This week on ANN. Seventh-day Adventist members around the world are continuing to pray for the conflict in Eastern Europe, specifically Ukraine. On Friday, March 4, Adventist World Church president Ted N.C. Wilson renewed his call for urgent prayer, saying, “I am renewing an appeal for special prayer for our church members and all people in Ukraine, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Euro-Asia Division, Inter-European Division, and the Trans-European Division.” Wilson asked that church members pray for all those impacted by the violence and for the humanitarian work done by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Ukraine and the surrounding countries. ADRA is working in Ukraine, Romania, Poland, and the surrounding countries to bring relief and care to the more than 1 million people fleeing the conflict. ADRA International communication director Iris Argueta talked to the Emergency Response Team from Romania about what they are doing to help during the ongoing crisis. ADRA Romania is stepping up to assist those affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began February 24. ADRA Romania is coordinating a newly-minted “Hope for Ukraine” initiative, which seeks to help those affected by the war, meeting their immediate needs by providing information, food, clothing, shelter, social assistance, and psychological support. ADRA Romania president Robert Georgescu says that the refugee situation is a call for responsibility and compassion to give priority to life and human dignity. According to information received from local authorities in late February, since the beginning of the war, ADRA Romania is the only humanitarian organization that has made a donation export, with the exception of another donation made by a monastery in the area. ADRA’s Hope for Ukraine humanitarian convoy did encounter any difficulties, leaders reported. ADRA, along with Adventist Church members are also helping in Poland. Seventh-day Adventist churches in Poland are becoming shelters for Ukrainian refugees. It is estimated, as of the time of this recording, that nearly 550,000 refugees have crossed the Polish border. ADRA in Poland is working in cooperation with local churches and a large number of volunteers to show solidarity with refugees from Ukraine. ADRA Poland volunteers have visited several borders and reception crossings, handing out parcels, and organizing accommodation while assessing the most urgent needs of the refugees. After nine days of conflict, more than 1 million people have fled Ukraine. For daily up-to-date information on the crisis in Ukraine and what Adventists are doing in the region, visit Adventist.org Heavy rainfall caused unprecedented flooding in New South Wales and Queensland with estimated damages of US 1.4 billion dollars. ADRA and local Adventist church members are joining efforts to assist the flood-ravaged communities. With most floodwaters beginning to recede, many church members dedicated the weekend to meet the urgent needs in the community. According to a recent report from ADRA, due to flooding and M1 closures, a severe food shortage has developed in the north region of New South Wales from Kingscliff to Lismore, with food, water and fuel listed as the primary needs. Adventist Church is pleased to announce that the General Conference Session (GC Session) will be opening its doors to the public. All are welcome to attend the business session and evening programs. The GC Session is the quinquennial meeting of the Adventist Church’s executive committee, its largest governing body, and will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, June 6-11, 2022. The session will have enhanced sanitation, ample space to accommodate social distancing, as well as other safety measures and guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adventist Church’s official YouTube channel has been restored! The channel had been offline since YouTube removed it for violating community guidelines. The Communication Department of the Adventist World Church, in consultation with the Office of General Council, appealed the decision twice, first on Monday, February 28, and again on March 3. On March 4, the Adventist Church asked church members on Twitter to pray for the channel to be restored and to repost, tagging YouTube asking for the appeal to be heard. Southern African Indian Ocean Division (SID) launched their new Adventist World Radio and Sidmedia radio station. Digital evangelism continues to be a formidable tool in reaching our and pointing others to Christ. For more news and current updates within the Adventist community, the Adventist News website is always available for you. Go to (https://adventist.news/) for daily news and videos. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyxg93K__sQ

– The Adventist Church operates as an evacuation center in Kyiv, Ukraine.
– Adventist Churches in Ukraine are places of worship while still opening their doors to displaced people.
– Adventist Clinic takes in more than 200 refugees Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L14Sq9sFF0c

