João Martins appointed to lead ADRA Europe
26 May 2016 | EUD & TED offices [Corrado Cozzi / Victor Hulbert] João Martins is to serve as Adventist Development and Relief Agency Europe director (ADRA Europe) following recommendations from both the Inter-European Division (EUD) and Trans-European Division (TED) Spring Meetings.
Read MoreCrisis Management training launch for TED
11 May 2016 | Watford, UK [Sam O Davies/tedNEWS] A providentially sunny day on Thursday, 28 April provided ideal weather conditions for twenty-two South England Conference directors and staff to participate in a very practical Crisis Communication Management Training at The Stanborough Centre, Watford.
Read More“We are God’s hands” in Europe’s refugee crisis
06 April 2016 | Hegyeshalom, Hungary [Victor Hulbert] ADRA workers in Hungary speak of their "souls weeping" at the sight of desperate refugees.
Read MoreFree Ski Lessons integrate refugee community
21 March 2016 | Nyhyttan, Sweden [Göran Hansen/tedNEWS] When members of a small Adventist Church in Nyhyttan, Sweden, discovered that they would shortly become neighbours to refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Eritrea, they decided to become the 'good neighbour' these new arrivals to Sweden would need.
Read MoreCivil Protection award for ADRA Slovenia
10 March 2016 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [AdraSloveniaPress] ADRA Slovenia has been awarded a Civil Protection National Bronze Medallion by the government for its outstanding and ongoing work during the current European refugee crisis. The award was presented by the Ministry of Defence/Civil Protection during a ceremony on World Civil Defence day, Tuesday, 1 March 2016.
Read MoreThe Migrant Crisis – Mopping up while the tap is still running
11 February 2016 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] It is a European problem – and Adventists are not immune to it. Just like everyone else, church members have watched the movement of tens of thousands of despairing people as they pour across Europe in search of a better life, education for their children, jobs and…
Read MoreADRA Serbia and the European refugee crisis – more than just a job
26 January 2016 | Belgrade, Serbia [Mirko Rudic and N'Deane Helajzen] What do you do when, even in the middle of winter, between one and four thousand refugees are passing through your borders every day? For some, it may be to turn a blind eye, to lock their front door – or even to protest…
Read MoreEuropean refugee summit to coordinate ADRA & Church activities
19 January 2016 | Zagreb, Croatia [Victor Hulbert] It can never be easy to sit in a comfortable hotel room when you know that just two hours down the road there is a major refugee transit point. However, comfort was not the issue as directors of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joined with…
Read MoreSyrian refugees receive Bibles at Adventist church in Norway
4 January 2016 | Vadso, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] A group of Syrian refugees beamed as they received copies of the Bible in Arabic during morning worship at the Seventh-day Adventist church in Vadso, Norway, on Saturday, 19 December 2015. For them it was Christmas a few days early.
Read MoreADRA Slovenia Shares Humanity with 30,000 Refugees in just two Weeks
15 December 2015 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [Victor Hulbert with Urška Čehovin] News broadcasts are full of their stories. While politicians struggle, while winter sets in, and while some boarders close, others cannot just stand by.
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