31 July, 2017

Adventist Hospital Recognized for High-Value Healthcare

Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, named Florida Hospital DeLand a finalist for the 2017 QUEST® Award for High-value Healthcare for providing outstanding patient care. Only 21 hospitals received this finalist recognition status. These hospitals achieved top performance in any five of the six areas measured in Premier’s QUEST collaborative, including cost and efficiency, evidence-based care, mortality, safety, patient and family engagement and appropriate hospital use.

28 July, 2017

In Inter-America, Church Strengthens Special Needs Ministries During First Territory-Wide Congress for the Hearing Impaired

More than two hundred deaf persons, interpreters and special needs ministries directors from across the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America gathered for the first territory-wide Congress for the Hearing Impaired. The five-day event, held at Montemorelos Univeristy in North Mexico earlier this month, sought to reassure deaf members and friends that they are valuable to God and the church, and provided training to church leaders on strengthening special needs ministries in churches and communities.

25 July, 2017

Loma Linda University strengthens health care leadership in Latin America with new certificate program

Educators at the Loma Linda University School of Public Health are working to strengthen the management of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals in Latin America through a healthcare leadership development program that was created to strengthen administrative oversite in the region. A certificate program — which is also sponsored by Adventist Health International, the denomination’s Inter-American Division, and Montemorelos University in Mexico — is focused on healthcare leaders in the region who have backgrounds in business, education, finance or ministry, but lack formal education in healthcare administration.

21 July, 2017

Faith and Science Conference Begins with a Focus on the Holy Scriptures

Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist school teachers, university professors and ministers from across the Inter-American Division (IAD) gathered at the opening of a Faith and Science Conference in Montemorelos University in Mexico last night. The event is the most extensive of its kind ever organized in the IAD territory. The international conference brings nearly 400 delegates from Mexico, Central American, the Caribbean and parts of the South American Division for the next 10 days to be reaffirmed on creationism through the study of the Bible and nature.

20 July, 2017

Inter-America’s 16th Annual ASi Convention set to open in Panama

This year’s Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries (ASi) Convention promises to gather more than 400 Adventist business owners and professionals from across the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory in Panama City, Panama, Aug. 16-19, 2017. It promises to be the largest ASi convention yet, organizers said. Themed “Committed to Wellness and Service,” the four-day event seeks to inspire and reaffirm ASi chapter members and attendees of their commitment to sharing Christ in their businesses and communities in support of the mission of the church.

19 July, 2017

They Had Rice and Beans for 50 But They Fed 150

The university teacher gave Kermyt Torres Castellano and the rest of his class a difficult homework assignment in Puerto Rico. Kermyt and his classmates needed to find someone in need and then help that person. Kermyt liked to help people, but he wondered what he could do for his homework assignment. He spoke with several classmates, and they decided to team up to feed homeless people in their town. One student said, “I’ll bring rice and beans.” Another student offered to bring vegetarian meat, and others said they would bring salad and juice.

19 July, 2017

Stargazing Event Propels Visitors to Bible Studies in Ukraine

Activities organized by an informal stargazing club have led to dozens of people requesting Bible studies in Ukraine. From June 30 to July 2, visitors to a “Generation Strong” event in Teplyk, Vinnytsia Region, answered astronomy quizzes, took part in informative lectures and lined up for telescope observation sessions of the moon, Jupiter, and Saturn. Guests were also provided with science-based facts, many of whom suggest the presence of intelligent design in the universe.

18 July, 2017

Researchers Find Links Between Meal Frequency and Body Mass Index

study by researchers from the Loma Linda University School of Public Health and the Czech Republic has found that the timing and frequency of meals play a role in predicting weight loss or gain. Using information gleaned from more than 50,000 participants in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2), researchers discovered four factors associated with a decrease in body mass index: eating only one or two meals per day; maintaining an overnight fast of up to 18 hours; eating breakfast instead of skipping it; and making breakfast or lunch the largest meal of the day. Making breakfast the largest meal yielded a more significant decrease in Body Mass Index (BMI) than did lunch.

17 July, 2017

It Is Written Breaks Ground for New Ministry Headquarters

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new It Is Written ministry headquarters was held on July 10. More than 300 attended the event that took place in Collegedale, Tennessee, United States. The groundbreaking ceremony featured It Is Written representatives, local government and business leaders, and Seventh-day Adventist Church leadership, including North American Division (NAD) President Dan Jackson, NAD Vice President of Media Gordon Pifher, Georgia-Cumberland Conference President Ed Wright, and Collegedale City Mayor Katie Lamb.

14 July, 2017

SeLD Conference Empowers Hundreds of Church Leaders in Inter-America

Inter-America’s Segment Leadership Development (SeLD) Conference gathered more than 600 leaders from the Seventh-day Adventist Church across its 24 major regions for three days of training in Miami, Florida, July 10-12, 2017. Top church leaders and event organizers challenged newly appointed and seasoned church administrators, pastors, educators, local church elders, and department heads employed in the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory to become humble, visionary leaders, united and focused in fulfilling the mission of the church.

12 July, 2017

What Theistic Evolution Says About God

If you are one who thinks science is boring, think twice. Seventh-day Adventists teachers and church ministerial leaders from across North-America attending the Faith & Science Conference in St. George, Utah, until July 14, are pointing out how informative they are finding the event presentations. “I appreciate the information being provided,” said Anne Collier-Freed, associate professor of Religion at Kettering College in Ohio. “I find it understandable and approachable.”