From ANN, 5 August 2019 | On Saturday, 3 August a lone gunman opened fire in an El Paso Walmart store in the U.S. state of Texas. A total of 20 people were killed and at least 26 more wounded. The suspect was captured alive. In the early morning hours of the next day a […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-adventist-denominations-texico-ohio-conferences-respond-to-mass-shootings/
Elite Law Enforcement Unit Called to Intervene at Nairobi Central SDA
4 August 2019 | Both regular police and members of Kenya’s elite law enforcement Flying Squad were called to intervene as tensions boiled over yet again at Nairobi Central SDA Church last Saturday. Just weeks earlier the senior pastor of the congregation had been roughed up on stage by people unhappy with his leadership. One […] Source: https://atoday.org/elite-law-enforcement-unit-called-to-intervene-at-nairobi-central-sda/
Aunty, I’m Finally Admitting I’m a Lesbian
4 August 2019 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I am 23 years old, Adventist, and I’m finally admitting to myself that I’m a lesbian. I want to come out but I don’t think my local church would accept me. I’m even more afraid to tell my parents: they have always held a hard line about homosexuality […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-im-finally-admitting-im-a-lesbian/
Adventists Gather in Louisville for Yearly ASI Convention
2 August 2019 | More than 2,000 Adventists from across the United States and a number of other nations are in Louisville, Kentucky, this weekend for the yearly convention of Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI). This is the organization of businesses and independent ministries run by Adventists once known as “self-supporting” institutions. Steve Dickman, administrator […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventists-gather-in-louisville-for-yearly-asi-convention/
Tanzania Returns School to Adventist Church
By Tysan Jacob and Abel Kinyongo, 1 August 2019 | On July 20, 2019, hundreds of church members and supporters gathered together to celebrate the return of the Ndembela Adventist Secondary School to the ownership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and raised over $6,600 USD (15,177,600 shillings) to renovate the structure. “The school was previously […] Source: https://atoday.org/tanzania-returns-school-to-adventist-church/
