Leena abruptly turned to her friends, Anneli and Timo, during a Bible study in her apartment in Raahe, a Finnish town located about 370 miles (600 kilometers) north of the capital, Helsinki. “I have a bad feeling,” she said. “Let’s pray.” The three university students sank onto...
In these times of pandemic, it has become daily to speak of “a new normal” at the frontlines of action, crisis, anxiety, and anguish. Some speak of a slowed-down world, but there are situations where their world has begun to run at an unimaginable speed. In...
Loma Linda University Medical Center recently earned Magnet Recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, RN, NE-BC, senior vice president of care services and chief nursing officer at Loma Linda University Medical Center, thanked the ANCC for their commitment...
Editor’s Note: Below is a transcript of a message, posted to You Tube on May 22, from president of the Adventist Church, Ted N.C. Wilson. Elder Wilson will release a new video each week, during the Coronavirus pandemic, which you can view here. Thank you again for connecting with...
Keeping the streets clean, conserving the city and regularly collecting waste are fundamental activities for the health and well-being of the population. These tasks are performed every day by urban cleaning professionals, street sweepers. Since 2011, May 16 is nationally dedicated to honoring these professionals,...
Daniel R. Jackson, president of the North American Division of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (NAD), and his wife Donna, have announced their intent to retire, effective July 1, 2020. With the postponement of the 2020 General Conference (GC) Session, NAD administration...
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Dominican Republic recently urged its members and citizens to join in fasting and prayer as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. According to Pastor Paulino Puello, president of the church in the Dominican Republic, government statistics (as of May 15) show...
In light of social isolation restrictions and widespread concern surrounding novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Hope Discovery Centre in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia, has produced “Coronavirus Versus Your Immune System” GLOW tracts—small brochures of information for church members to distribute to their communities. South Pacific Division...
Now is a very difficult time. Novel coronavirus came to Russia and the city Ishim, shattering the health and financial well-being of many people. During this time, the Adventist Church’s main focus is not to lose heart and to think about how they can help people...
Considering the limitations which COVID-19 has imposed on large gatherings, the South Central Association of Chile (Adventist sub-headquarters in Chile) organized a high-level online biblical symposium using their Facebook and YouTube social networks. The hope was to reach as many interested participants as possible by leveraging their...