By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Glen Townend, President, South Pacific Division)

During COVID-19 lockdown, my wife Pamela and I have set a record. We haven’t been home with each other for longer than a month at a time for more than 17 years—half our 34 years of marriage. As I write, we’ve been together for 10 weeks, and it could be more to come. Pam says it’s nice having me around. She doesn’t like lonely days when church work takes me away for weeks. We used to joke that part of our secret to a good marriage was spending up to a third of our time apart and we enjoyed…

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

Two men gave sermons in Norway.
The first preacher was well dressed and, in the mind of the farmer wearing work clothes in the back of the room, a bit arrogant.
Opening a book, the preacher read a statement by Seventh-day Adventist Church cofounder Ellen White. Picking up another book, he read another statement by Ellen White. His whole sermon consisted of statements from Ellen White.
That didn’t bother Øystein Hogganvik, the 30-year-old farmer seated at the back of the room.
Then the second…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ayanne Karoline)

In the middle of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic that artisan Mara da Silva found an opportunity to talk about Jesus.
A resident of a condominium in the city of Serra, in Espírito Santo, Brazil, de Silva decided to create personalized gifts for her neighbors, with messages about the Bible. Now, four people are taking Bible studies with her through WhatsApp.
The first special “treat” was a fabric mask, to use for protection during pandemic. The mask was not given alone, but…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (EUDnews/tedNEWS)

GAiN Europe is delighted to announce the premier of the film Uncertainty, a film about fears, life decisions, and faith. The film is a production of South America, Inter-Europe and Trans-Europe Regions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, directed by Jefferson Nali with the contribution of Adrian Duré, Hope Media Europe Producer, and Rafael Rossi, South America Communication director. This is a production Feliz7play for GAiN Europe. Alice is a young woman who is living through a moment of real…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Mylon Medley)

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted plans for the 2020 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE), which was set to take place April 17-18, 2020, in Salem, Oregon. Leaders were anticipating thousands to participate and observe the annual Bible trivia testing for Pathfinders from across the North American Division (NAD) and beyond, especially after the stunning turnout at the 2019 testing. Instead, a much smaller group joined a virtual event on April 18.
The event in Salem would have…

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

When the local chapter of the Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) in St. Croix, US. Virgin Islands, recently appealed to the community for face masks on behalf of some of the more vulnerable sectors of the population, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference was swift to fulfill that need. The North Caribbean Conference’s Community Services department took to the task of coordinating production of 125 face masks to go towards a center which houses…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Jarrod Stackelroth)

I was looking through old Record archives online when this unusual news item caught my eye. More than 20 years ago, in the late ‘90s (wow, does anyone else feel old reading that?), something happened in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that caused a stir:
“Some Adventists in PNG are refusing to have their children immunized against polio following claims it leads to eternal damnation. An independent ministry, operating in the Eastern Highlands Simbu Province, says the Sabin vaccine contains a metal…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Romhelyn Deles)

The Covid-19 pandemic has spun the world of anxiety and uncertainty. Due to health risks all over the world, and most of the world’s population staying inside their homes, many have simplified their lives and identified what is essential. While everyone is driven to be productive and creative, for some, boredom leaves them looking for things to do. Many have found an easy way to fill the gap is to spend time on our phones and other devices.
Over the past couple of months, internet usage surged…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Dan Jackson, President, North American Division)

Editor’s Note: On June 4, Daniel Jackson, president of the Adventist Church in North America, released a video statement addressing racial tensions in the United States. Below is the transcript of that statement. The North American Division had previously released a statement on May 29. You can read that statement here.
My dear fellow Seventh-day Adventists – members of the church throughout North America, and your division. For the past ten years it has been my privilege and blessing to serve…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adave Lua/Record Staff)

A pioneer branch church that closed more than a decade ago in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, reopened on April 10 after locals were introduced to the Bible Discovery Reading program.
Following an evangelism campaign in June 2019, many new contacts expressed interest in learning more about the Bible. This led to the formation of small groups and new church plants.
Pastor Julius Divu, the former Personal Ministries and Sabbath School director, ran training on the Discovery Bible Reading…

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