November 2007 Archives
ADRA expands response for survivors of Bangladesh cyclone
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is expanding its response to meet the immediate needs of nearly 20,000 additional survivors after Cyclone Sidr made landfall over the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on November 15. United Nations officials report that more...…November 30
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Adventist Church pioneer to Albania dies Flora Sabatino-Lewis, persecuted for sharing the Seventh-day Adventist message in 1940s communist Albania, died at age 93 on November 19 in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. Daniel Lewis had already pioneered the Adventist...…November 27
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For Cambodian fishing families, an effort to hook a healthier future
In Cambodia, small talk -- much like life in the monsoon-drenched Southeast Asian country -- is mired in the rice fields. Locals are likely to ask each other, "How's your crop this year?" Not so for the nearly 20,000 Cambodian...…November 27
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ADRA update: Responding to Bangladesh cyclone, Chile earthquake ... The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is responding to the needs of survivors of a cyclone that hit Bangladesh November 15 killing at least 3,100 people, officials said. From its office...…November 20
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Romania: Adventist national ad campaign declares Bible reading a must
Beatrice Lospa never imagined a nationwide initiative to make reading the Bible attractive and accessible to every Romanian would be so popular.A coordinator of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Bible reading clubs, Sola Scriptura (Latin for "Scripture only"), Lospa eagerly tells...…November 19
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ADRA to observe World AIDS Day December 1
Some 800 young people in the West African country of Mali are learning basic anatomy and health principles along with teamwork and leadership skills through a project that uses sports to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. Organized by the Adventist...…November 19
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Zimbabwe: Adventist university's food supplies dwindling
Students at Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities in North America are raising funds to provide immediate assistance to a fellow university in Zimbabwe that church leaders say is running out of food. Adventist-owned Solusi University near Bulawayo, in the Southern...…November 16
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Adventist students average higher than national norms academically, study says
Academic achievement levels for students in Seventh-day Adventist schools in North America are above national norms, according to data from the first year of a three-year study.Preliminary results from the study say Adventist elementary and high school students rank in...…November 15
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Oliver nominated as new president for church's South Pacific Division
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in the South Pacific nominated Barry Oliver to serve as president of the church's South Pacific Division, filling a vacancy left by current president Laurie Evans, who announced his retirement on November 13.The nomination will be...…November 13
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Adopt a Clinic program to team churches with South Pacific clinics
Kukuku Clinic, an isolated Seventh-day Adventist healthcare center in the Solomon Islands, is the poster child for a new initiative by the Health Ministries department in the Adventist Church's South Pacific region. Five years ago, the then meagerly staffed and...…November 12
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Tanzania: Two Adventist leaders die in traffic collision ... Two Seventh-day Adventist church leaders in East Africa were killed in a traffic accident Saturday, November 10, church officials said. William Mutani, president of the church in southwest Tanzania, died in...…November 12
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Cuba: Standing room only for 'House of Light' dedication; world church president visits island
When church officials and guests joined a 500-strong crowd for the opening of a new house of worship in Buey Arriba, it was Raul Alvarez who received the loudest applause. A recently retired pastor, Alvarez was given a hero's welcome...…November 09
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Polish Adventists join other Protestants in denouncing posters attacking Luther
Protestant leaders in one of Poland's largest cities have condemned a poster campaign denouncing Martin Luther, the 16th century German Protestant leader, as a blasphemer and heretic, a November 7 news release by Ecumenical News International reported. "What would happen...…November 07
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ADRA update: California wildfire, Caribbean flooding survivors to receive aid ... The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is joining local aid organizations to assist some 20,000 people who remain in shelters throughout Southern California after 20 wildfires destroyed more than...…November 06
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Urban population overtakes rural areas; Adventist Church focusing mission
Populations in urban areas now outnumber those in rural areas, United Nations Population Fund officials said in an announcement earlier this year. But as Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders create strategic plans, leaders say the church's presence in urban areas remains...…November 05
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Healthful living reduces cancer risk, study says
A report on the link between cancer and diet, physical activity and weight is providing more evidence that healthful living fights disease.After a mega-study of 7,000 previous studies, scientists have offered 10 recommendations for avoiding preventable cancer, including maintaining a...…November 02
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Kenya: elections planner caters to Adventists, Muslims
Kenyans won't have to choose between worship services and civic duty during this year's presidential elections, according to remarks made by Samwell Kivuitu, chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, during a press conference earlier this month. To accommodate the...…November 01
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