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On Evangelism
By Loren Seibold with Monte Sahlin | 13 May 2019 | Like most pastors, I’ve sat in church board meetings looking through membership lists, asking “Who are all these people who are supposed to be my church members, who I’ve never seen or heard of?” I’m not a pastor who thinks we need to rush […]
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Small Group Education
The ADRA EMBRACE project is teaching important messages on health, sanitation, nutrition to rural villagers in Cambodia by using a method of small group education. People who have had very limited access to formal education, are learning important new life skills in the comfort of a small group of friends and neighbors. Unlike formal classroom training, participants feel more comfortable to ask clarifying questions. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsGpdgkM60g
Sharing Scripture May 12-18
This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […] Source: https://atoday.org/sharing-scripture-may-12-18/
A Child Friendly Village
The ADRA EMBRACE project in Cambodia keeps a good record of how the EMBRACE members of a village are following the key messages that are taught. Communities that are able to reach a high level of adoption are designated as a "Child Friendly Village". Discover what it takes to become "Child Friendly". Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXuEtK46H_Q
Birthing Clinics in Myanmar
The ADRA EMBRACE project is changing the way women think about what they need to do to ensure a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery. One way is through the building and equipping of birthing clinics in rural communities in Myanmar. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDbqvrnkcGI
Savings and Small Loans
Almost two billion people in the world remain "unbanked". The ADRA EMBRACE project encourages participants to start a small savings and loans groups in their village. The new finance systems that are being established in remote communities are creating a new sense of financial security and introducing people to the concept of savings. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPi7JEqI5dk
Halfway Homes
In the Philippines, many women living in remote island communities face a very difficult journey to get to a birthing clinic. If the weather is bad, the trip is difficult and dangerous for a woman in labor. To encourage women to go in for "facility-based deliveries", the ADRA EMBRACE project has built homes close to birthing clinics and hospitals where women can go and stay for a week before their due date. This allows them to have more choice as to when it is safe and easier to travel. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4SV5UjXXyI
Iconic “Baby Fae” Surgeon Leonard Bailey Dies at Age 76
From News Release, 13 May 2019 | Dr. Leonard Bailey, the renowned Adventist surgeon at Loma Linda University (LLU) who garnered international media attention in 1984 for transplanting a baboon’s heart into a human infant known as “Baby Fae,” died yesterday at the age of 76, following a battle with cancer. His pioneering work in […]
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Desmond Doss story inspires Norwegian soldier to faith
Christian Ødegård had barely heard about Seventh-day Adventists. However, while serving in the Norwegian armed forces he saw a war movie that made a huge impact on him. The film was Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge with the young Adventist paramedic, Desmond Doss, as the main character
The way Doss stood up for his Christian convictions really impressed the young Norwegian soldier. He was fascinated that the American soldier in the movie kept the Sabbath and was a vegetarian. Over lunch one day, his…
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