News reports from Adventist Health, Wuhan Adventist Church in Wuhan, China; Bavaria, Germany; Walla Walla University; Indianapolis, Indiana and the Adventist Conference on Family Research and Practice: According to Becker’s Hospital CFO report and the Sacramento Business Journal, Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is slashing 651 jobs at 13 facilities across the system in a massive […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-february-6-2020/
Delivered from Despair | AWR360°
Ana’s heart was heavy. Her husband had left her just after the birth of their daughter, and she felt overwhelmed by the burdens of life to the point of despair. Seeing no way out and feeling abandoned and alone, depression set in, followed by the unthinkable: thoughts of suicide. But God had not forgotten Ana. He is “pitiful and of tender mercy” (James 5:11), and near to all who are hurting. In her darkest hour, God sent Ana a friend. Heidi had just begun listening to our AWR sermons on her cell phone through WhatsApp when she felt impressed to share them with Ana. That’s when things began to change. Ana’s problems didn’t disappear overnight, but she was no longer alone. God was with her, filling her heart with joy. Watch the video below to learn the rest of the story and see how God can use you and me—and Adventist World Radio—to make a difference! —Duane McKey, President MB01PQYKTA6BC1Q Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEPCDfhDrMA
Zappos, Ritz-Carlton and the Church
by Steve Moran | 6 February 2020 | I am a Seventh-day Adventist Boomer who has a Pentecostal/Millennial heart. In my day job as a blogger/thought leader in the senior living industry, I am presently spending a lot of time thinking about and writing about how companies that provide housing and services to older people […] Source: https://atoday.org/zappos-ritz-carlton-and-the-church/
Inside Story: European Division ~ Better than a Dentist
Better Than a Dentist
By Madeline Dyche
The woman was grinning from ear to ear.
But hours earlier, she told me, she had been disappointed to learn that she couldn’t receive a free tooth cleaning at the Pathway to Health mega clinic in the U.S. state of Texas.
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The woman had joined a long line of people seeking health care and other services at the sprawling Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth on the first day of a three-day free mega clinic organized by Seventh-day Adventists. But when she reached the front of the line, she learned that no more dental openings were available for the day.
Hopes dashed, she began to turn away when a volunteer suggested that she chose another free service. She opted for a vision checkup.
After giving her blood pressure and other vital signs, a requirement for all patients, she sat down with an eye doctor.
The man looked at a printout of her vitals sign and asked a few questions. He thought something wasn’t quite right. Seeing a physician nearby, he asked for help.
The physician examined her, ordered a sonogram, and diagnosed the woman with hypothyroidism, an abnormally underactive thyroid gland. He asked whether the woman suffered common symptoms of the condition such as fatigue, irritability and depression, intolerance for cold, and weight gain.
“Yes, for six years!” the woman replied.
She had visited various doctors, but none had been able to diagnose her condition. Her medical insurance didn’t allow tests such as a sonogram, and she hadn’t been able to afford to pay for more than a medical consultation.
When I met the woman, she was leaving the Pathway to Health event. She told her story when Pathway to Health volunteers asked whether she was satisfied with her experience. I was able to empathize with her because I have hyperthyroidism, an overactive thyroid gland.
“I thought I was dying a few months ago”, I said. “I didn’t know what was wrong with me. Once I started taking medicine, I felt much better. The difference was like night and day. You will feel so much better once you get this problem regulated”.
The woman was all smiles.
“I came for a tooth cleaning, and I never would have found out what my real problem was if the dentist had seen me”, she said. “The way God worked this out has been such a blessing”.
Madeline Dyche, pictured, is a mother of two in Keene, Texas.
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(0)Friday: Further Thought ~ From Arrogance to Destruction
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Large feasts were common in the courts of the ancient world. Kings loved to throw parties with extravagance and luxury to show their greatness and confidence. Although we do not know all of the details of this particular feast, we know that it took place when the Medo-Persian army was poised to attack Babylon. But humanly speaking, there was no reason for concern. Babylon had fortified walls, a food supply for many years, and plenty of water, because the Euphrates River flowed through the heart of the city.
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So King Belshazzar sees no problem in having a party while the enemy surrounds the city. And he orders a momentous celebration, which soon degenerates into an orgy. What a powerful testimony to the hubris of humanity, especially in contrast to the power of the Lord. Through Daniel, God tells the king that despite the opportunities he has had to learn truth, “the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified” (Dan. 5:23, NKJV).
“The history of nations speaks to us today. To every nation and to every individual God has assigned a place in His great plan. Today men and nations are being tested by the plummet in the hand of Him who makes no mistake. All are by their own choice deciding their destiny, and God is overruling all for the accomplishment of His purposes”. — Ellen G. White, Prophets and Kings, p. 536.
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