Learning mental health skills in the Baltic Union
7 February 2019 | Riga, Latvia [Alla Nõmmik] Sixty departmental leaders and their teams across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania now have greater understanding in dealing with mental health issues thanks to a three-part series run in the Baltic Union over the past year.
Read MoreBeing a black Christian woman in Brexit Britain
7 February 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] The February Diversity lecture at Newbold College of Higher Education was a sober reminder of the dangers of partial story-telling in the country and in the churches.
Read MorePolish Adventists meet with President Andrzej Duda
4 February 2019 | Warsaw, Poland [Daniel Kluska/tedNEWS] “Despite differences in faith and ethnicity, we create a national community of people on Polish soil,” emphasized Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland during a meeting with representatives of all major churches, religious associations and ethnic and national minorities present in Poland.
Read MoreNew Documentary Highlights the Early Beginnings of Adventism in the British Isles
31 January 2019 | Watford, UK [Richard Daly] How well do you know the history of how the Adventist Church started in your country? I confess that even after spending six years studying for the ministry I have never gone into too much detail about how the Church started where I was born, raised and…
Read MoreHow a passion for reading became a book market for ADRA
21 January 2019 | Røyse, Norway [Britt-Celine Oldebraten] I love reading. I read quickly and that results in lots of books every year. The only problem is: I do not have space for all those books in my tiny flat! I remember thinking: this is not a problem only for me - many people have…
Read MoreSouth England Conference Evangelism Expo 2019
18 January 2019 | Binfield, UK [Onysha Collins] The 'Death of Christianity in the UK' marked the headlines of Psychology Today. Words met with relish by the secular and astonishment from the Christian. The poll stated a steady decline of those professing the Christian faith as well as church attendees.
Read MoreThe Beginning
18 January 2019 | Brussels, Belgium [João Martins, Executive Director, ADRA Europe] I like beginnings. Whether opening a new box of Lego for my son and me to play with, starting a new responsibility at my church or initiating another project for ADRA; It is always an exciting experience. It reminds me of the “beginning”…
Read MoreMissionary Wonders Why He Was Sent Home
16 January 2019 | Piikkiö, Finland [Andrew McChesney] Leif Hongisto couldn’t understand why he was heading home to Finland after serving for nine years as the president of Middle East University in Beirut, Lebanon.
Read MorePolish Church issues statement on murder of Gdańsk mayor, Mr Paweł Adamowicz
15 January 2019 | Warsaw, Poland [Marek Rakowski] Following the Sunday evening stabbing and subsequent death of Gdańsk mayor, Mr Paweł Adamowicz at the climax of a charity concert, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland has issued the following statement:
Read MoreA Shirt to Talk About
10 January 2019 | Oslo, Norway [Andrew McChesney] Glenn Lie slipped on his favourite green polo shirt and boarded a subway train in Oslo, Norway. The 55-year-old teacher hoped that people would stare at him. He didn’t have to wait long.
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