This week on ANN. An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck the southern area of Haiti, followed by several aftershocks. Tremors could be felt as far as Jamaica, about 200 miles away. Local authorities have declared a state of emergency for one month, seeking the assistance of humanitarian aid. Hospitals nearest the affected regions are reportedly overcapacity. The death toll has risen to more than 1,400 people. This week, Seventh-day Adventist leaders confirmed that 12 church members were among those who died. Zambia has a new president. Zambia's newly elected president, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, is a baptized member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in regular standing. He was baptized in 2019. At the height of his political career and pursuits of seeking public office to serve the nation as president, he never gave up on his God and has been attending services and church functions. Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) has officially opened the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus. Built to meet updated state seismic codes for acute care facilities, the complex is home to LLUH's new 16-story Medical Center and nine-story Children's Hospital tower. The campus incorporates leading advances in patient safety and comfort. It was designed to continue the organization's 115-year legacy of care and healthcare education in what has become one of the most medically complex regions in the nation. Adventist Risk management, Inc (ARM) has announced the appointment of James Winegardner to serve as president and chief executive officer of ARM and Gencon Insurance Company of Vermont. Winegardner will immediately begin his role and replace Karnik Doukmetzian, who served ARM as interim president since April 1, 2021. Winegardner is an ordained minister and has served as a pastor in the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists for more than 15 years. The Board of Directors' unanimous decision followed a recommendation from a search committee chaired by G. Alexander Bryant, president of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists and vice-chair of the ARM and GiCV board. Faith Search Partners, a faith-based executive search firm, assisted the search committee. In East Venezuela, nearly 9,000 Seventh-day Adventists participated in the church's most comprehensive annual social program coined as "Close to You Venezuela 2021". Member volunteers distributed supplies and brought messages of hope to those facing economic challenges. In the Philippines, the Davao Mission of Seventh-day Adventists, in partnership with Adventist Hospital Davao (AHD), through the supervision of the Vaccine Cluster of the City Government of Davao Health Office, fulfilled their duty as citizens to participate in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program. Through a partnership with North Tampa Christian Academy in Tampa Bay, Florida, AdventhHealth has vaccinated students, 12 and older, on the school's campus to make it easy and convenient for families. For more information on COVID-19 and the COVID-19 Vaccine, you can visit https://www.adventhealth.com/coronavirus-resource-hub. Join us next week for more news from the headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For other news and inspiring stories, visit Adventist News Network. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1udQiOOLWI
Private Foundation Invests US$2 Million to Support Community Engagement
Vespers | Aug. 20, 2021
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Study: Lesson 8: Free to Rest – Alexander Cole
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Small Group Ministries Thriving in New Zealand
20 August 2021 | The Adventist Record reported that “Households of Faith,” a small groups initiative in New Zealand, is thriving in the country’s central region. There are fourteen active groups, three that are about to launch, and six more in the pipeline. “The groups, comprising between three and seven members, meet regularly in their […] Source: https://atoday.org/small-group-ministries-thriving-in-new-zealand/
German Adventists Honor Jewish Church Member Killed by the Nazis
ADRA in Haiti Focuses on Long-Term Aid for Survivors
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Sabbath: The Rhythms of Rest
Sabbath Afternoon
Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 1:1-31, Exodus 20:8-11, Exodus 16:14-31, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Psalm 92:1-15, Isaiah 58:13.
Memory Text: “Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made” (Genesis 2:3).
Who can imagine what the acts of creation — light amid darkness, oceans brimming with life, birds suddenly taking flight — must have been like? And the supernatural creation of Adam and Eve? We can’t even begin to grasp how God did it.
But then, after all of this active creating, God turned His attention to something else. At first glance, it did not seem as spectacular as leaping whales or dazzling feather displays. God simply made a day, the seventh day, and then He made it special. Even before humanity would dash off on our self-imposed stressful lives, God set a marker as a living memory aid. God wanted this day to be a time for us to stop and deliberately enjoy life — a day to be and not do, to celebrate the gift of grass, air, wildlife, water, people, and most of all, the Creator of every good gift.
This invitation would continue even after the first couple was exiled from Eden. God wanted to make sure that the invitation could stand the test of time, and so, right from the beginning, He knit it into the very fabric of time itself.
During this week, we will study God’s wonderful invitation to enter into a dynamic rest, again and again, with every seventh day.
Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, August 28.</
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AT1 — August 20, 2021
John 15 opens with a story about vineyards, and branches, and pruning, and fruit. Fascinating metaphor about our heavenly Gardener’s care that is available to all of us who accept it. As you listen today, you will hear a description of verse 2 that gives new meaning to the text, and wonderful encouragement. We’re so […] Source: https://atoday.org/at1-august-20-2021/


