Tsunami Update: ADRA Expands Relief Work
Three weeks after the Asia tsunami disaster, the death toll is now estimated at more than 159,000, a figure that is expected to rise to over 189,000, with some 24,000 still missing.
Netherlands: Groningen Outreach Brings In Unchurched
A different style of public outreach has brought in dozens of visitors, including many who do not regularly attend any church, to special Seventh-day Adventist services in Holland's largest Northern city.
ADRA President Visits Sri Lanka Disaster Sites
Charles Sandefur, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International, is in Sri Lanka visiting sites affected by the devastating tsunami.
Indonesia: Disaster Response Continues, Clinics to Open in Aceh
As of Jan. 5, the death toll in countries affected by the December tsunami in South Asia has gone beyond 155,000 with tens of thousands
World Church: Health Education Seminar Aims at Unreached
Two Seventh-day Adventist church regions are working together to organize a week-long health seminar in January. For what will be the fourth successive year, the seminar aims to equip health workers with the tools to reach an ailing world.
World Church: Church President Says Each Tsunami Victim is
"In the midst of this pain and suffering, these people are not forgotten by God. Each one is precious to Him," said Pastor Jan Paulsen,
India: Adventists Among Those Who Died, Suffered Loss in Tsunami; Aid Continues
Nine Seventh-day Adventists -- three children and six adults -- are known to be among the fatalities in 20 congregations located around the Bay of Bengal
Inter-American Division Office Begins The Year
Church leaders and staff of the Inter-American Division Headquarter office kicked off the new year with a special worship program on Jan. 4.
Inter-America Honors Special Church Leaders
The Inter-American Division held a commissioning service on Jan. 4 for non-ordained church leaders who presently perform significant responsibilities in their work for the church.
IAD Christmas Project To Benefit School in Venezuela
Every year the staff of the Inter-American Division headquarters participates in a Christmas project to benefit a needy church organization in one of the Division’s 15 unions, or regions.
South Asia: Tsunami-related Deaths Pass 120,000, Adventists Help
Seventh-day Adventists are continuing to work with other humanitarian organizations in the devastated nations.
Adventist Humanitarian Agency to Feed Thousands of Tsunami Victims in India
The 7,250 coastal inhabitants of Tamil Nadu affected by the recent tsunami will receive relief items from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency's (ADRA) office in India.