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

Leena abruptly turned to her friends, Anneli and Timo, during a Bible study in her apartment in Raahe, a Finnish town located about 370 miles (600 kilometers) north of the capital, Helsinki.
“I have a bad feeling,” she said. “Let’s pray.”
The three university students sank onto their knees. At that moment, a tall dark figure burst into the living room and darted over to Anneli. She reeled in stark horror as the dark figure tried to grab her.
Timo and Leena prayed more earnestly.
Then a light…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Michael W. Campbell)

While being under “shelter-in-place” orders for the past two months, I finally had the opportunity to read Joseph Wolff’s (1795-1862) Travels and Adventures[i]. I’ve deeply admired Wolff ever since I first read about him in The Great Controversy.[ii] For those not familiar with his story, Wolff was one of many heralds of the Second Advent spanning the globe during the nineteenth century.
Brief Biographical Sketch
Wolff was the son of a Jewish rabbi in Germany. At the age of 7, while getting a…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Fred Hardinge)

In 1996, 7-year-old Jessica DuBroff was attempting to be the youngest student pilot to fly across the United States. Accompanying her were her father and her flying instructor. The first couple of days went uneventfully, but as often happens, the media were closely following this attempt and hounded the instructor pilot for midnight and early morning interviews.
While talking with his wife on the phone from Wyoming, the instructor told her how frustrated he was with all the media…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Deyler Vásquez, with reporting by Jesús Cárdenas)

In these times of pandemic, it has become daily to speak of “a new normal” at the frontlines of action, crisis, anxiety, and anguish. Some speak of a slowed-down world, but there are situations where their world has begun to run at an unimaginable speed.
In Peru, as in many cases, the pandemic has placed at the top all the fragility that healthcare centers have today. Without hospitals available, without the necessary resources, and without basic biosecurity measures in many cases that above…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Linden Chuang)

Interest in Hope Discovery Center (HDC) courses has spiked over the past week, with dozens of people expressing their desire to learn more about forgiveness and other faith-based topics.
The HDC team, based at Adventist Media in Wahroonga (NSW), sent letters to contacts who had previously completed a course on forgiveness (entitled “Forgive to Live”). Of the 80 people who received letters, 40 wrote back asking to be enrolled in the follow-up “Forgive to Live 2” Bible study.
HDC manager Sharon…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Sheann Brandon)

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital has received a three-year US$3 million grant from First 5 Riverside and First 5 San Bernardino to further the efforts of the Help Me Grow Inland Empire (HMGIE) program, providing developmental screening to children and social services resources for their families.
With more than 366,000 children (ages 0-5) across both counties, Children’s Hospital, First 5 Riverside, and First 5 San Bernardino have partnered to promote healthy development through the…

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

Despite stringent lockdown restrictions throughout the nation during the coronavirus pandemic, Maranatha Volunteer International’s local crews in India have continued to move the mission forward where permitted. Since March, crew members have been sheltering-in-place at each worksite, taking precautionary health measures, and communicating with local officials to ensure compliance.
In the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, a new 12-classroom campus for the Jingshai Mihngi Adventist School…

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Joining forces in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Brazil (ADRA) installed public “solidarity sinks” May 19, in the São José neighborhood, in Recife, Brazil’s fourth-largest city. The action is a protective measure for people on the street and takes into account the risk of contamination and the importance of hygiene for the whole society.
Aware of the need, volunteers came together to buy, assemble, and distribute handwashing…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson, President, Seventh-day Adventist World Church)

Editor’s Note: Below is a transcript of a message, posted to You Tube on May 22, from president of the Adventist Church, Ted N.C. Wilson. Elder Wilson will release a new video each week, during the Coronavirus pandemic, which you can view here.
Thank you again for connecting with us. You know, by God’s grace, I hope you are doing well. During this coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, it has been a tough situation for everyone, but be encouraged, Jesus is coming soon!
You know, our General…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Érica Tavares)

Keeping the streets clean, conserving the city and regularly collecting waste are fundamental activities for the health and well-being of the population. These tasks are performed every day by urban cleaning professionals, street sweepers. Since 2011, May 16 is nationally dedicated to honoring these professionals, an event known as “Gari Day” after the Portuguese word for street sweepers.
The Santa Inês Adventist School (EASI), located in the seventh-largest city of the northeast Brazilian…

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