The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted plans for the 2020 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE), which was set to take place April 17-18, 2020, in Salem, Oregon. Leaders were anticipating thousands to participate and observe the annual Bible trivia testing for Pathfinders from across the North American Division (NAD) and beyond, especially after the stunning turnout at the 2019 testing. Instead, a much smaller group joined a virtual event on April 18.
The event in Salem would have…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/BhmcpcPLN-M/

When the local chapter of the Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) in St. Croix, US. Virgin Islands, recently appealed to the community for face masks on behalf of some of the more vulnerable sectors of the population, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference was swift to fulfill that need. The North Caribbean Conference’s Community Services department took to the task of coordinating production of 125 face masks to go towards a center which houses…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/8zX1dvLtgaI/

I was looking through old Record archives online when this unusual news item caught my eye. More than 20 years ago, in the late ‘90s (wow, does anyone else feel old reading that?), something happened in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that caused a stir:
“Some Adventists in PNG are refusing to have their children immunized against polio following claims it leads to eternal damnation. An independent ministry, operating in the Eastern Highlands Simbu Province, says the Sabin vaccine contains a metal…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/G44SgP0aveQ/

The Covid-19 pandemic has spun the world of anxiety and uncertainty. Due to health risks all over the world, and most of the world’s population staying inside their homes, many have simplified their lives and identified what is essential. While everyone is driven to be productive and creative, for some, boredom leaves them looking for things to do. Many have found an easy way to fill the gap is to spend time on our phones and other devices.
Over the past couple of months, internet usage surged…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/bzdADCngXsk/