More than a year after record-setting Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the damage done to Texas still seems harrowingly fresh. This is no surprise, considering 50 inches of rain flooded homes, schools, businesses, and more.
Many people are still struggling to recover from the category four hurricane, however, the Oaks Adventist Christian School (the Oaks) in Cypress, Texas, is able to count many blessings that resulted from the tragedy.
“I have seen the Lord bless us repeatedly,” said Brenda…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/o1dbD_Kqcf0/
ADRA Argentina responds to the flood in Formosa
The whole neighborhood is under water,” said Gendarmerie squad leader Cristian Ariel Robles, “that’s why all the neighbors are here, in the boxes. They know each other and they help each other a bit. ”
Today their homes are under water. They are neighbors near Puerto Pilcomayo, families from the neighborhoods surrounding the El Porteño River, people who had to leave their homes in different areas of the city of Clorinda, while they watched the water rise. “It’s been 22 days since we’ve been…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/KukiiyIZyUA/
2,400 literature evangelists proclaim Christ’s righteousness
A gathering of 2,400 literature evangelists from across South America declared Christ’s righteousness and His work in the heavenly sanctuary must be shared in streets and from door to door until Jesus comes.
Seventh-day Adventist Church president Ted N.C. Wilson emphasized the importance of Christ’s work as mediator and High Priest in the sanctuary’s Most Holy Place during a Sabbath sermon at the South American Division’s publishing ministries convention in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
“Why do…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/dAJrnEE1wzc/
Family Ministries celebrates 100 years of strengthening the family unit
This year marks the 100thanniversary of Family Ministries in the Adventist Church. This vital department focusing on strengthening families in and out of the Church began in October 1919, when the General Conference Committee created the Home Commission. Realizing parents and couples needed additional support, the first director, Arthur Spalding, with his wife, Maud, produced an inspiring set of educational literature for the whole family. This set of lessons, entitled The Christian Home…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/44F7xY7D3sk/
In Colombia, Adventist church feeds hundreds of Venezuelan migrants every week
What began nearly two years ago as an idea to feed a group of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia turned into an on-going project that has mobilized Seventh-day Adventists to feed over 18,000 more people. “As we were studying how to impact our community using Christ methods through our Sabbath school lessons, it was clear we could perhaps make a difference in a small group of people in need,” said Julián Agudelo, pastor of the Villa del Rosario district of churches in Eden, a metropolitan…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/r3v6ReLXCU4/