3 September 2021 | “Can the hand that raised a machete to kill now raise it to bless?” asks a JusticeInfo article on the rehabilitation of clergy convicted for their role in the Rwandan genocide of Tutsis in 1994. The piece looks at a number of ministers that were involved in the genocide and that […]
3 September 2021 | Last month the Pulitzer Center profiled Loma Linda, California-based Adventists and their lifestyles in an article titled ‘I Breathe Loma Linda’: How Seventh-Day Adventists in Southern California Are Living Longer. The piece identified the Adventist community in Loma Linda as one of the so-called blue zones identified by National Geographic Fellow […]
3 September 2021 | Adventist Health, the health facility system spread across the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii, is growing its focus from primarily treating the sick to investing in communities to help people live better and longer. Adventist Health acquired Blue Zones, a network that works to improve well-being and longevity […]
LLUSM’s Michael Pecaut, Ph.D., is one of 18 scientists selected to serve on the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032 steering committee by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. For over three decades, Pecaut has been involved in spaceflight research, including multiple experiments on the Space Shuttle and […]
News reports from Humboldt County, California; the Western Balkans; New Zealand; Southern Adventist University and Solomon Islands: According to Redwood News on August 31, a fire shelter in Willow Creek, Humboldt County, California, had to be evacuated as the Knob Fire in the area had burned through 1,000 acres with 0% containment. Evacuees were brought […]
90 new computers were delivered to the ministry of education for use in five schools located on San Andres and Providencia. The selection of five schools to benefit from the computers was done through the government that oversees the small islands. The computers will benefit nearly 1,000 children and adolescent pupils enrolled in the designated […]
27 August 2021 | Leaders of a number of denominations in Jamaica, including the Adventist Church, have endorsed the country’s national coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program. On August 26, the Jamaican Information Service reported that Anglican, Roman Catholic, Church of God, Pentecostal, and Seventh-day Adventist leaders took part in a recent press conference organized by the Ministry […]
27 August 2021 | Hope Channel Zambia aired the August 24 inauguration of Hakainde Sammy Hichilema as president of Zambia. Hichilema, a prominent Seventh-day Adventist in the country, was declared president-elect on August 12, 2021. This was his sixth run for the presidency. Reuters referred to the win as a “stunning landslide victory” for Hichilema, known […]
Researchers say severely ill COVID-19 patients likely die as the result of micro clots formed in the lungs that spread to cause deadly damage to organs throughout the body. This finding from a recent study is different from the current understanding that the COVID-19 virus travels to the body’s organs and damages blood vessel lining […]
News reports from Loma Linda University Health, the Jewish-Adventist Friendship Center, Southern Adventist University, Haiti Adventist Hospital and Centerville, Ohio’s Spring Valley Academy: From a Loma Linda University Health press release: Loma Linda University Health has been awarded on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Physical Rehab Centers 2021. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek […]
26 August 2021 | Doug Batchelor has emailed supporters announcing the Amazing Facts W.O.R.D. (World Outreach, Revival, and Discipleship) Center public opening will not be taking place as planned the weekend of September 4. The center will serve as the new headquarters for Granite Bay, California-based Amazing Facts International, the television ministry led by Batchelor. […]
Weber had served as NAD communication director since 2014. 24 August 2021 | An Andrews University Press Release by Jeff Boyd, University Communication, Media Relations Manager: BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich.— Daniel Weber, who has served as the North American Division (NAD) communication director since 2014, is joining the Andrews University communication program. He will teach photography, […]
