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How to reduce your risk of developing cancer

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Mark E. Reeves, MD, PhD)

Research has shown that you can greatly reduce your chance of developing cancer by the lifestyle choices you make.
Yes, hereditary factors can play a large part, too, and some families are affected by cancer more than others. But overall, a person’s choices will contribute to their health and wellbeing throughout their life.
More than 1.7 million people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and an estimated 600,000 Americans will die from cancer this year,…

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In Jamaica, Adventists challenged to focus on the Church’s mission amid distractions

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Nigel Coke/IAD)

Adventist Church President in Jamaica Pastor Everett Brown challenged newly installed leaders in the North East Jamaica region to make the community and people their main object of the church’s mission.
The challenge was made by the Adventist leader against the background of the recent spate of murders committed against women and children in the country.
“To remain relevant and true to mission, the church must identify with the needs of people,” said Brown, as he addressed the new leaders at…

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School of Behavioral Health helping to expand Child Life service in China

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Larry Becker)

A new School of Behavioral Health program offering pediatric nurses from the People’s Republic of China the opportunity to complete training as Child Life Specialists launched in Fall 2017. The new program is an outgrowth of a four-year series of education exchange visits the School of Behavioral Health faculty members and students have made to the Zhejiang University Children’s Hospital (ZUCH), introducing nurses there to the benefits and value of child life services.
Nancy Wu was the…

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Prayerful Process Continues: GC ADCOM Embraces Unity

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (GC Executive Committee Newsletter editorial team)

The General Conference Administrative Committee (ADCOM) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church recently took action to further support and embrace the unity of the global church, and to complement church policies already in place.
The Adventist church operates in more than 200 countries, grows at more than four percent per year, and establishes more than 30 new groups of believers each day. Growth and diversity require flexibility, always in the context of holding fast to Biblical…

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What of the Future?

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Victor Hulbert, communication director, Trans-European division)

Is there a future for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Europe? Ask Pastor Ted Wilson and the answer is a resounding, “Yes”.
Speaking during an engaging interview conducted during the European Pastors’ Council in Serbia, 28 August – 2 September 2018, Wilson shared a global perspective on how ministers and lay members can work together to transform communities.
Wilson believes strongly in traditional forms of evangelism, but equally sees how new and innovative forms are working to help…

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Adventist Church in Jamaica appeals to members to report abuse at EndItNow Conference

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Nigel Coke/IAD Staff)

Family, Children and Adolescent Ministries Director of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Dr. Lorraine Vernal is appealing to the church community to report criminal and abusive violation to help put an end to the various vices affecting Jamaica.
“We live in a Jamaica where this week [last Thursday] a young woman was raped and burnt near to her home and although she was crying rape and persons heard she died a grueling death,” said Vernal as she addressed the Family and…

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