Birgir Oskarsson, not your ordinary man
26 September 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Birgir Oskarsson is not your ordinary man. When most would run away from an erupting volcano, Birgir runs towards it – keen to find out more about its geology. His acute mind is seeking discovery.
Read MoreNewbold Opens Myrna Dorland Wing
25 September 2017 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Following a thorough and much needed refurbishment, the north wing of Newbold’s Salisbury Hall was reopened on Wednesday 20 September 2017. Now called the ‘Myrna Dorland Wing’ in recognition of Myrna’s contribution to the College over so many years, the refurbishment was made possible thanks to a generous…
Read MoreBack to school, forward to mission with TED directors and officers
14 September 2017 | St Albans [Victor Hulbert] It is always good to learn! That is a strong belief in the Trans-European Division office and was exemplified during three days of planning meetings, 11 – 13 September 2017. Interspersed throughout intensive meetings, directors and officers were challenged by a series of four lectures on basic theology,…
Read MoreMaruševec school opens new dormitory
13 September 2017 | Maruševec [Đurđica Garvanović-Porobija/tedNEWS] A brand new dormitory, part funded by Sabbath School world mission offerings, will provide help to students from broken homes and socially deprived areas, as well as serving the needs of Adventist and community students from across Croatia.
Read MoreFinding the ‘love bonus’ in volunteering
4 September 2017 | St Albans [Victor Hulbert] Sometimes ‘Mission’ comes with a bonus. That is certainly the case for Linda-Rose (USA) who, until recently, was on Adventist Volunteer Service (AVS), and now her new British husband, Jake Jackson, also a recent volunteer at a separate project in Cornwall, England.
Read MoreNot all men are pigs!
4 September 2017 | Kaunas, Lithuania [Victor Hulbert] It is astonishing that Rimantas Marušauskas made it to adulthood. With alcoholic parents, violence was a way of life. Scars show how he protected his mother from his violent father – and suffered the consequences. As a child he also, at different times, saved both parents from…
Read More1960’s Newboldians Reconnect and Reunite
4 September 2017 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Over 100 former staff and students travelled from as far afield as Australia, the United States and Europe to attend a 60’s reunion at Newbold on the first weekend of August.
Read MoreBritish Adventists host Reformation 500 Celebration Weekend
23 August 2017 | Watford, UK [Richard Daly] Stanborough Park, the headquarters estate of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland was transformed on the weekend of 11 – 13 August 2017. In a major celebration of 500 years of the Protestant Reformation, spearheaded by the British Union Conference (BUC) Evangelism department, the…
Read MorePrayers for Barcelona as 13 killed, dozens injured in van attack
17 August 2017 [EUD & TED Communication departments] A terrorist van attack killed 13 people and injured more than 80 others in a popular tourist area of Barcelona, Spain on Thursday, 17 August. It is the latest in a series of horrific vehicle related attacks in several European cities over recent months and was quickly…
Read MoreTo be ‘Special’
August 10, 2017 | Bern, Switzerland [Corrado Cozzi, Taida Rivero] Something very ‘special’ happened at the European Adventist Youth Congress held in Valencia, 1–6 August 2017. For the very first time, and to the great satisfaction of the organisers, an exhibition booth and a workshop was organised highlighting the requirements of people with special needs and…
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