By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (DonaJayne Potts)

The head of ophthalmology at Loma Linda University Health assembled a team of cataract surgeons to perform corrective eye surgeries in Fiji, a country where vision care and glasses are limited and procedures to restore eyesight aren’t common.
Michael Rauser, MD, department chair of the Loma Linda University Eye Institute, and a team of world-renowned cataract surgeons traveled to Nadi, Fiji, last month to perform 137 surgeries in six days.
According to Rauser, the group performed 135 cataract…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bettina Krause, communication director, International Religious Liberty Association)

Heartrending accounts of violence against refugee and migrant children set the tone for a unique gathering this month in Rome, Italy, which brought together representatives of more than 80 international faith groups and non-governmental organizations. The three-day summit, called “Faith Action for Children on the Move,” began October 16 and drew some 200 attendees. Its goal was to forge new partnerships to help protect the estimated 28 million vulnerable young people and children worldwide who…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Pastor Mark Finley)

If a myth is repeated often enough and loud enough a lot of people will accept it as reality. For centuries people believed the earth was flat, and the sun revolved around the earth. Even reputed scientists and scholars of the day taught and repeated the myth. A myth is a myth no matter how loud it is trumpeted and no matter who shouts it.
Myths are running rampant on social media about the document, “Regard for and Practice of General Conference Session and General Conference Executive…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Larry Becker)

More than 300 Seventh-day Adventist healthcare leaders from 44 countries attended the eighth Global Healthcare Conference, one of Loma Linda University Health’s ongoing international initiatives that support the development of the church’s healthcare institutions in developing countries around the world.
Held October 18 to 21 in Loma Linda, this year’s theme focused on leadership, governance and management issues faced by healthcare organizations around the world. Conference attendees…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (One Mustard Seed)

A film produced by the North American Division Stewardship Department and One Mustard Seed seeks to teach parents and children what it means to be a good steward. The Mysterious Note is available for churches to use October 22-February 22, 2019, as part of an evangelistic and/or fundraising campaign.
The Mysterious Note is about a family from Chicago that is caught up in a self-serving lifestyle. The unexpected happens when the father brings his family on an overnight business trip to a small…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist Development and Relief Agency)

Brazilian athlete Adriele Silva, 31, looks forward to crossing the finish line at mile 26.2 of the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4. The New York Road Runners, who has organized the race since 1970, believes she will be the first female double amputee to complete the New York City Full Marathon.
“I hope to inspire people when they see me run and challenge them to go after things that seem unachievable,” says Silva who will be running her first full marathon. “Where I come…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Nigel Coke/ IAD News Staff)

Dozens of children were among the 82 persons baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, during a special “Baptism of Praise” which gathered hundreds of church leaders and members at the Falmouth Adventist Church and other churches on Sep. 29, 2018. The event was part of a 12-month initiative in Jamaica and across the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory focused on celebrating the “Year of the Child and Adolescent,” this year. The theme for the day was “Healthy and Happy in…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Tracey Bridcutt)

Eight months after Tropical Cyclone Gita devastated Tonga, life has mostly returned to normal for students at Seventh-day Adventist schools in the Pacific Island nation.
During a visit to Tonga earlier this month, Trans Pacific Union Mission associate education director Mele Vaihola found most of the damaged buildings had been rebuilt and students were excited to be in their new classrooms.
Beulah College was one of the worst affected by the cyclone, with many of the buildings suffering…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Vania Chew, South Pacific Adventist Record)

It all began in 2014 when a group of young people from the capital of the Solomon Islands went on a hike in a mountainous jungle.
The young people — belonging to Ambassadors, the stage after Pathfinders Master Guide and for ages 16 to 21 — met a single mother living with her children in a hovel. Touched by her plight, they handed over their food and spare clothes.
After the encounter, the group decided to hike to remote places regularly to deliver food, medicine, second-hand clothes, and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Edith Guix/IAD news staff)

A new worship center in San Jose, Costa Rica, is becoming a center of influence thanks to a committed group of Seventh-day Adventists who are striving to reach city dwellers across the capital city. Known as “LoveHouse,” the center was formed by a group of church members in the south central church region and opened its doors for worship on Friday evenings and Saturdays eight months ago. Affiliated with the church’s South Central Conference, the center began offering a number of classes and…

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