World Refugee Sabbath programming impacts lives around the world
19 June 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert/Corrado Cozzi] Trapped in housing where a family of six may share just one room – and then share cooking and washing facilities with other similar families, migrants in Serbia can suffer deep socio-psychological problems. Two years ago, ADRA Serbia was busy providing emergency aid to the tens…
Read MoreCyprus Teen & Young Adult campout inaugurates new site
13 June 2018 | Larnaca, Cyprus [tedNEWS] Teens and young adults from two church communities in Nicosia, Cyprus enjoyed a weekend campout, 1-3 June 2018, which inaugurated a potential new campsite close to the sea in the southern port of Larnaca.
Read MoreEurope takes lead for World Refugee Sabbath, 16 June
Updated 15 June 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [EUD & TED Communications] For the third year running, Europe will be taking a lead in highlighting the plight and needs of refugees both in Europe and around the world. Using the ADRA Serbia Community Centre in Belgrade as a base, two live programmes will hear first-hand accounts…
Read MoreVolunteering transformed my life
10 June 2018 | Reykjavik, Iceland [tedNEWS] Twelve months ago, David Mano had no idea that he would spend an entire year volunteering in Iceland. Originating from the heat of Portugal, the idea of a cold, long winter would never have entered his head. But a surprise phone call during the final stages of his…
Read MoreGoodbye, Good Health and Good Offices
7 June 2018 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] In a week when the Trans-European office said a formal goodbye to no less than three of its staff, directors and officers equally took time to discuss the crucial issue of health and wellbeing at work.
Read MoreGod Speaks to Us Today
04 June 2018 | Budapest, Hungary [Ábel Ősz-Farkas/tedNEWS] An Ellen G. White Conference was held on 11-13 May in the Terézváros Church in Budapest, Hungary organised by the Youth Ministries Department and the Ellen White Ministry. We had two great visiting presenters: Dr Daniel Duda, Education director of the Trans-European Division and Dr Tihomir Lazic,…
Read MoreBasement in the City
04 Jun 2018 | Budapest, Hungary [Krisztina Sándor/Boldizsár Ócsai/tedNEWS] Duna Youth Centre opened its doors on Székely Bertalan Street in Budapest, Hungary on May 15th 2018. The approximately 30 young people who attended the opening, had the opportunity to be present at the fulfillment of a long-lived dream. Duna Conference had, for many years, been…
Read MoreGET THE RECIPE RIGHT!
1 June 2018 | Dublin, Ireland [Petar Popivanov] Saturday. Noon. Ranelagh Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dublin. The worship service is finished. The congregation is buzzing. I sense in the air the sweetness of meeting with friends, talking to visitors and reflecting on the sermon. But there is something else in the air that breaks the pure…
Read MoreThe surprise invitation to sing for Royalty
25 May 2018 | Windsor, UK [Richard Daly/Sam Davies/tedNEWS]For Paul Lee, assistant to the president for the South England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the invitation to sing at a royal wedding was a surprise out of the blue.
Read MoreMultiple launch for Hope Channel Sweden
23 May 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden [Rainer Refsbäck] On February 10, 2018, Seventh-day Adventist churches in Sweden celebrated the official premiere of Hope Channel Sweden. Rather than having a grand opening ceremony at some fancy media centre, the celebration was held across all the local congregations.
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