By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Timothy Standish, senior scientist, Geoscience Research Institute)

Creation Sabbath is a global celebration of God’s awesome creation, and it falls on the fourth Sabbath of every October. This year, Creation Sabbath is October 26. With only six months to go, there is wonderful news; it isn’t too late to start preparing!
What kind of preparations should churches be making for Creation Sabbath? Probably the first and most important thing is to identify the resources available to your church. Is there a doctor, nurse or other medical professional who can share…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Andrew McChesney)

If J. Carlos Sanchez Ruiz were president of a Seventh-day Adventist union office in his native Peru, church members would courteously address him as “Pastor-President.”
But in Uruguay, where Sanchez Ruiz is president of the Uruguay Union of Churches Mission, he is known simply as “Carlos.”
Men call him “Carlos.” Women call him “Carlos.” Even small children call him “Carlos.”
No one addresses him as president. No one uses the word “pastor.” He is just “Carlos.”
Coming from Peru, a country…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Larry Evans, director, Special Needs Ministries)

Sometimes referred to as “Special Needs Ministries,” those who serve in this office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church actually prefer a more descriptive term called “Possibilities Ministries.” The theme of this ministry says it well: “All are gifted, needed and treasured!”
No More Disabled
For decades, those who have not been able to see, hear, walk or communicate like the majority have often been referred to as being “disabled.” While it is important to recognize one’s limitations, being…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens/IAD)

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and The Grenadines praised the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on the islands for the contribution to the development of the nation during the church’s inauguration ceremony of its new headquarter office in Kingstown, St. Vincent, on April 21, 2019.
The Honorable Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, particularly praised the dedicated work of the church in education and the nurture in spiritual and moral values.
“When the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kimi-Roux James, ADRA International)

Weeks after the nations of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe are recovering from Cyclone Idai, the countries of Mozambique and Tanzania are being hit by another powerful cyclone.
Cyclone Kenneth, which intensified from a category 1 to a category 3 storm, with 140 mph wind gusts, is currently bearing down on the coast of northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. The storm according to reports may cause life-threatening storm surges and possible widespread flooding.
Local authorities have…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Todd McFarland, associate counsel, the Office of General Counsel of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)

Seventh-day Adventist church member Darrell Patterson’s religious discrimination case against Walgreens continues to gain interest and support. Patterson asked the United States Supreme Court to hear his religious discrimination case (see the September 2018 edition of Adventist Journey for more detail). He was fired by Walgreens in 2011 because he refused to work at a call center on the Sabbath.
Since Patterson’s petition was filed last fall, several encouraging developments have occurred….

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Teresa Costello, Southern Asia-Pacific Division News)

As Delbert Pearman, the president of the Adventist presence in Sri Lanka, jogged along his usual route early on Sunday, April 21, he approached the field where he usually played soccer when he is in the capital city of Colombo. He was supposed to be in committee meetings at the Sri Lanka Mission (SLM) office that morning, but the meetings had been unexpectedly postponed. He decided to use the time for exercise. For reasons he couldn’t explain, Pearman felt tired and decided not to play soccer…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Andrew McChesney)

Paraguay’s vice president pledged to make justice, mercy, and humility a part of his work and personal life after reading about Christ-like leadership in an Andrews Study Bible presented by Seventh-day Adventist Church president Ted N.C. Wilson.
Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno followed along in the Spanish-language Bible as Wilson, accompanied by a delegation of a dozen church leaders, gave an impromptu Bible study on Micah 6:8 in a government office in the South American country’s…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (tedNEWS with Adrian Fernandez)

Despite starting near the rear of around 2,000 cyclists participating in a popular 15 km ((a little over 9 miles)around Athens cycling event, a team of Adventist cyclists finished the ride near the front, and with the ability to share their faith.
The ABC or Adventist Bikers for Christ Team is based in Athens and ride most Sundays, covering 50 to 60 km (31 to 37 miles) at an average speed of 15 km/hr (9mph). Their motto is, ‘Every Ride is a Mission’. The club has around 15 members, about a…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens/IAD)

For thousands of young Seventh-day Adventists across the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory, spring break week in April is pathfinder camporee time – a time to go camping with their peers, learn new skills, and engage in community-driven activities.
A pathfinder camporee is an event that gathers dozens of regional or in some cases international pathfinder clubs every year to reaffirm their place in this world as Christ-loving young people ready to serve wherever they are. Camporees draw…

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