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Adventist Community Services Disaster Response assessing needs On Monday, May 20, the second consecutive day of tornadoes in Oklahoma, an EF5 tornado with peak winds of 190 mph, tore through part of the state, touching down on the town of New Castle, Moore and other Oklahoma City suburbs. The tornado spent 40 minutes traveling 17 miles on the ground and devastated an estimated 30 square miles that included neighborhoods and two elementary schools
New director Ramirez on North America’s tradition of service May 7, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Ansel Oliver/ANN The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s North American Division continues to send the most volunteers of any of the denomination’s 13 world divisions. But in recent years, the number of university student missionaries (SMs) has slipped. Elden Ramirez is the North American Division’s new director of Volunteer Ministries
Director of advancement and marketing Colin Crabtree on why Avondale continues to grow.
Twenty-six teams made it to first place Beltsville Broncos from the Potomac Conference, two of the 1st Place teams from the Division Level Pathfinder Bible Experience The College View Seventh-day Adventist® Church at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska was crowded with highly trained Bible scholars on Friday night, April 19 and Sabbath, April 20 when the 38 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) North American Division (NAD) Finalist Teams arrived to participate in the final testing program for the 2013 PBE Division Finals. Pathfinders from across the United States, Canada and England, ages 10 to 16, showed their knowledge of the Bible books of Acts and 1st & 2nd Thessalonians by answering 90 questions of varying difficulty and point value
Jonathan Duffy was named president of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International late last year. Prior to this, his was the director of the not-for-profit organisation’s Australian sector.
MyStory interview: Pastor Gilbert Cangy is the director of Adventist Youth ministries for the world church. What’s his view on whether youth are leaving the church or renewing it? Cast: InFocus Tags: Record , InFocus , Christian , Adventist , young people , church , GC , General Conference , World Youth Day , congress and South Africa
As I Follow Christ edited by Dwain N. Esmond. Find it here: http://bit.ly/13Tor5W Whether you are leading a ministry, an organization, or a family, God has given you a special mission.
The 6 th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition at Loma Linda University By Herbert Atienza More than 800 delegates attended the 6 th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition, held Feb. 24-26 at Loma Linda University Health. Loma Linda was the epicenter of all major scientific-based research on plant-based diets and nutrition this week, as more than 800 of the world’s leading scientists, researchers, and advocates gathered for the 6 th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition (6ICVN), hosted by Loma Linda University Health.
What a difference a week makes! GA ACS DR Team getting things organized When the tornado hit the Adairsville/Calhoun area January 30, Ga. Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (GA VOAD) began holding teleconferences imediately, attempting to piece together what was happening: what is the situation on the ground, which agencies are responding with what kind of aid, where are they headquartered, who are the contacts, etc
