March 2005 Archives
Quake Hits Tsunami-devastated Nias Island; Church, ADRA Respond
Three months after the Dec. 26 tsunami hit North Sumatra, Nias Island, with nearly 1 million residents, the region was devastated by an earthquake March 28 with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale. The earthquake epicenter was 18.6...…March 30
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Kiribati: Adventist School Principal Adrift 22 Days at Sea is Rescued
Dedicated to their mission of providing quality education, school principals often go beyond normal duties to reach those who could benefit from learning. But Tekemau Ribabaiti may truly be in a class all his own: for the second time, the...…March 29
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ANN Feature: Afghan Boy Gets Second Chance at Life from LLU Surgeons
Twelve-year-old Asadullah wants what every adolescent dreams of -- freedom. Freedom to run and play with his friends without worrying about the warring factions in his native Afghanistan, or whether the nickel-size hole in his heart will let him run...…March 29
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United States: Country Singer, Skating Champion Headline LLU Children's Hospital Fundraiser
The struggle to save tiny lives -- infants who require neonatal intensive care -- will be easier thanks to a March 13 fundraiser for the Loma Linda University (LLU) Children's Hospital Foundation. A total of U.S. $380,000 was raised at...…March 29
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United States: Adventist Students Raise Funds for Tsunami Relief
When students of El Dorado Adventist School (EAS) returned from Christmas vacation, they came with a goal: to help victims of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean.The students decided to help fishing families in Kakinada, India, by...…March 29
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News Briefs
World Church: Sahly Accepts Home Study International/Griggs University PresidencySilver Spring, Maryland, United States [ANN Staff] ... Donald R. Sahly, Ed.D., a Seventh-day Adventist Church educational administrator for 38 years has accepted an invitation to become president of Home Study International...…March 29
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Portugal: Many Reached by New Media
The idea started with one person. Soon others joined in and now the "Mundo Bíblico" ("Bible World") CD-ROM is receiving acclaim on the Portuguese Christian scene, said Artur Machado, communication director of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Portugal. Distributed free,...…March 22
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Ukraine: Thousands Continue to Attend Kiev Evangelism Meetings Daily
Thousands are attending the twice daily evangelism meetings in Kiev, Ukraine to hear Mark Finley, evangelist and director of global evangelism for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Finley, speaker emeritus of "It Is Written" (IIW), an Adventist television outreach, is heading...…March 22
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Turkmenistan: Adventist Church Services Permitted to Resume
Five years and four months after it demolished a Seventh-day Adventist church building, the government of Turkmenistan has allowed the local congregation to hold a weekly Sabbath, or Saturday, worship service. Church sources report that between 75 and 80 attended...…March 21
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United States: Seventh-day Adventists Support Workplace Religious Freedom Act
The Seventh-day Adventist Church last week joined with other faith groups to advocate for the rights of American workers to honor their faith and remain employed.At a March 17 news conference in the United States Capitol building, James Standish of...…March 21
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Guam: Paulsen, Leaders Rededicate Adventist World Radio Studios
Dozens of supporters of Adventist World Radio joined Seventh-day Adventist world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen and AWR executives for a celebratory rededication of the shortwave service's renovated station in Guam Feb. 26."The ministry of AWR ... is engaged in...…March 18
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World Church: Adventist, Salvation Army Delegates Meet in Second Bilateral Dialogue
A second round of bilateral talks between doctrinal experts from The Salvation Army and the Seventh-day Adventist Church were held March 7 to 10 in Jackson's Point, a town 45 miles (72 kilometers) North of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Representing the Adventist...…March 16
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Spain: New School and Community Center to be Model of Integration
Seventh-day Adventists in Madrid recently approached municipal authorities to establish a multi-faceted community project, which includes a church, a school and a community center in the Eastern part of the country's capital. "We asked for a piece of land to...…March 15
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Spain: Be a Voice of Tolerance, Understanding and Hope, Paulsen Exhorts Believers
Speaking to a gathering of nearly 3,000 members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madrid, Spain, Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Adventist world church, expressed condolences and solidarity with the nation on the day when Spain observed the first...…March 15
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South Africa: Spiritual Nurture for Business and Professional People
Six hundred business and professional people who are also members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, from nine African countries gathered in Pretoria Feb. 24 to 26 for a retreat that focused on their unique spiritual needs. They came from Angola,...…March 15
