By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Alexis Villar)

After testing positive for COVID-19, Roxana Martinez, a clinical nurse at the Adventist Sanatorium of Plata (SAP) in Argentina strictly quarantined. Although she didn’t show symptoms, she continued hydrotherapy treatments at home and recovered within one week. Martinez is the second patient to recover from the coronavirus in Libertador San Martín, Entre Ríos.
When Martinez returned to work on May 7, she didn’t expect the lavish welcome from her hospital colleagues! Doctors, nurses, and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (C. Cozzi, EUDNews)

For many students, the month of May signals the end of the academic year, the highlight of which is promotion to the next grade or graduation. This year will be remembered as extraordinary because of the coronavirus that undermined normal stability and routine.
The president of the Inter-European Division (EUD), Mario Brito, shares a personal message with all young people called to face this important moment in their educational journey. In his communiqué, Brito confirms his complete trust in…

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

A veteran Seventh-day Adventist church planter was killed while making pastoral visits in Russia.
Pastor Alexander Ostankin was 46.
Ostankin entered pastoral ministry as a Global Mission pioneer, and he spent the past two decades planting and pastoring churches in Siberia.
“This dedicated family planted churches for many, many years,” said Gary Krause, director of the General Conference’s Office of Adventist Mission, which oversees the Adventist Church’s Global Mission pioneer program.
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens, Inter-America Division)

More than 3,000 families across Honduras received food baskets as a result of joint efforts by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Honduras and church member volunteers.
The initiative was made possible last month thanks to funds from ADRA International, ADRA Inter-America and local church emergency funds collected to assist in the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, said Luis Trundle, ADRA Honduras country director.
“A strict curfew was set late in March, forcing more than 9 million…

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

Editor’s Note: Below is a transcript of a message, posted to You Tube on May 15, 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.
It’s good to be with you again—an opportunity to focus on God’s Word. Take courage in God’s Holy Word, in the prophetic understanding of God’s Word. God will make you a witness during this pandemic and beyond as you dig into the prophetic understanding…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Northern Asian-Pacific Division)

The Family and Women’s Ministries departments of Mongolia Mission have been producing a video series of a Bible study program since February 2020. The Bible study program is based on the Homes of Hope and Healing booklet published by the Women’s Ministries department of the General Conference, and is shared with Adventist Church members in Mongolia every week.
A different pastoral family is featured in each installment. They teach the Bible, give valuable lessons for families, and pray for…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News)

More than 160 Seventh-day Adventist church administrators and leaders from across the Inter-American Division territory vowed, during the close of the annual mid-year business meetings on May 7, to continue motivating the more than 3.7 million membership to remain faithful in spreading the gospel even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leaders voted strategies, initiatives, policy amendments and events, and took special time to pray for God’s direction, protection, strength and…

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

Improvisation and innovation have become key words for the Thomollari family – including their children. Finding themselves in lockdown at home in Albania, they sought new ways for ministry. “I have to say that creativity for our family has been a great gift from God,” says mom, Sanda Veidemane-Thomollari. “It helped us to pass the quarantine period with excitement, joy, and laughter, spreading this joy also to other families.” As they started to film, they did not have even a tripod. The…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kudzai Tinago, ADRA Zimbabwe)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to circulate around the world and infect thousands of new patients every day, our call to serve is loudest and we cannot sit, watch and do nothing. Rather, we are on the frontline to provide aid to the needy wherever we are.
With more than 4 million confirmed cases and almost 300 000 deaths, the impact of the coronavirus has left cities, states, and countries with no choice but to take drastic—yet needed—measures to prevent further infection. Aggressive…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bettina Krause, Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department, Seventh-day Adventist Church)

I first came across the unusual but useful adverb “Christianly” in an article published last year about the role of faith in politics. In an interview, Michael Wear, a former director of President Obama’s White House faith-based initiative, said Christians have a special responsibility to speak up about issues of public policy.
“That doesn’t mean that we need pastors speaking on Sunday morning about what they think the marginal tax rate should be,” he said. “What it does mean is that we should…

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