February 2007 Archives
World Church: Adventist Lawyers Review Services to Church in Africa
Religious liberty, the legal status of church properties and establishing legal offices were among several issues discussed at a joint conference of Seventh-day Adventist lawyers from throughout Africa meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, February 26. Lawyers reviewed...…February 28
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South Africa: Hundreds Gather From Various Faiths and Countries to Combat Hatred
Some 500 participants including government officials, ambassadors, church leaders, lay leaders and religious freedom experts gathered at the Sixth World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) February 27 to examine the theme "Combating Religious Hatred through Freedom to...…February 27
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Brazil: Adventists Plan Outreach During Pan American Games
"While athletes will be breaking sports records, Seventh-day Adventist university students ... are going to transform Rio de Janeiro into the capital of service and witness," says Pastor Otimar Gonçalves, youth ministries leader for the Adventist church in South America....…February 27
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United States: 'The Seventh Day' Documentary to Debut on Hope Channel ... The Seventh Day: Revelations from the Lost Pages of History, a five-part documentary series tracing the history of the Seventh-day Sabbath from Jesus' revolutionary teachings to the Sabbath-keeping...…February 27
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United Kingdom: Adventists Join Other Faith Leaders, Respond to Gun Crime
Representatives of the London Seventh-day Adventist Youth Federation and other South London Adventists were among some 2,000 Christians and other Londoners who united in a prayer walk through two London boroughs blighted by a spate of fatal shootings. The torch-lit...…February 23
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Australia: Adventist Churches Pray For End to Drought
Members of more than 400 Seventh-day Adventist churches across Australia united in prayer Feb. 17 to pray simultaneously for the end of a severe drought and water crisis plaguing the country since last August."Australia is experiencing drought conditions unparalleled since...…February 20
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New Zealand: Bike Tour Challenges Adults to Connect With Young People
New Zealand ranks worst in the developed world for death rates among teenagers and other issues of teen welfare, such as suicide and pregnancy rates, according to a recent United Nations report. The report came during the first week of...…February 20
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United States: From Small Beginnings, Adventist Television Station Expands Its Reach
A television station that started out 17 years ago in the attic of a local Seventh-day Adventist Church has become the second most-watched Christian station in the local television market, according to a national media research company. That station, Blue...…February 20
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United States: Adventist Representative Commends UN Initiative to Curb Violence Against Women ... Far more action is needed to curb the world-wide problem of violence directed against women, says Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's representative to the United...…February 20
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Mexico: Adventist Health Food Company Branch Manager Killed
Local police authorities are investigating the Feb. 15 shooting death of Joel Amilcar Hernandez, who served as general manager of the Seventh-day Adventist-owned Inter-American Health Food branch in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico. Hernandez died near his home. He was 43 years...…February 16
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Rwanda: Continue to 'Be an Agent of Change,' National President Urges ADRA at Leadership Council
"As we pursue peace and welfare, we trust that [the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)] ... will place itself in the hands of humanity to be an agent of change and to give hope and a future promise to...…February 15
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World Church: Faith Based Organizations Crucial in Fight Against HIV, AIDS, Report Says
A new study released February 8 confirms what many church-led health care organizations have long known: when it comes to HIV and AIDS, Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) are major players in providing critical long-term care. The findings of the report...…February 13
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World Church: 'Not-for-Profit' Status No Excuse For Slippery Accounting Standards, Say Church Auditors
"When I put a $20 bill in the offering plate, how will I ever know it got to local church headquarters, or to the mission field?" asks Jack Krogstad, a Seventh-day Adventist layperson who chairs the General Conference Auditing Service...…February 13
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Argentina: ADRA Aids Flood Survivors ... When intense rain flooded several cities in Tucumán, a province located in Northwestern Argentina, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) immediately responded, providing emergency relief to 1,800 residents in the region. An estimated...…February 13
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South Pacific: Media Convergence and Higher Adventist Profile Top Communication Agenda
Planning for a more effective public presence and deployment of Internet technology by local churches dominated the agenda of a meeting of top Seventh-day Adventist communicators in the church's South Pacific region. Concerns that the church is relatively unknown and...…February 06
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United States: Adventist Village is Three Blocks of Evangelism
Taking a three-city-block tour makes it clear what Adventism is all about. And it's not just the buildings that make up the Historic Adventist Village in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. Strolling through the village, visitors get a living, breathing...…February 06
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Flooding Displaces Thousands in Jakarta; ADRA Responds
A reported 36 people were killed and more than 300,000 people have been displaced when heavy flooding swept through Jakarta, Indonesia in the early morning hours of Feb 3. Many of the displaced residents have taken refuge in schools, churches,...…February 06
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Nigeria: Adventist Surgeon Receives UN Humanitarian Award ... Onuoha Clement, a pediatric surgeon and elder of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, was one of six United Nations (UN) volunteers to receive an Award of Excellence for "commitment...…February 06
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