Adventist News Network

Iraq: ADRA Delivers Medicines to 770,000

An estimated 770,000 people in the Western Ninewa province of Iraq will benefit from eight tons of essential medicines delivered Oct. 24 by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Turkey. Three major hospitals and 37 primary health clinics in the cities of Telafer, Sinjar, Al-Ba'aj and surrounding areas received the supplies. The shipment is part of a larger project in which ADRA shipped more than 45 tons of medicines and other supplies to the country.

Zacho, Iraq

Oct 28, 2004

North America: Church Program Focuses on Local Mission Field

Sending missionaries from North America to areas within their own home country is not a traditional method of communicating the gospel message for the Adventist Church, but for Global Mission's Total Employment program, this is the focus.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Oct 26, 2004

News Brief: ANN Syndication Options Expanded

Web site owners now have more options for placing Adventist News Network headlines into their sites, according to John R. Beckett, webmaster for the world church.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Oct 26, 2004

World Church: Maranatha Convention Affirms Volunteer Efforts in India

Calling it a "revolution in the hearts of many who were once without hope," Dr. Ron Watts, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern Asia, praised the efforts of those involved with Maranatha Volunteers International mission to India.

Gladstone, Oregon, United States

Oct 26, 2004

Kenya: ADRA Lead Agency for Emergency Food Distribution

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been selected by the government of Kenya and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to be the lead agency in food distributions in Kitui, a district in Kenya where residents are contending with a prolonged drought.

Kitui, Kenya

Oct 26, 2004

Sudan: ADRA Provides Water, Sanitation in Darfur

Two projects focusing on water, health, and sanitation will increase aid provided by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) to internally displaced persons, or IDPs, in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Darfur, Sudan

Oct 26, 2004

South Pacific: Youth Congress to Boost Fiji Economy

It is expected that a South Pacific-wide congress for Seventh-day Adventist young adults will bring as much as FJD $7 million (U.S. $4,077,500) to the Fijian economy, says one of the organizers.

Suva, Fiji

Oct 19, 2004

World Church: Forum Donations To Help Myanmar Office Gain Internet Access

In a country where a U.S. $80 airmail subscription to a church magazine costs a pastor two months' salary, getting the Seventh-day Adventist Church's regional office directly connected to the Internet -- a U.S. $3,000 expense -- might seem an unrealizable dream.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Oct 19, 2004

World Church: Adventists Involved in Communities, Seek More Service Opportunities

Facing a world of increasing social isolation and community need, Seventh-day Adventists used a global conference last week to sound a call for church members to reach out and help others.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Oct 19, 2004

United States: Adventist, Fired for Sabbath Observance, Seeks Reinstatement and Damages

An employee fired from Dynacon, Inc. of Bryan, Texas, for religious beliefs protected under federal law is seeking reinstatement to his job. Hector Rivera wants his welder's job restored, along with back pay and punitive damages, according to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Representing Rivera is attorney Malcolm Greenstein of Austin.

Austin, Texas, United States

Oct 19, 2004