Haitian march
Youth from the Bethany Adventist Church march against drugs, tobacco and alcohol in the streets of Petionville, Haiti, on May 12. There are nearly 500 Adventist congregations in Haiti. [photo courtesy Haitian Union Mission]
Photos
School’s out
Bogenhofen Seminary theology students and their professors celebrate after final exams, Wednesday, May 10. They will soon serve as pastors in Austria and Germany. [photo: Daniel Lauterer]
Evening flair
Walla Walla University student Annika Jensen captured the sunset in Guyana, where she is serving as a student missionary. The university, based in College Place, Washington, each year sends out the most student missionaries of any college or university in the United States.
Handoff
Gastelle Foster offers a copy of the Adventist sharing book "The Great Hope" to a motorist on the streets of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Friday, May 4. Foster is one of 20 members of the Shiloh Seventh-day Adventist Tabernacle who distributed copies of the book, an adapted version of “The Great Controversy” by Ellen White. [photo: Hester Griffin]
Cornerstone setting
Municipal and Adventist officials dedicate the construction of an Adventist school in Paraupebas, Para, Brazil, earlier this month. Northern Brazil is an area of high growth in the Adventist world church. [photo: Jackson France/ASN]
Nepal opening
Bahadur Rayamajhi, left, Nepal’s Minister of National Development, inaugurates Asian Aid partner 3 Angels Nepal (3AN), acknowledging the work of Pastor Rajendra Gautam, right, 3AN founding director. 3AN provides a safe place for women and girls who have been rescued from forced prostitution, and the Nepalese government has pledged to support the organization. [photo courtesy SPD]
Congratulations, graduates
It’s commencement time as graduates gather in front Pioneer Memorial Church at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. At right is a statue of the school’s namesake, J. N. Andrews, who was the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s first overseas missionary. [photo courtesy AU]
Pathfinders march
Pathfinders March in Belem, Para, Brazil, last month on World Pathfinder Day. More than 3,000 Pathfinder later met on April 29 at Waldemar Henrique Square for a ceremony. [photo courtesy SAD]
Evening vespers
Guest speaker Michael Kelly II preaches during Friday evening vespers during Week of Spiritual Emphasis at the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton in Eldoret, Kenya, last month. Kelley is senior pastor of the Mt. Rubidoux Adventist Church in Riverside, California, United States. [photo: Johnstone Muguro]
Delivering aid
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency of Brazil is serving families affected by floods that affected 38 cities and 60,000 people in the Amazon. Here, two ADRA workers paddle toward a home to offer help last week. [photo courtesy SAD]