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June 14, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

In Jamaica, Northern Caribbean University Alumni Launches Fundraiser for COVID-19 Scholarships

The Northern Caribbean University’s Alumni Federation recently organized its most ambitious fundraiser event to help hundreds of students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The media-thon raised US$350,000 in pledges and donations on May 24, 2020. The event, held on the Mandeville, Jamaica, campus, marked the official...

June 14, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Adventists raise over 3,000 tons of food

Since the COVID-19 pandemic was officially announced, thousands of people have been affected financially. During this difficult time, small acts of compassion bring relief and help to minimize the effects of the virus on society. It was for this purpose that the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s...

June 14, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Why giving blood is necessary during a pandemic

COVID-19 brought much of the world to a screeching halt, isolating people in their homes, taking kids out of school and closing the doors to many businesses. Despite this, hospitals across the country have remained open and operational, dedicated to providing lifesaving care to patients....

June 13, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

COVID-19 Assistance Plan to Support Missions

A COVID-19 assistance plan will support mission offices struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan was approved by the South Pacific Division (SPD) boards during their quarterly meetings last week. Rodney Brady, chief financial officer for the SPD, said a number of...

June 13, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Commentary: The Cooper Conundrum and American Adventism

As the world’s attention was captured by the asphyxiation death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, another notable event transpired earlier that same day in New York City. Christian Cooper — a writer, editor, and avid birder — encountered Amy Cooper...

June 13, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Diatribe or Dialogue? Words of Hope 12

When historians look back and study 2020 what lessons will they learn? Will the communal experience of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the horror of the George Floyd killing be seen as drawing us closer together – or pushing us apart? Will the world, or...

June 12, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

The Biblical Story – a study guide

A new baptismal Bible study guide has been designed to help young people fall in love with the Bible and read it as one big story of God’s love. Now available in English, The Biblical Story – A Study Guide was developed a few years ago by the...

June 12, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Washington Adventist University community members march alongside the Nation for Change

In the past couple of weeks, tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of cities across the world, protesting against racism, injustice, and the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and many more black lives gone at the hands of...

June 12, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Adventist Community Services in St. Thomas and St. John Assists Dozens of Homeless Families

Representing the face of compassion to communities enveloped by fear and uncertainty, the Agape Adventist Church on St. Thomas, and the Cruz Bay Adventist Church on St. John, lead a series of ministry initiatives to help individuals cope during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting...

June 11, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

#DearCoronavirus 12: This is our final message!

It is hard to write a letter to ‘dear coronavirus’. Even the word ‘dear’ makes us cringe. There is no love lost for this deadly disease. Yet the irony of challenging this ‘dear’ disease directly has not been lost on viewers across 60+ countries and...