News from Australia, Southern Adventist University, ADRA Ecuador, Solomon Islands
07 August 2025 |
News from Australia
“Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific (SPD) have reaffirmed their commitment to protecting children and vulnerable people by signing the Statement of Commitment to the Australian National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. The statement was signed at SPD headquarters in Wahroonga earlier today, reinforcing their support for creating safe spaces across all Church entities in Australia and the broader South Pacific.” Read the full article here.
News from Southern Adventist University
OurGanda, a nonprofit organization located in Uganda partnered with Southern Adventist University’s Enactus, to create a financial literacy program named THRU, designed to adapt to village cultures. After the programs success they partnered with Brick by Brick, another non-profit organization, to create school latrines for girls to allow them to attend school during their period. Read the full article here.
News from ADRA Ecuador
The Ecuador division of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) mobilized its emergency WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) response team after a major landslide in the La Mica sector contaminated and disrupted access to clean water. Its mobile water treatment plant was the result of a collaboration with local company Kubiec. The system is a mobile laboratory tests and purifies water in areas contaminated by natural disaster. Read the full article here.
News from Solomon Islands
“Under the theme “Sharing Hope in This Hopeless World”, the Namorako Seventh-day Adventist Church—together with the Redeemed Praise Ministry from Honiara—united to bring a message of hope, love and end-time truth to their people and neighbouring communities.
Held from June 22 to July 5, the campaign was conducted by retired evangelist Pastor Kemuel Mauta, whose messages touched hearts not only in Namorako but also in Stoney Ridge Village, California Village and several other communities across the river.” Read the full article here.
