In a 15-day period, nearly 300 chaplains from eight nations in the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Southern Asia-Pacific region gathered for communications and crisis counseling training, a first for the church region.
Manila, Philippines
"We are very grateful for the assistance from the Adventist church and from ADRA [Adventist Development and Relief Agency] when we were shut off by sanctions and war, when we really needed it.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton commended the religious communities for addressing social and humanitarian issues after an event that brought representatives of 14 various religious faiths to meet with six senators at the U.S. Capitol Sept. 25.
Washington, D.C., United States
The largest event ever organized by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Peru, "Caravana del Poder," or "Caravan of Power," ended Sept. 20. Some 100,000 people attended this evangelistic effort, held in 17 locations in Puno.
Puno, Peru
A recent milestone reached by AdventistBookCenter.com, the online sales Web site of Pacific Press and Review and Herald publishing houses, underscores the ministry impact of this venture.
Nampa, Idaho, United States
"Sabbath School isn't an institution," says Seventh-day Adventist Church world president Jan Paulsen. "It's an experience."
Rochester, New York, United States
The goal: in four days cover 1,200 kilometers (about 750 miles) of rugged, rural terrain during Cambodia's rainy season to visit new work areas not easily accessible by car.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Members of minority religious communities in Slovenia, where nearly 71 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, including Uniate believers, are concerned about the appointment of a fervent Catholic to head a commission drafting a new law on religious affairs.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Woman Elected Secretary of Church in Sweden -- Attorney Defines Religious Freedom at U.N. Meeting
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
A suspicious fire burned down a Seventh-day Adventist Church in the northwestern city of Novgorod Sept. 25, according to local church officials.
Novgorod, Russia