News Briefs for February 15, 2024
15 February 2024 |
New School Opens in Kenya in Honor of Dan Jackson
“In the wide-open plains of the Masai Mara, Kenya, a new elementary school recently opened its doors. The building can support up to 200 students in grades 1 through 8, who no longer have to gather under a tree to attend class. A Better World (ABW) opened the school in honor of the late Daniel R. Jackson, who served the Seventh-day Adventist Church for 49 years.” Full story at Adventist Review website.
ADRA Philippines Assists Families Affected by Floods and Mudslides
“As per reports from local government units, the calamity has ravaged extensive agricultural land and caused significant damage to crucial infrastructure, leading to the displacement of civilians residing in the affected areas.” Full story at Southern Asia-Pacific Division website.
McKee Foods Decides to Partner with Southern Adventist University’s Chemistry Department
“Jared Freeman, an analytical chemist at McKee Foods and alum of Southern, said the equipment at Southern can help them troubleshoot and find issues. ‘The instrumentation that Southern has is incredibly helpful for troubleshooting, that’s the big thing,’ he says. ‘We have an issue, we don’t know why, and we can take it over here [Southern].'” Full story at the Chattanoogan website.
Canadian Youth and Young Adults Connect with Local Indigenous Groups in Northern Ontario
“The youth and young adults of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada (SDACC) cast a vision for what it would mean to make a difference right at home…From there, a goal sprang up: to assist Indigenous people in a tangible, practical, and non-manipulative way that fostered genuine connection and friendship.” Full story at NAD News website.
Ephesus Church in Southern California Impacts Lives in South Los Angeles
“When Donavan Childs became the senior pastor in 2022, his first conversation with Diva Jones-Moses, community services director, made it evident he was walking into a service-minded congregation. ‘One thing that pastors who knew about the church always told me was, ‘This is a working church,’ Childs recalled.'” Full story at Southern California Conference website.