A powerful earthquake hits central Croatia
30 December 2020 | Zagreb, Croatia [Neven Klačmer] On Tuesday, 29 December 2020, after a strong 5.2 earthquake the day before, a new 6.2 earthquake, followed by a continuing series of aftershocks, struck central Croatia. The earthquake was also felt strongly in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, as well as the neighbouring countries.
Read MoreYear-End Message from the TED President
Dear tedNEWS readers, We are ending this year worse off than we started. Many have experienced a loss of job, income, health, friends and loved ones. An invisible virus has reset our focus and rearranged our priorities to love people and live for God.
Read MoreHope and Reconciliation in a Hospice
22 November 2020 | Miskolc, Hungary [Paul Lockham] “Bringing hope and helping people to be reconciled with God” is the ultimate purpose of hospital pastoral ministry while at the same time ensuring that they will not be left alone in the most challenging time of their lives.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines: Addressing Concerns, Offering Counsel
19 December 2020 | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [General Conference Department of Health Ministries, General Conference Biblical Research Institute, and Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy and School of Public Health] Seventh-day Adventists look to the coming of Christ as the great culmination of history and an end of all disease, suffering, and death. At the…
Read More“Year 2020 Final clip”. It´s not only about COVID!
A message for 2021: Covid may have changed our lives, but not our existence.
Read MoreBlinders or Blinkers?
07 December 2020 | Scotland [Reneé Joseph] Engaging. Intriguing. Edifying. Illuminating. These are all words that come to mind to describe the Scottish Mission Youth Day of Fellowship hosted on 21 November 2020. Though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the face-to-face meeting that is hosted annually, the young people of the Scottish Mission demonstrated their resilience, and…
Read MoreThe Newbold Sisterhood Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
26 November 2020 | Binfield, UK [Judith Makaniankhondo Nyirenda] The Newbold Sisterhood celebrated its 10th year anniversary on Saturday, November 14, 2020, by leading a special online service at Newbold Church based in Berkshire, England. The Newbold Sisterhood is the Women’s Ministry department of Newbold Church and reaches the women in the church as well as…
Read MoreADRA in Serbia Assists Refugees, the Homeless, and Roma Children During Pandemic
26 November 2020 | Belgrade, Serbia [Rachel Cabose] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Serbia found multiple ways to serve the most vulnerable members of society.
Read MoreDoes Poverty Have a Colour?
25 November 2020 I Binfield, UK [Michael and Helen Pearson] For its final lecture of 2020, the Newbold Diversity Centre was delighted to welcome Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, the CEO of Christian Aid, on Tuesday, 10th November. The fact that she so clearly identifies as a Seventh-day Adventist added an extra dimension to the event. She framed…
Read MoreADRA raises USD 23,000 during live broadcast
23 November 2020 Mjøndalen, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] ADRA Norway raised USD 23,000 for educational projects in South Sudan during a two-hour-and-half programme by Hope Channel Norway on Saturday, November 14. The programme was live-streamed from the Mjøndalen Seventh-day Adventist Church, and featured what Adventist churches and schools across the country had done for the ingathering programme…
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