19 February, 2016

Les Adventistes font du vélo pour promouvoir la santé et l’espérance dans les rues de Mexico

Des centaines d’Adventistes du Septième Jour ont roulé à vélo dans les principales rues de Mexico le mois denier dans le cadre d’un programme de jeunesse visant à promouvoir la santé et l’espérance. Plus de 500 jeunes et moins jeunes ont pédalé sur quelques 34 kilomètres dans la ville alors que des centaines d’autres marchaient et distribuaient des milliers de livres, de magazines et des cartes de privilèges en ligne gratuites.

19 February, 2016

Adventists cycle for health and hope through the streets of Mexico City

Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists rode their bicycles on the main streets of Mexico City last month as part of a youth event to promote health and hope. The more than 500 young and old pedaled through some 34 kilometers of the city while hundreds walked and passed out thousands of books, magazines and free online gift cards. “We wanted to mobilize our young people, their friends and our young-at-heart members to be active and take part in new and attractive ways to witness in this great city,” said Enoc Ramirez, youth ministries director of the metropolitan conference and organizer of the event.

17 February, 2016

At the United Nations, Adventists help drive discussion of religious extremism

It’s not religion itself, but a corrupted understanding of religion that fuels violent extremism, said Dr. Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist world church, during a United Nations symposium earlier this month. The event, held Feb. 1 at the United Nations Secretariat in New York, drew some 130 representatives from various UN agencies, along with religious and non-governmental organizations, to discuss the role of religion and faith-based groups in international affairs.

15 February, 2016

Ted Wilson encourages members in Israel to help build God’s church

On Sabbath, February 13 almost 700 Israeli Seventh-day Adventist brothers and sisters were blessed with a beautiful sunny day. Gathered at the YMCA Auditorium in Jerusalem, congregants enjoyed peace and the blessings of a special Sabbath. Children and adult choirs, plus instrumental ensembles, praised God through music. Testimonies and reports inspired the audience and the congregation sang with emotion and enthusiasm.

12 February, 2016

In Dominica, ADRA begins rebuilding after TS Erika devastation

The Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) in Dominica is leading the rebuilding efforts after hundreds of families were left homeless by Tropical Storm Erika last August. Teams of church member volunteers from across the U.S. Virgin Islands and nine neighboring islands have been traveling since last month for one-week assignments to assist in the nation’s rebuilding efforts.

11 February, 2016

In repositioning move, Adventist Radio Ministry to spotlight local congregations

One of the oldest Seventh-day Adventist broadcast ministries is repositioning itself to promote local congregations as a point of contact for listeners, beginning with a four-day streaming evangelistic series. "We’ve moved away [from the] traditional approach to media ministry, where a local church is there to support the media ministry," Shawn Boonstra, speaker/director of the Voice of Prophecy, or VOP, said in a telephone interview. "The new Voice of Prophecy is there to support the outreach ministry of the local church," he added.

10 February, 2016

ADRA begins to distribute wheelchairs in Mexico’s Inter-Oceanic region

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Mexico’s Inter-Oceanic region began distributing wheelchairs to people with disabilities in Cuautla, in the state of Morelos, Mexico, during a special ceremony last month. Young people, adults and the elderly were among the beneficiaries of what ADRA is considering to be the start of a large project that will see some 135 people with their very own wheelchairs, said Martin Olvera, ADRA director for the Inter-Oceanic Mexican region.

9 February, 2016

Adventists in Kenya inaugurate a brand new union office headquarters

More than 3,00 leaders and members from the Adventist church’s East-Central African Division celebrated the inauguration of the newly built West Kenya Union Conference headquarters last week in Kisumu, Kenya. The state of the art complex includes a brand new media center, two cafeterias and a host of offices and meetings rooms. Special guests included His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, president of the country of Kenya.

8 February, 2016

In Iraq, Adventist Church leader prays for new church

Ted N.C. Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, prayed at the construction site of a new church in Iraq as he made a weekend visit aimed at encouraging Adventist believers living 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Islamic State-occupied territory. Wilson, accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and a small group of church leaders, visited the city of Erbil, the thriving capital of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, where high-rise construction was booming until oil prices fell and dining options include popular U.S. chains such as KFC and TGI Fridays.

5 February, 2016

Adventist Church in St. Vincent is mourning the loss of one of its members

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Caribbean Islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is still shaken after a tragic accident left one member dead and seven other church members injured on Jan. 30, 2016. Marilyn Henry, 62, died after the vehicle she was in careened off the road and overturned in Argyle, near where the International airport is being built, reported Pastor Dermoth Baptiste, president of the church in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

4 February, 2016

ADRA distributes $8 million in food aid in eastern Ukraine

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency provided $8 million in food supplies to more than 100,000 people displaced by violence in eastern Ukraine last year and is continuing its relief efforts as an uneasy calm settles over the region. The Ukrainian branch of ADRA, working in partnership with the United Nations’ World Food Program, distributed the food to internally displaced people from Ukraine’s Donetsk and Lugansk regions, where more than 9,000 people have died in fighting between independence-minded separatists and Ukrainian forces since April 2014.

3 February, 2016

In St. Thomas, a new café run by the church is attracting dozens of people

A new café opened by Seventh-day Adventist church members in the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Thomas is becoming a hot spot for dozens of people who visit a popular strip mall on the island. The main item on the menu: Prayer. The Prayer Café, which is located on the third floor of Foster’s Plaza, is a 600-square-foot space open daily. While there, people can sign in, have someone pray for them, and get to write and place their prayer requests into a prayer box.