Adventists believers in Europe and elsewhere were reeling after bomb attacks at the international airport and a subway station in Belgium’s capital, Brussels, killed more than 30 people on March 22. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the bloodshed, and authorities have warned that additional attacks may follow.
A lack of information is hindering the process of transition of specials needs students in primary schools. This was disclosed by Education Officer for Special Education in the Ministry of Education Heather Lyn during her presentation at the Abilities Transition Conference hosted by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica. Lyn, who has responsibility for the supervision of special education programs in primary schools said that information is crucial to the process of transition of students with special needs from home to school, grade to grade, school to school, and school into the wider community.
The leader of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Belgium narrowly missed one of three explosions that rocked Brussels on Tuesday after deciding at the last minute to travel by car to work instead of making his customary trip on the subway. But Jeroen Tuinstra, president of the church’s Belgium-Luxembourg Conference, made no mention about his close call in an e-mailed statement, saying instead that he was praying for those affected by the tragedy and for the safety of city residents.
President Barack Obama's historic visit to Cuba this week inspired hope in the Seventh-day Adventist Church on the island. The church believes that a thaw in US-Cuba relations could mean greater opportunities for evangelism and church growing. Aldo Perez, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cuba, was one of only 20 religious leaders selected by the Cuban government to attend President Obama's speech in Havana yesterday.
Thousands of Seventh-day Adventist young people from across Inter-America went into their communities and cities to spread kindness, compassion and hope on Mar. 19, 2016, as millions more young people around the world church celebrated the annual Global Youth Day.
Thousands of Seventh-day Adventist young people from around the world will step out into their neighborhoods and communities on Sabbath, March 19, 2016, to engage in spreading kindness, compassion and hope. The annual special day coined as Global Youth Day, is sponsored by the General Conference’s youth ministries department and motivates young people to get out of their comfort zones to “Be the Sermon” as they show the love of Jesus in their communities.
A Seventh-day Adventist scholar has cautioned attendees of a major international conference in Italy that religious freedom cannot exist in countries where the government has a special relationship with a single religious group. For many people today, this issue holds more than just academic interest. More than two dozen countries of the world — including Costa Rica, Argentina, Greece and Bulgaria — acknowledge either Roman Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy as either the official state religion or a state-supported religion.
Andrea Luxton, president-elect of Andrews University, found herself at wit’s end several years ago while working as an educator in Europe. “I had to deal with a very challenging situation that left me totally drained,” Luxton said. “The period ahead looked very bleak, and I just wasn’t sure I had the strength left to deal with it. I needed some help.”
Delegates from the Inter-American Division to this year's Global Adventist Internet Network Conference held at General Conference Headquarters in Silver…
More than 300 community members and elected officials gathered to break ground for a new $331 million Washington Adventist Hospital in White Oak, Maryland. The hospital, scheduled to open in early 2019, will replace an aging facility built in 1907 just 6 miles (10 kilometers) away in Takoma Park.
The Seventh-day Adventist family and the faculty, staff and students of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is mourning the sudden passing of Dr. Teran Milford, late Professor and Interim Dean of the of the College of Education and Leadership at NCU. Dr. Teran Milford. Image by Orville Morgan/NCU Dr. Milford died March 3, 2016, after he collapsed during his regular morning walk. He was 65.
10 Mars 2016 – Grand Caïman, Iles Caïman – Patricia Ebanks/DIA L’Eglise Adventiste du Septième Jour dans les Iles Caïman…