Honiara Adventist Church Youth Did a Cleanup in the Solomon Islands; and other world news

This week on ANN. Young people from Honiara Adventist churches volunteered their Sunday to clean up some of the damage caused by four days of civil unrest in the Solomon Islands. Under the slogan “Hands and Feet of Jesus,” the young people split up throughout the area to begin clean-up work. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in the Solomon Islands provided water to the Adventist youth groups who focused on cleaning up the main road coming from the airport into Honiara, the nation’s capital. What began as a protest march toward parliament on November 24 descended into looting and violence, causing an estimated USD 24.9 million in damages. USA-based Adventist Medical Evangelism Network, or AMEN, established a free health clinic in several cities of the Philippines, with the help of AMEN Philippines and the Southern Asia-Pacific Division Health Ministries medical team on November 8. The medical mission team consisted of 44 people, 23 of which were doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and optometrists from different areas of Manila. They were supported by 11 hospital staff volunteers and 10 church volunteers. The Seventh-day Adventist World Church and the Adventist Church in West Africa expressed empathy to the Ungwan Bayero community in Zango Kataf, in Kaduna State, Nigeria, after a recent violent attack by local herdsmen. More than 250 Adventist families’ houses were burnt to ashes, some members were shot dead, and 25 members were hospitalized as a result of bullet wounds sustained during the attack. The herdsmen set houses on fire while residents slept. The leadership for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Northern Nigeria, led by Yohanna Harry, spent one week with the people to pray and worship with them. The church also distributed relief materials and other essential items. The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Dominican Republic celebrated the certification of one of its chaplains during a special ceremony recently held in Santo Domingo. José Enrique Vásquez, robed in a brand-new white coat, became the first chaplain to complete the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) certification program. The program is administered by Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Currently, the 230 chaplains-in-training are grouped into 25 groups enrolled in the certification program in the Inter-American Division (IAD) led by the Adventist Chaplaincy Institute. Community services are a core value and expression of Adventhealth’s mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. The health system partners with other local organizations and businesses to serve their communities, such as the Central Florida area. Habitat for Humanity and the Orlando Magic team partner with AdventHealth to help people like Donya make their dream of owning a home a reality. For more incredible stories and news updates within the Adventist community, go to Adventist News Network Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQlFAjKIAgY