By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Carolyn Azo)

Maribel Aguilar was devastated when she was diagnosed with cancer. For the first time, she opened her heart to God. “I begged Him to help me defeat this cancer and to give me the opportunity to live. I made Him a promise,” the 39-years-old women said. “If He allowed me to live, I would serve Him until the last day of my life.” Maribel began to pray fervently for a divine miracle. And, the miracle happened.
“Today I am cancer-free and I didn’t need radiotherapy or chemotherapy. God overcame…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens/IAD)

Tuesdays and Thursday are the highlight of the week for Melva Robinson. That’s because every Tuesday and Thursday for the last three years she has fulfilled her dream of sharing her love for children in her native country of Belize. Robinson has been able to provide thousands of meals to needy children studying at six elementary schools in the heart of Belize City, thanks to the committed financial support of Seventh-day Adventist Church members in the area.
Robinson has lost count, but she…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Andrew McChesney)

Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders are experiencing the church’s health message in a whole new way as they do blood tests, adopt a special diet and exercise program, and attend lifestyle seminars on the Caribbean island of Jamaica.
The 12thannual Global Leadership Summit, themed “Wholeness in Christ: Mission Vision in Action,” seeks to reaffirm world church leaders’ commitment to follow a healthy lifestyle and to equip them to share good health practices at home, organizers said.
The weeklong…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Leonardo Salmon)

On Friday, January 25, a large mining dam burst in Brumadinho, Brazil, flooding nearby offices and homes with wastewater and trapping cars and people under a sea of mud and sludge. The state fire department has confirmed that nine people are dead, 300 are missing, and multiple families are homeless. This accident is the second in this area in three years.
The Adventist Church’s headquarters in the central region of Minas Gerais immediately mobilized to serve the families affected by this…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (SSD Communication Department)

On January 22, 2019, the Adventist church in Cambodia celebrated the inauguration of its very first center of influence in this major city of Battambang.
The Battambang Essential Life Center officially opened its doors to the community after its inauguration and a prayer dedication led by Saw Samuel, president of the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD). Present during the successful event were other officials of SSD. Leaders of the Adventist Church in Southeast Asia (SAUM) lead by Somchai…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Rich Aguilera with ANN Staff)

Last March, Adventist News Network (ANN) featured a story about The Mysterious Note, a unique movie produced in partnership with the North American Division (NAD) Stewardship Department. Richard Aguilera, also known as Guide Magazine’s “Mud Guy,” and the creator of One Mustard Seed, a multifaceted youth ministry, was the driving force behind the concept. He also wrote the screenplay and starred in the film.
Aguilera has been producing children’s resources for the NAD Stewardship Department for…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Keila Byass)

Just blocks from the U.S. Capitol, the Adventist Health Policy Association (AHPA), an affiliation of five Seventh-day Adventist health care systems, has opened a new office. Here, Carlyle Walton, AHPA president, leads the association’s efforts to advance crucial policy and advocacy priorities that ensure member hospitals can provide high quality, accessible health care. In this new role at AHPA, Walton “is building up the first Washington policy shop and establishing a stronger national voice…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Vania Chew)

Many years of service to his local community has seen an Adventist man recognized in the 2019 Australia Day honors.
Robert (Bob) Kalaf was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in recognition of his services to the Cooranbong (northern NSW) community, including building the Waratah Medical Center, and helping to establish the Cooranbong shopping village and Morisset industrial estate. He was president of the Cooranbong Chamber of Commerce from 1990 to 2006 and also volunteered as a…

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

Twelve-year-old Naomi Felicia Maftei was running late to church school in Constanta, Romania.
Knowing that she had already missed morning worship, she rushed straight to her classroom. The teacher stopped her at the door.
“You have to go to worship,” she said.
Naomi turned around and raced to the worship hall. She could feel her heart pounding as she ran. She didn’t even think about stopping to rest. She was terribly late for worship.
At the worship hall, she stopped to look for a place to…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Christopher C. Thompson)

It’s 9:30 on Sabbath morning, and Alethea Truman is already on her way to the newly planted Breath of Life Church in Tampa, Florida, where she is set to participate in the divine worship service. But, she is not simply reading Scripture or collecting the offering. On this particular Sabbath, she is scheduled to deliver the sermon. Most people would be terrified to stand in front of a crowd and deliver a message, but not Truman. She is a local elder at the Mt. Calvary Church in Tampa, and she is…

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