13 November 2019 | Carl Wilkens, the former country director of ADRA Rwanda, was presented with an abarinzi b’Igihango (protectors of friendship pact) medal by the president of the country, Paul Kagame, on October 25, 2019. According to Rwandan news site KT Press, the award recognizes “persons who displayed outstanding acts of courage and humanity […]
12 November 2019 | An Adventist congregation in the Holloway area of London has led an anti-knife crime protest through local streets. According to the Islington Gazette, the November 2 march was led by the Holloway Seventh-day Adventist Church youth and featured the congregation’s Pathfinder Drum Corp. The march was intended to make a public […]
11 November 2019 | Oakwood University and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) have entered into a partnership aimed at helping more African Americans to attend medical school. According to a Business Wire news story, African American currently only make up six percent of American physicians. The educational pathway program makes it easier for students […]
10 November 2019 | The California Department of Health identified seven violations in a September 19 investigation of Adventist Health Tulare. According to the Visalia Times-Delta, the violations include improper handling of a powerful narcotic, improper storage of a placenta, serving out-of-date food and operating a dirty kitchen. In addition to the above, the Tulare […]
8 November 2019 | Adventist Health is seeking $27 million in damages from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. after last year’s Camp Fire destroyed part of Adventist Health Feather River in Paradise, California. PG&E transmission lines were identified as the source of the fires by Cal Fire investigators. The health system will hear on December […]
We are delighted to be able to share videos and an extensive picture gallery of the Inaugural AT1 gathering that was held in Portland from October 4-6, 2019. The theme of our grace-focused weekend was Christ Challenges Culture. Enjoy the videos and pictures and please share them with your friends. This marks the start of […]
News reports from the West-Central Africa Division; Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital; ADRA Philippines; Porter Adventist Hospital and Andrews University: Adventist News Network reported the deaths of two former leaders of the West-Central Africa Division, Luka T. Daniel and Robert J. Kloosterhuis. Daniel, 76, was originally from Nigeria. He served as Union secretary, Union president, […]
6 November 2019 | The food and dietetics director for Hong Kong Adventist Hospital has done an analysis of nine different burger patties to look at their nutritional pros and cons. He spoke to the South China Morning Post about his findings. Wong Chi-Wing, a vegetarian, looked at both plant-based and real meat burgers. Each […]
5 November 2019 | WalletHub, a personal finance site, has listed Southwestern Adventist University on its Best Colleges List. The school was listed as No. 255 on the list out of 1000 US institutions compared across 33 measurements. According to the Cleburne Times-Review, Southwestern ranked No. 251 in student selectivity; No. 393 in cost and […]
5 November 2019 | The writers for Grey’s Anatomy, the longest-running ABC drama, recently received expert guidance from a Loma Linda University Health physician who visited the set of the show. Laren Tan, MD, medical director for hyperbaric medicine at Loma Linda University Health (LLUH), explained to the writers the process in which doctors “dive” […]
From ADRA – 4 October 2019 | The Philippines’ southern island of Mindanao was hit by a series of strong earthquakes during the month of October. On October 16, a magnitude-6.3 earthquake shook, followed by a magnitude-6.6 quake on October 29, and another quake of magnitude-6.5 hit again two days later on October 31, causing […]
From an October 24 Adventist Record article – South Pacific Division Church leaders have reaffirmed their support for women in ministry following last week’s General Conference Annual Council meetings where it was resolved to issue warnings to six Unions for practices related to ordination. Warnings are to be issued to the Danish Union of Churches […]
