Gary Chapman’s best-selling book series – The Five Love Languages, outlines five ways of expressing and receiving love effectively, demonstrating commitment to a relationship. One of these ways he lists as ‘Acts of Service’. This involves demonstrable practical actions that help the recipient, expressing value and care for them. It is also an expression of the heart of the giver in the way they interpret love.
We see this principle mirrored in the books of Acts with the early church making the…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-06-23/1224/

Stretching during voting intervals became a new feature on day three, allowing delegates to flex their muscles during the lengthy daily proceedings. Dr Peter Landless, General Conference (GC) Health Director, suggested this new opportunity to move during the three-minute time it took for the delegation to complete the electronic voting process. After an inspiring devotional by Pastor Jongimpi Papu titled, ‘What will You give me, and how will I inherit it?’ the day’s business began in earnest,…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-06-09/1213/

SPM – Helena, please share your initial thoughts and response to the Ukrainian crisis with our readers.
HK – No one likes war. It doesn’t bring anything good: only suffering, tears and damage. When the first Ukrainian families arrived in Ireland, we were blessed with having our Ukrainian church member – Natasha Didkivska, who has lived in Ireland for a couple of years now. She led our response to this crisis with her heart focused on her family and friends in Ukraine. God is using her in…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-06-09/1212/

Mrs Angela Knight Jackson, Deputy Director at the Nursing Professional Development for NHS England and NHS Improvement, was honoured in the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations last week for her dedicated work at the NHS. Angela, the wife of Pastor Richard Jackson (NEC), received royal honour in recognition of the incredible public service of nursing staff and other healthcare professionals from across the UK.
Reacting to the news, Angela said: “I am delighted to receive an MBE and be honoured. As a…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-06-09/1211/

Dr Daniel Duda has been elected President of the Trans-European Division.
Duda has served as the Education Director at the Trans-European Division in St Albans, England since 2005. Since 2015 he is also the Field Secretary and the Adventist Mission Director. Between 2005 and 2015 he was also the Ministerial Secretary of the Division. When he left Newbold for the TED in 2005, he was a Principal Lecturer in Biblical & Systematic Theology in the Department of Theological Studies at Newbold College…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-06-08/1209/