Record Earthquake Strikes Japan: ADRA Responds
11 March 2011 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Julio C. Muñoz, ADRA] A powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake shook the island nation of Japan damaging infrastructure and triggering a massive tsunami that swept through Japan’s north-eastern coast, killing hundreds of people according to initial media reports. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is responding, coordinating efforts and assessing the needs…
Read MoreInterfaith Event in Jordan Opens New Conversation with Islamic World
08 March 2011 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause/IRLA/ANN staff] A religious liberty conference held in Jordan last week represents a historic step forward in dialogue between the Islamic world and advocates for religious freedom, organizers said. The Teaching Respect for Religions Symposium gathered scholars, political representatives and legal experts at the Amman College of…
Read MoreAl Waad Witnesses an Extraordinary Phenomenon
02 March 2011 Beirut, Lebanon [Amir Ghali, tedNEWS] Al Waad Media Center is witnessing an extraordinary phenomenon shortly after the launch of its broadcast. While the Audience Relations Department has witnessed a surge in the number of received emails and hits on Al Waad website (www.al-waad.tv), something new and unexpected is now taking place. As…
Read MoreADRA to Cut Staff at World Headquarters
22 February 2011 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [ANN] The president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency today announced the agency will cut staff and adjust its management structure at its international headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. In an e-mail, President Rudi Maier said the move follows three years of "gradual decline" in…
Read MoreChanging the World – One Brick at a Time
23 February 2011 Lillehammer, Norway [Britt Celine Oldebråten, tedNEWS] 400 Youth participating in the annual Seventh Day Adventist Floor ball tournament collected NOK 16 000 (approximately GBP 1750) for a wall around the “Keep Girls Safe”-shelter in Northern Thailand. The event is arranged by the Seventh-day Adventist children and youth society in the Norwegian Union…
Read MoreSanitarium Responds to Christchurch Crisis
25 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand [Jarrod Stackelroth, Record] In the wake of the devastation wreaked by the earthquake in Christchurch, the Adventist Church and its entities have jumped into action, in an effort to help in any way they can. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA NZ) has been working closely with the civil…
Read MoreNewbold College Restructures
25 February 2011 Newbold College, Binfield, UK [Katie Ramharacksingh, tedNEWS] Extensive consultations on restructuring have continued this month at Newbold College, led by Acting Principal, Dr Svein Myklebust. As part of the process, 15 members of staff received 'notice of possible redundancy' letters on Friday 11 February. At the same time all recipients were invited to…
Read MoreAl Waad Channel Viewers Exceeds Expectations
15 February 2011 Beirut, Lebanon [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] The first of February 2011 was the day that marked the launching of Al Waad Channel (Hope Channel in Arabic), reaching the countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. After two weeks of broadcast, Al Waad Media Center, based in Beirut, Lebanon, has received numerous…
Read MoreMany Adventisms?
15 February 2011 Binfield, United Kingdom [Helen Pearson, BUC NEWS] The cryptic title, 'Many Adventisms?' coaxed about sixty people to leave the comfort of their armchairs on Tuesday evening, 15 February for Newbold's first Diversity Lecture of 2011. Dr. David Trim, a founder member of Newbold's Diversity planning team and a former student and teacher at…
Read MoreEye-opener meetings for Antillean Churches in the Netherlands
13 February 2011 Rotterdam, the Netherlands [Cherrel Francisca, tedNEWS] “Inspirational, an eye-opener, practical, insightful, tremendous” were the words used by church members to describe the special programme organised for the Antillean Community in the Netherlands. On the 12th February 2011, the Rotterdam International church of Seventh-day Adventists was the host church for a compelling meeting on…
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