By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Fabiana Lopes)

Sandra Sobral was only 36 when she suffered a debilitating stroke. As part of her treatment, she was placed in a medically induced coma for some time. “I couldn’t speak, touch, or see. People did not know that, even in that state, I could perceive their fear to approach me. It was almost as if I was dead, ” she recalls. It was during that lonely time that she made a pact with God. “If You return my health, I will dedicate my life to helping people,” she promised. Miraculously, she made a full…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Mary Fedorow/Record staff)

Hillview Adventist Church (Morisset, NSW) celebrated five years of continual daily prayer on Monday, May 25.
Since 2015, a group of 4-21 people have been meeting on the church premises at 5:30 each morning to share a short scripture and pray for 30 minutes. Not one day in five years has been missed.
During prayer time, the group uplifts the names of family and friends found in a green prayer box that church members have requested to be remembered in prayer. Additionally, each week a different…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Jefferson Paradello)

What happens after death? Is the Bible Sabbath still to be observed? Will Christ really come again? These are just some of the questions asked by those who may know little about the Bible or still has many doubts about its message.
And what does the Bible say regarding these matters? Those and other questions are answered with the new, animated Principles series, which will air twelve episodes.
The South American Adventist headquarters communications advisory produced the series. The…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Victoria Zbornikova)

The program included solo performances, original songs with guitars, and favorite hymns that participants and spectators at the screens could sing together. The hosts maintained a cozy atmosphere through numerous greetings written in chat and read out during the concert, of which there were many. Interestingly, their geography was very wide, ranging from different parts of Russia, Azerbaijan, and even Spain.
“Soon the Day Will Come” is not just words, it is hope, comfort, and a musical promise…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Josué Cardoso)

On May 27, history was made with the attempted launch of the Crew Dragon, the first manned space mission of a private company. Led by billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, in partnership with the United States space agency, NASA, the ambitious project is also historic for other reasons. Among them: This was the first flight of American astronauts flying from their country since 2011. That year, the U.S. government program which financed the famous space shuttles of the past ended. Since then,…

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

The COVID-19 crisis has generated an unprecedented test of human solidarity. As an ADRA global community, we express our appreciation for each individual or organization that offers protective measures, quick adjustments, or spontaneous expressions of gratitude. And yet, we still have a long way to go. Therefore, we call on all decision-makers, influencers, and, in fact, each individual to act responsibly.
The world and its people are now learning a painful lesson for a better understanding of…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (David A. Cort, for Adventist Review)

On May 25, 2020, the world viewed two recorded incidents that crystallized an untreated cancer in American society. They first witnessed an escalating argument between city dwellers in which a white woman chose to wield the power of the state, fear, and history as weapons when she called the police on a black man who simply asked her to follow the rules of the public park they were in. On the same day, the world of TV viewers witnessed the arrest of a black man in which a white officer kept his…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division)

Tropical Storm Amanda drenched El Salvador on May 31, killing 16 people and causing widespread damage to roads and bridges from overflowing rivers. Thousands were left homeless in areas already deeply affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The homes of more than 160 Adventist families were destroyed or flooded, and many of them are in shelters, church leaders said. No deaths among the church members were reported.
“Even through this situation that we are living today here in El Salvador, with…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Jarrod Stackelroth)

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia (AUC) has joined church leaders from around the world in condemning racism and violence, as the world reels from the aftermath of George Floyd’s death.
Pastor Jorge Munoz, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia, released a statement on Facebook on June 2 expressing sadness over the events that had transpired in the United States, while acknowledging that “In Australia, we too are not exempt from similar issues, and as followers…

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

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is immersed in the lives of vulnerable people around the world. We have seen families fleeing genocide in Myanmar, girls forced into early marriage in Uganda, children starving to death in Madagascar, poor communities desperate for hope in Syria, and entire neighborhoods washed away in The Bahamas.
For more than 30 years, we have seen—and fought to change­—inequality, poverty, hunger, and despair in more than 100 developing countries around the world….

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