By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kimberly Luste Maran)

“I first saw the pictures of the church Friday afternoon as I was having my lunch,” said Dan Martella, administrative pastor for the Paradise Seventh-day Adventist Church in California, during a Nov. 12, 2018, Skype interview with the Fox 5 Washington, D.C. television station (WTTG/WDCA). Martella has been a pastor there — and a community member — for three years. On Thursday evening, Nov. 8, the church burned to the ground as the Camp Fire swept through Paradise. [Read/watch the report.]
“It…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Damian Chambers/JAMU/IAD News Staff)

The Ministry of Education in Jamaica is taking steps to allow the Seventh-day Adventist uniform group—the Pathfinders—to setup clubs in primary and high schools across the nation.
This announcement was made by Assistant Superintendent of Police Coleridge Minto with responsibility for safety in schools, who was representing the Education Minister, The Hon. Ruel Reid, during a service of installation for nearly 1,000 young people into the various uniform groups of the church.
“Once the protocols…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Notizie Avventiste)

Using the Voice of Hope (VoH) Enterprise, the Italian Union of Seventh-day Adventist Churches (UICCA) brought to life Adventist Media Center’s “Hope Media Italia,” which has already taken strides to change the style of the union’s communication, taking its strengths into consideration. To find out more, we turned to Vincenzo Annunziata, director of the UICCA Communications Department and the new media center.
Adventist News: Why create this new structure?
Vincenzo Annunziata: In Italy, the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Jefferson Paradello)

With its prophetic language, the Book of Revelation describes scenes that are often hard for readers to imagine. Now, with the new Missionary Bible launched by the Adventist Church, it will be possible to visualize them using augmented reality.
Through the mystery of technology, a new smartphone app – the Apocalipse RA (available for Android and iOS)—allows the reader, after scanning an image in the Bible, to see an animated illustration on their screen. For example: by positioning the device…

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

Seven small boys caught Abigalle Nyatich’s attention as she waited in line for lunch after the Sabbath sermon.
The shy 14-year-old girl had never seen the boys before.
The oldest boy looked to be about 8 years old, and the youngest was around 4. Some boys wore shorts, and others wore trousers. No matter what they wore, their clothes were dirty.
“What kind of parent would allow their child to come to church in dirty clothes?” Abigalle wondered.
She decided to keep an eye on the boys. She…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Felipe Lemos)

To enable easier access to health information, the Adventist Church in South America launched the Integrated Adventist Health Portal ‘Quiero Vida y Salud’ [I want Life and Health] in Spanish and Portugese at its Annual Council. The idea is to add everything related to health within the guidelines upheld by Adventists around the world. That includes articles, videos, images and podcasts on any given topic, especially as it relates to preventative care.
Those who access the site will find tips…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Jan- Gunnar Wold)

How can you communicate better using today’s myriad electronic media platforms? To help answer that question, over forty people met at Vejlefjord Adventist College, Denmark for a communication weekend 9-11 November.
Richard Daly, British Union Conference Communication director, inspired participants with his personal and vibrant message ‘Who took my juice?’. Daly shared not just personal lessons on the importance of communicating in the family, but asked, “When did you talk to God on a deeper…

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

Top Seventh-day Adventist administrators in the Inter-American Division (IAD) were officially installed during a special ceremony of consecration held at the Parc Ste Thérese Thérèse Stadium in Petionville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Hundreds of Inter-America’s executive committee members along with local leaders and members witnessed the historic event ahead of the church’s business meetings this week. New IAD administrators Pastors Elie Henry, president, Leonard…

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

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, about three weeks ago on October 10, I appealed to you, the nearly 21 million Seventh-day Adventist members around the world, to pray earnestly for everyone attending the Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee that was held in Battle Creek, Michigan.
You may remember that I specifically asked you to pray that there would be a gracious, respectful, and loving spirit shown by all in attendance as we allowed the Holy Spirit to lead in…

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

The Inter-American Division’s (IAD) Year-End Meetings began with prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, a rich harvest of new members in 2019 and for the return of members who have left the church. More than 120 top leaders representing the 24 unions and 42 countries and islands that comprise the IAD territory gathered for the meetings which took place this week Nov. 11-12, 2018, in Petionville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Adventist World Church President Pastor Ted N.C. Wilson spoke before…

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