By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Northern Asian-Pacific Division)

The Family and Women’s Ministries departments of Mongolia Mission have been producing a video series of a Bible study program since February 2020. The Bible study program is based on the Homes of Hope and Healing booklet published by the Women’s Ministries department of the General Conference, and is shared with Adventist Church members in Mongolia every week.
A different pastoral family is featured in each installment. They teach the Bible, give valuable lessons for families, and pray for…

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

More than 160 Seventh-day Adventist church administrators and leaders from across the Inter-American Division territory vowed, during the close of the annual mid-year business meetings on May 7, to continue motivating the more than 3.7 million membership to remain faithful in spreading the gospel even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leaders voted strategies, initiatives, policy amendments and events, and took special time to pray for God’s direction, protection, strength and…

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

Improvisation and innovation have become key words for the Thomollari family – including their children. Finding themselves in lockdown at home in Albania, they sought new ways for ministry. “I have to say that creativity for our family has been a great gift from God,” says mom, Sanda Veidemane-Thomollari. “It helped us to pass the quarantine period with excitement, joy, and laughter, spreading this joy also to other families.” As they started to film, they did not have even a tripod. The…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kudzai Tinago, ADRA Zimbabwe)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to circulate around the world and infect thousands of new patients every day, our call to serve is loudest and we cannot sit, watch and do nothing. Rather, we are on the frontline to provide aid to the needy wherever we are.
With more than 4 million confirmed cases and almost 300 000 deaths, the impact of the coronavirus has left cities, states, and countries with no choice but to take drastic—yet needed—measures to prevent further infection. Aggressive…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bettina Krause, Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department, Seventh-day Adventist Church)

I first came across the unusual but useful adverb “Christianly” in an article published last year about the role of faith in politics. In an interview, Michael Wear, a former director of President Obama’s White House faith-based initiative, said Christians have a special responsibility to speak up about issues of public policy.
“That doesn’t mean that we need pastors speaking on Sunday morning about what they think the marginal tax rate should be,” he said. “What it does mean is that we should…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Heather Jackson)

49-year-old Barbara Rader finally found hope that her terminal Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis may not be the final chapter of her life. And then COVID-19 happened.
When she first received her cancer diagnosis in 2019, she was afraid she wouldn’t be around for special moments, like seeing her nephews and god-daughter grow up. When her diagnosis improved in the beginning of 2020, she was hopeful her life would be extended. Then she was hit with another fear: contracting COVID-19 as an…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Sarah Ryan)

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) New Zealand is working with a network of Seventh-day Adventist churches throughout the country to provide essentials to over 1000 Kiwi families in need.
During the level 4 lockdown in New Zealand, many non-essential workers lost either all or a percentage of their income. Many families have struggled throughout this time, but it has been especially difficult for families already living in poverty.
In response, ADRA NZ launched the “Love Thy…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Letícia Alves)

Members of Seventh-day Adventist churches in the Santa Efigênia district in Curitiba, Brazil, were surprised at the end of April with a unique contest. Each of them could submit a child-sized homemade mask to be given to a young member of the community. Each design would be judged as a creative art piece, and winners would be chosen at the church level to compete with others at the district level.
The idea came up in a meeting with the district youth board. In discussion about the next youth…

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

With the social distance caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, families now spend more time together at home. As coexistence increases, conflicts can arise. That’s what happened in Xi’an, in central China, where the city registered a record number of divorce requests right after the lockdown attributed to the illness.
To help families with their issues, both now and after the pandemic, the Family of Peace Portuguese-language podcast channel was launched on Spotify. Pastor Geraldo Magela, who has…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Royston Philbert / NCC Staff / IAD News)

Jacky Barry, a member of the Philipsburg Seventh-day Adventist Church on the island of Sint Maarten, chose to use the stay-at-home mandate during the coronavirus pandemic to start a vegetable garden ministry. It’s a ministry that has blossomed into more than 776 members.
“It was God who gave me this ministry,” said Barry. “I was only thinking of a way to use gardening as a tool to spread the message of healthful living.”
Barry, who serves as the Pathfinder Club area coordinator on the island,…

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