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World Church: Special Projects Good, But Regular Missions Giving Vital, Leaders Say

"It's not about money, and it's not about me. It's about mission." So said Erika Puni, director of the Seventh-day Adventist world church's stewardship department, responding to what he sees as a potentially troubling trend in the giving habits of some Adventist church members. Rather than giving systematic Sabbath School mission offerings, he said more and more members are funneling their offerings toward special projects.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Aug 31, 2006

World Church: New DVD Curriculum Teaches Children About Mission

For many Adventists in North America, the voice of master storyteller Eric B. Hare evokes fond memories. With dramatic accounts of missionaries and miracles, Hare's stories have captivated generations of Adventists.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Aug 30, 2006

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Canada: Adventist Physicians Attend International Aids Conference, Jamaica: Adventist Institutions Partner to Support to Inner-city Males, India: ADRA Feeds Flood Survivors, United States: Robots Join Staff of Adventist Hospital, United States: Adventist Universities Rank Among Nation's Best ...

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Aug 29, 2006

United States: Church Helps People Remove Tattoos, Brings People to Jesus

It didn't matter that Joe was no longer in a gang and that he has no intention of ever going back to that way of life. When he went for job interviews, all prospective employers could see were his tattoos that betrayed his former membership in a gang.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Aug 29, 2006

Poland: Adventist College Breaks Its Own Enrollment Records

A visit to the largest church-owned college in Poland, the Polish College of Theology and Humanities (PCTH), reveals why the school can boast of its recent successes.

Podkowa Lesna, Poland

Aug 24, 2006

Kenya: Paulsen Marks Church Centenary, Backs African Graduate Education

Seventh-day Adventist world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen called for continued unity among believers as the Adventist church in Kenya marked the centennial of the arrival of its first missionary. A.A. Carscallen arrived in that country in 1906. Pastor Paulsen was among the church leaders who welcomed national vice president Moody Awori to the official celebration at a ceremony on August 23 in Kendu Bay Town, Kenya.

Nairobi, Kenya

Aug 24, 2006

Africa: Paulsen Completes Four 'Let's Talk' Broadcasts in Two-Nation Tour

Facing a hectic schedule, power outages and the vagaries of working in three separate languages, Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, completed recording four television programs in Cameroon and Uganda.

Kampala, Uganda

Aug 23, 2006

India: Hospital Reopens After Surat Floods Kill Six Patients, Damage Facilities

Massive pre-dawn flooding on August 7 is believed to have killed nearly 200 people, displaced 900,000 and devastated the economy of Surat, a city in Western India. The floods also caused massive damage to the Seventh-day Adventist Church's health care facility and campus there, known as the Medical Education Trust, Surat, or METAS. Six intensive care unit patients died after the flood hit at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time.

Surat, Gujarat State, India

Aug 22, 2006

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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Aug 22, 2006

Hundreds of Global Mission Projects Given Green Light

More than 200 Global Mission projects got the go-ahead on Thursday, August 17, keeping 2006 on track to become one of the largest years ever for projects and funding. Meeting at the Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Adventist Mission Committee approved all 266 proposed projects, most of which are located in the East-Central Africa and Northern Asia-Pacific regions. Funding approved for the projects totaled more than US$1.7 million, pushing the total 2006 project funding to more than $9.7 million.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Aug 21, 2006