By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Samuel Nunes)

Eighteen-year-old Ellen Chrystie Ferreira dos Santos lives in the city of Pirapora, population 56,229, in the central Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. But neither the relatively small size of her city, nor its location, nor even the current COVID-19 pandemic, keep her from sharing the good news of Jesus with people.
Although she calls herself “shy,” dos Santos is today a leading online evangelist, conducting Bible studies with 100 people thanks to digital communications. Sitting at a table in…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Victor Hulbert)

When historians look back and study 2020 what lessons will they learn? Will the communal experience of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the horror of the George Floyd killing be seen as drawing us closer together – or pushing us apart? Will the world, or will we as individuals be more caring as a result?
In this special edition of TED Words of Hope we talk with two experienced communicators, looking for lessons on the way ahead. Ken Burton Ken Burton is perhaps best known as conductor of…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Willie Edward Hucks II)

As the world’s attention was captured by the asphyxiation death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, another notable event transpired earlier that same day in New York City. Christian Cooper — a writer, editor, and avid birder — encountered Amy Cooper walking her unleashed dog in a section of Central Park where regulations specified that dogs must be leashed at all times.
Unprovoked by nothing more than Mr. Cooper’s request that she leash her dog, she called the…

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

A COVID-19 assistance plan will support mission offices struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan was approved by the South Pacific Division (SPD) boards during their quarterly meetings last week.
Rodney Brady, chief financial officer for the SPD, said a number of missions have been adversely affected by a reduction in tithe and offerings due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, leaving some struggling to pay pastors’ wages.
“Other missions have not been…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Axel Domingues as told to Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission)

My sister committed suicide when she was 14.
Overcome with grief, my mother decided to have another child, a girl. To her disappointment, she gave birth to me — a boy.
Mother raised me in the southern Portuguese town of Faro with a brother who was nine years older. Father lived in the Middle East, working in construction.
Mother was perpetually sad. That sadness deepened when Father got a divorce and my brother left home. Then she was hospitalized with cancer and I, only 11, was sent to live…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Taiwan Conference)

Not even a global pandemic can stop the outreach efforts of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Taiwan. Restrictions on public worship and evangelism have sent members online to witness, as well as to share the Church’s health message.
Due to the pandemic, the Taiwan Conference’s 2020 mission plans with local churches were canceled. However, the Health Ministries department encouraged local churches to conduct a vegetarian health week and made great efforts to promote the participation of…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Renata Paes)

In contexts of social, digital, and technological changes, relating across generations can sometimes be a challenge. However, when the theme is solidarity, thoughts and attitudes seem to converge to the biblical commandment that advises us to love God and neighbors as yourself.
It was with their minds on this principle that the youth of the Adventist Church of Lagoinha, in Belo Horizonte, joined with volunteers from the Adventist Solidarity Action (ASA) to provide for the hungry people on the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (WAU News)

In the past couple of weeks, tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of cities across the world, protesting against racism, injustice, and the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and many more black lives gone at the hands of police brutality. Alongside the world, Washington Adventist University’s students and community have found their voices. Masses of protesters filled the streets of D.C. for weeks, and among the peaceful protestors were many…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Zlatko Musija)

A new baptismal Bible study guide has been designed to help young people fall in love with the Bible and read it as one big story of God’s love.
Now available in English, The Biblical Story – A Study Guide was developed a few years ago by the Youth Ministries Department in Denmark.
Pastor Thomas Rasmussen, the primary contributor of the guide, explained why he wrote it. “When I returned to Denmark after my studies at Newbold College, I soon found myself studying with young people who wanted…

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

Representing the face of compassion to communities enveloped by fear and uncertainty, the Agape Adventist Church on St. Thomas, and the Cruz Bay Adventist Church on St. John, lead a series of ministry initiatives to help individuals cope during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meeting the needs of the community is not optional for the Adventist Church, said Annette Small, community services director for the Cruz Bay Adventist Church in St. John. “While many churches have gone to online…

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