Yader José Garcia Cruz is from Paraná in the La Unión Department of El Salvador. He was declared deceased when he was born, but by God’s miracle he came back to life. However, he suffered brain damage that impeded his development, which eventually affected his ability to learn how to read and write, even through his teenage years.
Cruz’s teachers stigmatized him and told his mother that it was impossible for him to learn to read and write. The school recommended he see a psychologist for a…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/SuNIGreJpbg/

After serving three years in prison for burglary, Shane Echols had paid his debt to society and hoped to start a new life. But he was worried.
He had been in a similar position once before. When he was released, the prison gave him a hundred dollars and a bus ticket, but he didn’t know where to go. Even worse, because of his felony record, he wasn’t able to get a job. Shane ended up going back to what he knew: a life of crime, which landed him back in prison.
This time, however, the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/TN_60wYO_7s/

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the faith-based international humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has created a one-of-a-kind humanitarian pin for pathfinders to add to their uniforms. This pin will be offered for a limited time only at the 2019 International Pathfinder Camporee at Oshkosh, Wisconsin from August 12 to 17. 
The ADRA pin was designed in the shape of a star with three-pronged points symbolizing the mental, spiritual, and physical elements of a…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/E2UcsUHeCmI/

Türi, a small town in central Estonia with origins dating back to the 14th century, enjoys a good birthday party. On Tuesday, July 2, they celebrated the town’s birthday with a series of ‘garden cafés’ across the town. For the seventh year running, the Türi Adventist Church participated with a ‘Book Cafe’.
The café provided equally physical and spiritual refreshments with both food and spiritual books on offer. Operating from noon to 5 pm, the café also added the bonus of a small concert at the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/X9I8HqsZYdI/

From July 9 to July 13, 2019, the Health Ministries Department of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church will host its third Global Conference on Health and Lifestyle at Loma Linda University. The first Global Conference was held in Geneva in 2009 and has grown since. This will be the first time the conference will be held in the United States. 
There are a number of characteristics that will distinguish this year’s conference from those in previous years. One of them is the university’s…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/aAG54UNNAkU/