Latvian Adventist runners challenge, ‘Don’t Follow Me, Follow Jesus’
25 May 2017 | Riga, Latvia [Edija Diedrika] Coming together from across Latvia, over one hundred Adventist runners, aged from four to an astonishing 93 years old, took part in the 27th Lattelecom Riga Marathon on Sunday, 14 May. They had one purpose: witness!
Read MoreChallenging the impossible in Europe. TED Spring Meetings.
25 May 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Probably no other Adventist evangelist understands the challenges of Europe better than Pastor Mark Finley. While having been involved in mega-campaigns across the world he has equally committed time into seeking ways forward to reach people in the secularised cultures of the west, including a significant two-year…
Read MoreThoughts and prayers extend to Manchester victims
23 May 2017 | Watford, UK [Richard Daly / tedNEWS] With memories of the London terrorist attack in March still etched on our minds, today the United Kingdom woke up to the aftermath of yet another atrocity. Yesterday evening, 22 May, Manchester, the UK’s second largest city, found itself victim to another act of terrorism.…
Read MoreInternational leaders gather in Budapest to discuss issues impacting children, women and families
18 May 2017 | Budapest, Hungary [Victor Hulbert] When four hundred leaders from sixty nations gather to discuss issues impacting children, women and families, you know there will be a buzz. Gathered at the Budapest Congress Centre in Hungary from 10-13 May, the International Leadership Conference was a first for the three Adventist World Church…
Read MoreTED Health Ministries Team Meeting builds relationships, shares ideas
18 May 2017 | Budapest, Hungary [Alla Nommik] Union Health Ministries Leaders from across the Trans-European Division (TED) met in Budapest, Hungary, for two days, 8-9 May to share together what it means to have an abundant life through Jesus.
Read MoreDelightful day? How was your last Sabbath?
17 May 2017 | Budapest, Hungary [Karen Holford] Perhaps a dangerous question to ask: “On a scale of 0-5, where 0 is not at all delightful and 5 is very delightful, how delightful was your last Sabbath?” This was the question posed to 27 people attending the Trans-European Division Family Ministries Leadership (FML) Training event in…
Read MoreBuilding bridges between ideals and reality with youth in South Eastern Europe
16 May 2017 | Kragujevac, Serbia [Zoran Sudarević/Alma Bosnić] What would you prefer to do? Play hopscotch or play on your mobile phone? Sit bored in church or be involved in active mission? Two hundred youth from across the south of Serbia faced those questions as they learnt that they are an important part of…
Read MoreAcademic excellence rewarded for three Newbold Business students
16 May 2017 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Newbold College of Higher Education added another three students to the roll of the international business honour society, Sigma Beta Delta, at an on-campus ceremony on 28 April.
Read MoreBritish Pathfinders experience the Bible for real and win first place
16 May 2017 | Chicago, USA [Natasha Mirilov] There is one competition where all children can be winners. Any team that gets more than 90 percent of answers correct gets a First-Place award. It is the North American Division (NAD) Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE). Eight teams from the UK, all based in the South England…
Read MoreChanging trends and new technologies challenge Adventist radio producers in Europe
15 May 2017 | Bucharest, Romania [Victor Hulbert] The world of radio is changing. Analogue is switching to digital with AM and FM transmissions switching to DAB, online and broadcast-on-demand services. The listener has more choice and in the youngest age-group, teenagers, only 3% listen to live radio. Spotify and social media fulfil their needs.…
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