In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson discusses the eighth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists—the great controversy. Wars and devastation. Sickness, disease, and death. Disasters of various kinds. Where is God in all these? If He is kind, loving, and good, why does He let these happen? To answer this, let's go back to the beginning of time. Following the creation of the world, "God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31). Everything was perfect but what happened? Let's go back further—back into heaven where the trouble began. There were angels in heaven. "Bless the Lord, you, His angels, who excel in strength, who do His Word, heeding the voice of His Word" (Psalm 103:20). Hebrews 1:14 adds, "Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?" Unfortunately, there was one angel named Lucifer who thought he knew better than God and determined to no longer follow His Word. He wanted to rise above Him and be his own god. Lucifer is described in Ezekiel 28:12-15 as follows: "You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty…You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you." Isaiah 14 adds, "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God…I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High'" (verses 12-14). Therefore, sin was brought about by Lucifer's pride. "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor" (Ezekiel 28:17). With this, Lucifer, then Satan, deceived one-third of the angels, who joined him in rebellion. "And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him" (Revelation 12:7-9). Satan brought his deception to earth, particularly in the Garden of Eden. He won by convincing Adam and Eve to take the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, resulting in their disobedience to God, expulsion from the garden, and miserable life. Since then, the entire humanity has been in a cosmic battle between good and evil. As our eighth fundamental belief states, "All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the universe." It continues, "This conflict originated in heaven when a created being, endowed with freedom of choice, in self-exaltation became Satan, God's adversary, and led into rebellion a portion of the angels. He introduced the spirit of rebellion into this world when he led Adam and Eve into sin. This human sin resulted in the distortion of the image of God in humanity, the disordering of the created world, and its eventual devastation at the time of the global flood, as presented in the historical account of Genesis 1-11. Observed by the whole creation, this world became the arena of the universal conflict, out of which the God of love will ultimately be vindicated. To assist His people in this controversy, Christ sends the Holy Spirit and the loyal angels to guide, protect, and sustain them in the way of salvation." Indeed, the great controversy is real. This world and our hearts are the battlefield. Which side are you on? Pastor Wilson would like to invite you to surrender your heart and recommit it to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Learn more about this fundamental belief at www.adventist.org/the-great-controversy/. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmVpchDRi7Y

You’ve had Covid-19 but you are having a hard time getting back to work, back to school, back into your daily grind. The symptoms are continuing to linger. You are experiencing what some are calling “long covid” or “long-haul covid”. How can we minister to those experiencing long-haul Covid? How can we love our family, friends and fellow church members better? This week Sam and Jennifer sit down with Dr. Peter Landless, health ministries director for the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, about long-haul covid and the impact it’s having on our community. ___
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This week on ANN The Russian military invaded neighboring Ukraine, causing loss of life and more than 600,000 refugees to flee the country. Adventist World Church President Ted N.C. Wilson shared a message on Thursday asking all members to pray for our brethren in that part of the world. The Adventist Church and ANN will continue to give daily updates from Hope Channel Ukraine and ADRA. You can find these updates, as well as more information and Wilson’s full statement on Adventist News Network (https://adventist.news/) and on Adventist Church’s Facebook page. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is scaling up operations to deploy humanitarian assistance for children and families displaced by the war in Ukraine. The relief agency has launched a fundraising campaign to strengthen programs for refugees from Ukraine and other global communities. More than 600,000 Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes, and more than 5 million are expected to seek refuge in other countries, including the U.S. ADRA joined efforts with Hope Channel International, Inc (HCI) to mobilize relief for the people of Ukraine. The international humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will work closely with HCI and Hope Channel Ukraine to deliver emergency supplies for displaced families, children, and individuals in the war-torn nation. ADRA workers, university student volunteers, and Hope Channel Ukraine staff will help distribute the food and provisions. Hope Channel Ukraine has been part of the global HCI network and broadcasting in the Eastern European nation since 2009. Extreme rainfall across South Queensland Conference and North New South Wales Conference has seen Adventist churches and schools evacuated and thousands of homes flooded. With New South Wale’s Northern Rivers region facing unprecedented flooding, several Adventist-owned buildings have been affected by floodwaters. The conference is working on releasing an initial amount of more than 21,000 dollars for immediate flood belief for impacted church members. In South-East Queensland, up to 18,000 homes had been flooded by Morning morning. According to South Queensland Conference ADRA director Irena Pule, ADRA is currently planning a response to Gympie—one of the worst hit areas. The sixth season of the documentary TV series Life on the Line is now available to stream online through PBS, bringing some of the unseen stories of the pandemic into focus. The season spotlights Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) hospitals as they fight the coronavirus pandemic. In five 30-minute episodes, Life on the Line presents an inspiring view of the strength and spirit of these people and their stories. Narrated by award-winning journalist Lisa Ling, each episode follows the experience of doctors and the patients they serve. The Emmy award-winning show has aired on hundreds of stations and markets in the United States. Every month, Adventist Mission shares a new song that goes along with the theme for that quarter. This week, they are sharing “The Desert Taught Me How” by Juan R. Salazar. Adventist Mission has more. For more latest news and current events within the Adventist community, visit Adventist News Network (https://adventist.news/) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyme6SouKEM