By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Alexander Kiselev)

The fifth-annual Camp Sibiryaki for young men, aged 13-17, was recently held in Novosibirsk. Participants from Kemerovo, Barnaul, Topchikhi, Kamen-na-Obi, Novoaltaysk and Novosibirsk came together to not only learn to communicate better, but also to develop in different areas.
Healthy lifestyle was heavily emphasized during the camp. Early each morning, the boys participated in an exercise routine including running, pull-ups, push-ups, squats and other activities.
Physical health was not the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Russell Waruba)

Murray Barracks Seventh-day Adventist church in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, conducted a mini-health expo on Sunday, June 3.
Based on the NEWSTART lifestyle program, the day-long event was held in the main gymnasium at the local army barracks, with attendees including community members and soldiers who live at the barracks.
In line with the acronym NEWSTART, health stations were set up to cover aspects of nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, temperance, air, rest and pastoral counselling….

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Debbie Michel, Lake Union associate director of communication.)

More than 300 participants attending last weekend’s Hispanic Youth Congress on the campus of Andrews University signed petitions requesting fairness and humanity in policies pertaining to U.S. immigration and gun control.
According to Carmelo Mercado, Lake Union vice president and director of Multicultural ministries, the decision to circulate the two petitions grew out of discussions leading up to a social justice workshop at the youth congress, as “we wanted to not just talk the theory, but…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Melva Warren Evans)

From a community in crisis, we have become a community united in 18 days. It is nothing short of a miracle!

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (DonaJayne Potts)

A soccer league that promotes community and wholeness education to families is celebrating a decade of service at Loma Linda University Health.
The Goal 4 Health soccer league, an annual initiative that encourages physical activity, drew 260 community participants during this year’s two-month run, up from the usual 200 participants each year.
The community soccer league, held on the sports fields of the Drayson Center, ran from the last week of March through the first week of June and featured…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Gracia Nanagulyan)

Three-day event is the first in this region

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Solomon Paul)

More than 100 former members of the Abundant Life Church (ALC) at Puri Kona, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea, were recently baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist faith.
Their decision was largely triggered by former ALC member Buddy Power who, after studying the Bible, came across texts referring to the Sabbath. Power, who had donated land to build the ALC church, asked his pastor about the different Sabbath passages in Scripture. Unhappy with the response, he decided to leave the ALC…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (David Mano)

Fifteen Icelandic volunteers completed a full weekend of media training, 11-13 May 2018. The idea was simple, to inspire the very talented Icelandic media volunteers with creative ideas, and to provide them with knowledge, both technical and practical, on how to create content to be used on video websites and in social media.
The training was provided by Victor Hulbert, TED Communication and Media director, and by Yngvar Børresen of Hope Channel Norway.
“I am really looking forward to seeing…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Prince Bahati, ECD Communication Director)

Series reached more than 4,000 sites via Hope Channel broadcast

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

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Guatemala, with the help of its church member volunteers, continues to distribute water and food to families displaced by the deadly volcano eruptions in the south central region of Guatemala. The Volcano of Fire began spewing lava and ash on June 3, covering villages, leaving more than 75 dead and more than 200 persons missing, government officials reported.
More than 1.7 million people have been affected by the eruption. Over…

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