By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Texico Conference and Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)

Editor’s Note:
On Saturday, August 3, 2019, a lone gunman opened fire in an El Paso Walmart in the U.S. state of Texas. 20 people were killed and at least 26 more wounded. The suspect was captured alive.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 4, a gunman opened fire in a busy neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, also in the United States. 9 people were killed, including the suspects sister, and 27 more injured. The gunman was killed by police.
Below are statements from both the Texico and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Mylon Medley)

Tens of thousands of Pathfinders are preparing for the Chosen International Camporee that will take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Aug. 13-17, 2019. They’re double checking the website for the schedule of activities, camping locations, and FAQs.
The camporee, which occurs every five years, is the largest Pathfinder-related event of its kind. As they prepare, there’s one thing the Pathfinders must have in pristine condition — their uniform. From the tan top, black bottoms, belt, scarf and sash…

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

They come for many reasons – but they principally come because of the dream of one man, Ryszard Jankowski. Thirty years ago, he was Youth and Pathfinder director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland. Desperate for a campground for youth and Pathfinders he was told about a remote location deep in the forest. On visiting the campground he noted, among other things, graffiti on an outbuilding facing the lake, “God doesn’t exist”.
Through a series of remarkable miracles, the land became…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Darla Martin Tucker)

As La Sierra University Enactus teammates Patrina Jamieson and Sherika Moulton watched from the floor of the cavernous Kansas City Convention Center on May 7, 2019, an emcee blared final results of the Enactus national championship, a competition of college and university humanitarian entrepreneurial initiatives.
The final round of a two-day competition had just concluded. Student teams from La Sierra University and three universities in Utah, Missouri, and Hawaii had just completed slick,…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Sanitarium Health Food Company)

We all know that eating well is important for your health, but did you know it can impact your mood as well? Your brain works 24/7 and, just like a car, it will perform better with premium fuel.
What you eat can make a big difference to your mood, anxiety and even depression. Research from Duke University shows that if you change your diet you can feel the benefit in a relatively short space of time.
Nutritious foods that contain lots of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants nourish and protect…

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

ADRA has been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1984. From that time, the team has responded to the Ebola virus disease that struck the country ten times. The most recent outbreak, which began since August 2018, has reportedly been the longest lasting and second biggest outbreak to strike the country.
ADRA has been providing support through clean water, sanitation and hygiene best practices. The most vulnerable of the population who face dire needs during the epidemic are…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Averonika Beekmann)

Estonia is a small state by the Baltic Sea in north-eastern Europe with the population of 1.3 million. Right on the border between east and west it is a country squeezed between two mindsets – resulting in it being desired as well as possessed by different rules over centuries. Thus, while the Estonian nation is ancient, the republic is remarkably young at a mere 101 years.
Inhabitants were first called Estonians in 1857; until then, they had been referred to as ‘slaves’ or ‘the country…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Mamerto Guingguing II, director, SSD Communication department)

A group of Adventist lay people in the Southern Philippines teamed up to participate in the Total Member Involvement initiative by holding a public evangelistic meeting, which resulted in the baptism of 370 precious souls. The members of the team, who are all from a wide range of lay professional backgrounds, took turns preaching, singing, and giving lectures every night of the weeklong campaign held in Tagum City, Davao del Norte from June 31 to July 6, 2019.
Most of the team members trace the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bettina Krause, Director of Government Affairs for the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department, Seventh-day Adventist World Church)

A full acquittal by the Supreme Court of Angola on May 15 has ended a two-year legal ordeal for four Seventh-day Adventist Church pastors and one layperson falsely accused in an abduction conspiracy.
The false accusations of kidnapping against the men stemmed from an incident that took place in 2015, involving an elaborate staged abduction of a former Adventist conference president and a demand for money from the church. Those responsible for the fake kidnapping sought to cast blame elsewhere,…

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

Jonathan Duffy, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, spoke in front of a packed room during the second annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. to address the preservation of religious liberty for all.
Focusing on the theme, “Religious Freedom in Conflict and Crisis Zones: Protecting Vulnerable Minorities,” Duffy spoke about the connection between poverty and religious violence on a panel with humanitarian…

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