Evangelist Mark Finley, one of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's most recognized television presenters, is ready for a month-long "It Is Written" public campaign that will broadcast from Kiev, Ukraine, globally via satellite.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Realizing that college students could lose a connection to God and their church under the pressure of university studies, the Adventist Student Association (ASA) has renewed its focus on ministry and outreach to those students in the South Pacific. This included a recent leadership training session and a call for church members to help them connect with these students.
Warburton, Victoria, Australia
Russia: Cold War Hot Spot to Receive Satellite Evangelism Sakhalin Island, Russia [Valery Ivanov] ... Sakhalin Island, a remote Russian island, will soon receive a new message of hope when satellite evangelism reaches this remote Russian outpost for the first time.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Nearly 3,000 Seventh-day Adventist students and teachers marched through the streets of Puerto Rico's capital city of San Juan on Feb. 10, the island's National No Smoking Day. The march's theme "Dare to be Different," was organized to promote awareness concerning the dangers of smoking.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agana, Guam [Shelley Nolan Freesland/ANN Staff] Four years of renovation will be celebrated Feb. 26 when Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, visits the Adventist World Radio (AWR) studio and broadcasting station in Guam to rededicate the renewed facility.
Agana, Guam
"One quarter of the world population is poorer today than they were 10 years ago," according to a video report presented by the United Nations' Commission for Social Development in New York on Feb. 17.
New York, New York, United States
For the first time since the once open nation of Burma entered a phase of martial law, renamed itself Myanmar, and turned away from significant contact with the world community, a conference of more than 40 leaders of the Christian community was held in Myanmar Feb. 10 in Rangoon to express commitment to religious freedom and Christian solidarity.
Rangoon, Myanmar
For 400 Seventh-day Adventist youth and young adults from around the world, evangelism is personal. This group will be in the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, June 29 through July 9, sharing the gospel with others while the Seventh-day Adventist world church holds a major business meeting -- the General Conference Session -- which occurs every five years.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
United States: Nursing Student Dies At Pacific Union College Angwin, California, United States [Michelle Konn Rai/ANN] ... David Egwakhe, age 21, a senior nursing major from Nigeria, died Feb. 14 after sustaining a head injury during an intramural basketball game in Pacific Union College's gymnasium.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
On a continent where 75 to 80 percent of Seventh-day Adventist church membership is under 30 years of age, a youth conference was held for youth leaders Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Cape Town, South Africa