News Briefs for May 9, 2024
9 May 2024 |
May 11 – ADRA’s Disaster and Famine Relief Offering Sabbath for Gaza and Others
“Recent reports from the United Nations indicate that approximately 30 percent of children under the age of two are suffering from acute malnutrition, while over 70 percent of the population is on the brink of famine and enduring catastrophic hunger.” To read more or donate, go to ADRA’s website. To involve your church in Disaster and Famine Relief Offering Sabbath on May 11, use the slide and video kit provided by ADRA here.
Adventist Health Simi Valley Introduces Robotic Surgery with Da Vinci 5 System
“The timing worked out for 64-year-old Gigi Bean to be the first Los Angeles-area patient to get her surgery with the newest FDA-approved robotic surgery system called Da Vinci 5. Adventist Health Simi Valley is one of only 10 hospitals nationwide offering this new technology.” Read more at the ABC7 News website here.
Two Adventist Institutions Designated as Only Hispanic-Serving Institutions in State
Southern Adventist University is the only institution in Tennessee designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. And Andrews University is now the only one in Michigan. “Schools with the designation qualify to apply for select funds that help expand and enhance academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability.” Read more at Southern’s website or at the Andrews Agenda.
Pacific Union College Wins Four Awards at Sonscreen Film Festival
“The film department at Pacific Union College (PUC) traveled to Loma Linda, California, to attend the Sonscreen Film Festival…and had nine films play in the festival, with three winning awards. Additionally, a memorable moment for the film department was seeing PUC Visual Arts Department chair Rajeev Sigamoney accept the Sonscreen Vision Award.” Read more at PUC’s website here.
Statement of Apology to LGBTQ Community Members
“We invite our fellow church pastors, leaders, and members to join us in this statement of apology—and to express it in the life and mission of our church. We also invite pastors and local church leaders to share this statement in their church, read it in a worship service, vote it at a church board meeting, or share it as part of a website, newsletter, or bulletin.” To add your name, go to the Change.org petition here.
