Devices like smartphones and tablets have become powerful tools to communicate, entertain and seek information—connecting us as a global community in a way past generations could not have dreamed.
However, kids today often spend significant amounts of time watching or interacting with screens, which can directly impact sleep quality as well as time for physical activity, with negative consequences across all the key foundations of children’s health and wellbeing.
Current guidelines state that…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/9fX2M9WpEsE/

It is rare to see public evangelism in the Middle East, but It Is Written (IIW) conducted public evangelism meetings from March 15 to 30, 2019.
For five evenings a week, two identical services were held in succession in the Adventist School auditorium, with an average total of 53 non-Adventists attending.
At the culmination of the final Sabbath, five attendees were baptised, and 24participants came forward when Bradshaw appealed for them to give their lives to Jesus Christ. 
Leaders of the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/HJLIXbsDjO0/

People affected by storms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently received food baskets provided by volunteers of Doctors of Hope (Doutores de Esperança), along with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Brazil.
The donations were delivered to the families in the cities of Volta Redonda and Barra Mansa, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, which had been previously registered by the Social Assistance Reference Center (CRAS, by its acronym in Portuguese).
In total, 18 tons of…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/GdUvP2rVfkM/

Tropical storm Fani, (pronounced “foe-nee”) a severe cyclonic storm formed in the Bay of Bengal with wind gusts of up to 127 mph, is heading to the eastern coast of India and looks to gain strength as it’s forecasted to also move toward Bangladesh by Saturday.  “ADRA is monitoring and preparing for Cyclone Fani, which has intensified and is expected to make landfall at Odisha state in India,” says Mario Oliveira, emergency management director for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency….Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/y1VjI55TRgs/

Edinburgh College Year 11 students and their teachers helped build a 22,500L (almost 6000 gallon) water tank for a community in Central Santo, Vanuatu, during their recent ADRA Connections trip.
“The Connections trip is well-established as Year 11’s rite of passage, helping wean students off the comforts of home and develop independence,” said Ledua Brooks, a teacher at Edinburgh College and one of the trip leaders.
Students and teachers made strong connections with the community, with the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/w2O8bFfWxRc/