18 September 2020 | Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) physicians saved 32-year-old Blanca Rodriguez, who was rushed to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital with severe upper respiratory issues and difficulty breathing while 28 weeks pregnant. According to a LLUH news story, Rodriguez was initially treated for severe pneumonia-like symptoms when she was admitted on July […]
News reports from the American Northwest, Switzerland, the Central California Conference, Eleventh-Hour Laborers outreach ministry and the Metropolitan Adventist Church in Hyattsville, Maryland: Adventist churches in the Northwest of the United States are collecting a special offering to provide financial relief to the many that have been forced to flee their homes due to the […]
The statement isn’t focusing on racism in specific regions but addresses global issues of discrimination. Throughout the writing process, the writing subcommittee met with the PARL World Affairs Committee and its sub-committee on Racism, as well as other elected Adventist Church leaders, to receive input for the draft statement. Church leaders believe this new statement […]
From AAW – 16 September 2020 | Finding Purpose in Uncertain Times is the theme for Association of Adventist Women (AAW) conferences beginning October 10, 5-6 PM Pacific time. Leading in Uncertain Times is the topic to be presented by Linda Becker, Ph.D., Union College. Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, LLU Health, will facilitate questions and comments made […]
Unconditional cash transfers are provided to financially disadvantaged people without requiring anything in return. Approximately USD$183 was given to 145 vulnerable households (approximately 580 individuals) to help those most hit by the financial devastation of the coronavirus crisis. From ANN – 14 September 2020 | Tunisia, located on the Mediterranean coast of Northwest Africa, was […]
11 September 2020 | “You can have social justice without the gospel, but you can’t have the gospel without social justice,” said Adventist podcaster Michaela Jones in an article for Australia’s Adventist Record today. Jones, who co-hosts the podcast Social JustUs podcast with Melissa Tracina, said that, “Some Adventists believe the Church should stop wasting […]
The new positions are designed to focus Adventist Health on culture, mission and consumer health. Joyce Newmyer, the president of Adventist Health services in Oregon, has been named chief culture officer. Alex Bryan, who has more than 20 years of experience in pastoral ministry and higher education, has been appointed chief mission officer. Jason Wells, […]
News reports from Kumasi, Ghana; Gladstone Park campgrounds; Loma Linda University Health (LLUH); Southern Adventist University and Adventist Health Delano: According to the Modern Ghana news site, Kumasi Regional Police Commander COP Kwasi Mensah Duku said a suspect has been arrested in conjunction with the murder of a warden of Bantama Seventh-day Adventist Church. The […]
9 September 2020 | Four Christian NGOs (non-governmental organizations) operating in India have had a license to receive foreign funds suspended by the country’s Union Home Ministry. The license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is needed for non-profit entities in the country to receive foreign funds. The Ministry said it is also monitoring […]
8 September 2020 | Harmony “Ann-Marie” Ilunga, a Congolese model attending Hong Kong Adventist College, has launched a new modeling agency in the territory, focused on ethnic minorities. Ilunga fled the Democratic Republic of Congo and was allowed protection as a refugee in Hong Kong. According to yahoo!sports, her experiences with racism in Hong Kong […]
Even with mild COVID-19 symptoms, many people as young as 30 are experiencing strokes. The novel coronavirus can cause small blood clots which cause an obstruction of blood flow to the brain and cause a stroke. From Loma Linda University Health | 6 September 2020 | The novel coronavirus usually attacks the lungs, causing symptoms […]
3 September 2020 | Former executives of Tulare Regional Medical Center, a Tulare, California, facility acquired by Adventist Health in 2018, have been charged with over 80 combined felony and misdemeanor criminal counts, that include suspicion of embezzlement, conspiracy, money laundering, grand theft, and campaign finance violations. The Visalia Times-Delta reported Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) […]
