Syrian 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.
Read MoreNewbold Students Distribute Aid at French Refugee Camp
3 December 2015 | Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsty Watkins] A group of ten people travelled by minibus from Newbold College to volunteer at the migrant refugee camp in Dunkirk, France, on Sunday 29 November.
Read MoreADRA Slovenia sends an airplane with humanitarian aid to migrants on Lesbos, Greece
2 September 2015 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [ADRA Slovenia, tedNEWS] A plane full of humanitarian aid material collected by ADRA Slovenia arrived on Lesbos, Greece, on Friday, 28 August 2015. The ADRA Slovenia volunteers based in Molyvos distributed incoming aid over the weekend. The much needed help is going to the migrants in town of Molyvos, who mainly…
Read MoreBalkan Floods: ADRA in Action to Help People
29 May 2014 I St Albans, United Kingdom [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] Severe flooding across Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, and caused more than 50 deaths and thousands of homes destroyed. Concerns have been expressed by Bosnia and Serbia over the possibility of disease being spread by…
Read MoreThe Worst Floods in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia Since Records Began
20 May 2014 Belgrade, Serbia [Miroslav Puji?, tedNEWS] Three months' worth of rain fell on the region in just a few days, causing rivers to burst their banks and sweep into people's homes in Serbia, Bosnia and Eastern Croatia. States of emergency have been declared in parts of Bosnia and Serbia after the heaviest rain and worst…
Read MoreADRA Albania Launches Newly-Renovated Health Centre
28 November 2013 | Tirana, Albania [Beatrice C. Kastrati tedNEWS] On Tuesday, November 5th, ADRA Albania launched the regional project ‘Love Your Heart: Adriatic Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention Network’ with the financial support of IPA (Instruments for Pre-Accession to EU) – Adriatic Cross Border Cooperation Programme. The ‘Love Your Heart’ Centre aims to decrease and to prevent the…
Read MoreAdventists Respond to Haiyan Typhoon Disaster
14 November 2013 | Watford, United Kingdom [Victor Hulbert, BUC News] In a video to be shown in Adventist churches across the UK and Ireland this weekend, Pastor Ian Sweeney, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church expresses his emotion at seeing the TV pictures following the destruction and loss of life caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the…
Read MoreADRA Norway commended in Norwegian National Budget
22 October 2013 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen & Gry Haugen/tedNEWS] Adventist Development and Relief Agency [ADRA] Norway is mentioned in positive terms in the Ministry’s detailed notes to the Government Budget. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentions ADRA Norway as an organisation with a high degree of goals achievement. ADRA Norway is listed among six…
Read MoreGovernment Minister Visits ADRA-UK & Praises Grass Roots Work
23 May 2013 Watford, United Kingdom [Bert Smit, ADRA-UK CEO/BUC News] International Development Secretary, Justine Greening and Watford MP, Richard Harrington, visited the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA-UK) offices in Watford on Monday morning, 20 May 2013, for an extended one and a half hour tour and meeting. The Secretary of State's visit focused…
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