Missionaries often live a decorated life. They have one of the most compelling stories in the world. Theirs may not be a rags-to-riches effect, but they are ordinary people with extraordinary hearts. With willing hearts, they step out of their comfort zones, even walking the road of sacrifices. Indeed, the mission is about people. It is not a job nor a career, but it's a life committed to discipleship. Adventist Mission: Wealth of opportunity
The official Mission Office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church oversees worldwide work. Since 2005, with more than 207 countries, this office responds to challenges and caters to the world's needs. One of its successful initiatives is the centers of influence. Where secular and busy cities benefitted by sharing hope and making friends. Global Mission: A front liner
This organization aims to tell the world's hardest-to-reach areas about Christ's love. It sends volunteers to places where there are no Adventist members, making them pioneers. Their involvement has positive outcomes through God's grace. By following Christ's outreach method, they share the gospel. With their friendly and practical approaches, these frontiers became one with the people, open hearts, and doors. Some are medical missionaries, and others run literacy programs. Someone once said, "We are best in mission if we follow Jesus' example. It's worse when we don't." Gary Krause: An Adventist missionary
Born to ministry-oriented parents, Gary adopted their spirit of service. In this video podcast, he'll be sharing heart-moving testimonies. Through the Adventist online encyclopedia, how do we keep the mission spirit going and inspire new generations? Let's join Dr. David Trim and Dr. Dragoslava Santrac, editors of ESDA, as they interview Dr. Gary Krause, Director of Adventist Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For more Adventist missionary tales, please visit https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/ Next on deck…
Jesus often used stories when He reached out to people in His time. We invite you to join us again in our next video podcast. Lots of valuable and powerful stories await you. Suppose you missed the previous video podcast episodes, no need to worry! Check the playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-k2Gb-DBYo-_LOrS0obIEGcCOTQgdvGa or visit http://adventistarchives.org/. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1x-0aWfOrs

Last Tuesday, August 4, an explosion in Beirut killed more than 200 people and left thousands injured and homeless. Join us for a special ANN Live for an update on Lebanon. We will be joined by Günther Wallauer, ADRA Director for the Middle East and North Africa Union and Rick McEdward, president of the Middle East and North African Union. Learn more about what’s happening in Lebanon and how the Adventist Church in the area has been impacted. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2qbEn-XwDY

Although #nature reveals the majesty and power of #God, it doesn't reveal the plan of #salvation. God's written Word is the clearest and fullest revelation of #Jesus, the Living Word. We talk about Jesus when we tell people what they must do to be saved. But how can we expect to know anything about Jesus without the #Bible? Without the Bible, how can we know anything about the worldwide war between good and evil? Or God’s love? Or Jesus’ life and death? Or the Second Coming? Jesus says, “ ‘You study the #Scriptures [Bible] carefully. You study them because you think they will give you eternal [everlasting] life. The Scriptures you study are a witness [proof] about me’ ” (John 5:39, NIrV). Every Bible-teaching shows us what is in Jesus’ heart. We share Bible truth so that we can show people the love of Jesus. Sabbath School Lesson 7: https://absg.adventist.org/pdf.php?file=2020:3Q:ER:PDFs:ERQ320_07.pdf Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZDA5dJf0Q

