By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ADRA Canada)

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing thousands of people to flee to safety across the border into the country of Uganda. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been engaged in helping the refugees as they make new lives for themselves.
The government of Uganda has welcomed these incoming refugees. Not only have they provided a haven for people fleeing for their lives, they have generously given each family a small plot of land where they can grow vegetables….

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Hope Channel International)

Justin Woods, Manager of Web Services for Hope Channel International will be one of the keynote speakers at PLAY 2019, an annual three-day conference for the online video industry hosted by Brightcove. Every year, PLAY invites a small group of industry leaders to share solution-based best practices to an audience of more than one-thousand video and technology innovators.
This isn’t the first time Justin caught the attention of Brightcove for the PLAY conference, he’s been on their radar before….

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

INDIA Since tropical Cyclone Fani made landfall in the Odisha State of India on May 3, many people have been grappling with water shortages and power cuts. The cyclone has also been blamed for the deaths of 29 people. “Storm casualties could have been worse, but thanks to evacuations of more than 1 million, many people were saved. Now that the storm is over, people are returning to their villages and houses,” says Weston Davis, country director for ADRA in India. “But many of the thatched…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Reported by Nola Tudu and Joy Kuttapan with SSD Communication Department)

Everything seemed to proceed according to plan when two teachers, Pradeep Tudu, vice-president for finance and development and Youssry Guirguis, a lecturer in Religious studies, from the Asia-Pacific International University (APIU) received a notification from Ethiopian Airlines updating them about their upcoming flight to Kenya. Little did they know that they would be a part of a story they would want to share with the world.
Tudu and Guirguis are colleagues from APIU who wanted to take a…

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

Seventh-day Adventist Church president Ted N.C. Wilson urged 52,000 people packed into a sports stadium to always have “beautiful feet” after many of them spent an afternoon distributing 2 million copies of the 2019 missionary book, “Hope for Today’s Families” in Lima, Peru.
Thousands of Adventists passed out copies of the book by Willie and Elaine Oliver, directors of the Adventist world church’s family ministries department, across Peru’s capital after Sabbath worship services on May 4. The…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (SSD Communications with additional reporting from ADRA Bangladesh)

After making landfall in the eastern state of Odisha, India, Cyclone Fani continued its path northeast of Bangladesh on Saturday, May 4, destroying thousands of households and leaving towns submerged in floodwaters in the two South Asian countries.
Cyclone Fani is said to be the strongest typhoon to hit these two countries in the last five years. After hitting land on Friday, India’s Meteorological Department said Fani lost power and was downgraded to a depression.
However, locals in…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Beth Thomas)

The Oakwood University Aeolians touring choir was involved in a fiery bus accident, just hours before a scheduled performance in San Francisco, California.
According to a press release from Oakwood University’s Office of Integrated Marketing and Public Relations, the accident occurred around 12:25 am PST on May 4, 2019, as students traveled from the San Francisco airport to their hotel accommodations.
Additional news sources reveal that a broken down SUV in the road triggered the accident,…

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

Peru’s parliamentary speaker presented Seventh-day Adventist Church president Ted N.C. Wilson with an official certificate for making a positive contribution to Peruvian society, and Wilson immediately declared that the honor represents the commitment of faithful church members in Peru and around the world.
Daniel Salaverry, whose official title is Congress president, welcomed Wilson and other church leaders to a 20-minute meeting in his ornate chambers in the sprawling marble national…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Cassandra Wagner)

Nearly 1,000 athletes of all abilities triumphantly ran, walked, wheeled, biked and swam their way through the 17thannual PossAbilities Triathlon, 5K, & Kids’ Triathlon held at Loma Linda University’s Drayson Center, Sunday, April 28. The event included both an adult and children’s triathlon, 5K run, fun activities, and vendor booths for families to explore. All athletes received official finish times and a finisher medal. ​
Cotie Williams, interim program director of Community Development and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kívia Henning)

Recently, in Curitiba Brazil, the “Child Disarmament” campaign aimed to take hundreds of violent toys from the hands of young people.
On April 15, students from the Centennial Adventist College gathered to participate in the “Child Disarmament” campaign. The secretary of security for the State of Paraná chose the school to be one of the campaign’s headquarter schools. The campaign encourages children to exchange toy weapons or violent games, for a ball. The idea is for them to have new…

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