January 2006 Archives
Iraq: Car Bomber Targets Baghdad Church; Christians Protest Attacks
The Baghdad Seventh-day Adventist Church has been targeted by a car bomb for the second time in two years, injuring an armed guard, one of two permanently stationed to protect the church compound. The Vatican embassy in Baghdad and another...January 31
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Australia: Adventist Honored for Mission Work in Thailand
An Australian educator involved in establishing schools for Karen refugees in Thailand has received one of her nation's top honors for public service. Helen Hall, a Seventh-day Adventist working in northwestern Thailand, has been named a recipient of the Medal...January 31
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Moldova: Lay Evangelists Go High-Tech
Lay evangelists in the Republic of Moldova are envisioning approaches to their communities with the principles of the Gospel, thanks to two regional seminars and the donation of hundreds of DVD players and discs containing sermon outlines and illustrations.Pastor Mark...January 31
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United States -- World church president Pastor Jan Paulsen will continue the Let's Talk series on March 15 with a broadcast from the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama in the United States. This will mark Paulsen's sixth in...January 31
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ANN Feature: Heroes Among us
He was just a small boy, but he had a big problem. "I have anger issues and people at my school call me crazy and I've been praying to God and He hasn't answered me yet." Through misty eyes, Dan...January 30
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South Pacific: Adventist 'Signs' magazine marks 120 years of publishing
The January/February issue of Signs of the Times marks 120 years of continuous publication of the Adventist church's South Pacific outreach publication. The first issue of the 'Bible Echo and Signs of the Times' was published in Melbourne, Victoria, in...January 25
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United States -- Two students from South Lancaster Adventist Academy in South Lancaster, Massachusetts were killed in a car accident on Jan. 20, while another died eight days later from injuuries sustained in the crash. Killed on Jan. 20 were...January 24
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World Church: 'GodPod' Technology to Bring Gospel to Remote Peoples
A small device roughly the size of an iPod that can store up to 160 hours of audio content will soon be used to bring the gospel to remote people groups in Africa and elsewhere, according to two Seventh-day Adventist...January 24
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Women Tell the World About Jesus Through Touching the World
Does your church love Jesus? If they do, does anybody else know? Seventh-day Adventist women are becoming more purposeful about answering that question. While the church has long relied on public evangelism campaigns to get their messages across, they are...January 19
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United States: Grace, Christianity and Podcasts, a Medium With a Mission
It started as a desire to do something for his local church. Jerry Pine of the La Sierra University Adventist Church in southern California decided to post the church's weekly worship services on half a dozen podcast directories. This is...January 19
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Ivory Coast: Protests, Threat of More Violence Disrupt Church Activities
Three days of protests by students in Ivory Coast's fractious political atmosphere have disrupted administrative and ministry activities of the Seventh-day Adventist Church there, including the West-Central Africa regional headquarters, according to church Communication Director Jean Emmanuel Nlo Nlo.Right now,...January 18
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Helping HIV/AIDS Victims; Church Programs Expand to Rwanda
HIV/AIDS is on the rise and there is a community of people that now, more than ever, need to be told about God's love. An estimated 40 million people worldwide are living with the disease, according to the United Nations....January 17
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Middle East: Arabic Makeover for GraceLink
For Christians in the Middle East, witnessing isn't always easy. In this part of the world, believers find a need for contextualized materials that can reach children, especially. Among many efforts made, one of recent origin is translating the Seventh-day...January 17
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Britain: Former Pub to House Adventist Church
In a nation where some dormant churches have become public houses, or "pubs," as they are popularly called, a Seventh-day Adventist congregation is moving things in the opposite direction: they're taking a former pub and converting it into a church.The...January 17
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A deadly fire Jan. 8 left 13 children dead in a boarding school for mentally challenged children in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Many others suffered burns and other fire-related injuries. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has provided relief supplies for...January 17
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Malawi: Kids Say 'No' to HIV/AIDS Through TV Show
The "monster" is big, gray, and boxy with huge, sharp, white teeth, and is intent on swallowing its victims whole. Parents may have heard this description before when their children talk about that "monster" in the closet or under the...January 13
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World Church: Spiritual Nurture, Mission Involvement Crucial, Paulsen Says
Spiritual nurture centered on the Bible and involvement in the church's mission to "Tell the World" the Gospel message are essential hallmarks of a Christian's life, Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, said in an interview...January 10
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Mexico: Training Center Helps Teenage Mothers Care for Children
In Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities, where more than 22 million people reside, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is providing hope to a small group of adolescent mothers and children.ADRA Mexico recently opened a training...January 06
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World Church: India's U.S. Ambassadors Visit Adventist Headquarters, Meet Paulsen
India's U.S. ambassador and deputy head of mission were welcomed to the Seventh-day Adventist Church's world headquarters on Jan. 4. Ambassadors Ronen Sen and Raminder Singh Jassal of India were guests of church leaders, including Pastor Jan Paulsen, world church...January 05
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Adventist Laughter Expert: Stop Being so Serious -- Your Life Depends on it
Nearly 85 percent of people who visit their primary healthcare physicians do so because of a stress-related disease. More people are on anti-depressants than at any other time in the history of medicine. And it's probably no surprise that stress...January 05
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Egypt: Sudanese Adventist Killed in Cairo Violence
An active member of the Sudanese Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cairo, Betty Asenzo Bernard, was killed when thousands of Egyptian police officers broke up a protest camp outside the United Nations building in Cairo on Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. Several...January 03
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