20 August 2021 | The Adventist Record reported that “Households of Faith,” a small groups initiative in New Zealand, is thriving in the country’s central region. There are fourteen active groups, three that are about to launch, and six more in the pipeline. “The groups, comprising between three and seven members, meet regularly in their […]
Bradford C. Newton has been elected president of the Pacific Union Conference. Sandra E. Roberts was elected executive secretary. She is the first woman to be elected to serve in the administration of the Pacific Union Conference. 20 August 2021 | A Pacific Union Conference press release: TUCSON, ARIZONA – Bradford C. Newton has been elected […]
Preliminary reports, still in early stages, indicate that there are now nearly 2,000 deaths, 6,900 injuries, and significant infrastructure loss, with over 37,000 houses destroyed and over 46,000 buildings damaged, including hospitals, schools, and churches. ADRA is partnering with the local Adventist hospital to assist the wounded and help internally displaced communities affected by violence […]
News reports from Ghana, Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington, Loma Linda University Health, Adventist Risk Management and Northern California: News Ghana reported on August 17 that Adventists and Muslims in the country’s Adansi South District had recently held a joint worship service in New Edubiase. Pastor S.K Yeboah, New Edubiase district pastor, told News […]
18 August 2021 | Yesterday, Adventist-owned Leoni Meadows Camp in Grizzly Flats, Northern California, was evacuated as the Caldor Fire, which started August 14 near Lake Tahoe, neared the camp. “Everyone is out safely. We will post updates as available. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,” posted the Leoni Meadows Facebook account early […]
18 August 2021 | On his sixth run for Zambia’s presidency, Hakainde Sammy Hichilema, a prominent Seventh-day Adventist in the country, was declared president-elect on August 12, 2021. According to Reuters, Zambia’s electoral commission announced that, with most constituencies accounted for, Hichilema, 59, got 2,810,777 votes against his rival, the incumbent Edgar Lungu’s 1,814,201. The […]
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13 August 2021 | Ted Wilson, the president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, has announced General Conference plans to distribute a billion copies of Ellen White’s The Great Controversy. Wilson announced the distribution project at the Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI) International Convention held last week in Orlando, Florida. “The Great Controversy is […]
News reports from Nigeria, Loma Linda University Health, South Korea, Tonga, Jamaica and Parker Adventist Hospital: According to Nigeria’s The Sun, Yemi Osibanjo, Vice President of Nigeria, recently congratulated the Adventist Church and Adventist-owned Babcock University (BU) in Ogun State for supporting quality education in the country. The leader was delivering Babcock’s 33rd inaugural lecture […]
The campus is home to LLUH’s new 16-story Medical Center and 9-story Children’s Hospital tower. The acute care facility is built upon 126 base isolators to reduce the impact of seismic activity. The Medical Center is the second-tallest hospital in California and has 320 licensed beds, while the Children’s Hospital expansion adds 84 licensed pediatric […]
12 August 2021 | The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported recently on the explosion of Delta variant cases that are stressing AdventHealth facilities and other hospitals in Florida to their limits. “This surge has come at us like a freight train,” said Neil Finkler, AdventHealth Central Florida’s chief clinical officer, as quoted by the WSJ. […]
The agency will focus on COVID-19 safe-learning campaigns, increase of capital for vendors who lost their businesses, and social behavior interventions within school systems. 11 August 2021 | For the next nine months, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) will implement several initiatives in Maiwut, South Sudan, to tackle the pandemic that has impacted […]
