6 August 2019 | UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reported that a group of Rohingya refugee volunteers, trained by a program partially backed by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), had saved the life of an unconscious, drowning teen. The teen had been playing in a reservoir in the southeast Bangladesh-based Nayapara refugee camp […] Source: https://atoday.org/adra-backed-rohingya-volunteers-save-drowning-teen/
Remembering the Port Arthur Massacre
by Debbie Hooper Cosier On April 28, 1996—my 30th birthday—I was watching television as details emerged about a massacre in Port Arthur, Australia’s historic penal colony in Tasmania. My first son was due in a few weeks. The shooter, Martin Byrant, was only a year younger than me. On that day he killed 35 people […] Source: https://atoday.org/remembering-the-port-arthur-massacre/
Sharing Scripture for Aug 4 – 10
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-for-aug-4-10/
I Had the Truth—and FriChik Too: Brand Managing the Adventist Church
by Kris Coffin Stevenson | 5 August 2019 | I leaned forward and listened in rapt attention as my colleague described the ministry outreach of a local nondenominational congregation. They had adopted their entire city block and made it their ministry to care for everyone within it, including redoing the sidewalks and fixing homes and […] Source: https://atoday.org/i-had-the-truth-and-frichik-too-brand-managing-the-adventist-church/
“Depressed” Adventist Pastor in Kenya Allegedly Attacks Sister-in-Law with Machete
5 August 2019 | An Adventist pastor in Kenya allegedly attacked his sister-in-law with a machete on July 26. The victim, Felister Njoki, was middle-aged and came from Gikomora Village in Kenya’s Maragua Sub County. Her attacker was Nairobi-based Adventist pastor, Patrick Mungai, who appeared to have a history of depression. Kenya’s Standard Digital reported […] Source: https://atoday.org/depressed-adventist-pastor-in-kenya-allegedly-attacked-sister-in-law-with-machete/
