By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Victor Hulbert, tedNEW with Corrado Cozzi, CD-EUDNews)

Uncertainty: Life Without Graduation, a documentary short from North America, has brought real meaning to the word ‘uncertainty.’ Sharing the hopes and fears of high school, college, and university 2020 graduates, the plot line was thrown into disarray as novel coronavirus shut down campuses, cancelled graduations, and events made servers inaccessible to film editors. When complete, Uncertainty: Life Without Graduation, will be a real, honest, and moving mix of real stories in a truly…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

In Brazil, one of the sectors most affected by the coronavirus pandemic has been student transport. With schools closed for the past two months, many school drivers have been out of work. Students and parents joined the Colégio Adventista de Itaboraí, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, to donate basic food baskets to these professionals. Some parents even chose to continue paying the monthly transportation fee.
Thirteen drivers received an invitation to attend a brief meeting at the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ADRA International)

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will provide food and medical supplies worth $2.4 million to the North American Division’s Adventist Community Services (ACS), to expand relief to families and essential workers in the U.S. who are impacted by and responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
“As Christ is our example in all things, so must the Adventist Church continue to demonstrate love toward our neighbors. Working together to…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist World Radio)

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters plague countries already in distress, many people are asking some of life’s big questions:
• Can we know anything for certain when it comes to the future? • Does God really exist, and if so, does He care about what’s happening to us? • Where is this world headed?
Remarkably, the Bible—God’s Word—provides answers. From May 31 – June 13, at 7 p.m. in every time zone, Cami Oetman of Adventist World Radio will host…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (CD-EUDNEWS)

Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Inter-European Division—a world church region with a rich history of theological education at the graduate level—voted a new master’s degree plan that will strengthen the next generation of leadership with education in a single location, a common language, and the chance to expand their cultural horizons.
The vote was taken by division leadership during the 2020 midyear meetings, with additional action on the plan expected at the region’s upcoming…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Deyler Vásquez)

Mental health professionals who are also members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Peru are doing their part to assist the nation’s citizens during the emotional crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus and associated COVID-19 disease. Some 300 Peruvians have received free counseling through a service established by the Adventist Church there that links telephone callers with 70 professionals.
Peruvians can connect with a professional via the Church’s website, www.esperanzaonline.org….

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (EUDNews)

One of the questions that Seventh-day Adventists frequently ask is the appropriateness of Adventist pastors and leaders – in different positions of responsibility – participating in ecumenical and inter-religious activities and organizations.
Considering the complexity of the matter, in most instances, a straight yes or no response doesn’t bring a satisfactory answer to the question.
Based on the Bible, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has produced various documents and statements concerning…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Sergio António Mozangar)

Seventh-day Adventists in Beira, Mozambique—the African nation’s fourth-largest city—took to social media to recruit blood donors and distribute face masks during the Coronavirus pandemic, which struck the region one year after Cyclone Idai heavily damaged the port city.
Members of the Ponta Gea Central Church responded to the blood shortage at the province’s largest hospital, with approximately 40 church members participating. Donor recruitment coordinator Ano Jaime Sumba, thanked the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Fernanda Gomes)

A small group of Adventist young people from the Uberlândia church in the industrial district of Triângulo Mineiro, Brazil, spent the morning of Monday, May 18, visiting clients at the Casa de Refúgio Missão Hagar clinic in the city of Frutal.
Wearing masks and respecting social distance regulations, the young people delivered 50 food baskets to the drug addiction recovery center, accompanied by the Minas Gerais Military Police. In addition to donating food, the youth sang and shared messages…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Maycon Santos)

Thanks to the work of a self-published author, homeless people in Goiânia, the capital and largest city of the central Brazilian state of Goiás, are receiving personal hygiene kits to help them through the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
Yonara Aniszewski, a writer and Seventh-day Adventist whose books include “Só hoje eu vou vencer” (“Today I’ll Win”), decided to embark on the campaign, using proceeds from online book sales.
“My husband and I have always helped several institutions and…

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