By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Maritza Brunt)

Seventh-day Adventist Church members in Port Vila, Vanuatu are celebrating after the opening of a new multipurpose building.
South Pacific Division president Pastor Glenn Townend officially opened the Epauto Adventist Multipurpose Centre on November 2, and was joined by president of the Adventist Church in the Trans Pacific (TPUM), Pastor Maveni Kaufononga, president of the Adventist Church in Vanuatu, Pastor Nos Terry Mailalong, and more than 3000 church members.
The project, which was…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Oleg Goncharov)

October 16 and 17 in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation sostoyals I All-Russian Forum “Religion in the context of the political and constitutional-legal system of Russia” dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the 100th anniversary of the decree on the separation of church and state and school from church.
The event was organized by the Commission on Harmonization of Interethnic and Interreligious Relations of the Public…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Brenton Luchow)

Molly Henry, a year 8 student at Central Coast Adventist School (CCAS), has been invited to the Steve Irwin Gala Dinner in Brisbane on November 10 where she will receive the award from Australia Zoo and the Steve Irwin Foundation for her conservation projects and efforts. The team at Australia Zoo told Molly’s mum Melinda that Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin, who will present the award, personally picked Molly, as she has been a stand out individual among the Wildlife Warrior group.
Molly joined…

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

Young finalists representing Inter-America’s 24 major church territories will compete one last time during the last bible competition of the year on Dec. 1, 2018. Finalists will travel to Belize to test their knowledge of the books of Matthew, Mark and Chapters 6-15 of Ellen G. White’s Desire of Ages.
The event becomes the 15th annual territory-wide competition initiative in which thousands of young people throughout Seventh-day Adventist churches across the Inter-American Division have dug…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Natalya Belyavskaya)

Every year on October 14, Tiraspol, Moldova residents take to the streets, celebrating their city’s birthday. City authorities plan special events for citizens to enjoy during the holiday, and Tiraspol Adventists typically host a NEWSTART health exhibition as their contribution to the celebration.
This year the NEWSTART program was held in the city park. More than sixty people visited the exhibit, showing interest in the principles of a healthy lifestyle. It is worth noting that this time most…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ukrainian Union Conference Communication Department)

Dear brothers and sisters! Peace and grace of our Lord and Jesus Christ may be multiplied!
Many of you have received information through the communication department of your organizations about the difficulties, which our Church is faced with in the East of Ukraine. We did not hurry to give any information about the situation in order not to damage our brothers and sisters or to turn up the heat for our Church in the region.
We would like to express to you our deep gratitude for your personal…

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

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)’s global volunteer program ADRA Connections is launching a new service scholarship that will allow thousands of young people in the U.S. to be more active through volunteerism and become agents of change to contribute to the development of communities abroad.
“We want to challenge the new generation of young people to be more involved in service, so they have a greater understanding of the needs of communities around the world, experience new…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Anne Seixas)

Prison is home to nearly 725,000 of Brazil’s population according to a survey by the department of pastoral care in prisons released in September 2018. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the system has about half that number.
“I spent seven long years in prison without any perspective,” says José Vanderlei Leal, former inmate that today works for the Prison Mission Ministry, connected to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Born in Piauí, he went…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (April Williams)

On November 7, 2018, more than 50 volunteers traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to launch the “Haiti, We Hear You” mission campaign. Through the partnership of the Capitol Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church (CHC), ADRA Connections—the volunteer program of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)—and private sector partners from Maryland and the District of Columbia, a team of doctors, nurses and students will help 185 families displaced after the devastating earthquake in 2010.
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens, IAD)

Seventh-day Adventist World Church President Pastor Ted N.C. Wilson and wife Nancy were greeted by church leaders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during a special welcome at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport’s diplomatic lounge earlier today. The Adventist world leader was joined by top Inter-American Division (IAD) administrators and local church leaders for a four-day stay on the island nation.
“The Church in Haiti has been waiting to welcome you back and wants to hear your message,”…

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