Russia: Cold War Hot Spot to Receive Satellite Evangelism
Sakhalin 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 Seventh-day Adventist Church in Youzhno-Sakhalinsk, the island's capital, received a satellite signal on Feb. 17, something many told Pastor Michael Tretiak was "impossible."
The signal, which was from the Hope Channel, a Seventh-day Adventist Church satellite broadcasting outreach, is a precursor to the March 4 "Net 2005" satellite evangelism series that will originate from Kiev, Ukraine. Local church members have rented three halls on Sakhalin Island to host downlinks of the series. An estimated 46,000 invitations to the series have been distributed on Sakhalin Island for the event.
Egypt: Sudanese Expatriates Celebrate Peace at Cairo Meeting
Cairo, Egypt [MEU/ANN] ... The Jan. 9 peace agreement ending a 21-year civil war in Sudan was celebrated two weeks later with a thanksgiving meeting of approximately 1,500 Sudanese expatriates at the Ramses Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cairo. The war in Sudan has been one of the longest wars in the history of the world, and an estimated 2 million people have been killed. In addition, 1 million have left the country and are scattered around the world.
All Sudanese communities in Egypt were invited to participate in the meeting. Various choirs shared in praising God, in their own languages. Representatives from various Sudanese communities, regions and organizations gave speeches. The main speaker was Sudanese Adventist church leader Francis Oryem Alexander, who reminded the audience God's rescue of His people after 430 years of bondage.
Silver Spring, Maryland United States,
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Sakhalin 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 Seventh-day Adventist Church in Youzhno-Sakhalinsk, the island's capital, received a satellite signal on Feb. 17, something many told Pastor Michael Tretiak was "impossible."
The signal, which was from the Hope Channel, a Seventh-day Adventist Church satellite broadcasting outreach, is a precursor to the March 4 "Net 2005" satellite evangelism series that will originate from Kiev, Ukraine. Local church members have rented three halls on Sakhalin Island to host downlinks of the series. An estimated 46,000 invitations to the series have been distributed on Sakhalin Island for the event.
Egypt: Sudanese Expatriates Celebrate Peace at Cairo Meeting
Cairo, Egypt [MEU/ANN] ... The Jan. 9 peace agreement ending a 21-year civil war in Sudan was celebrated two weeks later with a thanksgiving meeting of approximately 1,500 Sudanese expatriates at the Ramses Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cairo. The war in Sudan has been one of the longest wars in the history of the world, and an estimated 2 million people have been killed. In addition, 1 million have left the country and are scattered around the world.
All Sudanese communities in Egypt were invited to participate in the meeting. Various choirs shared in praising God, in their own languages. Representatives from various Sudanese communities, regions and organizations gave speeches. The main speaker was Sudanese Adventist church leader Francis Oryem Alexander, who reminded the audience God's rescue of His people after 430 years of bondage.
Silver Spring, Maryland United States,
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