News reports from Loma Linda University, Oakwood University, Adventist Health and Jamaica. From a Loma Linda University press release: Loma Linda University professor Joan Sabaté, MD, DrPH, has been named to the federal government’s 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. A professor at the LLU schools of Public Health and Medicine, Sabaté was announced as a […]
7 March 2019 | An award-winning photographer has opened up an exhibition in Hong Kong featuring his pictures of the late rock star David Bowie. Proceeds from the exhibition will support Hong Kong Adventist Health Foundation (HKAHF.) According to the Hong Kong Tatler, Markus Klinko launched the exhibition at Alisan Fine Arts in Hong Kong’s […]
6 March 2019 | A 59-year-old Adventist woman was killed and her 28-year-old daughter injured after a dispute with a man who was doing work on their house in Delray Beach, Florida. The man allegedly hit both women with his Chevy van on Friday evening, March 1, as he was leaving their house. Marie Ambroise […]
3 March 2019 | A physician and a nurse practitioner working out of Adventist Health Hanford were each honored with The Patriot Award, a form of recognition by the United States Department of Defense for employers who support military members that work for them. Retired U.S. Army General Jim Combs and Physician Assistant Serenity Holden […]
28 February 2019 | A staff member at South Africa’s Adventist-run Bethel College has been suspended after allegations of sexual abuse at the institution in the town of Butterworth in the Eastern Cape Province of the country. The HotNews regional current events website reported that Bethel College which runs a primary school, middle school and […]
News reports from Jamaica, Britain, Oakwood University, Jordan and Rochester, Minnesota. In the month of March, Breath of Life, invited by Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica, will have a mini-revival at the Andrews Memorial Church in Kingston, Jamaica, from March 6-9, 2019. This mini-revival will be recorded and then shown on Breath of Life […]
We asked each of the speakers for the October 4-6, Portland, Oregon-based AT1 gathering to answer the question, “How Does Christ Challenge Culture?” We gave them 80 words or less for their answers. This week we are featuring the answer we received from Michaela Lawrence Jeffery who pastors the Athens, Georgia, Seventh-day Adventist church: Our […]
28 February 2019 | The Adventist denomination in Ghana has supported an interfaith effort to condemn corruption in the country. Representatives of various faiths joined together to call on the government to summon the political will to prosecute corruption and refrain from shielding perpetrators. They protested the fact that corruption is often not addressed by […]
26 February 2019 | Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University has announced that Ted Wilson, the president of the General Conference of the Adventist Church, will answer pre-submitted questions at a live, in-person event at the church on March 2. The announcement says that Wilson and “some of his colleagues” will be […]
From ADRA – 25 February 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) announced today a new global advocacy campaign, “Every Child. Everywhere. In School.” The campaign is an urgent call to leaders around the world that all children, regardless of race, age, nationality, gender, religion or origin, have a right to earn and […]
24 February 2019 | The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians made a $25 million donation to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital at the 26th Annual Children’s Hospital Foundation Gala on February 21. According to a news story on the Loma Linda University Health website, the gift is the largest donation ever made by San […]
21 February 2019 | From a Loma Linda University Health press release — A Loma Linda University study has found that poor mental health is linked with poor diet quality — regardless of personal characteristics such as gender age, education, age, marital status and income level. The study, published Feb. 16 in the International Journal […]
