By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, about three weeks ago on October 10, I appealed to you, the nearly 21 million Seventh-day Adventist members around the world, to pray earnestly for everyone attending the Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee that was held in Battle Creek, Michigan.
You may remember that I specifically asked you to pray that there would be a gracious, respectful, and loving spirit shown by all in attendance as we allowed the Holy Spirit to lead in…

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

The Inter-American Division’s (IAD) Year-End Meetings began with prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, a rich harvest of new members in 2019 and for the return of members who have left the church. More than 120 top leaders representing the 24 unions and 42 countries and islands that comprise the IAD territory gathered for the meetings which took place this week Nov. 11-12, 2018, in Petionville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Adventist World Church President Pastor Ted N.C. Wilson spoke before…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Maritza Brunt)

Seventh-day Adventist Church members in Port Vila, Vanuatu are celebrating after the opening of a new multipurpose building.
South Pacific Division president Pastor Glenn Townend officially opened the Epauto Adventist Multipurpose Centre on November 2, and was joined by president of the Adventist Church in the Trans Pacific (TPUM), Pastor Maveni Kaufononga, president of the Adventist Church in Vanuatu, Pastor Nos Terry Mailalong, and more than 3000 church members.
The project, which was…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Oleg Goncharov)

October 16 and 17 in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation sostoyals I All-Russian Forum “Religion in the context of the political and constitutional-legal system of Russia” dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the 100th anniversary of the decree on the separation of church and state and school from church.
The event was organized by the Commission on Harmonization of Interethnic and Interreligious Relations of the Public…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Brenton Luchow)

Molly Henry, a year 8 student at Central Coast Adventist School (CCAS), has been invited to the Steve Irwin Gala Dinner in Brisbane on November 10 where she will receive the award from Australia Zoo and the Steve Irwin Foundation for her conservation projects and efforts. The team at Australia Zoo told Molly’s mum Melinda that Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin, who will present the award, personally picked Molly, as she has been a stand out individual among the Wildlife Warrior group.
Molly joined…

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

Young finalists representing Inter-America’s 24 major church territories will compete one last time during the last bible competition of the year on Dec. 1, 2018. Finalists will travel to Belize to test their knowledge of the books of Matthew, Mark and Chapters 6-15 of Ellen G. White’s Desire of Ages.
The event becomes the 15th annual territory-wide competition initiative in which thousands of young people throughout Seventh-day Adventist churches across the Inter-American Division have dug…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Natalya Belyavskaya)

Every year on October 14, Tiraspol, Moldova residents take to the streets, celebrating their city’s birthday. City authorities plan special events for citizens to enjoy during the holiday, and Tiraspol Adventists typically host a NEWSTART health exhibition as their contribution to the celebration.
This year the NEWSTART program was held in the city park. More than sixty people visited the exhibit, showing interest in the principles of a healthy lifestyle. It is worth noting that this time most…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ukrainian Union Conference Communication Department)

Dear brothers and sisters! Peace and grace of our Lord and Jesus Christ may be multiplied!
Many of you have received information through the communication department of your organizations about the difficulties, which our Church is faced with in the East of Ukraine. We did not hurry to give any information about the situation in order not to damage our brothers and sisters or to turn up the heat for our Church in the region.
We would like to express to you our deep gratitude for your personal…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kimi-Roux James, ADRA International)

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)’s global volunteer program ADRA Connections is launching a new service scholarship that will allow thousands of young people in the U.S. to be more active through volunteerism and become agents of change to contribute to the development of communities abroad.
“We want to challenge the new generation of young people to be more involved in service, so they have a greater understanding of the needs of communities around the world, experience new…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Anne Seixas)

Prison is home to nearly 725,000 of Brazil’s population according to a survey by the department of pastoral care in prisons released in September 2018. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the system has about half that number.
“I spent seven long years in prison without any perspective,” says José Vanderlei Leal, former inmate that today works for the Prison Mission Ministry, connected to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Born in Piauí, he went…

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