Nairobi's Uhuru (Freedom) Park resounded June 17 with prayers of thanksgiving for rain that recently ended a three-month drought in Kenya. The drought resulted in the deaths of numerous people and animals, and caused heavy losses of crops.
Nairobi, Kenya
Seventh-day Adventists in the Himalayan nation of Nepal are among those welcoming a recent series of reforms, including the designation of the country as a "secular" state. Previously, Hinduism had been the religion of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Philippines: ADRA Responds to Flood and Mudslide Survivors, Six-foot Albino Alligator Visits Florida Hospital, Philippines: 57 Baptize Following A Bible Seminar, Tajikistan: ADRA Delivers Joy to Children...
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Most people agree that 12-year-old girls are still children and should get an opportunity to live as such. But often poverty and some local traditions force even 12-year-olds into premature adulthood. Let's look at Selina for example. Before she was even 12 years old she became the fourth wife of an 80-year-old man. This story resonates with many girls of the Masai tribe in Kenya. By age 10, Christine was already married to a 60-year-old man.
Kajiado, Kenya
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Malaria, a mosquito-borne illness, reportedly kills one person in Africa every 30 seconds. Seventh-day Adventist leaders at the church's world headquarters and in Mozambique have joined other faith groups to eliminate the disease in Mozambique.
Washington, D.C., United States
The year was 1910. The place was Edinburgh, Scotland. The subject was missions."Edinburgh 1910," as the event is now known, was the first worldwide missionary conference representing most denominations. That groundbreaking conference led to the formation of several international missionary councils, including the World Council of Churches.
College Place, Washington, United States
The quality of life is improving for residents of the Zambian communities of Simalama and Kabwe. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has found ways to bring practical help there. One is through an improvement project for its Life Skills Training Program that benefits orphans and children living in Kabwe. The second project is the completion of a grain mill in Simalama, which will shorten the distance that women walk to get grain.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Indonesia: Medical Care Reaching Remote Villages in Indonesia, Iraqi Adventists Benefit From $700 Collection, Bangladesh: Young People Demonstrate in World Anti-Tobacco Day and in Australia the Church's Web site Now Has RSS ...
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
On June 5, 1981--25 years ago this week--the world became aware of a new disease, AIDS. Since then 25 million people around the world have died from the disease and today there are 40 million men, women and children living with HIV. Along with the growth of the disease, particularly in the early years, prejudice against those living with HIV or AIDS grew.
Johannesburg, South Africa
On the day Valley View University handed out diplomas to its 2006 graduating class of 149 students, the Seventh-day Adventist-owned tertiary institution in Accra, Ghana, received a "diploma" of its own: a "charter certificate" from Ghana's government that allows it to issue degrees. Though established in 1979, and accredited since 1997, the school's diploma programs had previously been affiliated with church-owned Griggs University in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Accra, Ghana