help meet the demand. The massive print project was driven by an overwhelming response in Africa...February 01
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Adventist Health International Works to Improve Medical Facilities Globally
Though he is still a Hindu, the doctor says he has new priorities. Those priorities include making room for Jesus in his daily life. Rodney Applegate, retired president of Walla Walla Hospital in Washington state, United States, says the doctor...February 01
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North America: Liberty Magazine, Advocate for Freedom, Marks Centennial
Demonstrating the power of print to mold opinions and promote human rights, Liberty magazine, the Seventh-day Adventist voice of religious freedom, marks 100 years of continuous publication this year. Liberty is designed to emphasize the separation of church and state,...February 01
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