By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (John Tausere/Record Staff)

Youth pastor Samu Koro is attracting an unprecedented response from viewers tuning into his evangelistic program with Hope Channel Fiji, accumulating hundreds of thousands of views across different platforms.
The program, running since May 24, is being broadcast on Hope TV and Hope Radio as well as Facebook and YouTube. Currently, each Facebook video alone has received 10,000-20,000 views, and more than 600 live viewers during peak periods.
John Tausere from Hope Channel Fiji says that there…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Laura Marrero/ IAD News Staff)

For decades, Seventh-day Adventists around the world have sold Christian literature door-to-door as a means of supporting their missionary work and, in many cases, their education. But how do these literature evangelists—also known as colporteurs—reach prospective customers during a global pandemic lockdown?
In 2018, long before the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease grabbed the world’s headlines and kept tens of millions behind closed doors, students and experts at church-owned…

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

Teachers displaced by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will benefit from a heavily-discounted online short course at Avondale University College as part of the Australian government’s Higher Education Relief Package.
The graduate certificate in educational studies is an award under the Australian Qualifications Framework comprising four units from specializations in the Master of Education. Completing the award will not only offer a pathway into the degree but also satisfy New South Wales…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Willie Kunsei)

As Pastor Gaza Asitore stood up to deliver his message he was hit with a rush of mixed emotions. Looking out, he saw just a few church members, physically distanced, who had come to dedicate the safety and hygiene items to be used by the Rainbow Adventist Church and its six branch churches in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG).
The last time the church was filled to capacity was on March 21, for a health talk by Dr. Moses Lester of ASPEN Medical about awareness of COVID-19.
On March 23, the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Daniela Arrieta/IAD News Staff)

Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist employees from throughout the church in Colombia recently donated one day of their salary to assist vulnerable families affected by job loss during the global pandemic. The appeal was to voluntarily take part in what the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Colombia called a humanitarian emergency.
“In one of the meetings we had with ADRA leaders across the 17 conferences in the country, we proposed to appeal to church employees to donate one day of…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Vanessa Arba)

According to the National Cancer Institute (INCA), more than 150,000 people die annually in Brazil from complications associated with smoking. Around the world, more 8 million die each year because of tabacco. The World Health Organization has designated May 31 as World No Tobacco Day, a day set aside each year to talk about the risks of tobacco use.
Smoking is considered the leading cause of preventable death around the world. According to cardiologist Everton Padilha, more than 50 diseases…

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To help strengthen belief in the Bible account of Creation, Seventh-day Adventists in South America have produced “Adventures in Galapagos,” a two-episode television series as part of an interdisciplinary learning program for Adventist schools in the division and beyond.
Eight nations in South America, as well as Mexico and the United States, will be able to view the program, which is available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish via the Feliz7Play online platform.
Edgard Luz, education…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Victor Hulbert)

What do you think the kingdom of God is like? What do you dream of when you think of the kingdom of God?
As Seventh-day Adventists, we long for a kingdom of peace where there is no pain, no fighting, and no sin. What an image and contrast that is when we compare that kingdom with our world today!
So, we turn to God and plead for help. We ask Him to change the circumstances here on Earth; we pray for His kingdom to come on Earth as it is in Heaven. But, have you ever thought about how you and I…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Abel Márquez, Inter-American Division)

A solution to the problem of the great global crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic would be that we would be able to see the virus. The fact that borders and non-essential businesses have been closed, events have been canceled, we are forced to stay at home, and other restrictions derive from the fact that we don’t know where the virus is and, therefore, we have no way of attacking and destroying it.
Imagine going out of your home and, as you drive down the road, you suddenly see a cloud…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Fernando Torres, with Jenifer Costa)

An annual observance of State Religious Freedom Week in the Brazilian state of São Paulo took on special significance in 2020 due to the global pandemic and lockdown. The São Paulo Legislative Assembly, or ALSEP, hosted a multi-day meeting on “Religious Freedom in the Pandemic.”
Dr. Damaris Moura, a state deputy and member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil, chaired the event, which featured several national and international experts and religious movement representatives.
Notable…

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