Half of Polish baptisms generated from one, special campground
28 July 2019 | Zatonie, Poland [Victor Hulbert] They come for many reasons – but they principally come because of the dream of one man, Ryszard Jankowski. Thirty years ago, he was Youth and Pathfinder director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland. Desperate for a campground for youth and Pathfinders he was told about…
Read MoreAdventist Media Centers Join Hands in New International Cross-Media Project
25 July 2019 | Miami, United States [Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News with tedNEWS] “For the past three years the two European Divisions have worked in partnership via GAiN Europe to produce a range of media resources including ‘This is my Mission’, Global Refugee Sabbath, and ‘Fathers’. The latest project, ‘Uncertainty’, is the most ambitious…
Read MoreMissionary book of the year launched in Poland
24 July 2019 | Zatonie, Poland [Victor Hulbert] Thirty-thousand copies of the 2019 Missionary Book of the year, Hope for today’s families, will soon be distributed across the population of Poland following a launch at the Polish Union Camp Meeting on Sabbath, 20 July.
Read MoreReligious understanding and Ramadan Bajram in Croatia
23 July 2019 | Zagrab, Croatia [Dragutin Matak] Seventh-day Adventists live with mission in their heart. Early in our existence we felt compelled to share the Advent message far beyond the New England states of North America. Missionaries headed towards Europe, Africa, Asia and the furthest corners of the globe.
Read MoreNewbold celebrates academic success of 45 graduands
23 July 2019 | Binfield, UK [Richard Daly] Newbold College of Higher Education had their annual awards ceremony on Sunday, 14 July. In the packed auditorium in Salisbury Hall, the scene was set for the recognition of up to 45 graduates who had successfully completed the requirements for their area of matriculation.
Read MoreCelebrating freedom through singing
18 July 2019 | Tallin, Estonia [Averonika Beekmann] Estonia is a small state by the Baltic Sea in north-eastern Europe with the population of 1.3 million. Right on the border between east and west it is a country squeezed between two mindsets – resulting in it being desired as well as possessed by different rules…
Read MoreHalf a loaf is better than one!
17 July 2019 | St. Albans, United Kingdom [A reflection by Alvern McCrow] In primary school, aged about 10, we were assigned the task of completing some well-known sayings. I responded to "Half a loaf is better than..." by writing "one". The teacher took great delight in telling the rest of the class that I was…
Read More100 Years of Adventist Education at Stanborough School
15 July 2019 | Watford, UK [Richard Daly] Among the 40+ Adventist primary and secondary schools across the Trans-European Division, Stanborough School in Watford, England, is one of the oldest.
Read MoreThe need to talk out loud
15 July 2019 | Loma Linda, USA [Helgi Jónsson.] Quiet-spoken Helgi Jónsson, Health Ministries director for the Trans-European Division (TED), discovers the imperative to ‘talk out loud’ during the 3rd Global Conference on Health and Lifestyle at Loma Linda, California, 9-13 July 2019.
Read MoreA ‘Friend’s’ view of Adventists and Military Service: Biblical, Historical and Ethical Perspectives
9 July 2019 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Seeing ourselves as others see us is not always easy. Even at a recent conference on Adventists and Military Service, men, and it was mostly men, cordially differed on the value, ethics and efficacy of Adventist involvement in the military, including in chaplaincy.
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