By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bettina Krause, communication director, International Religious Liberty Association)

Two Seventh-day Adventist religious liberty advocates were among those invited to participate in a landmark religious freedom summit organized by the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. The event, which began July 24, was the first-ever of its kind, and brought together government officials from some 80 nations, along with an internationally diverse group of religious leaders and non-governmental organizations. Together, attendees spent three days listening to first-hand accounts of…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission)

Ted Wilson thanks Egypt for religious freedom and prays for its people.

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson)

Historic position still stands today

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ana Paula Lima, Egypt-Sudan Field Communication Assistant)

The Ramses Cultural Center (RCC) inauguration marks 65 years of the purchasing of its well-located land in Cairo.

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Victor Hulbert / ADRA Europe)

With more than eighty-five dead, hundreds injured, and more than 1,200 homes destroyed following deadly wildfires near Athens, Greece, ADRA is already working to provide support. The fires, thought to be the deadliest on record, broke out on Monday, 23 July 2018, with Mati in east Attica being the worst region affected.
Despina Tologlou was planning a Tuesday evening event supporting refugees in Katerini, 310 miles (500 km) north of Athens when news of the fire came through. As…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bernardo Medina/IAD Staff)

Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists recently gathered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to pray for the escalating violence, crime and poverty affecting the nation. Church leaders spoke of the insecurity that is most concerning to Dominicans, in addition to the delinquency, unemployment and family violence during a day filled with prayer, music, study of the Bible, and community service on July 7, at the Balon Mano Pavillion at the Parque del Este.
“We are here today, not only to pray…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Mes Dakua)

A two-day gardening workshop in Lautoka, Fiji, has shown participants the techniques for starting and improving home gardens.
Participants from communities in Nadi and Lautoka attended the workshop, which was a collaboration between the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the National Food and Nutrition Centre (NFNC).
The participants were also shown Fiji’s non-communicable disease (NCD) statistics, highlighting the importance of planting their own food and also the need to eat…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist Review/Adventist World and ANN)

Document to be Considered at the 2018 Annual Council

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Corrado Cozzi, Communication & Special Needs Ministries/ADMI, EUD)

ADRA Romania project provides first aid to flooded families

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Edward L. Rodriguez, SSD Communication Department)

Three-day clinic commended by local authorities

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