28 July 2019 | United States Senate Chaplain Barry Black has pushed back on what he feels is a frequent exaggeration of current divisions in America. “I’m startled many times when I hear news people pontificating about how terrible things are,” said Barry Black, a former rear admiral in the Navy, and an Adventist. “And […]
From ADRA – 25 July 2019 | ADRA has been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1984. From that time, the team has responded to the Ebola virus disease that struck the country ten times. The most recent outbreak, which began since August 2018, has reportedly been the longest lasting and second […]
We are delighted that the North Pacific Union Conference has helped us get the word out about the inaugural AT1 gathering which is taking place in Portland, Oregon, from October 4–6 this year. Here is the AT1 announcement that the NPUC placed in the GleanerNow. This week we have a very specific ask. Would you […]
News reports from Adventist HealthCare, Shenandoah Valley Adventist Elementary, Porter Adventist Hospital and Loma Linda University Health: From a joint news release: Adventist HealthCare and Nexus Health/Fort Washington Medical Center announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to have Fort Washington Medical Center, an acute-care hospital in Prince George’s County, Maryland, become part […]
24 July 2019 | Simon Yam Tat-wah, a Hong Kong actor best known for playing a Shaolin crime lord in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Cradle of Life, was treated at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital after being stabbed this past Saturday. The violence took place when a knifeman attacked Yam at a promotional […]
23 July 2019 | The senior pastor of Nairobi Central Seventh-day Adventist Church was roughed up last Saturday as tensions between rival groups turned physically violent on the stage of the church. Pastor Jean Pierre Maywa, was physically assaulted and video shows members of the congregation rushing to his aid. Bottles were allegedly hurled inside […]
FROM ADRA – 22 July 2019 | Jonathan Duffy, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, spoke in front of a packed room during the second annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., to address the preservation of religious liberty for all. Focusing on the […]
21 July 2019 | Yesterday, the president of Zambia spoke out against the perception that the Adventist Church in the country belonged to the United Party for National Development (UPND). “We are one Zambia, one nation, one church, the church of Jesus Christ. So whether you are Catholic, Adventist, Pentecostal or whatever denomination, we are […]
18 July 2019 | US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson defended President Donald Trump after some comments he made this week were widely condemned as racist. Trump targeted a small group of congresswoman of color known as “The Squad,” which includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib […]
We are delighted that Loma Linda University Chaplain, Dilys Brooks, will be speaking at the AT1 gathering taking place October 4-6 in Portland, Oregon. As with all our presenters, we asked Dilys to answer the question, “How Does Christ Challenge Culture?” Here’s what she had to say: Christ’s challenge to culture is love your enemies, […]
News reports from Loma Linda University, Toronto, Canada; Takoma Park, Maryland, Friedensau Adventist University and Hope TV Germany: “Life on the Line,” a television series that tells stories of hope and courage at Loma Linda University Health, won Gold at the 2019 Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Awards.The series examines the lives of those that are […]
17 July 2019 | The body of an alleged murder victim was found after having been hid in a bush behind the Adventist Educational Unit Office on the Kasadjan road in the New Juaben North municipality of Ghana’s Eastern Region. The Ghanaian Times reported that two suspects were arrested in connection with the suspected murder. […]
