By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Larry Becker)

Andrea Yaeger has honored 16 Loma Linda University Health employees who helped her daughter Jackie receive ongoing rehabilitative care. Her gift of $35,000, raised from family and friends, has provided upgraded software to therapy equipment and will also support patient scholarship.
Jackie, a young attorney at a prominent Riverside, California, law firm, suffered a brain hemorrhage before coming to Loma Linda University Health. She had first felt sudden, severe pain in her jaw and visited an…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Glenn Townend)

The local church elder on the phone was a friend: “I cannot wait to get back to the church building for worship so I can talk with people face to face.” Earlier in the week I had talked to another friend, “The COVID pandemic has helped me get my Sabbaths back—instead of leading in programs, I am doing Bible studies with my family and spending time in reflection with God in nature. I’m not sure I want to be in the church building as much.”
Another friend emailed, “I like meeting in small groups…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission)

Mary left her husband when she was 30.
She had biblical grounds for the divorce, but she didn’t say a word to anyone because she didn’t want to publicize private matters. Moreover, her former in-laws were respected members of the local Seventh-day Adventist church, which she still attended.
Church members didn’t understand why Mary’s marriage had ended, and they blamed her. Several bluntly told her that she had forfeited salvation by leaving her husband.
Mary, who had been raised in the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Fabiana Lopes and adviser to the Blood Bank Santa Teresa (Petrópolis))

Blood donations in Rio de Janeiro fell by 60 percent in April, at the beginning of the pandemic, according to the National Cancer Institute (INCA). This is the fourth year of decline in the number of donations in Brazil. In 2019, there was a 2.5% decrease in the number of blood bags collected across the country.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health launched on the 12th the campaign “Be supportive. Donate blood. Donating is an act of love ” to reinforce the importance of maintaining blood…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Tracey Bridcutt)

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Fiji is celebrating a significant milestone—25 years of serving the community.
From small beginnings with just one worker, the agency has grown into a dynamic team of more than 40 dedicated individuals who are making a real difference in the lives of people around Fiji.
Over the years, the ADRA team has provided emergency response to assist communities affected by natural disasters, the most recent being Tropical Cyclone Harold. The team…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Beth Thomas)

In a special live-streamed event July 3-4, the Seventh-day Adventist Church will unveil its strategic focus for 2020-2025. Building on the Reach the World theme begun in 2015, the next five years will see a focus on mission through the Reach the World: I Will Go initiative.
Originally set to launch at the 2020 General Conference Session in Indianapolis, plans for presenting the initiative to the World Church had to be adjusted due to the coronavirus pandemic. This will now take place in a…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Anthony Wagener Smith, North American Division Evangelism Institute)

Lewis Stubbs, my maternal grandfather, left a legacy of mission in my life and in the lives of countless others. The testimony of his life demonstrates how everyday believers can make disciples and plant churches. He is remembered not for his theological education (he had none) or material resources (he had few), but as one who walked deeply with God.
During World War II, Grandpa joined the United States Merchant Marines and traveled the world on military support ships as a chief purser and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Daniela Arrieta / IAD News Staff)

Dozens of Wayúu indigenous families in La Guarija in the northern part of Colombia received food baskets, thanks to an initiative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Colombia.
The Wayúu families have been forced to follow quarantine guidelines because of the Coronavirus pandemic, and many have not been able to work and earn money for food. Almost 100 of the most needy families were selected recently and adopted for several weeks, during…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Maja Ahac)

It is more than six months since Fredy escaped threats and uncertainty in his homeland, Colombia. Together with his wife and three children, he found a safe refuge in Belgium.
Then came Coronavirus and lockdown.
Fredy and his family were forced to stay inside their shelter but were taken care of by a kind member of the local community in Lint. To provide for his family, Fredy started baking and selling bread.
“One day the local Adventist pastor came to buy some bread and brought me good news:…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Record Staff)

Fulton Adventist University College is playing a key role in the continuing professional development of instructors from the Fiji Police Academy.
Fulton presented the first study module of the National Certificate of Teaching in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program for the academy’s instructors and lecturers during the first week of June. This was one of four modules that will be presented by lecturers from Fulton as the academy staff complete the course over the remainder…

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