By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ashley Stanton)

At the height of COVID-19 isolation, social media challenges occupied our screens. So when university student Tom Do was challenged to do 25 push-ups for 25 days, he decided it was time to level up—both in terms of the challenge itself and the impact he could make.
“I thought to myself, how could I bump it up a bit? If I really wanted to raise awareness or generate money, I was going to have to do something more extreme than 25 push-ups.”
A new plan formed: walk more than 15 miles (25…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Samuel Telemaque, Inter-American Division)

The word acute denotes a “sudden onset and severity” on one’s mental, social and emotional wellbeing. During COVID 19, although the needs of members may vary from place to place Sabbath School members seem to have acute needs. These needs can facilitate or hinder their learning of biblical principles, teachings, beliefs or values. This article focuses on how to teach the Sabbath school lesson in times of crisis. We will examine three areas: the context of learning, the biblical text, and Sabbath…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Southern Adventist University News)

In preparation for the return of students and employees to campus for the fall 2020 semester, Southern Adventist University took the special precaution of installing enhanced air filtration systems in every building on campus.
These needlepoint bipolar ionization systems provide hospital-level air filtration in all classrooms, offices, meeting areas, and residence halls. General benefits include reducing particulates in the air, neutralizing unpleasant odors, killing airborne pathogens, and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Carl McRoy, North American Division)

We all know all lives matter to God. This is reaffirmed by scriptures such as, “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him (Rom. 10:12).
While all lives matter to God, He knows all lives don’t matter to all people. We play favorites, and usually defer to the powerful. That’s why biblical prophets repeatedly called for special protections for the “quartet of the vulnerable”[1] listed in Zechariah 7:9-10: “This…

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

In partnership with Adventist Community Services (ACS) of the North American Division (NAD), the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the global humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has provided funding to expand the services of more than 200 Adventist food pantries across the U.S.
This three-month $150,000 project will help meet the increasing demand for food essentials from families and individuals who have been hit the hardest by massive lay-offs caused by the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Maria Shajiei)

Are you a believer?” the man asked. My husband nodded. “And you too?” I also nodded. The man was busily folding individual sized pizza boxes for the next order, his white apron matching his neatly cropped salt-and-pepper hair. “I used to go to church, but I don’t anymore. Not for 20, 22 years now. I’m a believer too.”
Minutes earlier, my husband and I had been walking through the Armenian section of town looking for a curtain shop. We were excitedly fixing up our first home together and wanted…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Vanessa Castro and Shounny Cruz)

The Adventist Voluntary Service is in charge of training and motivating young people or adults who can give a part of their time, with the aim of serving society and sharing a message of hope anywhere in the world.
The missionaries are involved in various activities, in different institutions of the Adventist denomination, and they also share different people through Bible studies so that they can learn more about the faith of Jesus.
“For us the pandemic has not been a problem,” says Pastor…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Armen Matevosyan)

On Saturday, June 6, an entire family from the village of Maslyanino in the Novosibirsk Region of Russia, Yuri and Olesya Krasnov and their daughters Esther and Sophia joined God’s church. The intrigue of their baptisms is that Bible prophecies about the gathering of Israel and bringing the people of God to his flock have recently been fulfilled.
Since the late 1990s, the Krasnovs went to the Baptist church. But they felt in their souls that something was missing–they wanted something deeper….

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Nathan Brown)

It’s embedded in the name of God’s people throughout most of the Bible’s story. As the sun was about to rise by the Jabbok River, Jacob was given a new name by his mysterious assailant: “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome” (Genesis 32:28, NIV). According to Matthew Korpman’s fascinating new book—Saying No to God—this affirmation of struggling faithfully with God has been overlooked too often and invites us into a…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Communication Department, Zaoksky University)

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way of life for everyone. Many events around the world have been canceled or postponed to other dates, but not so at Zaoksky University in Tula Oblast, Russia.
On June 12 and 13, the university held graduation ceremonies online, and anyone could join the live broadcast and feel like part of the general celebration. Despite all the restrictions, diplomas were issued on Friday, even if it was in an unusual form.
The director of the EAD education…

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