By Tyson Jacob, 29 September 2019 | When Adventists involved in various web-based activities gathered in Nairobi during the past week for the East-Central Africa gathering of the Global Adventist Internet Network (GAIN) they were introduced to Adventist Communication Training (ACT), brought to them by the staff of the denomination’s General Conference (GC) communication department. […]
News reports from Oakwood University, Andrews University, La Sierra University and Pacfic Union College: From APD – Dr. Leslie Pollard, president of Oakwood University, made a presentation to the United Nations (UN) inaugural International Summit of Colleges, Universities, and National Government Ministers of Education on Monday, September 23. He was invited by the United Nations […]
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26 September 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency released a statement this month regarding the suspension of its operations in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, near the Myanmar border. In it, the development agency denies any involvement in a recent rally of Rohingya refugees in the area. The aid organization was […]
Click here for a statement from ADRA on the suspension of operations in the area. 25 September 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been banned from Rohingya refugee camps near the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh close to the Myanmar border. The aid organization was accused by the Bangladesh government of […]
24 September 2019 | A Loma Linda University Global Campus based in Malawi, has opened a new K-6 grade school. According to a news story from Loma Linda University Health, Malamulo Adventist International Mission School was opened on September 18. It serves six children of medical missionaries and local healthcare professionals working at Malamulo Adventist […]
23 September 2019 | British rapper Slowthai has apologized after waving a model of British prime minister Boris Johnson’s severed head at a televised awards show last Thursday. Slowthai, who regularly attended Adventist services growing up, waved the effigy of the British leader’s head while on stage and chanting “fxxx Boris Johnson, fxxx everything.” The […]
23 September 2019 | Pathfinders in the city of Hull in the UK, led a crowd of thousands marching against knife crime this Saturday, September 21. ITV reported that the Pathfinders marched from the city’s Bonus Arena to the Hull docks. Ahead of the march, Pastor Mo Timbo who represented the PH Hull Church at […]
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September 20, 2019 | Dear Editor Adventist Today is my favorite magazine. I try to support it financially and encourage my Sabbath School class to do the same. Loren Seibold’s article “God’s Grace for Pastors” (Summer 2019 Adventist Today magazine) spoke to my concerns regarding a loving God and His answers, or lack thereof, to […]
20 September 2019 | The General Conference (GC) of Seventh-day Adventists is suing the recently-formed Nairobi Cosmopolitan Conference (NCC) over the use of the Adventist trademark and logo. According to the Standard Digital, the GC, via the East Kenya Union Conference (EKUC), is asking Kenya’s High Court to ban the NCC from operating as a […]