Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended wearing face masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, it’s important to know how to properly wash, disinfect and handle reusable cloth masks.
Ryan Sinclair, PhD, MPH, associate professor of environmental microbiology at Loma Linda University School of Public Health says his research supports that fabric, when not properly disinfected, are carriers for both bacteria, including E. coli, and viruses — norovirus…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/6UoSoHnV-S4/

“The Greatest Hope,” a book centered on the soon return of Jesus Christ to a sin-scarred planet, will hit the streets of South America on October 31. Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists in the region will go from slum districts to penthouses sharing the good news of Christ’s second coming on that day, church leaders said.
The Impact Hope event (Impacto Esperança in Portuguese) now in its thirteenth year, is noted for the tremendous enthusiasm of church members for distributing a missionary…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/mdSGPDGdrXU/

Adventist churches across Fiji recently joined together for a Total Member Involvement (TMI) initiative to deliver food packs to workers and families who have lost jobs, income or have otherwise been negatively affected by COVID-19.
Church members from Lautoka Adventist Church, Ra East district, Ba district, Tavua district and Namosi district, as well as the Fiji Mission, joined forces to deliver hundreds of food packs containing fresh vegetables and essential items to people in Nadi on Fiji’s…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/jTKtfeLLOAs/

As lockdowns and other pandemic-related restrictions ease, what will happen to Seventh-day Adventist church attendance in the South American Division? It’s not entirely clear, but church-sponsored research offers some potential insights.
A recent survey of 1,930 Adventist Church members and attendees in the Brazilian Central Plateau region showed that 82.3 percent of them have regularly followed, in the past three months, the online services and schedules of their or even other Adventist…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/YaTBx1nXLug/

A spiritual revival week at Kambubu Adventist Secondary School, New Britain New Ireland Mission, Papua New Guinea, culminated in the baptism of 19 people.
The week-long series about salvation was attended by more than 300 people each night, including students, staff and families, and members of Kambubu English church and Kambubu Pidgin church. Two screens were set up inside and outside the chapel to cater for the attendees.
An appeal was made on the Friday evening, which saw staff, students…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/co13WTolRHc/