The Adventist church of Gaspar Alto, in Santa Catarina, completed 125 years of existence. Founded on June 15, 1895 by ten families of German immigrants, the temple now holds services for about 50 active members. On Monday, June 15, a virtual celebration was held to mark the date, attended by descendants of the pioneers, pastors, and Adventist Church world president Pastor Ted Wilson.
“Greetings from the world church family for the 125th anniversary of the church of Gaspar Alto. One hundred and…

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I call it the “been-sitting-slouched-for-wayyy-too-long” stretch. You know the one—chest forward, back arched, head tilted skywards, arms extended overhead as far as possible (or, if you fancy, out to the side). Go on, try it now. I’ll wait.
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Sigh. It’s a good stretch. Although it once landed me in a bit of hot water.
A group of friends and I had gathered together for a movie night. I would have been 13 or 14 at the time. As the credits began to roll on the first film, I leaned back and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Maranatha Volunteers)

To date, the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire has been largely untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Maranatha Volunteers International’s work through local crews has continued uninterrupted, a welcomed sight for church leadership in a country where there are less than 10,000 Adventists.
Maranatha’s first project in Côte d’Ivoire, the Anan Seventh-day Adventist Church, is now complete. A special dedication ceremony will inaugurate the building this summer, performed by the president of the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Janelle Ringer)

Men’s Health Month serves as a timely reminder for men to see their healthcare provider and raises awareness about the benefit of early detection. Men can suffer from a broad spectrum of issues ranging from heart disease and cancer to depression and suicide.
Anthony Hilliard, MD, chief of cardiology for Loma Linda University Health, shares tips that can make a big difference for the man in your life.
“Committing to simple changes can protect your heart from developing heart disease, which…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Thomas Ariku Motou)

At different points in our lives, we will face financial challenges. Some of these will be so severe as to reach crisis level. We might not know where the financial crisis will come from or how long it will last—but one will come, and we will have to deal with it. We can be ready!
Personal financial planning for a crisis is simply preparing to meet future uncertainties. The crisis could be caused by war; natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, bushfires and cyclones; famine; or disease, like…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Heather Jackson)

Loma Linda University Health experts recommend a staged plan for people wanting to start high-impact physical activity following lung or heart damage as a result of a COVID-19 infection. A patient’s phased plan can range from a couple of weeks to several weeks of delayed activity start, depending on the extent of organ injury.
There are more than 2 million COVID-19 cases in the United States as of June 15, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In May, a report published…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (American Adventist News Agency)

In the framework of Donor Week and World Blood Donor Day, Adventist youth from Cuyo, Argentina, joined the solidarity campaign for blood donation Vida por Vidas (Life for Lives), supporting different hemotherapy centers and hospitals in the region.
At the Regional Hemotherapy Center of the Province of Mendoza, Pastor Marcelo Coronel and a group of young people participated in the solidarity initiative.
“Donating blood is sharing life, sharing hope,” said one of the young participants.
Also…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Vanessa Arba)

A recent survey of 1,930 members and patrons of the Adventist Church in the Brazilian Central Planalto region showed that 82.3 percent have regularly followed, over the past three months, the services and online programs of their churches or other Adventist churches. In this period, these remained closed due to social isolation. Now, with the gradual return of face-to-face activities, some questions arise: Will this audience, which has adapted to a virtual church, gather again on-site? Will…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Gina Taggart)

For many of us, memorizing the weekly Adult Bible Study Guides (ABSG) memory texts can be quite a mental challenge. A small group of musically-minded folk from several churches in Canterbury, New Zealand, have been working to make this process easier by putting the ABSG memory texts to music.
This creative team desires not only to make the memory texts easier to memorise, but to make the word of God more meaningful and beautiful.
The group originally began with a choir and a recording studio,…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Jarrod Stackelroth)

“I’m having a hard time getting my head around that,” said the young person I had been sharing with. “I just don’t feel like it’s true.” We were not discussing some mystery of the universe or the nature of God. It wasn’t some win-every-argument apologetics trick or a scientific principle. The concept was that he was valuable.[1]Infinitely valuable.1 He couldn’t get his head around his intrinsic value. Not that his will or his contribution or his race had value in and of itself, especially more…

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