Jamaica: Post office staff and pensioners get World Postal Day Treat
October 22, 2014 | Kingston, Jamaica | Nigel Coke/IAD Approximately two hundred pensioners from the Washington Gardens and adjoining communities…
Mexico: ADRA regional directors vow to enable members to assist their communities
Dozens of regional Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) directors, administrators and university leaders from throughout Mexico gathered for greater coordination in project development in communities throughout the country during three days of training in Riviera Maya, Mexico, last month.
Colombia: ADRA aids victims affected by severe drought in the northern region
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Colombia recently distributed food to some 530 indigenous families in northern region where a deadly drought has claimed dozens of lives and livestock during the past few months.
Adventist leader in Jamaica challenges men to be more than agents of procreation
Head of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, Pastor Everett Brown challenged Christian men and those in the wider society to be agents of positive change in society and not just agents of procreation. In addressing the gathering of approximately 3,000, most of the them men, during a Men’s convention at the NCU Gymnatorium in Mandeville earlier this month, Pastor Brown asked if they really knew who they were, what their purpose in life was and their role and responsibility towards family, church, and society.
In Costa Rica, Adventist youth and ADRA collaborate for community impact
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Costa Rica, together with its church member volunteers, descended on the city of Heredia in Costa Rica last month to offer food to the homeless, showcase a health expo, and promote a recycling campaign, among other activities. The event, which took place in Heredia’s Central Park, brought young people to connect with onlookers and passers-by with a hug, a cheer and activities like face painting for children.
In El Salvador, Adventist students perform music through the streets
Hundreds of students from across Seventh-day Adventist Schools marched and played their instruments during a band festival last week in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Themed “Praising God with our talents,” the festival brought dozens of the 45 primary and secondary schools in the Central American nation to perform on their drums, trumpets, flutes, and cymbals in the city’s Central Plaza for a special program where the national anthem, pledge to the flag and a special prayer for Santa Ana were offered.
In Jamaica, librarian to lead the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians
September 2, 2014 | Mandeville, Jamaica | Nigel Coke/IAD Career Librarian and Director of Library Services at Northern Caribbean University…
In Colombia, university students are motivated to serve in the mission field
Nearly 2,000 young people, students and professionals from throughout Colombia, Peru and Argentina took part in an Adventist Missions International Congress coined as “I will go too.” The congress sought to motivate professionals and university students to serve in the mission field. Organized by Colombia Adventist University in Medellin, Jul. 31- Aug. 2, 2014, the event is third such event to promote the mission work around the world.
In Trinidad, Adventist university opens Center for African Studies
The University of Southern Caribbean (USC) launched its Center for African Studies to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies, during a special activities held on campus in Trinidad and Tobago, Aug. 4, 2014. Minister Councillor of the Nigerian High Commission Nasiru Waje commended university leaders for the initiative and said the center “should be viewed as an ‘Act of restitution’ as it helps to ensure that the contributions of Africans to humanity are well transmitted and documented.”
In Suriname, Church celebrates 120th anniversary of Adventist message
The Seventh-day Adventist Church held a series of activities earlier this month to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Adventist message entering Suriname. It was a celebration which gathered dozens of church leaders, government leaders and community members at the Chamber of Commerce in Paramaribo, Aug. 6-9, 2014. Vice President of the Republic of Suriname Robert Ameerali praised the work of the church for its contribution to society during a prayer breakfast held with parliament officials and religious liberty leaders.
Venezuela: Adventists participate in city-wide impact throughout capital city
Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists took a week off from their busy schedules for a major community impact event in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 4-9, 2014. The six-day impact saw more than 2,000 volunteers bring a smile, share hope and beautify and offer help in dozens of parks, streets and communities throughout the city.
North Colombia: Church launches first radio and television stations online
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North Colombia recently launched its online radio and television stations during a special ceremony from its new studios in Medellin, Colombia. The event, held last month, marked a historic accomplishment for the 167,000-strong membership in the region, church leaders said. The church now has its first official Adventist web-based radio station—Esperanza Colombia Radio in Colombia, as well as the first online Esperanza Colombia TV channel.