Melting Iceland – A New Approach to Mission
30 August 2019 | Reykjavik, Iceland [Eric Louw] “As the planning began to take shape and focus on Iceland, I didn’t like the idea at all.” Eric Louw, VP of Communications for Generation Youth for Christ [GYC], shares a very personal report of his life-changing experience during a very different mission trip to the highly…
Read More1980s alumni reconnect at Newbold
25 August 2019 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkinds/tedNEWS] What brings a student back to Newbold after a 30+ year gap? Ask the sixty or so alumni and former staff who gathered at Newbold’s 1980s Reunion 2-4 August and they respond enthusiastically.
Read MoreUNZIP rediscovers the ‘forgotten’ God
23 August 2018 | Novi Sad, Serbia [Victor Hulbert with Tihomir Lazić] Some 500 students at Novi Sad University, Serbia, are discovering positive values and different aspects of themselves through UNZIP, a Public Campus Ministry initiative by Adventist students.
Read MoreNorwegian Adventists engage with public, meet politicians at significant street fair
20 August 2019 | Arendal, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] For the third year running, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has gained considerable attention at an annual fair in the town of Arendal in south-east Norway. The week-long event is simply named after the town, Arendalsuka (Arendal Week).
Read MoreGenerous Pathfinders support mission, share talent
8 August 2019, Ardingly, UK [Victor Hulbert] Trans-European Division (TED) Pathfinders raised £14,533.78 (15,341.70 Euros) for two mission projects in Albania and the Dominican Republic during their international camporee in Ardingly, England, 30 July – 6 August 2019.
Read MoreTwo men, twelve camporees, one passion
6 August 2019 | Ardingly, England [Victor Hulbert] Lives are changed at Camporee! Lives are changed by Pathfinders! Two men who know this better than most are Lars Gille and Erik Henriksen. They were pioneers of Pathfindering in the Trans-European Division, attending the very first TED camporee at Västeräng, Sweden in 1971 under the leadership…
Read MoreDeath of Igor Baron, former Director of Theology at Polish college
6 August 8, 2019 | Warsaw [Łukasz Romanowski] The Polish Seventh-day Adventist community sadly lost a dear friend, mentor, and pillar on 29 July 2019 as Dr Igor Baron, former director of the Department of Theology and a long-time lecturer at the Polish College of Theology and Humanities passed away. The death came after a…
Read MoreSymbols of trust and faithfulness discovered by TED Pathfinders
4 August 2019 | Ardingly, UK [Victor Hulbert] Celebrating Sabbath at the Trans-European Division Pathfinder CamporeeIt is hard to feel hungry at the TED Pathfinder Camporee since the volunteers at the food distribution centre work tirelessly to supply the needs of 4,000 campers with wholesome vegetarian fare. Yet Friday evening, Melissa Myklebust, the animated youth…
Read More14-year-old wins Exodus theme song competition, makes impact at Camporee
2 August 2019 | Ardingly, UK [Lynne Sesinye Samwinga / tedNEWS] A theme song should convey a strong message along with a tune that should stick in the brain. Can a fourteen-year-old achieve that? The answer at the 2019 Trans-European Camporee is a resounding ‘Yes!’
Read MoreIt’s campfire time!
2 August 2019 | Ardingly, UK [Victor Hulbert] Late night at camporee is campfire time. In practical terms there is no need for a fire as the air is warm, yet campers are seeking out national groups that have the best fires, the most creative pioneering structures, the tastiest refreshments, and the liveliest games and…
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