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United Nations Meeting Pushes for Gender Equity
Ten years after meeting in Beijing to promote economic, political and social advancement for women worldwide, thousands of women from all around the globe met in New York City Feb. 28 to March 11 to continue the cause. Among the...…March 15
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Papua New Guinea: ADRA Leads Literacy Initiative
An estimated 42 percent of males and 50 percent of females in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have no formal education. Only 56 percent of women over the age of 15 are literate. Statistics like this has led the Adventist Development...…March 15
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Jordan: English-speaking Church Plant Eager to Engage in Youth and Community Work
A group of 18 people have planted an English-speaking Seventh-day Adventist church in Amman, the Jordanian capital. The group's objective is to "create a place of worship where everyone feels safe and supported and where everyone finds acceptance and involvement,"...…March 09
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Iraq: Baghdad Truck Bomb Damages Adventist Church
A suicide truck bomb, which rocked the center of Baghdad on March 9, broke the two remaining stained glass windows of the Baghdad Seventh-day Adventist Church. The force from the blast also shattered the floor-to-ceiling window, which separates the parents'...…March 09
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Changes Ahead for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
The Seventh-day Adventist Church was one of more than 40 denominations that met recently at the triennial Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) Assembly in Derbyshire, England. Some 300 delegates from across the four nations of Wales, Ireland, Scotland...…March 08
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Philippines: Paulsen Lauds Church on Centennial, Meets Country's President
Seventh-day Adventists in the Philippines -- numbering more than 1.3 million people -- celebrated the centennial of the church in the 7,100-island republic on March 2 to 5. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo greeted Pastor Jan Paulsen, Adventist world church president,...…March 08
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Ukraine: Finley Launches Evangelism Meetings in Kiev; Seminars Beamed Across Continent, Overseas
Evangelist Mark Finley, speaker emeritus of "It Is Written," an Adventist television outreach, and director of global evangelism for the Seventh-day Adventist world Church, began a month-long series of meetings in Kiev, Ukraine. Dubbed "ACTS 2005," the meetings are being...…March 08
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Evangelism in Africa - - A Different Approach
The first overseas Seventh-day Adventist visitors in nearly 20 years to Northern Nigeria were a Korean New Testament professor, an Irish pastor/evangelist, and a Danish missiologist who was a missionary there 35 years ago. Hyunsok Doh, Patrick Boyle and Borge...…March 08
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ANN Feature: Child Given New Look and a Brand New Smile at Penang Adventist Hospital
Seven-year-old Elikhana Douney left his home in Bambangan, in East Malaysia's interior, on March 1, and stepped into a new world. He wasn't sure where he was headed with his father, 38-year-old Donny Daliun, as they boarded an AirAsia plane...…March 08
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England: Church Trains Leaders on Access to the Gospel for Disabled Aiming to lift barriers that might limit access to the gospel for the disabled in their local communities, 17 church leaders from the South England region of the Seventh-day...…March 08
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Adventist World Headquarters Hosts International Satellite NET 2005 Broadcasts
A lively, attentive audience of more than 1,000 filled the auditorium of the Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters for the March 4 start of "The Prophecy Code," a series of satellite television evangelistic meetings conducted by Pastor Doug Batchelor, director/speaker...…March 06
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Europe: Church President to Talk With Young People
Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, will continue a series of dialogues with Adventist young people on April 26 with a broadcast from Darmstadt, Germany. "Let's talk ... Europe" will bring together Adventist young people who...…March 02
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Europe: Reaching Young People With the Gospel Using High-Tech Tools
As with nearly everything else in today's society, options are also available when it comes to learning more about God. Between October and December of 2004 an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 people in Germany and Switzerland were able to choose...…March 01
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Germany: Online Experts Discuss Local Application for the Church on the Internet
Twelve year-old Vivian Erbenich was the youngest participant at the 10th annual staonline Forum that met at "Bergheim Mühlenrahmede," in Altena, Germany, Feb. 25 to 26 to explore ways to use the Internet for evangelism. Erbenich became the center of...…March 01
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World Church: St. Louis Session Anticipation Builds
As of March 1 only 120 days remain before thousands gather at the America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri, United States for the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Anticipation is building for the quinquennial event, which...…March 01
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