The British Union Conference (BUC) continues to support the South England Conference (SEC) as they expedite the planned process pertaining to a non-recent sexual child abuse case that Channel 4 News ran last Tuesday, 29 October 2024. We understand that the SEC is arranging a meeting with the survivors at the soonest mutually agreeable date and will publish a report once they have had time to read the findings.” Further updates will then follow.Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-11-08/2232/

Recent shocking revelations in the national press have rocked the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the British Union Conference to its foundations and sent reverberations around the world Church. The exposure of evil in our community of faith is a sobering reminder that we ought to “Be sober, be vigilant; because [our] adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
If we ever could, we can no longer take false comfort in believing that abuses…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-11-08/2231/

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” – Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Silence is often linked to contemplation, meditation, and peace. However, silence is a betrayal when truth is neutralised, invalidated, or misaligned. 
There is retribution if you speak. Feared consequences. The shame of a dark knowledge that entombs disclosure in sealed vaults of secret experiences. 
Parental control. Community culture. Organisational reputation trumps the loss of…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-11-01/2225/

A quote of disputed origin claims that “The measure of a civilisation is how it treats its weakest members.” While the source of the reference may be in doubt, the truth of the sentiment resonates with the plethora of biblical calls to advocate and act on behalf of the vulnerable. The psalmist urges God’s people to “Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked” (Psalms…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-11-01/2224/

“‘But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord,…”
Jeremiah 30:17
We sat in reflective silence, processing the words just spoken over the several hours it took to share her story. Recounting the catalogue of childhood traumas and the subsequent repercussions in her adult life was painful to hear. I prayed silently, asking God for wisdom on responding appropriately. As she concluded her story, she looked at me imploringly and asked, “Will I ever heal?”
This is not…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-11-01/2223/