News reports from Australia, Loma Linda University Health (LLUH), La Voz de la Esperanza, Adventist HealthCare, NAD Public Affairs and Religious Liberty and Tanzania: On June 23, Kempsey Adventist School in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, ran a Look Beyond Your Bin environmental workshop for students in Year 1 (ages 6-7) “Students were… involved in […]
21 June 2021 | According to Pacific Daily News, Guam Seventh-day Adventist Clinic has told patients specialized treatment may require off-island travel as local senators consider changing Guam’s malpractice law. If successful, Bill 112 would repeal the 1991 Guam Mandatory Medical Malpractice Arbitration Act which required medical malpractice claims to pass through a three-person arbitration […]
25 June 2021 | Adventist Schools Australia (ASA) representatives recently attended the Christian Schools Policy Forum Dinner in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra (ACT) on May 24. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in attendance, along with over 50 Members of Parliament, including Minister for Education Allan Tudge. According to Adventist Record, […]
ADRA Colombia recently distributed 1,100 hygiene kits among Venezuelan migrants in the northern town of Arauquita, in the Arauca Department. The migrants were displaced, due to conflicts that broke out across the nearby border, to Venezuela. The kits included toothbrushes for adults and children, toothpaste, deodorant, and bath soap. They also included a comb, laundry soap, […]
25 June 2021 | Democrat U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston (an Adventist), was one of the key proponents of making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The bill, signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021, was led by Jackson Lee and Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of […]
News reports from Australia, Michigan, Massachusetts, Loma Linda University Health and Newbold College: Australia’s ABC News ran a story this week titled “Generosity or exploitation? Why some Australians give 10 per cent of their income to a church.” Narelle Smith, a former Adventist, was interviewed for the piece. She said tithing was framed by the […]
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) decided to award a $120,000 grant to ADRA Slovakia (partnering with ADRA Serbia) for the implementation of the homeless program “DrumoDrom” in Serbia. Twenty-five percent of Serbians are impoverished. This percentage translates into close to 1.8 million people (World Bank statistics). The homeless population in Belgrade is probably the most deprived subgroup […]
21 June 2021 | CBS-affiliate station WHBF-TV reported that police were investigating a car with two bullet holes in its windshield that had come to a stop on the lawn of Calvary Seventh-day Adventist Church in Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday, June 19. Law enforcement estimated the shooting to have happened shortly after 2:45 p.m. around […]
18 June 2021 | A prominent leader in Adventist Australia joined an interdenominational delegation of female leaders who met with Australian political leaders to generate attention for the struggles of those in poverty around the world, particularly in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Danijela Schubert, Discipleship Ministries Team member (women in ministry) at the […]
The 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranks LLUCH as a Best Children’s Hospital in cardiology and heart surgery. 118 children’s hospitals were studied and thousands of pediatric specialties were surveyed for the ranking. 18 June 2021 | From a Loma Linda University Health press release by Sheann Brandon: Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) has been […]
17 June 2021 | From an NAD news release: The North American Division (NAD) has put together a series of links to offer guidance about vaccines from national and international health organizations, the General Conference, and healthcare experts. The COVID-19 vaccine is highlighted in particular. Also included here are practical articles, NAD statements, and more. NEW […]
17 June 2021 | ADRA Europe and the Children, Youth and Family Ministries departments of the Adventist denomination in Europe have jointly launched an art contest in support of refugees titled ‘COMPASSION for ALL.’ Children and youth (as well as family members) have been asked to submit art that shares an inclusive message calling for […]
