ANN brings you updated reports from the Adventist community: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is expanding emergency operations in India to save thousands of lives in communities affected by COVID-19. The country struggles under an unprecedented second outbreak of COVID-19, with more than 40,000 new cases daily. Over 222,000 people have died since the beginning of this year. ADRA is partnering with Adventist hospitals, Adventist churches, and other trusted partners to establish an on-site oxygen generator plant. The life-saving gas system will provide COVID-19 patients with a secure and constant source of oxygen. Waldfriede Hospital in Berlin-Zehlendorf, a facility of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has again been named one of the best hospitals in Germany this year. In 2020, the hospital was honored in the study "Germany's best hospitals," commissioned by the F.A.Z. Institute and ranked among the best in Germany, in hospitals' category with 150 to 300 beds. The American magazine, Newsweek, and the renowned German online portal for statistics, "Statista," have jointly determined the best hospitals worldwide for the third time. The study was conducted in 25 countries around the world. The Seventh-day Adventist Church for the central-north region of Espírito Santo in Brazil has broadcast a new program to test knowledge of the Adventist Church's Sabbath School Lesson. Bom de Lição, or A Good Lesson, debuted on the official networks of Associação Espírito Santense on Friday, April 30. Inspired by the Bom de Bíblia program, Bom de Lição will reward the winner with a trip to Novo Tempo, the Adventist Church's official broadcast network in Brazil. Every pathfinder club from across the South New Zealand Conference was represented at a single event, with over 180 Pathfinders joining together for a Pathfinder Rally camping weekend. The theme for the weekend was "Find Your Path," with guest speakers Lance Boulton, who serves as a youth director for South New Zealand, and Mervin Brown, who serves as youth director for the Adventist Church Fiji. Twenty-one adventurers from the Fijian church also joined the Pathfinders bringing the total number of people marching to more than 200. You can stay up to date with all these current events. Watch all the latest updates here at ANN to keep you in the know with the latest news. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfEKU7Bsuw

In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson shares an amazing story about a small group of young people who heard God calling them to reach others living in a very difficult and dangerous area. In spite of the risks, these precious young people put their trust in the Lord and said, "I Will Go!" Along the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania lies a town of more than 8,000 inhabitants. The town is predominantly of a non-Christian. It is known to be a highly superstitious town, causing many people to fear the town and its people. In the year 2000, a group of young people from churches in a city some kilometers away dared to conduct an evangelistic series in this town. Knowing the work before them was delicate and risky, they decided to spend two weeks in earnest prayer, pleading for God’s intervention for the salvation of the people there. Amazingly, a few days later they received permission from the town government to hold religious meetings. The young people continued to pray earnestly, choosing to have their special prayer times early in the morning by the seashore. Unbeknownst to them, a few young people were sent by the town elders to go and kill these young Adventists before they started their meetings in town. One morning as they went to the shore, they found the Adventist youth kneeling in earnest prayer by the sea. As they approached, ready to kill, the attackers saw a wall of fire surrounding the Adventist youth. They were shocked and dared not attack so they ran away. The Adventist young people went on with their plans and started the meetings. But the elders of the city were determined to stop them. They sent their youth to steal equipment and furniture that was used for the meeting in an open area. But one night when they approached the place where the equipment was kept, they saw a very tall man wearing a white gown, holding a shining sword and walking around the equipment. They again failed to execute their wicked plan. Soon after, as the meetings were going on in the open area, two elderly people dressed in full traditional regalia walked through the crowd, heading toward the front where one of the young Adventists was preaching. But before they reached the front, the town elders started running and jumping, screaming, “We're burning! We're burning!” They rushed toward the preacher, but then went out behind him. While no one saw any flames, the intruders acted as though they were on fire. Later, these same leaders explained how they wanted to attack the preacher but saw a wall of fire surrounding him. After this, the young men of the town approached the Adventist young people, inquiring about the superstitious powers they were using to protect themselves against the attacks. The Adventist youth told them they didn't believe in superstition and would have nothing to do with it. Then they asked the young men why they thought they were using some sort of magic as protection, and the town youth explained what they had seen when they had tried to destroy them! The Adventists happily explained that they serve the living God of heaven and have the protection of divine angels sent by God. It became a big story all across that town and surrounding towns, and in the end many people were baptized. Even though working in this area continues to be challenging, there are now three organized churches in that town, with a total membership of nearly 200 people. May we, just as those dear young people by the seaside did, put our trust fully in the Lord and be willing to say, "I will go" wherever He may lead. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BanCDO-RBUI

Some Adventists have struggled with the relationship between engaging in government and our relationship with the separation of church and state. Some think we should have a totally hands-off approach, while others think we should be involved in every aspect of government. Now, we hear the term “Christian Nationalism” — what does that mean and how do we, as Adventists, have a healthy relationship with our government and our faith? Find answers in this new episode of ANN In-Depth. OUR GUESTS
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ANN brings you updated reports from the Adventist community: With recommendation from the South American Division (SAD), the Executive Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted to accept Stanley Arco as the division's new president. He will replace Erton Köhler, who was recently elected as Executive Secretary of the Adventist Church. Arco is an experienced leader in both Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Adventist Church. He has served as a church pastor in Brazil, a youth ministries leader for 17 years, the secretary of the South Parana Conference in southern Brazil, and later, as assistant to the SAD president. In the Philippines, a recently concluded special constituency meeting of the South Philippine Union Conference (SPUC) voted to split the territory into two distinct union organizations. With the rapid growth of church work in the region, the constituents believe that dividing the domain into two organizations is the best way to fulfill the church's mission. After approval, SPUC will send this action to the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD), which will advise the union on how to complete all the necessary paperwork to prepare for a final vote by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. In South Australia, students and staff from Prescott College Southern visited Kangaroo Island to help with bushfire recovery efforts. The activity was an Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Connections Go Local trip that impacted both residents and students. The students helped local farmers and residents with tasks like replacing burned fencing, weeding, and general garden maintenance. The resilience of the locals was a key takeaway for the students. In the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, ADRA and Adventist volunteers started providing food and clothing to hundreds of displaced persons due to the recent La Soufrière volcanic eruption. Nine Adventist churches and one secondary school are being used to shelter over 300 people. Just recently, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Grenada also donated water and rice, and more supplies are expected from local fields in neighboring islands. ADRA will assist in an initial one-month response to prepare and distribute hot meals daily for 600 staying in shelters. If you feel the urge to help, please visit ADRA | Adventist Development and Relief Agency International. In Zaoksky, Russia, the Helper class of the Zaoksky Adventurer Club visited the Ellen White Research Center. The children heard inspiring stories from the lives of early Church pioneers and watched a video about Apostle Paul's missionary journey. They were also given two books, The Great Controversy, and Secrets of the Ship, and were challenged to share these with others. Most of the children finished the task and are now looking forward to receiving their Evangelist patch. In Brazil, students from the Colégio Adventista de Joinville coordinated a campaign to raise food donations for the Animal Shelter of Joinville to alleviate the animal food shortage. This children's initiative started from reading the book, The Boy and the Yellow Dog by Walda Rosa Abreu, which tells the story of a puppy who spent all day alone, ran away, got lost, and was later adopted by a family who loved animals. Watch these and more hope-filled updates. You can always visit ANN for daily news and videos. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axUDxIHYWIE