Are you hearing what I’m not saying?
3 October 2019 | Vejlefjord, Denmark [Jan-Gunnar Wold/tedNEWS] Nearly 60 participants at the Nordic ‘Adventist Communication Academy’ headed to Vejlefjord Adventist Junior College, Denmark, 27-29 September, to hear what was not being said, learn what they did not know, and network across unexplored territory.
Read MoreInvasion of love reconciles divided community
2 October 2019 | Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina [Božidar Mihajlović/tedNEWS] War separates – often for years even when the conflict is over and ‘peace’ is restored. Distrust, hurt and pain have to be overcome. Adventist youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) see themselves as part of that bridge building process.
Read MoreDisabling disease no hinderance to baptism
2 October 2019 | Katerini, Greece [Yiannis Samaras] Becoming ill with a rare spinal-cord disease was not going to stop John getting baptised. Despite being restricted to a wheelchair, his father and another church friend carried him into the sea for the very special ceremony on Monday, 2 September 2019. Adding to the joy of the…
Read MoreHungarian members challenged, called and chosen at Mission camp meeting
19 September 2019 | Balaton, Hungary [Kis István] Hungarian Adventists feel blessed to own and operate a campsite on the shores of beutiful Lake Balaton, a holiday resort some 90 minutes south-west of the capital, Budapest. While often busy with camps for youth and children, a summer highlight is mission camp meeting, held this year,…
Read MoreIntegrating Faith into Teaching
26 August 2019 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Clive Malcolm] If God is an integral part of your life, then your faith is integrated into your teaching by default. When you accept Jesus as your Saviour, your faith becomes a part of your deoxyribonucleic acid – your DNA, or if you prefer, your spiritual DNA. You cannot…
Read MoreShowing up for inter-generational communication
17 September 2019 | Bracknell, United Kingdom [Helen Pearson] ‘How do human beings make space for God in their lives?’ was the key question at the heart of the September Diversity Lecture – the first of the 2019 Autumn Semester at Newbold College on 10 September 2019.
Read MoreYouth Alive piloted in Albania and Lithuania
10 September 2019 | Tirana, Albania [Vanessa dos Anjos with Parengė Dovilė Bakonytė] How can adolescents and young adults make healthy choices in contemporary society? To discuss the issues 105 youth, young adults and leaders participated in a pilot project Youth Alive, 13 – 18 August 2019 in Tirana Albania, with a further training in…
Read MoreEvangelism training emphasis continues at Newbold
For a second year running, Newbold College of Higher Education has hosted a summer Evangelism Symposium. With the largest groups this summer coming from Estonia and Norway, we share with you this report from the perspective of the Estonian pastors in attendance:
Read MoreFifty years of Publishing house Znaci vremena
2 September 2019 | Zagreb, Croatia [Mario Šijan] To celebrate half a century of continuous existence and work is no mean feat for a small publishing house in today’s challenging print climate. However, claiming the promise of Philippians 4:13 that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,“ the Znaci vremena Publishing house…
Read MoreLeaders serve with a smile
1 September 2019 | Ardingly, UK [Audrey Andersson] Food is always an important ingredient in any event. If the food is good, people are happy. If the food is bad, or people are hungry, it does not take long before the complaints start. This has been the case for over 2,000 years. Food distribution was…
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