"As we pursue peace and welfare, we trust that [the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)] ... will place itself in the hands of humanity to be an agent of change and to give hope and a future promise to all whom it serves," said Rwandan national president, Paul Kagame, speaking at the inaugural session of ADRA's Leadership Council (ALC) held Feb. 12 to 15.
Kigali, Rwanda
"When I put a $20 bill in the offering plate, how will I ever know it got to local church headquarters, or to the mission field?" asks Jack Krogstad, a Seventh-day Adventist layperson who chairs the General Conference Auditing Service (GCAS) Board at world church headquarters.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
A new study released February 8 confirms what many church-led health care organizations have long known: when it comes to HIV and AIDS, Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) are major players in providing critical long-term care. The findings of the report were discussed at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. during a meeting that drew more than 100 representatives from church organizations, the United States Congress, public policy groups, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
Washington, D.C., United States
Argentina: ADRA Aids Flood Survivors, World Church: AdventSource Launches First Adventist Search Engine, China: Adventist Alumnus Receives Yandang Friendship Award, United States: Adventist University First to Affiliate with Public Relations Student Society of America ...
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Planning for a more effective public presence and deployment of Internet technology by local churches dominated the agenda of a meeting of top Seventh-day Adventist communicators in the church's South Pacific region.
Sydney, Australia
Nigeria: Adventist Surgeon Receives UN Humanitarian Award, World Church: AdventSource Launches First Adventist Search Engine, Kenya: ADRA to Aid Flooded Mandera District, Australia: Veteran Church Communication Wins Award ...
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
A reported 36 people were killed and more than 300,000 people have been displaced when heavy flooding swept through Jakarta, Indonesia in the early morning hours of Feb 3.
Jakarta, Indonesia
In a three-city-block tour it becomes clear what Adventism is all about. And it's not just the buildings that make up the Historic Adventist Village in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. Strolling through the village visitors get a living, breathing history lesson--one that gives a very clear impression of the incredible passion and love for God's message at the roots of what is now the 15 million-member Seventh-day Adventist church.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States