Everyone gets involved in Corona-adapted event in Norway
12 Norway 2020 | Røyse, Norway [ADRA Norway] This has been a very different year and many lockdown rules called for new ways of fundraising. The ‘Everyone involved’ programme on 14 November will mark the end of the international Adventist week of prayer and ADRA’s ingathering campaign ‘Hjelpeaksjon’.
Read MoreNorwegian Junior College gains best individual result in 30 years
30 June 2020 | Tyrifjord, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] With a positive learning environment, Norway’s Adventist Junior College, Tyrifjord videregående skole, has always delivered good results. This year they were exceptional. One student received top grades in all 22 subjects listed on her diploma.
Read MoreOutside-the-Box Ministry
8 June 2020 | Olso, Norway [Sandra Blackmer] When COVID-19 hit Norway late last February and turned the lives of its residents upside down, Delfred and Hannah Onde thought that everything their team was accomplishing in the Oslo community would come to a grinding halt. It wasn’t long, however, before the Holy Spirit helped them to…
Read MoreADRA Norway provides learning solutions in Myanmar, despite closed schools
19 May 2020 | Oslo, Norway [Gry Haugen with Jonathan Telfer] When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March, many of the schools and vocational education centres ADRA is partnering with, were closed in order to prevent further spread of the virus. But opportunities for learning using a phone or a tablet can't be stopped by…
Read MoreTired of zoom? Try drive-in Church
4 May 2020 | Lillehammer, Norway [Edel Krøll] After six Sabbaths of meeting by zoom, the congregation of Lillehammer, Norway longed for a more personal worship experience during lockdown. As with all other churches in Norway, the building was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreTiny particle creating huge problems
30 March 2020 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] It is hard to believe that something so small can cause so much damage! Over recent weeks, the news has been flooded with reports about COVID-19 and the huge problems this pandemic is creating across the world. But how much do you know about the miniscule culprit…
Read MoreNew Centre of Influence dedicated in Norway
10 March 2020 | Oslo, Norway [Victor Hulbert] The Adventist Church's call to evangelize Oslo is as strong today as it was in 1878.Betel, the oldest continuously serving Adventist church in Europe, is reinventing itself to meet the needs of changing communities in downtown Oslo. Built in 1885, the double usage building once contained a thriving…
Read MoreNorwegian educators discover the book about the Book
19 February 2020 | Røyse, Norway [Nina Myrdal] New curriculum standards for the course ‘Christianity, Religion and Ethics’ in Norwegian elementary schools owned and operated by different churches and denominations in Norway come into effect in August 2020. To prepare for the changes, 25 religion teachers from Adventist schools across Norway met for a professional…
Read MoreWhat you believe has power over you
11 February 2020 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Mental health was a major focus during a significant health congress organised by the Health Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway.
Read MorePupils in Adventist schools over-perform
10 February 2020 | Krokkleiva, Norway [Nina Myrdal] A holistic approach to education contributes to student achievement. On the third and fourth of February, 150 employees from Adventist schools and kindergartens gathered for a conference at the Sundvolden Hotel, a 35-minute drive north-west of Oslo.
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