Celeste Ryan Blyden is the first woman ever elected as Executive Secretary of the Columbia Union Conference. The Adventist Church is known for making it difficult for women to reach church leadership positions. “Those who helped me — many, many of whom are men — are far more in number than those who did not,” […] Source: https://atoday.org/living-on-a-prayer-celeste-ryan-blyden-first-female-executive-secretary-of-columbia-union-on-her-new-role/

Responding to a woman’s cries, the pastor of a church in Russia chased a thief down. Thief turned out to be a teenager who had stolen from his own grandmother. After catching the thief, the pastor invited him on a bicycle trip with the Pathfinders. 19 November 2021 | From the Euro-Asia Division: The morning […] Source: https://atoday.org/pathfinders-in-russia-help-thief-find-better-path/

News reports from Adventist Health, Kazakhstan, Rwanda, Southwestern Adventist University, more. Coat of Honor The Adventist School of Medicine of East-Central Africa (ASOME), held a white coat ceremony for its inaugural cohort of medical students (class of 2027) on Nov. 12, 2021, according to an article in the New Times. The White Coat Ceremony is […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-november-18-2021/