By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Fernanda Gomes)

They are from different regions, social classes, and education levels, but they have a common love for preaching the gospel. Twenty-five women involved in Seventh-day Adventist ministry and outreach are profiled in a new book, History Beyond 25 (História Além dos 25), produced in celebration of the 25th year of existence of the South American Division’s Women’s Ministry.
The book was prepared by the Southeast Brazilian Union headquarters serving Adventists in the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist News Network and Adventist Review)

Faced with troubling projections pointing to steep declines in contributions from most regions of the global Seventh-day Adventist Church as a result of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Seventh-day Adventist church leaders moved to recommend cuts in the world headquarter’s operating budget, including a reduction of some personnel.
The General Conference Administrative Committee (ADCOM) voted in a June 16, 2020 morning session to recommend reducing 2020 Office Operating and GC Administered…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Santiago López Blasco)

Church meetings changed abruptly and unexpectedly in March due to the mandatory quarantine decreed by the Argentinian government. Overnight we could no longer go to church and the only way to find corporate worship was online. But how could that be accomplished without much prior experience? Who would be in charge of all the necessary technical details for the transmissions? These were difficult questions, but God already had people willing to put themselves in his hands to serve with their…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (EUDnews. ADRA Europe Communication)

Keeping “Every Child at School” is a global effort of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, or ADRA. In the Republic of Slovenia, a nation stretching from the Adriatic Sea to the Alps, that means getting computers to those unable to afford the devices so children can remain connected to classes—and schoolwork.
Natasha is the mother of two young children—one in fifth grade and the other in eighth grade. The lockdown triggered by the coronavirus of 2020 and related COVID-19 infections…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Felipe Lemos)

An unprecedented initiative by the Pathfinders and Adventurers Ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has, since early March, trained more than 10,000 leaders on the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA), 1990 legislation. During quarantine, the the department, which coordinates the work of more than 12,000 Pathfinder clubs (10 to 15 years) and more than 7,800 Adventurer clubs (6 to 9 years) in eight South American countries, has made the course available in eight modules, totally online….

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (General Conference and North American Division Leadership)

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today in Bostock v. Clayton, County, Georgia is a landmark decision with far-reaching consequences in the area of civil rights, including religious liberty. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals from sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church supports protections for LGBT individuals in the workplace that include robust religious liberty…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Jamie Jean Schneider Domm, North American Division)

Only 20 percent of Americans regularly attend church, and only 2 in 10 millennials consider regular church attendance important. The church no longer has the option of embracing change or leaving it to the next generation. The time is now; otherwise, we will become irrelevant. Change is never easy, but with the Lord, anything is possible (see Matt. 19:26).
At the same time—and particularly during the nationwide lockdowns of the past few months—people search online for answers to life’s big…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Khamsay Phetchareun, Asia-Pacific International University)

There are approximately 1,443 Seventh-day Adventists in the southeast Asian nation of Laos, out of a population of 7,123,205. While very small in numbers, the dedication of church members in the country—where the first Adventist missionary arrived in 1957—is a remarkable story of miracles under difficult circumstances.
A case in point is the Jiang Say church, the first Seventh-day Adventist church for the Ya Hern or Nyahon tribe of southern Laos. Now called the Muen Luang Village Church, this…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Valentin Zagreb)

For millions around the world, the quarantines imposed by the spread of COVID-19 have meant new and different ways of doing things, from remote working to “virtual” church services via video conferencing.
Young Seventh-day Adventists in the church’s East Dnieper Conference, headquartered in Dnipro, Ukraine, a city formerly known as Dnipropetrovsk, experienced this recently as a Bible competition normally held in person went online instead. The virtual event took place on May 30, 2020.
The…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Janelle Ringer)

Most people think post-traumatic stress disorder affects soldiers home from war or people who have suffered horrifically abusive situations. The reality is that PTSD can overwhelm almost any person who has lived through times of severe stress. In fact, the major international events of 2020 have likely caused you a number of stressful moments.
Understanding the diagnosis of PTSD is important, and experts say taking care of your mental health during a crisis is the best way to minimize more…

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