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The use of charcoal in healthcare is not new to many of us. Its medical use dates back to ancient civilizations. In its activated form, it is widely used to treat some cases of poisoning. With its ability to absorb toxins, it works well in air and water purification. But how true is it that charcoal had a significant impact during the historic 1918 Spanish flu pandemic? If true, can it also combat today's crisis? As the world works to formulate a vaccine for COVID-19, can natural and simple remedies like charcoal help ease the problem? If so, does the Bible say anything about these remedies? Let's quench our curiosity with Dr. Lela Lewis and guests Pastor Mark Finley, Dr. Steve Lee and Dr. Zeno Charles-Marcel in this new episode of LEVEL UP! Learn more about LEVEL UP and our recent symposiums at awr.org/health. MEET THE HOST
Dr. Lela Lewis, MD, MPH, is the medical director of AWR360° Health. She conducts free medical clinics across the globe, and also serves as the president of Your Best Pathway to Health, leading a team that provides free medical clinics across the United States. She is an obstetrics and gynecology specialist in Arizona and has more than 19 years of experience in the medical field. She is a graduate of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. MEET OUR GUESTS
Dr. Steve Lee is a surgical oncologist and associate professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, currently serving as vice chairman of the Center for Skull and Neck Surgery and co-director of the Center for Skull Base Surgery. He lives in Redlands, California, with his wife and two daughters, all of whom he enjoys dragging into the great outdoors every chance he gets. Dr. Zeno Charles-Marcel currently serves as vice president of medical affairs at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He is board certified in internal medicine, with a further qualification in geriatric medicine. His professional activities range from clinical preventive medicine to critical care practice, hospital administration, community health, medical education and research. He is currently the vice president for medical affairs at Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Health & Healing, and holds academic appointments at both Montemorelos and Loma Linda University. Pastor Mark Finley is a former speaker/director for It Is Written and a retired General Conference vice president. He is still active as an evangelist and has presented more than 150 evangelistic series in more than 80 countries, as well as 17 NET series, which were broadcast throughout the world. He presents regularly at conventions, field schools, and evangelism institutes, and appears on the Hope Channel’s Experience Hope series. #AWRLevelUp #Charcoal #Pandemic Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNVsyTB1SA

Mission Stories are not mere tales for entertainment and information. They serve as fountains of values and lessons. Preserving them, though, is quite a challenge. The online Encyclopedia of the Seventh-day Adventists (ESDA) does excellent work in researching. It is a cutting-edge tool and technology for essential details management. The future will surely benefit from this. Keeping church records the shorthand way
Who can take down notes of about 200 spoken words per minute? That's like catching bullets fired from a rifle! Have you ever heard of this tagline: To save time is to lengthen life? It is actually from Remington Typewriter Company. A subway rapid transit in Boston in 1912 used that slogan as an advertisement. Interestingly, early Adventist reporters had this line in one of their antique photographs. They were stenographers. Shorthand reporters can write at a fast speed with maintained accuracy. Even our church pioneers like Uriah Smith and J.H. Waggoner had to learn phonography transcription. The early church needed this art for reporting and preserving speeches, lectures, and sermons. Until today, there are hundreds of Adventist's writings still waiting for transcription. To learn more how phonography helped the Seventh-day Adventist documentary, check this out: https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EA5L&highlight=shorthand Research methods for aspiring authors
Thorough historical research is relevant, especially for prospect authors and contributors for ESDA. Library and office visits may be necessary. Oral stories are also important. With the pandemic crisis going on, though, online references are more helpful. The Seventh-day Adventist church cares about information so much. The church offers many online resources such as yearbooks, archives, and digital libraries. The new online encyclopedia outlines practical guidelines for aspiring writers here: https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/author-materials Struggles and success stories appear alive
Learn more fascinating missionary stories from this Adventist history podcast. Dr. Lisa Diller is back to share with us about her dad's great aunt, who served in the High Andes Mountains. She will also relate her ongoing project research about Mountainview Conference. Kevin Burton, coordinator of ESDA will also join us. He'll share an exciting story about a generous architect. Let's explore this episode filled with fun, facts, and values, with the editors of ESDA, Dr. David Trim, and Dr. Dragoslava Santrac. Next on deck… Be excited about the more colorful success and struggle stories of missionaries and how they shaped the Adventist church's history. See you again! Suppose you missed the previous video podcast episodes, no need to worry! Check the playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-k2Gb-DBYo-_LOrS0obIEGcCOTQgdvGa or visit http://adventistarchives.org/. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqFV98qD09Q