2 people, so far, have been reported dead in Tonga due to tsunami waves from volcanic eruption. Main island of Tonga appears blanketed in ash, with some buildings appearing to have collapsed. No internet on Tonga as main undersea communication cable was damaged. 18 January 2022 | Seventh-day Adventists across the South Pacific are anxiously […]
Heroes Bible Trivia game barely makes its year-end goal of 100,000 downloads. Heroes used SEO software to determine the most searched Bible-related questions on the internet, and put them together in Bible studies. In Brazil, players can use an AI to help them with their Bible studies. 14 January 2022 | In the closing hours […]
Bottles filled with sand used instead of bricks or cinder blocks. Project took $117,000 to build, which was provided by ADRA International and ADRA Belgium. Center will house medical equipment for primary health care, equipment for a multimedia center, a library and rooms for language learning, sewing and embroidery. Classes in computer skills and languages […]
News reports from Andrews University, Brazil, Ethiopia, the United States and Zambia. Making Peace This weekend, Adventist Peace Fellowship (APF) will hold its second annual online/virtual event, “Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Unholy Trinity: Liberating the Church from Violence,” with the “Unholy Trinity” being racism, militarism and materialism. The event takes place Saturday, Jan. […]
Sajjad Mashi Gill falsely accused of blasphemy in 2011. Gill spent nearly 10 years in prison before a court acquitted him due to insufficient evidence. Pakistan ranked fifth on Christian support organization Open Doors 2021 World Watch list of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian. 12 January 2022 | […]
NJC President Karl Archer calls Burnett Robinson an inspiration and “a man mightily, mightily, mightily used by God in the advancement of His cause.” During an NJC interview, Robinson blames some women in his church for posting the video clip of him advocating for marital rape. Robinson said Greater New York Conference administrators “panicked and […]
5 dead, 4 injured, when church building collapses on members during downpour. Collapse of building attributed to poor building materials used during construction. Tragedy comes just one week after six Adventist young adults drowned in Lake Kariba during an Adventist Youth camp meeting. 10 January 2022 | Five members of the Bethsaida Seventh-day Adventist Church in […]
Unvaccinated people have been found to be 23 times more likely to become infected with Omicron, and 25 times more likely to require hospitalization than those who are fully vaccinated. Without a booster, the chance of becoming infected with Omicron is 70 percent. With the booster, the chance of contracting Omicron drops to 25 percent. […]
News reports from Andrews University, Germany, Oakwood University, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, United States Adventist Theological Schools Receive Pharmaceutical Money Andrews University and Oakwood University received substantial grants to develop pastoral resources and support ministerial training from the Lilly Endowment Inc. Andrews University (AU), located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States, received $997,444 (USD) […]
6 believed to be dead after drowning accident in Lake Kariba, Zambia. The young adults were attending a youth camp meeting in the area. 5 bodies have been found, but 1 is still missing. 05 January 2022 | Six young men are believed to have drowned in Lake Kariba, Zambia, on Jan. 1, 2022, while […]
In 2019, the Danish Board of Equal Treatment had upheld an Adventist teacher’s claim that he had been illegally fired for not working on his Sabbath. In 2021, the Danish Western High Court found that it had been necessary for the school to require the PE teacher to work at the Saturday event. Consequently, the […]
Avista Adventist Hospital closed indefinitely due to smoke damage from wildfire. Flames from fire came within four feet of oxygen tanks at the hospitals. Staff at hospital beat back the flames with hoses. The hospital did not have any direct fire damage. 03 January 2022 | Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville, Colorado, US, will be […]
