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

The Seventh-day Adventist top leadership of the church in the Inter-American Division (IAD) began day one of its mid-year annual business meetings May 6 with a session of prayer for the work of the church and the safety of its members across the territory.
“You all realize that the time we are living in is a special moment not only for us as part of the Inter-American family but this situation is affecting the world globally,” said Elie Henry, president of the church in Inter-America. “There is…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ron Genebago, youth director, Southern Asia-Pacific Division and Adventist Review)

As they look for ways to provide young people of the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) with a worthwhile lockdown activity in addition to the 100 Days of Prayer, the SSD regional Adventist Youth Ministry (AYM) launched its “Memorize A Bible Verse Challenge” on April 25, 2020. The challenge aims to encourage young people to fix the Word of God in their minds and to challenge others to do the same.
The challenge began with the SSD youth director, Ron Genebago, who passed the challenge on to…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Corrado Cozzi EUD/tedNEWS)

During this period of isolation, families world-wide are recognizing that moms are central to well-being, giving comfort, sharing love, and perhaps the greatest skills of all multitasking! “In the middle of this Coronavirus turmoil, where we are offering a word of hope through video messages,” states Adrian Dure, overall producer of the series, a product of the GAiN Europe leadership team. “We would pay tribute to all the mums with this special, warm-hearted #dearmum video clip.” Thank you,…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (AdventHealth)

Growing up in Calhoun, Georgia, Amy Jordon had her life path figured out. Her aunt was a nurse and always encouraged her to think about a career in nursing, but Jordon had other ideas.
“She would always say that she thought I would be a great nurse and that I should pursue nursing,” said Jordon. “But I was going to teach English, because I loved to read and write, so that is what I was going to do.”
Things were going as planned for Jordon. She went to college, and while she stood in line to…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Maryellen Fairfaix)

Thieves broke into the private garden of Cannington Community Church (CCC) in Western Australia last week to steal ten fruit trees, which were to be used in food parcels and in meals served at their weekly soup kitchen.
“We left on Thursday afternoon and by Sunday they were gone,” explained ADRA representative and church project coordinator Heather Stewart-Johnson. “They dug under the fence and took the roots and all. And they stole our wheelbarrows to transport the trees. I’m just disappointed…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Keicha Gosling)

COVID-19 has affected the number of volunteers, hours of operation, food distribution hours, and other programs at most Adventist Community Services (ACS) locations in North America. This is the reality at the Northeastern Conference (NEC) ACS Center.
As a result of school closings in New York City, the Queens Center for Progress was closed, reducing the number of volunteers; volunteers who were instrumental in carrying out the daily activities at the center. Fortunately, other volunteers from…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kamil Metz)

Bill was at a gas station pumping gas when suddenly he felt a strong impression to give a GLOW tract to a well-dressed woman on the other side of the pump standing near her vehicle. He tried to brush aside the impression, but it remained, and with ever-increasing intensity, the impression persisted as the seconds wore on. After some hesitancy, Bill finally relented, went over, and handed her a few GLOW tracts. The woman inquired as to which church puts these pamphlets out. When she learned, a…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Edel Krøll)

After six Sabbaths of meeting by Zoom, the congregation of Lillehammer, Norway, longed for a more personal worship experience during lockdown. As with all other churches in Norway, the building was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their simple solution was “drive-in” church. On Saturday, April 25, between 40 and 50 members pulled up in the church parking lot, pointing their cars toward a temporary platform constructed outside the building.
The platform was set up on a trailer. Flowers, green…

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

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America will hold a one-hour live event for the Church territory on Saturday, May 16, 2020. The program will include a special greeting from General Conference president Ted N.C. Wilson and a biblical reflection by Elie Henry, president of the church in Inter-America. The program is scheduled to be streamed live online from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, EST.
“We have been following with interest the different initiatives that are being implemented every Sabbath…

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

Seventh-day Adventist youth, along with students from the local Adventist academy, made a positive impact recently in Imperatriz, the second-largest city in the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão. Its population of 250,000—like the rest of the nation—has been hard hit by the global pandemic.
In one day, the young people collected 300 kilos (approximately 661 pounds) of food donations by offering a mask in exchange for a kilo of food, or 2.2 pounds donated.
Collecting at a local…

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