Avondale Alumni is honouring Margaret Herbert as its Alumna of the Year at Homecoming 2021. The award recognises her concern for and commitment to the care of Adventist Church retirees. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2021/08/28/the-accountant-who-cares/
A people person
Avondale Alumni is honouring David Toogood as its Young Alumnus of the Year at Homecoming 2021. The award is for prioritising people while confronting the challenge of change in ministry. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2021/08/28/a-people-person/
The Wrong Way to Reach the World
By Loren Seibold | 27 August 2021 | Adventists (they weren’t Seventh-day Adventists yet) had a pretty good idea back in the 1830s and 1840s. They believed Jesus was returning, and they wanted to be ready for him. They were wrong about the date. But they were sincerely and innocently wrong. And righteously wrong: they […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-wrong-way-to-reach-the-world/
Jamaican Adventist Leadership Endorses National Coronavirus Vaccination Program
27 August 2021 | Leaders of a number of denominations in Jamaica, including the Adventist Church, have endorsed the country’s national coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program. On August 26, the Jamaican Information Service reported that Anglican, Roman Catholic, Church of God, Pentecostal, and Seventh-day Adventist leaders took part in a recent press conference organized by the Ministry […] Source: https://atoday.org/jamaican-adventist-leadership-endorses-national-coronavirus-vaccination-program/
Hope Channel Airs Inauguration of Zambia’s New President, an Adventist
27 August 2021 | Hope Channel Zambia aired the August 24 inauguration of Hakainde Sammy Hichilema as president of Zambia. Hichilema, a prominent Seventh-day Adventist in the country, was declared president-elect on August 12, 2021. This was his sixth run for the presidency. Reuters referred to the win as a “stunning landslide victory” for Hichilema, known […] Source: https://atoday.org/hope-channel-airs-inauguration-of-zambias-new-president-an-adventist/
