From Earthquake to Pandemic: ADRA Brings Hope to Albania Amid Ongoing Health Crisis
28 August 2020 | Tirana, Albania [Rachel Cabose] Stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic have posed hardships for people around the world. But in Albania, the misery was compounded by the fact that many people had no homes to stay in.
Read MoreFear, Anxiety, and Mental Health
Familiar emotions—but how do we deal with them? 13 July 2020 | St Albans, UK [Helgi Jónsson] “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).1
Read MoreTED reschedule major events following Covid-19
29 June 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Youth Congress and the European Pastors’ Council will both move one year later to help with financial and logistic planning.
Read MoreAbout Uncertainty, a film – mental illness and seeking help
The recent release of the film ‘Uncertainty’ has focused attention on supporting and seeking help for those who struggle with mental illness.
Read MoreCOVID overload – ‘I’ve heard too much!’
6 May 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Are we suffering COVID overload? Dr Helgi Jónsson believes we might – and offers advice on how to protect ourselves. “There is a constant flow of information around us, and not all of it is positive,” he states in a helpful video just released by the TED…
Read MoreAdventist Development and Relief Agency steps up global COVID-19 Operations
1 May 2020 | Silver Spring, USA [ADRA Int. with tedNEWS] The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is serving more than 2.4 million households around the world where lives have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. ADRA has launched COVID-19 response projects in 37 countries to support frontline workers, low-income families, the elderly, and…
Read MoreMy name is Manca. I am a nurse, and this is my story during the COVID-19.
30 April 2020 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [Katja Kotnik] Manca is both a nurse in a care home and a young mother. She was recently the recipient of an ADRA Slovenia care package – and shared her story.
Read MoreADRA Europe issues statement on COVID-19 pandemic: WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
17 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Noting the growing humanitarian crisis, ADRA Europe [The Adventist Development and Relief Agency] issued a statement on Friday 17 April noting that ‘we are in this together’.
Read MoreADRA Slovenia offers volunteer training and ‘healthy baskets’ during COVID-19 outbreak
8 April 2020 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [Katja Kotnik] ADRA is active in the small Balkan nation of Slovenia, offering training to volunteers and practical help to the elderly and to healthcare workers.
Read MoreI talked to 10 people who are sick with COVID-19
06 April 2020 | Bucharest, Romania [Norel Iacob] They live in five European countries and could not be more different in age, interest or inclination. It made no difference. They were all infected. Some were not scared. Others were terrified. They have all gone through an experience that, without exception, has marked their lives.
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